The Friendly Club!
The St George Chess Club prides itself on a diverse membership with a range of chess abilities. We foster a social atmosphere for players of all ages and abilities.
The club runs regular internal club competitions and participates in interclub tournaments. More information about the activities can be found from the calendar.
Club Games: 7:30pm Tuesday nights, Prince Edward Rooms, St George Leagues Club, 124 Princes Highway, Kogarah NSW
News
Round 3: St George Club Teams Challenge Jun 11 – Aug 6
Perfect scores are rare in the Teams Challenge, but the ZZZ’s have managed one, improving on their round 2 performance to blitz their round 3 rivals, and move to a commanding score of 13.5/15. Most heartening though was the result of Babic’s Boleslavsky Beans, who reversed their previous form and scored 4.5/5 for the round. That’s not enough as yet to get onto the podium, upon which we find Plant’s Pinned Parsnips (11.5/15) and Curtis’ Castling Carrots (8/15).
Individual results for Rounds 1-3 are now available in two different formats (take your pick between the one generated by the Orion software or that by Vega), and as usual, can also be accessed via the Results page.
In the pairings table, the team on the left plays: black on board 1, white on board 2, black on board 3, white on board 4, black on board 5.
Round 3: St George Club Teams Challenge Jun 11 – Aug 6
Not sleepy at all, the ZZZ’s put in a strong performance (4.5/5 on the night) to just edge past the round 1 leaders, Plant’s Pinned Parsnips. The Z’s lead the P’s by 8.5 to 8, and Curtis’ Castling Carrots sit in clear third on 6.5 .
Individual results for Rounds 1 and 2 are now available and, as usual, can also be accessed via the Results page.
In the pairings table, the team on the left plays: black on board 1, white on board 2, black on board 3, white on board 4, black on board 5.
Upcoming Events at St George & elsewhere
Sydney Chess Championships July 6-10 2024
This is the new major tournament on the NSW calendar: 9 rounds of classic (90 mins + 30s bonus) chess over 5 days for both of the two divisions: Open (over 1400 ACF) and Classic (under 1600 ACF). There is over $13K in prize money, and already more than 120 players are registered. It’s a tribute to the great work being done by Rooty Hill Chess Club, and Winston Chen in particular. All the details are here.