Norths Chess is closed due to Covid lockdown. See the calendar below for our events.
We are still running our chess.com tournaments. Access is for members of Norths Chess so first go to www.northsydneychess.org/about-us/membership to join and contact northsydneychess@gmail.com for instructions on how to find it.
New Members Always Welcome!
Norths Chess Club is proud to be one of the oldest chess clubs in Australia (formed in 1908), and welcomes new members of all abilities. The club meets weekly (mostly Tuesday evenings) at Norths, 12 Abbott Street, Cammeray, NSW.
Check the calendar below for our schedule.
Allegro
Congratulations to prizewinners:
1st: Jack Rodgers
=2nd: Vladimir Chugunov, Henry Cronin
U1800: Ethan (Yuze) Li
U1510: Peter Creek
Unrated: =1st Michael Kyaw, Kurt Daley
=2nd: Vladimir Chugunov, Henry Cronin
U1800: Ethan (Yuze) Li
U1510: Peter Creek
Unrated: =1st Michael Kyaw, Kurt Daley
Boards
We take a lead against Harbord in the first round. Now we hope to slay the dragon. See detailed results HERE for the Little Board.
We take a lead against Harbord in the first round. Now we hope to slay the dragon. See detailed results HERE for the Little Board.
Club Championship
2021 Club Champion: As winner of Tournament 1, Matthew Bennet
Tournament 1
Championship: 1st Stirling Bayaca; 2nd Gareth Charles; 3rd Jack Rodgers
Candidates: 1st Matthew Bennett (7/9); 2nd James Spencer; 3rd Vladimir Chugunov
Candidates: 1st Matthew Bennett (7/9); 2nd James Spencer; 3rd Vladimir Chugunov
Tournament 2
A: 1st Chris Taffard; 2nd Pertti Sirkka; 3rd. Toby Huey
B: 1st John McFarlane; 2nd Linden Fennamore; 3rd. James Zaverdinos
Tournament 3
C: 1st Thomas Ban; 2nd Ian Case; 3rd Yuze (Ethan) Li
D: 1st. Lucas Ni; 2nd Tom Beeh; 3rd Dominic Earle
B: 1st John McFarlane; 2nd Linden Fennamore; 3rd. James Zaverdinos
Tournament 3
C: 1st Thomas Ban; 2nd Ian Case; 3rd Yuze (Ethan) Li
D: 1st. Lucas Ni; 2nd Tom Beeh; 3rd Dominic Earle
Tournament 4
E: 1st Sean McDonald; 2nd Ethan Chang; 3rd James Ford (6.5/9)
CLICK HERE to view full results and crosstables.
President's Message
The best way to sum up 2020 was that we had a ‘Covid’ year. It started off quite well with the Club Blitz Championship. Then the pandemic struck. ... Read more.
Congratulations to 2019 John Purdy Memorial champion Jack Rodgers and other prizewinners.
John Purdy Memorial Trophy: Jack Rodgers
Open: 1st Jack Rodgers; =2nd Vladimir Feldman, Clive Ng
Rating Group A (U1770-1570) 1st Robert Cregan; =2nd Pertti Sirkka, Robert Watson, Justin Vowles, Michael Blaszczyk, Stephen Garner Bosko Aleksovski
Rating Group B (U1570-1422) 1st Rex Simmonds; =2nd James Jiang, Frank Low Peter Creek
Rating Group C (U1422-950) =1st Joshua Li, Lucas Ni
Rating Group D (U950) 1st Darien Hsu; 2nd Ansom Pham
Senior: =1st Biljana Dekic and Rex Simmonds
Junior: 1st Marco Le Lun Zheng
Upsets: Lindsay Chegwidden, Pieter Stoltz, Darien Hsu, Neil Ashton, Lucas Ni, Anson Pham, Chelsea Huey, Joshua Li, Liam Stankovic-Spice
CLICK HERE to see all the prizewinners and results.
Norths Rapid
Congratulations to 2019 Champion Jack Rodgers and other prizewinners 1st Jack Rodgers
=2nd Luis Javier Sanchez Botella and Joshua Brown
=Rating Group A (U1722-1540) Michael Blaszczyk, Anup Kumar Siva Sankaran and Tristan Weijermars
Rating Group B (U1540-1380) Peter Creek
Rating Group C (U1380) Alaina Vincent
Unrated or provisional Michael Todd
Seniors
Congratulations to 2019 Champion Angelito Camer and other prizewinners
1st: Angelito Camer
2nd: Stephen Garner
3rd: Mark Baterowicz and Yu-Shiun Chen
Rating Group A (U1580-1450): Clive Lane, Ivan Case and John Pepping
Rating Group B (U1450): Norman Greenwood and Robert Laurie
Congratulations to 2019 Champion Angelito Camer and other prizewinners
1st: Angelito Camer
2nd: Stephen Garner
3rd: Mark Baterowicz and Yu-Shiun Chen
Rating Group A (U1580-1450): Clive Lane, Ivan Case and John Pepping
Rating Group B (U1450): Norman Greenwood and Robert Laurie
2nd: Stephen Garner
3rd: Mark Baterowicz and Yu-Shiun Chen
Rating Group A (U1580-1450): Clive Lane, Ivan Case and John Pepping
Rating Group B (U1450): Norman Greenwood and Robert Laurie
Winter Classic
Congratulations to 2019 Champion Joshua Brown and other prize winners:
1st: Joshua Brown
2nd: Christopher Ball
3rd: Andriy Bukreyev and Jigando Balan
Rating Group A (U1430-930): Michael Blaszczyk and Jonas Sze-To
Rating Group B (U930): Jonathan Kuba
Unrated (or provisional): Andriy Bukreyev wins half since no player may win more than one prize, with Johnny Teves winning the remaining half
Congratulations to 2019 Champion Joshua Brown and other prize winners:
1st: Joshua Brown
2nd: Christopher Ball
3rd: Andriy Bukreyev and Jigando Balan
Rating Group A (U1430-930): Michael Blaszczyk and Jonas Sze-To
Rating Group B (U930): Jonathan Kuba
Unrated (or provisional): Andriy Bukreyev wins half since no player may win more than one prize, with Johnny Teves winning the remaining half
