CANTERBURY CHESS CLUB

LOCATION:
Lakemba Services Memorial Club - Monday nights from 7:30 to 11:30 pm
26 Quigg Street, Lakemba, NSW, 2195 (Corner  Quigg Street & The Boulevarde)

TRANSPORT:
TRAINS: The club is 4 minutes walk from Lakemba Station.
CARS: Spacious parking lots across Quigg Street and across The Boulevarde.

WHO CAN PLAY?
Players of all abilities may join in competition or social chess.
Juniors (under 18) must be accompanied by a responsible adult.

MEMBERSHIP
Chess club membership fee for 2008 is $10
Members need also join the Canterbury Bulldogs Leagues Club at Belmore.

INQUIRIES:
Phone the chess club’s main organiser Henk Jens on 9740-3534 or email hwj@zip.com.au.

PROGRAM
The club’s Calendar for 2008 (see below) shows an active program with several quick and long-play events
throughout the year.  Trophies are awarded in several divisions for most events.  All games played in the club’s
long-play, rapid-play and allegro-play events will be submitted to the NSWCA to be rated.  The club’s
Championships are in autumn and the Canterbury Open is in late spring and will be FIDE rated.  Our teams
participate in the NSWCA Grade Matches and Teams Challenge events.  The inaugural Canterbury Spring Swiss
in late winter and early spring fills the void caused by the now discontinued Interleagues events.

WINNERS OF CANTERBURY'S 2007 COMPETITIONS:
* Canterbury Rapid Play (30 mins) - 1st: Fred Flatow,
* Canterbury Allegro (15 mins) - Eq. 1st: Ernesto Puzon & Henk Jens,
* Club Championships – Eq 1st: Fred Flatow & Adrian Rose,
* Club Lightning Championships – 1st: Fred Flatow & Ahmed Faris,
* Canterbury Winter Swiss – 1st Brian Press,
* Canterbury Open – Eq. 1st: Fred Flatow & Nicholas Chernih,
* The most improved player for 2007 was Joshua Lau.

CANTERBURY CHESS CLUB 2008 CALENDAR

Dates

Events

Notes

Jan 7, 14, 21, 28

Social chess

Summer school holidays

Feb 4

AGM + Lightning

7-round lightning

Feb 11, 18 and 25

Canterbury Rapid Play

9 rounds over 3 weeks
(30 mins per game)

Mar 3 and 10

Canterbury Allegro

9 rounds over 2 weeks
(15 mins per game)

Mar 17

Club Lightning Championships

9 rounds
(5 mins per game)

Mar 24

Social chess

Easter Monday

Mar 31 – May 12

Canterbury Club Championships

7 rounds over 7 successive weeks
(90 mins for 40 moves, then 30 mins to finish)

Week starting May 19
to
Week ending August 1

NSW Chess Association
Grade Matches
(Interclub teams competition)

Club teams play home and away matches with other chess clubs

August 4

Social chess

 

Aug 11 – Sep 22

Canterbury Spring Swiss

7 rounds over 7 successive weeks
(1 hr + 20 secs/move from start)

Sep 29

Social chess

 

Oct 6

Social chess

October long weekend

Oct 13 – Nov 24

Canterbury Open

7 rounds over 7 successive weeks 
(90 mins for 40 moves, then 30 mins to finish)

Dec 1

Presentation Night + Lightning

7-round Lightning  

Dec 8

Christmas Party + Lightning

7-round Lightning

Dec 15

Social chess

 

Dec 22

Social chess

 

Dec 29

Chess club closed