Zoran Babic won the 2018 Spring Lightning tournament, held on the 8th November at the Geelong Chess Club, with a score of 5/6. Reza Daneshvar and Michael Sugrue shared second place on 4.5/6. Please see the Tournament Page for details.
Mio Ristic and Reza Daneshvar shared first place with 4/5 in the recently completed Spring Swiss Tournament.
Jack Smith also did well, both officiating and taking outright third place on 3.5/5.
Please see the Tournament Page for full details.
Carl Gorka has won the 2018 Victorian Country Chess Championship, with an unbeaten score of 5.5 out 6 points. Geelong’s Reza Daneshvar took outright second place, also unbeaten on 5 points.
Ballarat’s Ruari Coffey played well over his 1487 rating, to take third place outright, and the Reserve Championship Title, with a likewise unbeaten score of 4.5 points.
Equal second for the Reserve Title were Kevin Perrin, and Geelong’s Jack Smith, likewise performing well above his 1324 rating on 3.5 points.
Geelong’s Alistair Anderson performed strongly, coming equal 4th outright on 4 points (losing only to Daneshvar). Geoff Barber, Barboros Kara, and Mio Ristic all scored 3.5 points, newcomer Paul Brown belied his 1016 rating to gain a creditable 3 points, with Rod Hessing and Andrew Wemyss on 2.5 points, and Zoran Babic on 1.5 points.
Full results are published on ChessChat.org, please also visit the web site for highlights.
The five round 2018 Spring Swiss Tournament is under way with a solid field of nine competitors. Round 3 commences this Thursday, 18th October.
Geelong Chess Club President Geoffrey Gill romped home in the 2018 Spring Rapid, taking first place with a perfect score of 6/6. Mio Ristic seized second place on 4.5/6, by defeating Reza Daneshvar, who finished third on 4/6.
Reza Daneshvar became 2018 Club Lightning Champion with a score of 7/8 – closely followed by Mio Ristic and Alistair Anderson on 6/8. Special mention goes to Jack Smith, who officiated as Director of Play and also took outright 4th position on 5.5/8.
Unfortunately, due to unforeseen circumstances, the 2018 FischerRandom Rapid Tournament has been cancelled. The next scheduled event is the 2018 Club Lightning Championship on Thursday, 13th September.
We apologize for any inconvenience caused.
