Those members and their families and friends still in Ballarat for Xmas are invited to a friendly gathering at Chris Segave's house. 
What: Ballarat Chess Club End of Year Get Together 
Date: Wednesday, 22 December, starting around 7pm
Venue:Chris Segrave’s Residence Map to be posted soon.
What to bring: BYO food, drinks, family and friends! 
BBQ facilities available

Jamie was unstoppable, mercilessly crushing every opponent on his way to an inexorable victory. "It's only a rook" he noted glibly as he sacrificed material for a positional advantage, quickly turning the lost piece into a winning combination...

Last chess event for the year, the Last Chance is a 7 or 8 round, 5-minute swiss lightning tourney.

Three hampers, comfy chairs, hot coffee and chess, was not motivating enough to get people to come to play a weekend tournament. Only four members turned up, and the decision was made to cancel. more...

To be held over two days in the staff room at Ballarat Clarendon College, the Eureka Tournament will follow the same format as last year. For the where, what and how please see the Eureka page here. more...

Going into the last round, no less than four players were leading, and happily for the tournament, they were paired against each other. more...

Round six results and round seven final round pairings are up. more...

Ballarat Chess Club has been participating in the competion for seven rounds to date, hosting thrice, at Melbourne Chess Club for one round, Croydon for another and Box Hill for the final games. For final report:more...

Come in before 8pm to register for the tournament. Time controls are 90 minutes with a 30 second increment, with all games rated. It is a 7 week tournament taking us through to the Eureka Tournament in mid-December.

Rob Loveband and Pat Cook took the honours with 5.5 of 7, ahead of Rod Jacobs and Michael Schreenan on a very respectable 5. Micheal is looking in good form for the upcoming tourney!

Instead of a Rapid Play we will have a relaxing (?) hourglass tourney in the last week before the John Holmes Tournament begins.

With the slenderest of leads (0.5!) Patrick Cook has taken the Lightning Prize.more...

Please send in some of your games in text or pgn format for inclusion in our online viewable database. more...

Come along and enjoy a night of fast paced 5 minute chess. Watch Patrick and Jamie vie for the quick draw title....more...

Congratulations are due to Russell Murray & Stewart Booth who drew their encounter against each other and won all their other games to share the title of Victorian Country Chess Champion.more...

Concluded with Joel taking the honours. Results to follow soon more...

Congratulations are due to Russell Murray & Stewart Booth who drew their encounter against each other and won all their other games to share the title of Victorian Country Chess Champion.more...

The VRCL presents the annual Victorian Country Chess Championship on the first weekend of October in Castlemaine. Download and print your entry form, and see further details here. more...

First night of three rapid play 20min + 10sec games went off well with Joel hitting the lead. Will conclude next week.

The six round 45 minute Allegro tourney concluded with Peter Miitel taking out first place.

There will be a ten minute meeting before play commences to discuss the date of the Eureka and Christmas Tourneys.

The six round 45 minute Allegro tourney continues into the third week with Joel in the lead by a nose.

Depending upon attendance and the will of the people, we will have an hourglass tourney and/or a junior's learning night!

Patrick and Jamie shared the podium with 8.5 of 9 with an impressive show of speed, skill and daring, with a dash of luck.more...

Have your say about a range of issues, from tourneys to timing, prizes to funding. Elections are upon us! Be there, be heard!

Patrick took the bottle with a six out of six in the A league. Ryan and Chris tied first in the B's with one or two others.

We will have two weeks of rapid play, at 20 minutes per side, with three rounds per night. A couple of bottles of wine will act as incentive for those players over the age of eighteen, and if a junior wins we'll convert that to something edible!

Patrick was in form with a near perfect 8.5 out of 9 games going his way. Jamie was hot on his tail, losing only to Joel in a won position. That's lightning! Sasha landed 2.5 points in his lightning debut. more...

With 7.5 out of 8 points, and at least a clear 1 point lead, Joel Beggs has taken out the 2010 Ballarat Chess Club Championship in a definitive, indisputable manner! Congratulations to Joel on a commendable effort! more...

Ballarat Chess Club has been participating in the competion for two rounds to date, hosting once and at Melbourne Chess Club for one round. more...

Joel and Rob played off for the last time for the 2009 Championship with the game going to Rob. The dust can finally be allowed to settle! more...

A Grade continues onto Round 8, and Reserves onto Round 9. more...

Wednesday is the first of two nights allocated for catching up on postponed games for the A Division, and Round five for the Reserves. more...

Ballarat Chess Club members extend a hearty congratulations to Chris and Marian on the arrival of: Robert Henry Segrave, born 2/6/10, 8p 15 oz more...

A Grade Round One games were played on the 19th, with a revised Round Two for the Reserves; two players have joined the Reserves tournament, boosting numbers to eleven, and allowing for an eleven round tournament. Results and the new pairings for the rest of the tourney for both divisions are up. more...
Please note the change in the Club Programme schedule which allows for two weeks of catch up games during the tournament for the A Grade tourney.

A Grade Round One games will be played on the 19th as Round Two games were played first to give our ailing tournament director the night off. Results and the pairings for the rest of the tourney for both divisions are up. more...
Please note the change in the Club Programme schedule which allows for two weeks of catch up games during the tournament.

The rules for the tournament are available for download or browsing here, or in the Rules tab.

Here are some photos and info for the Erik Teichmann simul. more...
Kevin's winning game is here. more...

The winner of the Chicken Championship can now be revealed more...

Before the games start we will hold a meeting to finalise the rules, attached here (download or view rules). These rules are to be amended or adopted at an Extraordinary General meeting to be held at 7.45pm on 12 May 2010, which is when round 1 of the 2010 championship is scheduled to commence.
Looking forward to a good turnout in both Divisions. See you there!

22 players lined up for our annual simul, against FM Eric Teichmann again, the 2010 Begonia Open champion; a fantastic turnout for this event. The Club gave him a run for his money, with Kevin Perrin scoring a splendid win, and Peter Miitel, Joel Beggs and Rob Loveband holding the master to a draw. Eric demonstrated why he’s a master in several other games. Photos and report to follow soon.

Big news! Erik is back... and he's coming to town on the 5th of May for a simul. Last year Eric stoically played through the simul even though he was suffering from severe stomach pains; this year we may not have that advantage! He has been performing well throughout many Australian tournaments this year and we are excited to welcome him for another round! Erik says "Just a reminder to let club members know that I'm happy for them to choose White or Black, and if they choose Black I'm happy to let them decide whether I play 1.e4, 1.d4, 1.Nf3 or 1.b4." So, come prepared!