This year we are meeting at Anna Yates place for a Yuletide celebration. Drive up the Midland Highway, turn left into Mt Buninyong Rd, go down a kilometre or so and you will see some balloons on your right. If you get lost ring 53****09. Bring food, drink, racquets... BBQ facilities available and anyone for tennis?

Congratulations to Rob and Vamsi share the honours after Rod lost to Rob Loveband. Congratulations to Daniel Healey for winning the B Grade! See the write up and games more...

Congratulations to Jamie Brotheridge, this year's King of the Clock! more...

Will Rani win if Rod loses to Rob? Will Rod beat Rob and come in at the top? Has Kevin a chance for a 3 way tie? See Pat's write up here... more...

8 Players in each section, the last major tournament for the year has begun! For pairing and results please see here. more...

Two nights of rapid play saw Patrick Cook heading the field .. more...

Like us on the new Ballarat Chess Facebook page! more...

With Michael Schreenan as a late entry, the draw has been changed. See here for more details. The A Grade lineup is providing some interesting games. more...

8 Players in each section, the last major tournament for the year has begun! For pairing and results please see here. more...

Two nights of rapid play saw Patrick Cook heading the field .. more...

Vamsimohan Rani takes the Teters Trophy. Congratulations to Vamsi for his first win of a major Ballarat tournament! more...

The Victorian Country Chess Championship is open to all Victorian players whose main place of residence is outside a 50 km radius from the Melbourne GPO.
It's on the 12th and 13th October this year so pencil that into your Chess Diary!
Get further information and entry forms from the VRCL web site here. more...

Rod Jacobs, playing the last game of the day had to get a win for us to secure a tie in the third year of the revived Ballarat Geelong friendly tournament! Photos and more... New write-up and games! see them here...

Teters tootling along with Jamie still in the lead at round 4. more...

The third Teters tournament begins next Wednesday. It is a 7 round Swiss tournament, open to all, with the usual 90min + 30sec time control. Last year had joint winners Patrick Cook and 2013 club champion Rob Bailey. Everyone is welcome to join in. more...

Rob Bailey is the winner of the 2013 Ballarat Chess Club Championship! Congratulations from all of the members for a well deserved Gold in 2013!
Patrick will have the Epilogue for the tournament ready soon, but check out the round by round news on each page, and see the games on Chess Microbase. more...

Round 11 draws to a close in a 4 way tie but with Rob Bailey in the lead as he can make a possible 9 out of 11, compared to the mob on his heels! Bjorn Lategan has left no doubt as to the Reserves Champion, only losing one game to Tom Oppenheim and securing his place in next year's Championship field. Congratulations, Bjorn! Jonathon Yates takes another scalp, check out the game on the database. Next week will be a catch up session but with some players having more than one game not played, please organise to play some games over the weekend. more...

Patrick has dusted off his quill, taken out the inkstone and commenced to annotate some of this year's battles for the Championship Shields. See his write-ups on each Round page, as well as the updated results and photos as they come in on the Cross table page, also see games link to Chess Microbase more...

Results and all pairings are up.12 players in the Championship and in the Reserves! Contact your opponent early if you cannot make it to your game, and organise a time to play. more...

Second Lightning tournament saw Joel Beggs triumphant in his return to Ballarat for the Easter holidays. more... He also took out the special Beggs Invitational Speedster Award (Cappucino donated by sponsor/participant Rod) for his win in a mini 2m + 1sec tourney... details in News section. more...

Rounds 4-6 have been completed with James Watson and Jamie Brotheridge tying for first place! more...

James Morris takes the honours.Report to follow soon. See Tornelo for some of the games. All top ten board games and more will be posted within the next week or so.more...

Results and all pairings are up.12 players in the Championship and in the Reserves! Contact your opponent early if you cannot make it to your game, and organise a time to play. more...

Please come a little early so your name can be added to the list of players vying for Club Champion, and Reserves Champion 2013!

Second Lightning tournament saw Joel Beggs triumphant in his return to Ballarat for the Easter holidays. more... He also took out the special Beggs Invitational Speedster Award (Cappucino donated by sponsor/participant Rod) for his win in a mini 2m + 1sec tourney...

Rounds 4-6 have been completed with James Watson and Jamie Brotheridge tying for first place! more...

Rounds 4-6 of a 15m+10s rapid play tourney over two nights more...

Rounds 1-3 of a 15m+10s rapid play tourney over two nights more...

It's that time of year again: Get your travel plans ready, make an online entry via Tornelo (and pay online if you wish!) and look forward to another exceptional Begonia Battle!
Entry fees have gone up a little, but the prizes have gone up a lot! .more...

Round 7 sees Kevin Perrin and Jamie Brotheridge tied for first place after Kevin drew his game with James Watson, while Jamie defeated Michael Schreenan. Patrick Cook drew with Rob Loveband to come in a close third...more...

Round 5 sees Kevin Perrin increasing his lead to 1.5 points ahead, after a solid win against Rod Jacobs. Round 6 draw is up...more...

Round 3 see Kevin Perrin in the lead. Round 2 draw is up...more...

Round went to the expected winners except for Chris Segrave who drew against Rob Loveband. Round 2 draw is up...more...

Come and play in round one of the Spielvogel Tournament. Open to all, and named in honour of a key player and administrator of the late 19th and early 20th Centuries, there is a $75 book prize to be awarded to the winner! more...

We have played Arthur in lightning and in rapid matches and have all come off second best... this time we will have force of numbers! Come along to the club by 7:30pm to claim a spot and we'll see how Ballarat's favourite prodigal chess son fares!!