Welcome to Manly Chess Club of the Manly-Warringah Rugby League Club.

We meet at 7:30 pm every Monday. New members are always welcome. Contact our Games Captain Tze Weng Foong or just come along on a Monday night.

Latest News - 2008

  • 22/08/2008 - Next Monday night former NZ Champion and FM Dr Jonathan Sarfati will play a simultaneous blindfold exhibition at the club starting promptly at 7.45 PM. Spectators are very welcome. He will take on 8 club members rated below 1800. Jonathan Adams will facilitate the event.
  • 18/08/2008 - Tonight we will play round 5 to 8 of the Allegro Tournament. Don't worry if you missed last week, you can join in any time. Father and son Smirnov dominate the tournament so far.
  • 18/08/2008 - Congratulations to Steven Hern Liu who won the Rapid Tournament, Steve Vegh and Michael Dacic coming second and third. All results can be found here.
  • 11/08/2008 - Australia's top chess event comes to Northern Beaches!
  • 11/08/2008 - Tonight we will start the first 4 rounds of the Club Allegro Championship [15 minutes per game]. We will have 12 rounds in total. The Blind Simul event will take place August 25. On September 8 we will start our Spring Tournament and Handicap Championship.
  • 07/08/2008 - The Manly Winter Tournament is proceeding well. Check out the latest results! Congratulations to our U 1800 and U 1600 Grade matches teams who both put up very creditable performances. Particular congratulations to Jack Mejzini who won a Board prize for the U 1800.
  • 23/06/2008 - HMS Pinafore 2008 - Those of you who have been wondering where Jonathan Adams has been, wonder no more! He has been acting and singing in a Gilbert and Sullivan show put on by FAMS. Check it out!
  • 11/06/2008 - Report from Norman from Tuesday: ''The Dragon was well and truly slain tonight by the Manly U1800 Team as the following results show:
St George Saints 0.5 Manly 3.5
Bd 1 Robert Kovacs 1660 v David Webster 1790 0 - 1
Bd 2 Chris Waterman 1603 v Tze Weng Foong Draw
Bd 3 Kole Murgoski 1613 v Jack Mejzini 1607 0 - 1
Bd 4 Tom Tomas 1603 v Norman Greenwood 1515 0 - 1''
The U1400 team didn't do quite as well, you can see their results and all the other teams here.
  • 06/06/2008 - Last Monday we played the first two rounds of the Club Winter Tournament, rounds 3 and 4 will be played next Monday. At the same time Manly has three teams playing in the NSWCA Grade Matches. You can see here how we are doing. Good luck to all who are playing for Manly in the coming matches!
  • 02/06/2008 - The new ratings have now been calculated. Have a look, as there was quite a bit of movement again. Club Member's Ratings
  • 29/05/2008 - Next Monday we will start the Club Winter Tournament. We will play two rounds per night of 30 minutes per person each. It doesn't matter if you miss some rounds, but of course your chances of getting a good result will increase the more rounds you can play. All you need to do is show up on the night and you can play in the tournament.
  • 19/05/2008 - All the results of the Manly Chess Club Championships 2008 are now in and the final standings can be found at Tournament Results. Tonight Manly will play the first games in the NSWCA Grade Matches, while Dejan Antic continues his coaching.
Manly Chess Club Championships 2008 Top 3
Grade A
1.Allan McGregor8½ (9)
2.Martin Lakeland6½ (9)
3.Chris Dimmock, Steven Hern Liu5 (9)
Grade B
1.Tze Weng Foong8 (9)
2.James Burt7½ (9)
3.Martin van Elmpt, Norman Greenwood5½ (9)
Grade C
1.Anton Smirnov6½ (8)
2.Colin Wills, Arno Vogelman, Michael Dacic5 (8)
  • 08/05/2008 - Yesterday Manly beat North Sydney 11½-5½ in the first of the little board matches this year! That is not a typo, Manly had a great night away at North Sydney beating them 11½-5½! First win in 4 years! Hey, the coaching may be paying off!
  • 07/05/2008 - Congratulations to Tze Weng Foong for winning Grade B of the Manly Chess Club Championships 2008 with an impressive 8 out of 9 with no losses. Full results (bar a few more catch up results) are at Tournament Results
  • 04/05/2008 - This Tuesday Manly will play against North Sydney in the first of this year's Little Board matches. We are still looking for more Manly players, please let us know tomorrow that you can make it as well!
  • 04/05/2008 - The results of the catch up games played last Monday for the Club Championships can now be found at Tournament Results. Tze Weng Foong and James Burt are still battling for the Grade B top spot, with only 1 more game for them to go. Last Monday we played the Fischer Random Tournament, results can be found here. Vlad Smirnov won this tournament with 4 out of 4, followed by Steffen Bayani and Anton Smirnov with 3 out of 4. Well done! This Monday we will play a few more catch up games, social chess, and don't forget the coaching by Dejan Antic!
  • 23/04/2008 - Congratulations to new members Allan McGregor, the winner of Grade A with a round to spare, and Anton Smirnov who has won Grade C of the Manly Chess Club Championships 2008. There are still a number of postponed games to be played, and Grade B hasn't been decided yet. Tze Weng Foong is leading, but James Burt and Martin van Elmpt are still in the race as well. Postponed games will be played the coming weeks. We will continue to run the Amicable Tournament until our Club Winter Tournament starts at 2 June. Other upcoming events are the NSW Grade Matches, Dejan Antics coaching, the Little Board Match against North Sydney and of course there is always social chess. Check the Club Program for a full schedule. And good luck for those playing the remaining games in the Championships.

Dejan coaching at Manly
  • 22/04/2008 - Grandmaster Dejan Antic will be coaching members of our club again starting Monday 5 May. As the first 4 sessions were a great success we have booked another 4 sessions with him. Cost: $15.00 per one-hour session, payable on the night. A press release about Dejan coaching members of our club can be found here.
  • 16/04/2008 - All the results of the eight round of the Club Grade Championships and the draw for the final round can now be found at Tournament Results.
  • 11/04/2008 - All the results of the sixth and seventh rounds of the Club Grade Championships and the draw for the next round can now be found at Tournament Results. Don't forget to put your name down for the NSW Grade Matches if you are intending to play against the other clubs.
  • 19/03/2008 - All the results of the fifth round of the Club Grade Championships and the draw for the next round can now be found at Tournament Results. Don't forget that next Monday we play postponed games and social chess. Round 6 will be played Monday 31 March. Happy Easter!
  • 15/03/2008 - All the results of the fourth round of the Club Grade Championships and the draw for the next round can now be found at Tournament Results.
  • 05/03/2008 - All the results of the third round of the Club Grade Championships and the draw for the next round can now be found at Tournament Results.
  • 02/03/2008 - The new ratings have now been calculated. Have a look, as there was quite a bit of movement. Club Member's Ratings
  • 26/02/2008 - All the results of the second round of the Club Grade Championships and the draw for the next round can now be found at Tournament Results.

Amicable Championships?
  • 21/02/2008 - Besides the 2008 Club Grade Championships we are also playing the 2008 Amicable Championships. Anyone can play a game any time in that tournament. We play 2 rounds every night of 45 minutes per person each. Ideal for new or casual members, those who finish their games early, who don't have an opponent on the night and those who do not play in the rated tournament. Big thanks for Tze Weng organizing this every Monday while playing his games in the club championships!!!
  • 21/02/2008 - The 2008 Club Championships are under way! It was a little hectic start last Monday with Tom, Colin and Martin setting up all the boards, Tze Weng and David organizing the Amicable Tournament in the other room, and Norman looking after the membership renewals. It was also good to see quite a few new faces, in all grades. Welcome to those new members and good luck to everyone in the various tournaments. All results, next Monday's draw and the crosstables can now be found at [Tournament Results]]. Remember to contact your opponent if you can’t make it on the night, and to organize catching up those games. Two evenings have been scheduled for postpones games, if you need other alternatives please contact Tze Weng. The latest program can be found at Club Program. Good luck!
  • 17/02/2008 - The final results of the Club Lightning Championships are now available under Side Bar/Tournament Results. Congratulations to Jonathan Adams who won the tournament with 9 points out of 12!
  • 17/02/2008 - The draw for the first round of the Club Championships can now be found in the Side Bar/Tournament Results. You will also find the standings of the Club Amicable Championships.
  • 17/02/2008 - Please look at the revised Club Program for the latest schedule, including some further coaching from Dejan Antic in May and a Blind Simul in August.
  • 09/02/2008 - Please note that due to Dejan Antic lectures the Club Championships will not start until Monday 18 February. The program is now updated as well. This monday there will be one more lecture and social chess. Sorry for the confusion.
  • 03/02/2008 - Click here for membership subscription notice.
  • 03/02/2008 - Added the Rules of Play for Club Championships and Spring Tournament
  • 02/02/2008 - Sorry guys that I took so long to process the pictures I took during Pocket Knight night but here they are, enjoy! {Tze weng Foong} Update:04/02/08 Pictures back on line.
  • 29/01/2007 - Yesterday we played the first 6 rounds of the Lightning Championships, the standings can be found under Tournament Results. It was also the second night of coaching by Dejan Antic. He will continue his very valuable lessons next week, feel free to join for $15.00 for a one-hour session.
  • 26/01/2008 - Next Monday Grandmaster Dejan Antic will have his second coaching session. A press release about Dejan coaching members of our club can be found here. We will also play rounds 1 to 6 of our lightning championship.
  • 19/01/2008 - A table with the ratings of our members can now be found here.

Grandmaster Dejan Antic
  • 16/01/2008 - Next Monday January 21 Club Champion (many times over) Mark de Groen will take on all-comers in a simultaneous exhibition at the club. This will start right after the first coaching session by Dejan Antic, no later then 8:30.
  • 15/01/2008 - A reminder that coaching by Grandmaster Dejan Antic begins on Monday, 21 January at 7:30 for those with a rating of 1500 +. Cost: $15.00 per one-hour session, payable on the night. Call Chris Dimock on 9221-8390 if you have not yet registered your interest. (And congratulations to Dejan for winning the 2008 Australian Open !). You can follow this link for a collection of Dejan Antic's chess games: http://www.chessgames.com/player/dejan_antic.html

News from 2007

  • 20/12/2007 - Congratulations to Michael Morris and Jimmy Burt who won the 2 final divisions of the "Pocket Knight" rapid chess at our Christmas party on Monday night. Michael had an 100% record for the whole night. Participants were initially split into 2 groups to establish and A Grade and a B Grade. The club will now break until 7 January when we will be open again for friendly games.
  • 11/12/2007 - At last night's AGM the following Committee was elected for the 2007-2008 year:
    President: Chris Dimock,
    Vice President: Gordon Struk,
    Secretary: Tom Accola,
    Treasurer: Norman Greenwood,
    Games Captain: Tze Weng Foong,
    Webmaster: Martin van Elmpt,
    Committee members: Ruth Zalai, Alex Papp (Junior Representative), Martin Lakeland and Steven Liu.
    Positions of Leagues Club rep and Publicity Officer to be decided by the committee (which meets 14 January). Note that Gordon Miller, Jonathan Adams and Jacob Graham were unavailable for re-election.
    Coaching by GM Dejan Antic at 7pm at the club starts 21 Jan.
    Subscription stayed the same at $15 per member– a new surcharge for non-members of NSWCA was passed - if we did not accept it no tournaments at the club could be rated.
  • 11/12/2007 Congratulations to Arno Vogelman who has won the Spring Handicap Tournament and to Jacques Horringa who has won the Biggest Upset prize.
    We hope to see you all at the Christmas party next Monday night 17 Dec. We will be playing a fun variant of chess called “pocket knight”, with probably a 15-15 time limit (depending on number of players).
  • 07/12/2007 - Congratulations to Steffen Bayani who has won the Spring Tournament by a clear point. Second and third places are still in doubt with Jack Mejzini a certain placegetter on 7.0 points. There is a mathamatical possibility that any one of Tze Weng Foong and Steven Liu on 6.0 points with a game in hand, Gordon Struk on 5.5 with a game to play and James Burt, Chris Dimock, Jonathan Adams and Norman Greenwood all on 5.0 with a game to play can end up a placegetter. Where possible, postponements will be played after the AGM on Monday 10 December.

    In the Handicap Section Steffen Bayani leads with 8.0 Handicap points from Jack Mejzini 7.5 points but, as Open Section winners, both are ineligible for a Handicap Prize. As a result the Handicap winner on 7.5 Handicap points is likely to be Arno Vogelman (1223) who has a lower rating than Martin Van Elmpt (1359) also on 7.5 Handicap points although George Varda (1194) on 7.0 Handicap points has a game to play and can supplant Arno.

    At the moment Jacques Horringa has the biggest Upset win and is unlikely to be overtaken.

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