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**Sobriquet** · 02-20-2010, 04:02 PM

As the new year starts the Presdient said he would like to bring to the attention of all:

• Some details on Victorians at the Australian junior Titles
• The structure of the 2010 Victorian Teams Tournament
• A reminder to Club Presidents that bids for hosting Chess Victoria events closes the 1st of March, and
• A focus ahead on the Ballarat-Begonia weekender
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Victorian Juniors at the Australian Junior in Hobart , January 2010

First, individual congratulations to Bobby Cheng who outclassed the very strong field creating history by becoming the youngest Australian Junior Champion at tender age of 12! Bobby adds the Australian title to his absolutely remarkable title as World Champion under 12.

The ACF President, proud Victorian Gary Wastell, was instrumental in the operation to bring Bobby to Tasmania for the Australian titles. It was a team effort to support Bobby away from his family; the Cheng campaign, including his coach Chess Victoria Vice President Grandmaster Darryl Johansen, chaperon CV President Leonid Sandler, and Bobby’s host in Hobart ... Vladimir Smirnov.

Out of 116 participants 34 players represented Victoria(29%)

Victorian Juniors once again proved to be very competitive by winning 5 titles out of 12

1.Australian Junior Champion-----Bobby Cheng

2.Australian Champion under 16---- James Morris

3.Australian Champion under 10----Peter Wallmueller

4.Australian Champion under 8-----Ethan Lim

5.Australian Girls Champion under 12 ---- Narethran Savithri

More details and pictures of our titleholders can be seen on the home page of the Chess Victoria web-site at http://chessvictoria.netfirms.com/

QLD got 3 titles, NSW ---2, and ACT and Tasmania 1 each.

Some other 36 titles were decided (Rapid play, Problem solving and lightning) and again young Victorians excelled winning 11 titles.

Victorian Teams Championship 2010

General Info
• 4 player teams + 2 reserves per team
• 7 rounds Swiss open
• Start April/May Finish November
Each team will play roughly 1 game per month.
Clubs are asked to act as hosts to teams whether the team represents their club or not

Teams
4 players to be played in rating order
Players within 100 ACF rating points may choose positions
Players may only play for one team per season
All players to be CV club members, and in most cases it is likely they will form a Team from a single Club. The opportunity exists for Teams to be formed by friends who play at different Clubs.
Guests appearances (two games per season for non club members are permitted additional fee $10 per game is payable to CV Treasurer)

Format
Games to be played in 75 minutes per game + 30 seconds from move one
FIDE rules to apply
Match points to determine teams’ positions
Tiebreak’s a) game points b) results between tying teams
ACF rated

Registration
Teams may register up to 6 players per season.
A player may only play for one team per year
Players must be registered at least one week before they can play a game

Fixtures
Matches may be rearranged for valid reasons
Rearranged matches must be organised at least 48 hours before scheduled date of play and 3 alternate dates + possible venue change must be offered.

Fees
$75 per team

Organisation
Match captains to send results to Championship organisers within 72 hours of completion of the fixture.
Admin to post results and updated standings on CV website

Prizes
Trophies, Medals, Cash

Applications
In the inaugural year, teams have to apply by March 15th 2010.
Team captains should e-mail expressions of interest to me at lsandler2004@yahoo.com

Club bids to host Chess Victoria events

Chess Victoria Inc. seeks expressions of interest from Affiliated Clubs to be involved in the provision of chess event-hostings for 2010.

i. The Victorian Championship..............on offer, but most likely this will be hosted by CV itself.
ii. The Victorian Open
iii. The Victorian Blitz
iv. The Victorian Interschool Finals.....will be hosted by CV itself.
v. The Victorian Junior Titles
vi. The Teams Championship
The CV preferred position if for Clubs to run many of these events so that any profit-share ends in Club books. If no Club bids for an event, then the next preferred option is to offer the events to suitable individual promoters. The default fall-back position is that CV will act as tournament organiser and pay for the management of the event. Likely that CV will run i), iv).

Submissions to Leonid Sandler by e-mail lsandler2004@yahoo.com.

The Ballarat-Begonia weekender

All eyes now turn to this the major event in our Victorian Calendar. It is the event supported by many strong players including Olympian Stephen Solomon who regularly returns from Queensland to contest at Ballarat’s historic venue. It is the event where reputations can be made. Good luck to all who accept the challenge and enjoyment of playing in Ballarat.

02-20-2010, 04:02 PM	#204 (permalink)
Sobriquet Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 129	Chess Victoria Presidents report. February 2010 As the new year starts the Presdient said he would like to bring to the attention of all: • Some details on Victorians at the Australian junior Titles • The structure of the 2010 Victorian Teams Tournament • A reminder to Club Presidents that bids for hosting Chess Victoria events closes the 1st of March, and • A focus ahead on the Ballarat-Begonia weekender ---------------------- Victorian Juniors at the Australian Junior in Hobart , January 2010 First, individual congratulations to Bobby Cheng who outclassed the very strong field creating history by becoming the youngest Australian Junior Champion at tender age of 12! Bobby adds the Australian title to his absolutely remarkable title as World Champion under 12. The ACF President, proud Victorian Gary Wastell, was instrumental in the operation to bring Bobby to Tasmania for the Australian titles. It was a team effort to support Bobby away from his family; the Cheng campaign, including his coach Chess Victoria Vice President Grandmaster Darryl Johansen, chaperon CV President Leonid Sandler, and Bobby’s host in Hobart ... Vladimir Smirnov. Out of 116 participants 34 players represented Victoria(29%) Victorian Juniors once again proved to be very competitive by winning 5 titles out of 12 1.Australian Junior Champion-----Bobby Cheng 2.Australian Champion under 16---- James Morris 3.Australian Champion under 10----Peter Wallmueller 4.Australian Champion under 8-----Ethan Lim 5.Australian Girls Champion under 12 ---- Narethran Savithri More details and pictures of our titleholders can be seen on the home page of the Chess Victoria web-site at http://chessvictoria.netfirms.com/ QLD got 3 titles, NSW ---2, and ACT and Tasmania 1 each. Some other 36 titles were decided (Rapid play, Problem solving and lightning) and again young Victorians excelled winning 11 titles. Victorian Teams Championship 2010 General Info • 4 player teams + 2 reserves per team • 7 rounds Swiss open • Start April/May Finish November Each team will play roughly 1 game per month. Clubs are asked to act as hosts to teams whether the team represents their club or not Teams 4 players to be played in rating order Players within 100 ACF rating points may choose positions Players may only play for one team per season All players to be CV club members, and in most cases it is likely they will form a Team from a single Club. The opportunity exists for Teams to be formed by friends who play at different Clubs. Guests appearances (two games per season for non club members are permitted additional fee $10 per game is payable to CV Treasurer) Format Games to be played in 75 minutes per game + 30 seconds from move one FIDE rules to apply Match points to determine teams’ positions Tiebreak’s a) game points b) results between tying teams ACF rated Registration Teams may register up to 6 players per season. A player may only play for one team per year Players must be registered at least one week before they can play a game Fixtures Matches may be rearranged for valid reasons Rearranged matches must be organised at least 48 hours before scheduled date of play and 3 alternate dates + possible venue change must be offered. Fees $75 per team Organisation Match captains to send results to Championship organisers within 72 hours of completion of the fixture. Admin to post results and updated standings on CV website Prizes Trophies, Medals, Cash Applications In the inaugural year, teams have to apply by March 15th 2010. Team captains should e-mail expressions of interest to me at lsandler2004@yahoo.com Club bids to host Chess Victoria events Chess Victoria Inc. seeks expressions of interest from Affiliated Clubs to be involved in the provision of chess event-hostings for 2010. i. The Victorian Championship..............on offer, but most likely this will be hosted by CV itself. ii. The Victorian Open iii. The Victorian Blitz iv. The Victorian Interschool Finals.....will be hosted by CV itself. v. The Victorian Junior Titles vi. The Teams Championship The CV preferred position if for Clubs to run many of these events so that any profit-share ends in Club books. If no Club bids for an event, then the next preferred option is to offer the events to suitable individual promoters. The default fall-back position is that CV will act as tournament organiser and pay for the management of the event. Likely that CV will run i), iv). Submissions to Leonid Sandler by e-mail lsandler2004@yahoo.com. The Ballarat-Begonia weekender All eyes now turn to this the major event in our Victorian Calendar. It is the event supported by many strong players including Olympian Stephen Solomon who regularly returns from Queensland to contest at Ballarat’s historic venue. It is the event where reputations can be made. Good luck to all who accept the challenge and enjoyment of playing in Ballarat.