Issue 2007.45 - December 19
2008 CANTERBURY SUMMER SWISS
From January 5 to January 8 The second year of this Victorian event.
Now with the participation of International master and chess teacher Leonid Sandler.
You may remember Leonid featured in the famous 6 way tie in the Box Hill Open.
Just a little reminder the extra $10 discount is for those who have paid their 2008 membership. Start entering now with the attractive early bird discount entry fees: Early bird entry fee $45 Pay by January first
Or after that date Full entry fee $60
There is a special discount of $10 for Box Hill, Canterbury Junior and Darkhorse members Entries close at 13.00 Saturday January 5
Free entry for Grand Masters and International Masters.
Web entries are now open an available on the Box Hill Web site.
There are already many top and up and coming Victorian Juniors who have entered: Cedric Antolis, Bobby Cheng, Chris Wallis, Joshua, Sam, and Micah Dalton, Justin Tan, and Anurag Sannidhanam
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2008 Canterbury Junior memberships
Memberships for Canterbury Junior Chess are now open for 2008. If you join now you can pick-up the extra discount for the Canterbury Summer swiss Membership fees remains at $50 / family
Losing points lightning
This Friday the final tournament for the year You are allocted x number of points in accordance with your rating. You keep on playting until you have used up your points Here is your points allocation
LOSING POINTS LIGHTNING TOURNEY HANDICAPS
If you are rated
2000+ and you lose 1.5 points you are out
1850-2000 and you lose 2 points you are out
1700-1849 and you lose 2.5 points you are out
1550-1699 and you lose 3 points you are out
1400-1549 and you lose 3.5 points you are out
1250-1399 and you lose 4 points you are out
1100-1249 and you lose 4.5 points you are out
950-1099 and you lose 5 points you are out
800-949 and you lose 5.5 points you are out
Below 800 and you lose 6 points you are out
BOX HILL CHESS CLUB 55th Birthday Celebration
When the Committee first considered holding a celebration to mark our 55th anniversary of formation the key question was, “Will anyone come to a Chess Club Birthday Celebration?”
Leading up to the day of the celebration, Sunday the 16th of December 2007, there was some nervous organisers as interest was not apparently overwhelming.
However, the enthusiasm of our energetic President, Gladys Liu, is contagious and a good crowd arrived at 5pm to be greeted by fresh seafood salads, hot pizzas, and drinks. Quickly the many juniors settled into playing the social TRANSFER and BLITZ, while seniors such as Scott Sharman, David Flude, Roger Croft, Elliott Renzies, Marcus Raine, Trevor Stanning, and Laurie Dalton played more sedate styles of chess and debated the merits of chess variants.
A definite attraction was a couple of GO players who challenged Derek Yu and Chris Wallis in this Asian board-game, and showed that there is a lot to be learned in the deceptively simple game.
6pm came and it was time for speeches. (And in the background, time for Rachel Siah to order another delivery of pizzas as the good turnout had made short work of the first order).
Gladys highlighted the success of Box Hill CC in the chess community and the blossoming of the Canterbury Juniors Chess Club, which was supported in its formative years by Box Hill.
Gerrit Hartland gave a full history of significant occasions for the Box Hill club.
Gary Wastell, President of the Australian Chess Federation, spoke in appreciation of the teamwork by the Box Hill Committee over many years.
Robert Clark, local State Parliamentary member, said he appreciated how significant it was for a voluntary organisation, such as a chess club, to still be going strong after 55 years.
Then it was time for Gladys to introduce the piece de resistance’, a special cake with the decorations having a chess-board theme, topped by fruit pieces dripped in chocolate and carved as chess pieces. Of course we sang the happy birthday song.
My favourite part of the day was the unveiling of a brand-new honour-board to record Box Hill Chess Club champions and presidents. It is a mighty sight and our thanks to the donors who supported the fund-raising earlier in the year.
I spoke with Elliott Renzies after the ceremonies and he said he had a tear in his eye during the speeches.
A tear of joy at being part of a lovely social occasion.
It was time for farewells and best wishes at 8.30pm.
Well-done Gladys and Rachel and their helpers.
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