Ian CCC

Hi everyone,

Just a reminder that the FINAL tournament in the 2011 Billanook College Chess Championship Cup Series is coming up on Saturday 5th November. The prizes are divided between adults and juniors. You don't have to have played in previous tournaments. Everyone is welcome to play, so it's a great tournament for families to attend.

Grand Prize Winners: This final event in the series will also include the prize-giving for the Overall Series Winners. In all, $700 in prize-money will be given out on the day. The Progressive Score Table can be found here.

Here are the details of the full series:

BILLANOOK COLLEGE CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP CUP 2011

Northern Star Chess is conducting the BCCC series of tournaments again in 2011.
This year the series will consist of 5 weekend tournaments at Billanook College in Mooroolbark and is open to all junior and adult chess players from beginner to master strength.

DATES FOR THE FIVE WEEKEND TOURNAMENTS:
1. Saturday 26th March - completed
2. Sunday 12th June - completed
3. Saturday 13th August - completed
4. Sunday 18th September - completed

5. Saturday 5th November (Final Event – Grand Prizes Presentation)

VENUE: Billanook College
197-199 Cardigan Road
Mooroolbark, Victoria 3138
(Melway Ref: [52 C1])

COST: $15 per tournament

FORMAT: 7 round Swiss

TIME CONTROL: 15 minutes per player

PRIZES: Cash prizes of $335 are offered for each of the 5 individual tournaments, along with medals and trophies. Individual scores for each tournament accumulate over all 5 events to determine the grand prizes and winners of the perpetual Billanook College Chess Championship cups, to be presented at the conclusion of the final event. The 2011 prize structure has been modified to simplify prize award and balance eligibility for prizes between adults and juniors. For more information, visit the Northern Star Chess website: Prizes

TIME: Register and pay by 9:30 am. Tournaments run from 10:00 am to 2:30 pm.

REGISTRATION & PAYMENT: Please register and pay online at Northern Star Chess: Registration

ENQUIRIES: info@NorthernStarChess.com

Ian CCC

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The results, cross-table and, shortly, the photographs for the 5th round of the Billanook College Chess Championship Cup can be found on the Northern Star Chess website here.

Ari Dale was back to his best, winning with 6.5/7. He also gained the Grand Total Prize for the series after coming first in three of the events and placing second and third in the others.

Well done, Ari!



Here's the prize-winners' list for this the fifth and final event of the series:

Overall winners

1st: Ari Dale (also winning the Junior "Star of the Tournament" Trophy)

2nd: Leonid Sandler (also winning the Adult "Star of the Tournament" Trophy)

3rd: Kerry Stead


Category winners:

Adult category: Ian Birchall 1st___Jamie Kenmure 2nd____George Loucas 3rd

Girls: Tiarn Cook 1st____Mollie Yeowart 2nd____Grace Quah =3rd____Geraldine Quah =3rd

U18 category: Jamie Cook 1st____Harley Dingey 2nd

U14 category: Dmitry Lee 1st_____Jimmy Ying 2nd_____Cameron Yung 3rd

U12 category: Finley Dale 1st_____Joshua Devarajh 2nd_____Timothy Martin =3rd_____Joshua Speight

U10 category: Carl Dingfelder 1st_____Carl Loucas 2nd_____Sebastian Lindstrom 3rd

Congratulations to all the prize-winners!

We hope to see everyone back for 2012 series.


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