Billanook Chess Classic - $4000 prize money! – Starts Sunday 25th March - OzChess

**Ian CCC** · 01-09-2012, 11:38 AM

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BILLANOOK CHESS CLASSIC - $4000 in prize money

The Billanook Chess Classic is a series of 4 allegro tournaments. Each tournament will have a minimum of $740 in cash prizes and there are overall series prizes in excess of $1000. In total, over $4000 in cash prizes will be on offer.

The series is organised by Northern Star Chess (Pearl Yung) and follows on from the successful Billanook College Chess Championship Cup series in previous years.

The dramatic increase in prize-money is thanks to the major sponsor Billanook College. Billanook College is developing a strong association with the chess community and was the venue for the 2011 Australian Junior.

Tournament Dates:

Please mark the following dates in your 2012 chess diary:

Tournament 1:____Sunday 25th March 11.00am – 4.00pm

Tournament 2:_____Sunday 20th May 11.00am – 4.00pm

Tournament 3:_____ Sunday 29th July 11.00am – 4.00pm

Tournament 4:_____Saturday 25th August 9.30am – 2.30pm

Tournament prizes: Trophies, medallions and the following cash prizes:

1st_____$250
2nd___._$150
3rd_____$100

Plus rating group prizes:_____1st__$50_____2nd__$30__ (At least 3 groups)

Series prizes: Based on total scores over the series, trophies and the following prizes will also be awarded:

Overall Adults:_____-1st___$200_____2nd___$100
Overall Juniors:____._1st___$200_____2nd___$100
Overall Girls:_______-1st___$100_____2nd___$75

Plus age group prizes (U18/U16/U14/U12/U10):_____1st__$50 per age group.

Venue:

Billanook College, 197-199 Cardigan Rd, Mooroolbark, VIC 3138 (Mel: 52C1)

Time Control:

15 minutes per player. FIDE Rapid Play rules apply.

Tournament format:

7 round Swiss

Entry fee per tournament:

$15 if pre-registered. $20 to register on the day.

For full details and registration: Please visit the Northern Star Chess website.

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**Ian CCC** · 01-29-2012, 06:54 AM

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Hi everyone,

Reminder about Billanook Chess Classic 2012

Now that we're coming to the end of the summer holiday tournaments, and plans are being made for the rest of the year, I thought it would be good to remind everyone about this tournament series. With $4000 in prizes on offer it will be too good to miss. See post #1 in this thread for dates.

Why the name “Billanook Chess Classic”?

Billanook College is the major sponsor of this tournament. They are a great supporter of chess, have arrangements for extra-curricula chess coaching in the school and encourage student participation in school chess tournaments. This series of allegro tournaments has already been running for a number of years and on-going support from Billlanook College is anticipated. So, BCC is expected to become a “classic” in the Victorian Chess Calendar.

For those interested in obtaining more information about Billanook College, please see their website here.

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**Ian CCC** · 02-13-2012, 09:18 AM

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Just a quick reminder that the first Billanook Chess Classic tournament is coming up in a few weeks time, on Sunday 25th March.

Please register here to get your discounted entry fee.

Regulars in the competition and last year's overall series winners were:

2011 Series Winner - Juniors: Ari Dale
2011 Series Winner - Girls: Tiarn Cook
2011 Series Winner - Adults: IM Leonid Sandler

We look forward to seeing them again this year!

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**Ian CCC** · 02-25-2012, 11:24 AM

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Only 4 weeks to go!

Your best chance of being in line for the BCC Series Prizes is to enter all four of the Billanook Chess Classic 2012 tournaments. There's only 4 weeks to go to the first tournament on Sunday 25th March.

Titled players free entry! Titled players (GM, WGM, IM, FM etc) who register by the Thursday before a tournament get free entry!

Discounted entry fee: Even if you're not titled, you can still get a discount on your entry fee by registering early.

For all details and registration click here.

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**Ian CCC** · 03-05-2012, 08:34 AM

Seniors "Young at Heart" prizes

There is now a "Young at Heart" prize category for those players over 60! The prize-money and eligibility conditions are the same as for the junior categories. All you have to do is out-perform other 60+ players over the series of tournaments.

"Young at Heart" Series prizes _______1st: Gold medal + $50 _____ 2nd: Silver medal

For details please visit the Northern Star Chess website.

Only 3 weeks to go to the first tournament - 25th March!

Register now for your discounted entry fee!

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**Just2Good** · 03-05-2012, 09:31 AM

Originally Posted by Ian CCC

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Just a quick reminder that the first Billanook Chess Classic tournament is coming up in a few weeks time, on Sunday 25th March.

Please register here to get your discounted entry fee.

Regulars in the competition and last year's overall series winners were:
2011 Series Winner - Juniors: Ari Dale
2011 Series Winner - Girls: Tiarn Cook
2011 Series Winner - Adults: IM Leonid Sandler
We look forward to seeing them again this year!

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Won't the Sandman simply stroll to victory again this year?

**Kerry Stead** · 03-05-2012, 02:13 PM

Originally Posted by Just2Good

Won't the Sandman simply stroll to victory again this year?

Ari actually scored the most points in the series, playing all the events last year & winning a few (yes, with Sandler playing) ... Sandler also finished only two points ahead of Ian Birchall & myself, who shared 2nd in the adult section.
Northern Star Chess has results from last year's events.

**Just2Good** · 03-05-2012, 02:38 PM

Originally Posted by Kerry Stead

Ari actually scored the most points in the series, playing all the events last year & winning a few (yes, with Sandler playing) ... Sandler also finished only two points ahead of Ian Birchall & myself, who shared 2nd in the adult section.
Northern Star Chess has results from last year's events.

Cool.

Well, you are up against some strong competition Kerry. Good luck.

**Ian CCC** · 03-12-2012, 10:37 AM

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The first Billanook Chess Classic tournament is in 2 weeks time!

Tournament 1:____Sunday 25th March 11.00am – 4.00pm

Tournament 1 prizes: Trophies, medallions and the following cash prizes:

1st_____$250
2nd___._$150
3rd_____$100

Plus rating group prizes:_____1st__$50_____2nd__$30__ (At least 3 groups. ACF Classic Rating used)

Golden Ticket Prize:

Each entry gets two free tickets in our Golden ticket prize draw for a family day pass to the Fun4Kids Festival – Warrnambool 1-8 July (worth $120). Welcome to Fun 4 Kids

Venue:

Billanook College, 197-199 Cardigan Rd, Mooroolbark, VIC 3138 (Mel: 52C1)

Time Control:

15 minutes per player. FIDE Rapid Play rules apply.

Tournament format:

7 round Swiss

Entry fee: $20 to enter on the day. However, if you pre-register by Thursday 22nd March the following apply:

Titled players (GM, IM, FM etc): Free entry
Other players: $15

For full details and registration: Please go to the Northern Star Chess website here.

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**Ian CCC** · 03-18-2012, 10:20 AM

The following players have registered, so far:

Code:

1.  Leonid Sandler        2298
2.  Ari Dale              1999
3.  Kerry Stead           1982
4.  Ian Birchall          1937
5.  Max Chew Lee          1784
6.  Joseph Wong           1610
7.  Jimmy Ying            1546
8.  Dmitry Li             1422
9.  Cameron Yung          1364
10. Finley Dale           1336
11. Jamie Yung            1309
12. Kris Chan             1105
13. Kenneth Minty         1071
14. Alanna Chew Lee       1044
15. Antares Car           900 
16. Carl Dingfelder       865 
17. Luis Chan             845 
18. Carl Loucas           763 
19. Althea Wong           619 
20. George Loucas         310 
21. Greg Dingfelder       286 
22. Hannah Phillips       216 
23. Harley Dingey             
24. Brayden Douglas           
25. Ashley Greene             
26. Timothy Maddock           
27. David Parsell             
28. David Remminga            
29. Samuel Rhodes             
30. Jakob Rhodes              
31. Joshua Speight            
32. Blake Tsiotinas           
33. Timothy Widjaja           
34. Daniel Wiseman

**Ian CCC** · 03-18-2012, 10:23 AM

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Only one week to go!

The first Billanook Chess Classic tournament is next Sunday, 25th March. See post #10 above for details.

Register by Thursday 22nd March and pay just $15 entry fee (free for titled players!)

Online registration

Download registration form

Otherwise, entry fee is $20 for anyone who chooses to just enter on the day.

Registration on the day begins 11am. Play begins 11.30 am.

The Arbiter will be Peter Tsai.

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**Ian CCC** · 03-20-2012, 10:02 AM

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BBQ Lunch - yes, there will be a lunchtime sausage sizzle. So, bring your spare change!

Pre-tournament Registration only 2 days left! Anyone who enters on the day, without having registered by Thursday, will pay the full $20 entry fee.

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**Ian CCC** · 03-20-2012, 10:39 PM

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Don't forget the more tournaments that you play in the series, the more points you earn, and the greater your chance to win one of the Grand Total series prizes!
So, make sure you don't miss out on the first one! Register here.

Here's the registered players for Sunday's tournament, so far:

Code:

1.  Sandler, Leonid                2298
2.  Dale, Ari                      1999
3.  Stead, Kerry                   1982
4.  Birchall, Ian                  1937
5.  Gibson, Kyle                   1798
6.  Chew Lee, Max                  1784
7.  Chmiel, Rad                    1766
8.  Wong, Joseph                   1610
9.  Ying, Jimmy                    1546
10. Li, Dmitry                     1422
11. Yung, Cameron                  1364
12. Dale, Finley                   1336
13. Yung, Jamie                    1309
14. Chan, Kris                     1105
15. Minty, Kenneth                 1071
16. Chew Lee, Alanna               1044
17. Car, Antares                   900 
18. Dingfelder, Carl               865 
19. Chan, Luis                     845 
20. Loucas, Carl                   763 
21. Wong, Althea                   619 
22. Crowley, Regan                 374 
23. Loucas, George                 310 
24. Dingfelder, Greg               286 
25. Phillips, Hannah               216 
26. Dingey, Harley                     
27. Douglas, Brayden                   
28. Greene, Ashley                     
29. Maddock, Timothy                   
30. Parsell, David                     
31. Pedersen-Hor, Tyler                
32. Pedersen-Hor, Lauren               
33. Pepper, Jimmy                      
34. Remminga, David                    
35. Rhodes, Samuel                     
36. Rhodes, Jakob                      
37. Speight, Joshua                    
38. Tsiotinas, Blake                   
39. Widjaja, Timothy                   
40. Wiseman, Daniel

**Ian CCC** · 03-23-2012, 12:21 AM

Code:

1.  Leonid Sandler            2298
2.  David J Hacche            2081
3.  Ari Dale                  1999
4.  Kerry Stead               1982
5.  Ian Birchall              1937
6.  Kyle Gibson               1798
7.  Max Chew Lee              1784
8.  Rad Chmiel                1766
9.  T.G. Pramod               1758
10. Joseph Wong               1610
11. Jimmy Ying                1546
12. Dmitry Li                 1422
13. Cameron Yung              1364
14. Finley Dale               1336
15. Jamie Yung                1309
16. Kris Chan                 1105
17. Kenneth Minty             1071
18. Alanna Chew Lee           1044
19. Antares Car               900 
20. Carl Dingfelder           865 
21. Luis Chan                 845 
22. Carl Loucas               763 
23. Bobby Yu                  728 
24. Althea Wong               619 
25. Regan Crowley             374 
26. George Loucas             310 
27. Greg Dingfelder           286 
28. Hannah Phillips           216 
29. Harley Dingey                 
30. Brayden Douglas               
31. Ralf Fiebiger                 
32. Ashley Greene                 
33. Timothy Maddock               
34. Justin McGowan                
35. David Parsell                 
36. Lauren Pedersen-Hor           
37. Tyler Pedersen-Hor            
38. Jimmy Pepper                  
39. David Remminga                
40. Jakob Rhodes                  
41. Samuel Rhodes                 
42. Joshua Speight                
43. Blake Tsiotinas               
44. Timothy Widjaja               
45. Daniel Wiseman

**Ian CCC** · 03-24-2012, 07:56 PM

The 1st tournament in the Billanook Chess Classic Series is on tomorrow. (Sunday 25th March)

Over $740 in prize-money - just for this first tournament. See post #9 for details.

On-line registration tonight You may still register on-line tonight. Owing to the cut-off date not being advertised on the website, on-line registration will still get you the discounted entry fee.

Entry on the day Anyone is welcome to enter tomorrow at the venue. $20 entry fee. Registration opens at 11.00am at the venue.

Play starts at 11.30am.

Lunchtime: Sausage sizzle - a small charge for all sorts of gourmet flavoured and ordinary sausages.

Don't forget this tournament is part of a series of 4 tournaments. Series prizes are based on total points from all 4 tournaments. So, those in the first tournament will have a big head start on everyone else!

Current list of Players (52):

Code:

1.  Leonid Sandler            2298
2.  Patrick Scharrer          2288
3.  David J Hacche            2081
4.  Ari Dale                  1999
5.  Kerry Stead               1982
6.  Ian Birchall              1937
7.  Kyle Gibson               1798
8.  Max Chew Lee              1784
9.  Rad Chmiel                1766
10. T.G. Pramod               1758
11. Joseph Wong               1610
12. Jimmy Ying                1546
13. Dmitry Li                 1422
14. Cameron Yung              1364
15. Finley Dale               1336
16. Jamie Yung                1309
17. Kris Chan                 1105
18. Kenneth Minty             1071
19. Alanna Chew Lee           1044
20. Antares Car               900 
21. Carl Dingfelder           865 
22. Luis Chan                 845 
23. Carl Loucas               763 
24. Bobby Yu                  728 
25. Althea Wong               619 
26. Regan Crowley             374 
27. Sebastian Lindstrom       343 
28. George Loucas             310 
29. Greg Dingfelder           286 
30. Hannah Phillips           216 
31. Selwyn Lo                 202 
32. Anton Cepulo                  
33. Harley Dingey                 
34. Brayden Douglas               
35. Ralf Fiebiger                 
36. Ashley Greene                 
37. Lars Lindstrom                
38. Timothy Maddock               
39. Ben Maricak                   
40. Justin McGowan                
41. David Parsell                 
42. Lauren Pedersen-Hor           
43. Tyler Pedersen-Hor            
44. Jimmy Pepper                  
45. David Remminga                
46. Samuel Rhodes                 
47. Jakob Rhodes                  
48. Joshua Speight                
49. Blake Tsiotinas               
50. Timothy Widjaja               
51. Daniel Wiseman                
52. Fred Xu

01-09-2012, 11:38 AM	#1 (permalink)
Ian CCC Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 84	Billanook Chess Classic - $4000 prize money! – Starts Sunday 25th March . BILLANOOK CHESS CLASSIC - $4000 in prize money The Billanook Chess Classic is a series of 4 allegro tournaments. Each tournament will have a minimum of $740 in cash prizes and there are overall series prizes in excess of $1000. In total, over $4000 in cash prizes will be on offer. The series is organised by Northern Star Chess (Pearl Yung) and follows on from the successful Billanook College Chess Championship Cup series in previous years. The dramatic increase in prize-money is thanks to the major sponsor Billanook College. Billanook College is developing a strong association with the chess community and was the venue for the 2011 Australian Junior. Tournament Dates: Please mark the following dates in your 2012 chess diary: Tournament 1:____Sunday 25th March 11.00am – 4.00pm Tournament 2:_____Sunday 20th May 11.00am – 4.00pm Tournament 3:_____ Sunday 29th July 11.00am – 4.00pm Tournament 4:_____Saturday 25th August 9.30am – 2.30pm Tournament prizes: Trophies, medallions and the following cash prizes: 1st_____$250 2nd___._$150 3rd_____$100 Plus rating group prizes:_____1st__$50_____2nd__$30__ (At least 3 groups) Series prizes: Based on total scores over the series, trophies and the following prizes will also be awarded: Overall Adults:_____-1st___$200_____2nd___$100 Overall Juniors:____._1st___$200_____2nd___$100 Overall Girls:_______-1st___$100_____2nd___$75 Plus age group prizes (U18/U16/U14/U12/U10):_____1st__$50 per age group. Venue: Billanook College, 197-199 Cardigan Rd, Mooroolbark, VIC 3138 (Mel: 52C1) Time Control: 15 minutes per player. FIDE Rapid Play rules apply. Tournament format: 7 round Swiss Entry fee per tournament: $15 if pre-registered. $20 to register on the day. For full details and registration: Please visit the Northern Star Chess website. .

01-29-2012, 06:54 AM	#2 (permalink)
Ian CCC Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 84	BCC Reminder . Hi everyone, Reminder about Billanook Chess Classic 2012 Now that we're coming to the end of the summer holiday tournaments, and plans are being made for the rest of the year, I thought it would be good to remind everyone about this tournament series. With $4000 in prizes on offer it will be too good to miss. See post #1 in this thread for dates. Why the name “Billanook Chess Classic”? Billanook College is the major sponsor of this tournament. They are a great supporter of chess, have arrangements for extra-curricula chess coaching in the school and encourage student participation in school chess tournaments. This series of allegro tournaments has already been running for a number of years and on-going support from Billlanook College is anticipated. So, BCC is expected to become a “classic” in the Victorian Chess Calendar. For those interested in obtaining more information about Billanook College, please see their website here. .

02-13-2012, 09:18 AM	#3 (permalink)
Ian CCC Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 84	. Just a quick reminder that the first Billanook Chess Classic tournament is coming up in a few weeks time, on Sunday 25th March. Please register here to get your discounted entry fee. Regulars in the competition and last year's overall series winners were: 2011 Series Winner - Juniors: Ari Dale 2011 Series Winner - Girls: Tiarn Cook 2011 Series Winner - Adults: IM Leonid Sandler We look forward to seeing them again this year! .

02-25-2012, 11:24 AM	#4 (permalink)
Ian CCC Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 84	Titled players free entry! . Only 4 weeks to go! Your best chance of being in line for the BCC Series Prizes is to enter all four of the Billanook Chess Classic 2012 tournaments. There's only 4 weeks to go to the first tournament on Sunday 25th March. Titled players free entry! Titled players (GM, WGM, IM, FM etc) who register by the Thursday before a tournament get free entry! Discounted entry fee: Even if you're not titled, you can still get a discount on your entry fee by registering early. For all details and registration click here. .

03-05-2012, 08:34 AM	#5 (permalink)
Ian CCC Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 84	Seniors "Young at Heart" Prizes Seniors "Young at Heart" prizes There is now a "Young at Heart" prize category for those players over 60! The prize-money and eligibility conditions are the same as for the junior categories. All you have to do is out-perform other 60+ players over the series of tournaments. "Young at Heart" Series prizes _______1st: Gold medal + $50 _____ 2nd: Silver medal For details please visit the Northern Star Chess website. Only 3 weeks to go to the first tournament - 25th March! Register now for your discounted entry fee! .

03-05-2012, 09:31 AM	#6 (permalink)
Just2Good Tin Cup Champ 2004 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Cairns Posts: 6,233 ICC Handle: Advantage FICS Handle: Advantage	Originally Posted by Ian CCC . Just a quick reminder that the first Billanook Chess Classic tournament is coming up in a few weeks time, on Sunday 25th March. Please register here to get your discounted entry fee. Regulars in the competition and last year's overall series winners were: 2011 Series Winner - Juniors: Ari Dale 2011 Series Winner - Girls: Tiarn Cook 2011 Series Winner - Adults: IM Leonid Sandler We look forward to seeing them again this year! . Won't the Sandman simply stroll to victory again this year? __________________ . "The fox knows many things, but the hedgehog knows one big thing." ~ Isaiah Berlin ~

03-05-2012, 02:13 PM	#7 (permalink)
Kerry Stead Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Posts: 67	Originally Posted by Just2Good Won't the Sandman simply stroll to victory again this year? Ari actually scored the most points in the series, playing all the events last year & winning a few (yes, with Sandler playing) ... Sandler also finished only two points ahead of Ian Birchall & myself, who shared 2nd in the adult section. Northern Star Chess has results from last year's events.

03-05-2012, 02:38 PM	#8 (permalink)
Just2Good Tin Cup Champ 2004 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Cairns Posts: 6,233 ICC Handle: Advantage FICS Handle: Advantage	Originally Posted by Kerry Stead Ari actually scored the most points in the series, playing all the events last year & winning a few (yes, with Sandler playing) ... Sandler also finished only two points ahead of Ian Birchall & myself, who shared 2nd in the adult section. Northern Star Chess has results from last year's events. Cool. Well, you are up against some strong competition Kerry. Good luck. __________________ . "The fox knows many things, but the hedgehog knows one big thing." ~ Isaiah Berlin ~

03-12-2012, 10:37 AM	#9 (permalink)
Ian CCC Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 84	Only 2 weeks to go! . The first Billanook Chess Classic tournament is in 2 weeks time! Tournament 1:____Sunday 25th March 11.00am – 4.00pm Tournament 1 prizes: Trophies, medallions and the following cash prizes: 1st_____$250 2nd___._$150 3rd_____$100 Plus rating group prizes:_____1st__$50_____2nd__$30__ (At least 3 groups. ACF Classic Rating used) Golden Ticket Prize: Each entry gets two free tickets in our Golden ticket prize draw for a family day pass to the Fun4Kids Festival – Warrnambool 1-8 July (worth $120). Welcome to Fun 4 Kids Venue: Billanook College, 197-199 Cardigan Rd, Mooroolbark, VIC 3138 (Mel: 52C1) Time Control: 15 minutes per player. FIDE Rapid Play rules apply. Tournament format: 7 round Swiss Entry fee: $20 to enter on the day. However, if you pre-register by Thursday 22nd March the following apply: Titled players (GM, IM, FM etc): Free entry Other players: $15 For full details and registration: Please go to the Northern Star Chess website here. .

03-18-2012, 10:23 AM	#11 (permalink)
Ian CCC Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 84	. Only one week to go! The first Billanook Chess Classic tournament is next Sunday, 25th March. See post #10 above for details. Register by Thursday 22nd March and pay just $15 entry fee (free for titled players!) Online registration Download registration form Otherwise, entry fee is $20 for anyone who chooses to just enter on the day. Registration on the day begins 11am. Play begins 11.30 am. The Arbiter will be Peter Tsai. .

03-20-2012, 10:02 AM	#12 (permalink)
Ian CCC Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 84	Sausage Sizzle on the Day! . BBQ Lunch - yes, there will be a lunchtime sausage sizzle. So, bring your spare change! Pre-tournament Registration only 2 days left! Anyone who enters on the day, without having registered by Thursday, will pay the full $20 entry fee. .

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