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**Grant Szuveges** · 07-31-2010, 03:38 AM

The latest interview in my series on the MCC website Welcome to the Melbourne Chess Club is with FM Michael Baron. Check out the website to have a look....

**Grant Szuveges** · 09-03-2010, 07:57 PM

My latest interview is up on the MCC website Welcome to the Melbourne Chess Club This time I have interiviewed IM Greg Hjorth

**Iconoclast** · 09-03-2010, 11:30 PM

Originally Posted by Grant Szuveges

My latest interview is up on the MCC website Welcome to the Melbourne Chess Club This time I have interiviewed IM Greg Hjorth

I missed these treats until I saw this thread. Great work!

**Grant Szuveges** · 10-20-2010, 10:15 PM

We are currently updating all of the systems at the MCC. The main one which we have just finished (if you could say that it is ever finished) is a new mailing list. If you would like your name added to our mailing list, please send me (via a pm) your name, address, phone number and email address and I will add you to the list.

Grant Szuveges, MCC President

**MOZ** · 11-04-2010, 08:37 AM

Originally Posted by Grant Szuveges

We are currently updating all of the systems at the MCC. The main one which we have just finished (if you could say that it is ever finished) is a new mailing list. If you would like your name added to our mailing list, please send me (via a pm) your name, address, phone number and email address and I will add you to the list.

Grant Szuveges, MCC President

Is the stuff through the mailing list the same as the web-site content?

**Grant Szuveges** · 01-05-2011, 10:34 PM

Hi all

Apparently there was a player called Steve who played at MCC who died approx 10 years ago. We are trying to work out who this could be. If anyone knows who it might be, please tell us...

Grant (on behalf of various MCC members)

**Grant Szuveges** · 02-07-2011, 10:13 PM

Last night the MCC had its annual AGM. It was a fairly standard affair without anything controversial coming up. The big news however is that 3 people have now been given MCC life membership:

GM David Smerdon
GM Zhong Yuan Zhao
FM Bobby Cheng

David and Zhong Yean were given life membership for attaining the GM title and Bobby for winning the World Under 12 Championship.

The other news is that the committee has changed slightly with Carl Gorka, Pano Skiotis and Bob Krstic all stepping down after 2 years of service to MCC. Id like to thank all of them for their enormous contributions over the past 2 years. The new committe is as follows:

President: Grant Szuveges
Vice President: Elizabeth Warren
Treasurer: Andrew Saint
Secretary: John Beckman
Registrar: Simon Dale
Committee Member: Alex Kaplan
Committee Member: Jesse Jager
Committee Member: Paul Cavezza

We are looking forward to a big year this year at MCC.

**Just2Good** · 03-29-2011, 08:14 PM

Originally Posted by White Elephant

Hi everyone,

I don't post much these days but when I saw this post I felt I had to tell a story which happened about 10 years ago when I was an employee of Chess Kids.

I believe this was the only occasion I have met Mr Teichmann

I was employed as the assistant arbiter for the Australian Masters, at the Chess Kids Tournament Centre in North Rd.

Mr Teichmann and other leading players, including Guy West, Stephen Solomon etc were participating.

There had been a miscommunication between David Cordover and the parents of two of the children who regularly attended his coaching classes, resulting in those two children being dropped off at the tournament venue.

As soon as we realised that the children had been dropped off incorrectly, we contacted their parents and were waiting for them to be picked up.

In the meantime the children were asked to play outside, and were doing so (albeit loudly) about 10 metres from the venue.

A couple of players complained that the children were being too loud, so I went outside and asked them to keep quiet while waiting for their parents.

Unfortunately a few minutes later the children were too loud again.

Mr Teichmann decided to silence them himself. He suddenly got up from his board without saying a word, went up to the children very aggressively, grabbed them by their collars and shook them with incredible force.

He did it so hard that one of the boys had scratches all over his neck.

It would be an understatement to say that everyone in the tournament hall was shocked.

For me personally I have never ever seen anything so horrible at a chess tournament.

Mr Teichmann calmly walked back to his board and sat down without saying a word.

When the parents arrived they were in hysterics about what Mr Teichmann had done to their children. They even called an ambulance to the scene to make sure the injured child was ok.

To his credit, Mr Teichmann did apologise profusely to the parents when they arrived.

In summary - we all know that the chess scene is full of weirdos, anti social dudes etc. But for Mr Teichmann to be targeting MCC in the light of his own behaviour, is in my opinion, extremely unfair.

George Z.

I do not believe you.

This little story seems self serving and grossly embellished if indeed it happened at all.

Originally Posted by Grant Szuveges

Although I wasnt there at the time, I was also aware of this incident. However I didnt know the exact details so I decided not to mention it in my original response to Eriks post. I also didnt want to seem like I was picking/continuing a fight.... All I will say about it are two things:

1. people living in glass houses shouldnt throw stones.

2. if any player playing in an MCC event did what Erik did in that situation while my committee is running MCC, they would be banned for life - regardless whether they were a GM, IM, FM, 1200 player etc.

If you banned everyone who lost their cool, there would be no MCC members left. Presuming there is even the smallest element of truth to this tale, it still would merit no more than a stern dressing down.

**Firegoat7** · 03-29-2011, 10:24 PM

Originally Posted by Just2Good

I do not believe you.

This little story seems self serving and grossly embellished if indeed it happened at all.

If you banned everyone who lost their cool, there would be no MCC members left. Presuming there is even the smallest element of truth to this tale, it still would merit no more than a stern dressing down.

You going trolling J2G?

**Lekko** · 03-29-2011, 11:51 PM

Originally Posted by Just2Good

I do not believe you.

This little story seems self serving and grossly embellished if indeed it happened at all.

If you banned everyone who lost their cool, there would be no MCC members left. Presuming there is even the smallest element of truth to this tale, it still would merit no more than a stern dressing down.

There were another a few witnesses and from what I've heard white elephant is a reliable source?

**Just2Good** · 03-30-2011, 08:08 AM

Originally Posted by Firegoat7

You going trolling J2G?

I'm just sticking up for Mr Teichmann because I think he is being painted into a corner unfairly.

**Kerry Stead** · 03-30-2011, 11:51 AM

Originally Posted by Just2Good

If you banned everyone who lost their cool, there would be no MCC members left.

Really? What makes you think this??

**Just2Good** · 03-30-2011, 01:11 PM

Originally Posted by Kerry Stead

Really? What makes you think this??

The fact Grant said he would kick Teichmann out of the MCC if he disciplined a junior again.

**Kerry Stead** · 03-30-2011, 04:00 PM

Originally Posted by Just2Good

The fact Grant said he would kick Teichmann out of the MCC if he disciplined a junior again.

You're missing the point.
The section quoted had nothing to do with the Teichmann incident.
Is there a need for anyone to lose their cool during or after a game of chess??

**Just2Good** · 03-30-2011, 05:14 PM

Originally Posted by Kerry Stead

Is there a need for anyone to lose their cool during or after a game of chess??

Perhaps, if your opponent won't help you to clean up the pieces.

07-31-2010, 03:38 AM	#91 (permalink)
Grant Szuveges Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 942	FM Michael Baron interview is up! The latest interview in my series on the MCC website Welcome to the Melbourne Chess Club is with FM Michael Baron. Check out the website to have a look.... __________________ People who have nothing to hide post using their real names...

09-03-2010, 07:57 PM	#92 (permalink)
Grant Szuveges Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 942	IM Greg Hjorth interview up My latest interview is up on the MCC website Welcome to the Melbourne Chess Club This time I have interiviewed IM Greg Hjorth __________________ People who have nothing to hide post using their real names...

09-03-2010, 11:30 PM	#93 (permalink)
Iconoclast Immoderator Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Wollongong NSW Posts: 2,302	Originally Posted by Grant Szuveges My latest interview is up on the MCC website Welcome to the Melbourne Chess Club This time I have interiviewed IM Greg Hjorth I missed these treats until I saw this thread. Great work! __________________ The individual is hopeless without the group. The group is hopeless without its individuals.

10-20-2010, 10:15 PM	#94 (permalink)
Grant Szuveges Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 942	MCC Mailing List We are currently updating all of the systems at the MCC. The main one which we have just finished (if you could say that it is ever finished) is a new mailing list. If you would like your name added to our mailing list, please send me (via a pm) your name, address, phone number and email address and I will add you to the list. Grant Szuveges, MCC President __________________ People who have nothing to hide post using their real names...

11-04-2010, 08:37 AM	#95 (permalink)
MOZ Volunteer Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Ozchess is the marginalised cyber-spot where cc-Mods choose to engage with cc-banned posters. Posts: 3,495	Originally Posted by Grant Szuveges We are currently updating all of the systems at the MCC. The main one which we have just finished (if you could say that it is ever finished) is a new mailing list. If you would like your name added to our mailing list, please send me (via a pm) your name, address, phone number and email address and I will add you to the list. Grant Szuveges, MCC President Is the stuff through the mailing list the same as the web-site content? __________________ FReedom though Fischer-Random chess to enjoy the whole game.

01-05-2011, 10:34 PM	#96 (permalink)
Grant Szuveges Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 942	Who was Steve? Hi all Apparently there was a player called Steve who played at MCC who died approx 10 years ago. We are trying to work out who this could be. If anyone knows who it might be, please tell us... Grant (on behalf of various MCC members) __________________ People who have nothing to hide post using their real names...

02-07-2011, 10:13 PM	#97 (permalink)
Grant Szuveges Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 942	Mcc Agm Last night the MCC had its annual AGM. It was a fairly standard affair without anything controversial coming up. The big news however is that 3 people have now been given MCC life membership: GM David Smerdon GM Zhong Yuan Zhao FM Bobby Cheng David and Zhong Yean were given life membership for attaining the GM title and Bobby for winning the World Under 12 Championship. The other news is that the committee has changed slightly with Carl Gorka, Pano Skiotis and Bob Krstic all stepping down after 2 years of service to MCC. Id like to thank all of them for their enormous contributions over the past 2 years. The new committe is as follows: President: Grant Szuveges Vice President: Elizabeth Warren Treasurer: Andrew Saint Secretary: John Beckman Registrar: Simon Dale Committee Member: Alex Kaplan Committee Member: Jesse Jager Committee Member: Paul Cavezza We are looking forward to a big year this year at MCC. __________________ People who have nothing to hide post using their real names...

03-29-2011, 08:14 PM	#98 (permalink)
Just2Good Tin Cup Champ 2004 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Cairns Posts: 6,056 ICC Handle: Advantage FICS Handle: Advantage	Overly Heavy Handed Originally Posted by White Elephant Hi everyone, I don't post much these days but when I saw this post I felt I had to tell a story which happened about 10 years ago when I was an employee of Chess Kids. I believe this was the only occasion I have met Mr Teichmann I was employed as the assistant arbiter for the Australian Masters, at the Chess Kids Tournament Centre in North Rd. Mr Teichmann and other leading players, including Guy West, Stephen Solomon etc were participating. There had been a miscommunication between David Cordover and the parents of two of the children who regularly attended his coaching classes, resulting in those two children being dropped off at the tournament venue. As soon as we realised that the children had been dropped off incorrectly, we contacted their parents and were waiting for them to be picked up. In the meantime the children were asked to play outside, and were doing so (albeit loudly) about 10 metres from the venue. A couple of players complained that the children were being too loud, so I went outside and asked them to keep quiet while waiting for their parents. Unfortunately a few minutes later the children were too loud again. Mr Teichmann decided to silence them himself. He suddenly got up from his board without saying a word, went up to the children very aggressively, grabbed them by their collars and shook them with incredible force. He did it so hard that one of the boys had scratches all over his neck. It would be an understatement to say that everyone in the tournament hall was shocked. For me personally I have never ever seen anything so horrible at a chess tournament. Mr Teichmann calmly walked back to his board and sat down without saying a word. When the parents arrived they were in hysterics about what Mr Teichmann had done to their children. They even called an ambulance to the scene to make sure the injured child was ok. To his credit, Mr Teichmann did apologise profusely to the parents when they arrived. In summary - we all know that the chess scene is full of weirdos, anti social dudes etc. But for Mr Teichmann to be targeting MCC in the light of his own behaviour, is in my opinion, extremely unfair. George Z. I do not believe you. This little story seems self serving and grossly embellished if indeed it happened at all. Originally Posted by Grant Szuveges Although I wasnt there at the time, I was also aware of this incident. However I didnt know the exact details so I decided not to mention it in my original response to Eriks post. I also didnt want to seem like I was picking/continuing a fight.... All I will say about it are two things: 1. people living in glass houses shouldnt throw stones. 2. if any player playing in an MCC event did what Erik did in that situation while my committee is running MCC, they would be banned for life - regardless whether they were a GM, IM, FM, 1200 player etc. If you banned everyone who lost their cool, there would be no MCC members left. Presuming there is even the smallest element of truth to this tale, it still would merit no more than a stern dressing down. __________________ . "You never change things by fighting the existing reality. To change something, build a new model that makes the existing model obsolete." ~ Buckminster Fuller ~

03-29-2011, 10:24 PM	#99 (permalink)
Firegoat7 Moderator Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Getting owned by White in the Dragon and trying to recover lost positions from shock paralysis OTB Posts: 1,924 ICC Handle: guest	Originally Posted by Just2Good I do not believe you. This little story seems self serving and grossly embellished if indeed it happened at all. If you banned everyone who lost their cool, there would be no MCC members left. Presuming there is even the smallest element of truth to this tale, it still would merit no more than a stern dressing down. You going trolling J2G? __________________ "...What I meant? Dear Mr Ian Rout (ACF news publisher) could you please put Ozchessforum in the next news letter! There is no reason to hide this forum from the Australian chess public. What they meant? Sorry, No english!- Amir Karibasic

03-29-2011, 11:51 PM	#100 (permalink)
Lekko HBK Join Date: May 2009 Location: Melbourne Posts: 1,311 ICC Handle: Heartbreak-Kid FICS Handle: HeartBreakingKid	Originally Posted by Just2Good I do not believe you. This little story seems self serving and grossly embellished if indeed it happened at all. If you banned everyone who lost their cool, there would be no MCC members left. Presuming there is even the smallest element of truth to this tale, it still would merit no more than a stern dressing down. There were another a few witnesses and from what I've heard white elephant is a reliable source? __________________ Originally Posted by Iconoclast Girls attract boys. more girls playing chess = many more boys playing chess

03-30-2011, 08:08 AM	#101 (permalink)
Just2Good Tin Cup Champ 2004 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Cairns Posts: 6,056 ICC Handle: Advantage FICS Handle: Advantage	Originally Posted by Firegoat7 You going trolling J2G? I'm just sticking up for Mr Teichmann because I think he is being painted into a corner unfairly. __________________ . "You never change things by fighting the existing reality. To change something, build a new model that makes the existing model obsolete." ~ Buckminster Fuller ~

03-30-2011, 11:51 AM	#102 (permalink)
Kerry Stead Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Posts: 61	Originally Posted by Just2Good If you banned everyone who lost their cool, there would be no MCC members left. Really? What makes you think this??

03-30-2011, 01:11 PM	#103 (permalink)
Just2Good Tin Cup Champ 2004 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Cairns Posts: 6,056 ICC Handle: Advantage FICS Handle: Advantage	Originally Posted by Kerry Stead Really? What makes you think this?? The fact Grant said he would kick Teichmann out of the MCC if he disciplined a junior again. __________________ . "You never change things by fighting the existing reality. To change something, build a new model that makes the existing model obsolete." ~ Buckminster Fuller ~

03-30-2011, 04:00 PM	#104 (permalink)
Kerry Stead Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Posts: 61	Originally Posted by Just2Good The fact Grant said he would kick Teichmann out of the MCC if he disciplined a junior again. You're missing the point. The section quoted had nothing to do with the Teichmann incident. Is there a need for anyone to lose their cool during or after a game of chess??

03-30-2011, 05:14 PM	#105 (permalink)
Just2Good Tin Cup Champ 2004 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Cairns Posts: 6,056 ICC Handle: Advantage FICS Handle: Advantage	Originally Posted by Kerry Stead Is there a need for anyone to lose their cool during or after a game of chess?? Perhaps, if your opponent won't help you to clean up the pieces. __________________ . "You never change things by fighting the existing reality. To change something, build a new model that makes the existing model obsolete." ~ Buckminster Fuller ~

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