This has always been regarded as the major tournament of the club.
In addition to the prize money for winning the A division, the Club Champion is provided with a reasonable monetary contribution if they participate in the Australian Chess Championships (ie towards airfares, accommodation etc).
The Club Championship Tournament is the first major event on the Metro Club calendar in the New Year, commencing early February. The format of this competition is an all-play-all, run in three, four or five divisions depending on participant numbers.
The allocation of players into divisions is usually based on their current ACF ratings. An exception is that divisional winners of the previous year are promoted (invited) to the next higher division.
Initially the time limit was 90 minutes per player, however in recent years, with the introduction of digital clocks, all the divisions have 70 minutes with 40 second increments (Fischer time). All games are forwarded to the ACF for rating purposes.
For 2024, the time control for all divisions is 70 minutes with 30 second increments per move. 'A' & 'B' divisions will also be FIDE rated.
2024 Metro Club Championship
For this year's Club Championship, owing to the number of players, the A & B divisions are 10 player round robins and C division a 9 round Swiss.
Please click on the links below to obtain a copy of the cross tables and playing schedule of A & B divisions.
Note: The PGN file of all available games is available here
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The PGN's above and results, cross tables and C division Swiss round draws below are believed to be correct, but if you find any errors or corrections and/or updates to be made please let the Web Site Administrator know and they will be corrected asap.
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A Division
| Rank |
Name |
FIDE |
ACF |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
Score |
| 1 |
Stephanus Kurniawan |
2280 |
2459 |
|
= |
1 |
|
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
7.5 |
| 2 |
Ihsan Ferozkohi |
2147 |
2424 |
= |
|
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
6.5 |
| 3 |
Craig Kinsman |
1853 |
2092 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
= |
= |
= |
= |
1 |
0f |
3.0 |
| 4 |
Iker Hernandez-Mendez |
1834 |
2160 |
|
0 |
|
|
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
0.0 |
| 5 |
Saminda De Vas |
1801 |
2121 |
0 |
0 |
= |
|
|
1 |
1 |
= |
1 |
= |
4.5 |
| 6 |
Peter Roza |
1780 |
2036 |
0 |
1 |
= |
|
0 |
|
1 |
1 |
1 |
= |
5.0 |
| 7 |
David Ellis |
1765 |
2084 |
0 |
0 |
= |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
0 |
1 |
1 |
2.5 |
| 8 |
Trent Gulley |
1735 |
2016 |
0 |
0 |
= |
|
= |
0 |
1 |
|
= |
0 |
2.5 |
| 9 |
Robert Baumgartner |
1723 |
2016 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
0 |
0 |
0 |
= |
|
1 |
1.5 |
| 10 |
Derek Roebuck |
1553 |
1781 |
0 |
0 |
1f |
|
= |
= |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
3.0 |
Derek Roebuck qualified via his performance in the 2023 Metro Club Championship B Division
Note: Iker Hernandez-Mendez withdrew.
As Iker has played less than 50% of his games, scores against Iker will not count but the games will still be rated.
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B Division
| Rank |
Name |
FIDE |
ACF |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
Score |
| 1 |
Garth Fitzmaurice |
1778 |
1890 |
|
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
6.0 |
| 2 |
David Barry |
1664 |
1941 |
0 |
|
= |
0 |
1 |
1 |
= |
0 |
= |
= |
4.0 |
| 3 |
Gordon Dunlop |
1653 |
1929 |
1 |
= |
|
= |
0 |
1 |
= |
1 |
0 |
= |
5.0 |
| 4 |
Mike McGregor |
1576 |
1732 |
0 |
1 |
= |
|
0 |
= |
1 |
0 |
0 |
= |
3.5 |
| 5 |
Yonal De Vas |
1576 |
1609 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
|
1f |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
6.0 |
| 6 |
Marcus Simonds |
1573 |
1796 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
= |
0f |
|
= |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1.0 |
| 7 |
Robin Shaw |
1565 |
1820 |
0 |
= |
= |
0 |
0 |
= |
|
0 |
0 |
= |
2.0 |
| 8 |
Kevin Shah Mansouri |
|
1942 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
|
0 |
0f |
6.0 |
| 9 |
Ashvin Balavignan |
1383 |
1839 |
0 |
= |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
|
1 |
7.5 |
| 10 |
Robin Christian |
1465 |
1732 |
0 |
= |
= |
= |
0 |
1 |
= |
1f |
0 |
|
4.0 |
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Robin Christian qualified via his performance in the 2023 Metro Club Championship C Division
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C Division Swiss
Final Standings
Pos N NAME g | Rtg Fed | Pts BH-C1 BH
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1 7 Wu,Kobe f | 1594 WA | 7.0 43.5 47.5
2 9 Liyanage,Nithuli f | 1515 WA | 7.0 40.0 43.5
3 1 Yeung,Evan m | 1711 WA | 7.0 39.0 42.0
4 3 De Heer,Alex m | 1647 WA | 6.0 41.5 45.0
5 2 Sheridan,Wallace m | 1703 WA | 4.5 40.5 43.5
6 10 Milovanovic,Stevica m | 1506 WA | 4.5 39.5 41.0
7 13 De Vas,Senudi f | 1307 WA | 4.5 36.5 38.0
8 5 Jeyaraj,Reuben m | 1600 WA | 4.5 36.0 37.5
9 14 Khasanov,Umar m | 993 SA | 4.0 42.5 45.5
10 8 Moseley,Paul m | 1553 WA | 4.0 41.5 43.0
11 4 Lubtschenko,Wally m | 1606 WA | 4.0 40.5 44.0
12 11 Klimczak,Joe m | 1501 WA | 3.5 38.0 39.5
13 12 Williams,Joshua m | 1392 WA | 3.5 34.0 35.5
14 15 Arun,Harish m | 700 WA | 1.0 32.5 35.5
15 6 De Jong,Sjef (W) m | 1596 WA | 0.0 24.0 25.0
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Cross Table
Pos NAME Rtg T Fed Pts | 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 | BH-C1 BH
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1 Wu,Kobe 1594 WA 7.0 | -B3 +W8 +B9 =W6 +B4 +B2 +W7 =BYE +B10 | 43.5 47.5
2 Liyanage,Nithuli 1515 WA 7.0 | =B4 +W7 +B3 +W10 +B6 -W1 =B5 +W9 +B11 | 40.0 43.5
3 Yeung,Evan 1711 WA 7.0 | +W1 +B13 -W2 =W4 +B12 +B11 =W10 +B5 +W9 | 39.0 42.0
4 De Heer,Alex 1647 WA 6.0 | =W2 +B12 +W11 =B3 -W1 +B10 +W6 +B8 -W5 | 41.5 45.0
5 Sheridan,Wallace 1703 WA 4.5 | -B10 =W6 -B8 =W7 +BYE +B12 =W2 -W3 +B4 | 40.5 43.5
6 Milovanovic,Stevica 1506 WA 4.5 | =W11 =B5 +W14 =B1 -W2 =B8 -B4 =W12 +BYE | 39.5 41.0
7 De Vas,Senudi 1307 WA 4.5 | =BYE -B2 -W12 =B5 +W13 +F14 -B1 =W10 +W14 | 36.5 38.0
8 Jeyaraj,Reuben 1600 WA 4.5 | -- -B1 +W5 +B14 -W11 =W6 +B13 -W4 +B12 | 36.0 37.5
9 Khasanov,Umar 993 SA 4.0 | =BYE =BYE -W1 +B13 =BYE =BYE +W11 -B2 -B3 | 42.5 45.5
10 Moseley,Paul 1553 WA 4.0 | +W5 -B11 +W13 -B2 +W14 -W4 =B3 =B7 -W1 | 41.5 43.0
11 Lubtschenko,Wally 1606 WA 4.0 | =B6 +W10 -B4 =W12 +B8 -W3 -B9 +BYE -W2 | 40.5 44.0
12 Klimczak,Joe 1501 WA 3.5 | =BYE -W4 +B7 =B11 -W3 -W5 +B14 =B6 -W8 | 38.0 39.5
13 Williams,Joshua 1392 WA 3.5 | +B15 -W3 -B10 -W9 -B7 +BYE -W8 +B14 =BYE | 34.0 35.5
14 Arun,Harish 700 WA 1.0 | -- +BYE -B6 -W8 -B10 -F7 -W12 -W13 -B7 | 32.5 35.5
15 De Jong,Sjef (W) 1596 WA 0.0 | -W13 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- | 24.0 25.0
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Previous Winners
Click here for a list of previous Club Championship winners.
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