2026 Box Hill Chess Club Championship
A 9 Round Robin (Division 1) and 9 Round Swiss tournament (Division 2)
Eligibility: 2026 BHCC membership or 2026 CJCC membership is required
2026 Club Membership: $85 for Adults and $70 for families and Concession
2026 Online Registration and Payment for Membership: to Try Booking
2026 Box Hill membership: https://www.trybooking.com/DHWGR
2026 Canterbury Junior membership: https://www.trybooking.com/DHWGJ
Tournament Entry Fee: $70
Free entry for GM, WGM, IM, WIM
FM & WFM entry fee discount to $35 if registration is received by Friday 13th March
Online Registration and Payment for Tournament: TryBooking (https://www.trybooking.com/DKCPI)
Venue: 21A Electra Avenue, Ashwood 3147
Rate of Play: Division 1 and 2: 75 min. / player / game plus 30 sec. per move from move one
Forfeiture time: 30 minutes from start time.
ACF & FIDE Rated
Playing Schedule
Round 1: Friday March 27 7:15 pm
Round 2: Friday April 24 7:15 pm
Round 3: Friday May 1 7:15 pm
Round 4: Friday May 8 7:15 pm
Round 5: Friday May 15 7:15 pm
Round 6: Friday May 22 7:15 pm
Round 7: Friday May 29 7:15 pm
Round 8: Friday June 12 7:15 pm
Round 9: Friday June 19 7:15 pm
Total Prize Pool: $4650
Division 1 will be a 10 player, 9 round robin tournament. Higher rated players are invited to apply for this tournament (apply to the organiser, Peter Tsai chess@t-s-a-i.com – up to 26 March 5 pm). Winner of the 2025 Club Championship Div 2 (Leo Kalina) is an automatic entry. Closing date for Division 1 entry is 25 March 5 pm. The highest 9 FIDE rated players (March FIDE rating) will be accepted by Wednesday 25 March 5 pm
Division 1 Prizes: 1st $1500, 2nd $800 3rd $400 4th $200
Division 2 Prizes: 1st $700 2nd $400 3rd $200. 3 ratings prizes of $150 each
Division 2 will be open to all other players who must have a FIDE classic rating (see link) https://ratings.fide.com/
or until a limit is reached or sold out. The winner of Division 2 will automatically qualify for Division 1 in the 2027 Club Championship.
Half Point Byes: A maximum of two half point byes only will be permitted for rounds 1 to 7 (Division 2 only).
Pairings will be published on Wednesday. Arbiter must be informed by Tuesday COB if you require a bye for the following round
Tournament Organiser: IA Dr Peter Tsai Telephone 0419 324 870 chess@t-s-a-i.com
LOCATION
Box Hill Chess Club, 21A Electra Avenue, Ashwood, Vic 3147
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