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BURWOOD XMAS SWISS CHESS CHALLENGE DECEMBER

Sydney Academy of Chess • Burwood 2134star4.4(View 71 ratings)

Overview

    Tournament Format:
    This tournament is an individual and not a team event. The tournament is restricted to players under 18 years of age. The tournament is an 7-round ‘Swiss’ competition. This means that all players play 7 games and no-one is ‘knocked out’of the tournament.The time limit is 15 minutes per player per game. This tournament will be JCL rated.

    Venue:
    Sydney Academy of Chess
    Suite 02, Lv2, 1-17 Elsie St, Burwood

    Cost:
    $40 per player
    $50 if paid after 5pm on Friday 15th December
    $60 if paid on the day of the Tournament

    Time:
    9:15am Registration
    9:30am Round 1 begins
    1:45pm Prize giving
    There are short breaks between the rounds.

    Prizes:
    Trophies will be given for: 1st Place, 2nd Place, 3rd Place.
    Age performance trophies awarded to the following age groups:
    11/12 Year old Prize
    9/10 Year old Prize
    7/8 Year old Prize
    5/6 Year old Prize

    All participants receive a certificate of participation.

    To enrol please pay online with your credit card or debit card at
    www.sydneyacademyofchess.com.au/payment
    enter the code 8XJTHOND7T and fill in the electronic form, with your child’s details.

    See more details - https://sydneyacademyofchess.com.au/tournaments/burwood-xmas-swiss-chess-challenge-december

level 2 suite 2/1-17 Elsie St, Burwood NSW 2134, Australia

4 - 18 years old

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level 2 suite 2/1-17 Elsie St, Burwood NSW 2134, Australia

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Sydney Academy of Chess

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Sydney Academy of Chess is a team of people who have one passion in common: teaching chess to others. We’ve been doing it in New South Wales for 22 years.


The director of the Sydney Academy of Chess is Fide Master Brett Tindall. Brett has been coaching chess for over 26 years and has coached at all major events including Australian Junior Championships and World Junior events.


Brett is not only an experienced coach but also a very experienced player and has competed at both national and international level.

He has won many titles such as NSW junior champion, City of Sydney Junior and Senior Champion; he has also won several age titles at Australian Junior events.


Trained coaches

All of Sydney Academy’s coaches are highly proficient players themselves. Coaches are taught effective teaching methods as well as ways of managing groups of children of all ages. Our chess coaches meet regularly to discuss ways in which our teaching can improve.


Continual Improvement

Sydney Academy of Chess is continually seeking ways of improving its service to schools and the public. We encourage our chess coaches to improve their own playing ability. We also look to teaching methods overseas. Currently three of our coaches hold the titles of Fide trainers.


Mission Statement

Sydney Academy of Chess is an organisation with the purpose of providing a quality chess coaching service to schools and individuals. We ultimately aim to bring an appreciation of chess into the minds of all Australians


Sydney Academy of Chess is the biggest chess-coaching firm in NSW, coaching thousands of school children around Sydney every week. Our students range from absolute beginners to NSW and Australian Junior title winners as well as Australian representatives at many World Junior events. Our base is Sydney Chess Centre: Level 1, 30a George street, Burwood.


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