The 2024 event calendar is as follows (all Tuesdays unless noted). Also, all of our standard time period club games are both ACF and FIDE rated; these have a time setting of 90 minutes plus 30 seconds per move, unless otherwise noted.

Our rapid games have a time setting of 15 minutes plus 10 seconds per move.

Our blitz games have a time setting of 5 minutes plus 2 seconds per move.

All games get underway by 7:30pm, or as soon as possible after this time, with a 30 minute forfeit period. We take member etiquette very seriously. Read the link to ensure you understand your responsibilities, if you cannot attend a round.

Thinking of coming along to check us out? Then check out the calendar below. Our rapid or blitz event nights are a good time to come. Our long-time frame events run 5 or 7 weeks, so coming on the first round of those events is a good idea.

Note: To play in a long time frame event, it costs $20 (cash) or $15 (online via tornelo) for the whole event, and please bring a pen (while the covid rules are in place) for you to record your moves. Registration via tornelo is preferred – see the blue text link for the Tornelo registration for each event, where available. But there is no need to pre-register – just come along by 7:15pm before round 1 to get the administration stuff out of the way.

Skill level: You don’t need to be a champion player to join, but we are not really suited for raw beginners either. Someone with 6-12 months of casual chess experience should be fine.

Standard time period club games
Honourable Bob 5 rounds: 30 Jan to 27 Feb
CJS Purdy Cup 5 rounds: 19 Mar to 23 Apr
Western Master, Major, Minor and Swiss 5 Rounds: 30 Apr to 4 Jun with the DGT link
Hobsons Bay Cup 7 rounds: 18 June to 30 July
Koshnitsky Cup 7 rounds: 13 Aug to 24 Sept
Club championship and reserves 7 rounds: 8 Oct to 3 Dec 

Rapid/Blitz club games
Blitz #1: 9 rounds of 5-minute + 2-sec chess: 5 Mar
Losing Points Blitz #1: 5-minute + 2-sec chess: 12 Mar
Rapid #1: 5 Rounds (15 minute + 10 secs per move) 2 Apr
Blitz #2: 9 rounds of 5-minute + 2-sec chess: 28 May
Rapid #2: 5 Rounds (15 minute + 10 secs per move) 11 Jun
Losing Points Blitz #2: 5-minute + 2-sec chess: 6 Aug
Blitz #3: 9 rounds of 5-minute + 3-sec chess: 1 Oct

Other events
Best in the West 31 Aug-1 Sept (more details here)
Presentation night and AGM: 10 Dec (Party, yeah!)

Start 2025 on 28 Jan (TBD).