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Our Tournaments
Throughout the year Armidale Chess Club plays regular club tournaments. These tournaments take different forms: Swiss, Knockout, Rapid and Classical. Clocks and time controls are used for some tournaments.
All are welcome to play in these tournaments.
Where possible members of the Chess Club also play in tournaments around NSW and beyond. Click here for information on other Tournaments.
Rate of Play Time Controls
Bullet
Less than 3 minutes per game. Common Bullet time controls are:
(1) 1 minute + an increment of 2 sec./move or
(2) 2 minutes + an increment of 1 sec./move.
Blitz
Between 3 to 5 minutes per game often with an increment of 2 sec./move. The FIDE World Blitz Chess Championship uses 3 min. + an increment of 2 sec./move.
Rapid
Between 10 min. to 30 min. per move. The current FIDE World Rapid Chess Championships use 15 min. + an increment of 10 sec./move
Classical
Over 30 minutes a game. The current FIDE World Classical Chess rate of play is 90 minutes for first 40 moves, followed by 30 minutes for the rest of the game + an increment of 30 sec./move starting from move 1.
Winter Blitz Tournament
Winter 2022
Swiss Tournament starts Wednesday 17th August 2022
Wall of Club Champions
Winter Blitz Tournament 2021
Term 2, 2021
Sam Burr
Blitz Champion 2021
Spring Rapid Tournament 2021
Term 3, 2021
Sam Burr
Rapid Champion 2021
Summer Classic
Tournament 2021
Jan, 2022
Sam Burr
Classic Champion 2021
Ladder Tournament 2021
Term 1, 2021
Geert Geesink
Problem Solving Competition 2022
25 May 2022
Chris Martin
Problem Champion 2022
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to see Problems & Solutions
Winter Blitz Tournament 2022
Term 2, 2022
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Blitz Champion 2022
Spring Rapid
Tournament 2022
Term 3, 2022
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Rapid Champion 2022
Summer Classic
Tournament 2022
Term 4, 2022
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Classic Champion 2022
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