If you want to play chess tournaments in Melbourne you're in the right place. The MCC hold around 16-20 tournaments a year which range from 2 days long to one night per week events held over a couple of months. If it's your first chess tournament in Melbourne you can expect to find yourself alongside novice, intermediate and master level players, kids and adults, in a friendly but competitive atmosphere. Check out the tournaments below and don't forget about our weekly allegro on Saturday. If you play school chess in Melbourne or Victoria then the MCC is the next step. What do "Swiss", "Round Robin", "90 + 30" etc mean?
Completed & Current tournament info (including viewable games): Click below for:  Australia Day Weekender January 26th – 29th 7 round Swiss, FIDE/ACF rated Time control: 90 minutes + 30 seconds per move Entry Fee: $65 ($55 concession) less $10 MCC members FEBRUARY MCC Club Championship Monday February 6th – Monday April 16th (no play March 12th due to Ballarat tournament and April 9th due to Easter) 9 round Swiss, FIDE/ACF rated Time control: 90 minutes + 30 seconds per move Entry Fees: $75 ($65 concession) All players must be MCC members Blitz Marathon: Summer: February 5th MARCH APRIL City Of Melbourne Open Monday April 30th – Monday July 2nd (no play June 11th due to Queens Birthday event) 9 round Swiss, FIDE/ACF rated Time control: 90 minutes + 30 seconds per move Entry Fees: $75 ($65 concession) less $10 MCC members ANZAC Day Weekender April 21st – 22nd and 24th – 25th 7 round Swiss, FIDE/ACF rated Time control: 90 minutes + 30 seconds per move Entry Fee: $75 ($65 concession) less $10 MCC members Blitz Marathon: Autumn: April 29th MAY JUNE JULY Edwin Malitis Memorial Monday July 16th – Monday August 27th 7 round Swiss, FIDE/ACF rated Time control: 90 minutes + 30 seconds per move Entry Fees: $65 ($55 concession) less $10 MCC members Blitz Marathon: Winter: July 22nd AUGUST SEPTEMBER MCC Open Monday September 10th – Monday November 12th (no play November 5th due to Cup Weekend event) 9 round Swiss, FIDE/ACF rated Time control: 90 minutes + 30 seconds per move Entry Fee: $75 ($65 concession) less $10 MCC members Fitzroy Skittles September 2nd Losing points allegro (points allocated based on rating) Time control: 15 minutes per player for the whole game Entry Fee: $25 MCC members, $35 non-members OCTOBER Bltiz Marathon: Spring: October 14th NOVEMBER Bob Brooking Round Robins Monday November 19th – Monday December 17th 5 round (6 player) round robins, FIDE/ACF rated Time control: 90 minutes + 30 seconds per move Entry Fee: $60 ($50 concession) less $10 MCC members MCC Cup Weekender November 2nd – 6th 9 round Swiss, FIDE/ACF rated Time control: 90 minutes + 30 seconds per move Entry Fee: $100 ($90 concession, $80 for under 18s) less $10 MCC members MCC Allegro Championship November 24th – 25th 13 round Swiss Time control: 15 minutes per player for the whole game Entry Fee: $35 less $10 MCC members (the highest scoring MCC member will win the title of “MCC Allegro Champion”) MCC Blitz Championship A November or December date to be announced, likely to be the same day as the AGM Time control: 5 minutes per player for the whole game Entry Fee: $25 MCC members, $35 non-members (the highest scoring MCC member will win the title of “MCC Blitz Champion”) DECEMBER Christmas Swiss December 14th – 16th 6 round Swiss, FIDE/ACF rated Time control: 90 minutes + 30 seconds per move Entry Fee: $65 ($55 concession) less $10 MCC members |
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