Sydney Academy of Chess
Suite 2, Level 2, 1-17 Elsie St, Burwood
$400 per player (GM, IM can enter for free)
Each round begins at 7:30pm (two games per week on Mondays and Fridays).
Dates are:
Round 1 - Monday 23 February Round 2 - Friday 27 February
Round 3 - Monday 2 March Round 4 - Friday 6 March
Round 5 - Monday 9 March Round 6 - Friday 13 March
Round 7 - Monday 16 March Round 8 - Friday 20 March
Makeup* - Monday 23 March Round 9 - Friday 27 March
(*if required due to postponed games)
The tournament is a Round-Robin competition with 9 rounds. This means that all players play 9 games and no-one is ‘knocked out’ of the tournament. The time limit is 90 minutes per player per game with a 30 second increment per move from the start.
This tournament will be FIDE and ACF rated, and provides an opportunity to earn an IM norm due to at least 3 IMs/GMs participating.
Entry is by invitation only. If you would like to apply to be considered as a player, please email info@sydneyacademyofchess.com.au
All players must record all moves on a scoresheet.
1st Place: $1500
2nd Place: $1000
Confirmed Entries so far (ratings as of 28/01/2026):
IM Trevor Tao FIDE 2341
GM Jacek Stopa FIDE 2330
IM George Xie FIDE 2309
FM Bibek Thing FIDE 2284
FM Alexis Vargas FIDE 2281
FM Sterling Bayaca FIDE 2250
Harvey Zhu FIDE 2222