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The 2026 Greg Hjorth Open, MCC's biggest weekender, starts soon!
9 rounds classical tournament over Fri 30 Oct to Tue 3 Nov.
$8000+ in prizes incl. $2500 for 1st and multiply rating prizes for players at all levels.
For more details and online entry: shorturl.at/zgaoP
Congrats to all prize winners in the 2026 Victorian Champs, which ended last weekend at MCC. Kudos to IM David Cannon who won top division and became Victorian Champion, and Leo Kalina who won the reserves to qualify for 2027 top division.
Full results: shorturl.at/uCzAq
The final weekly Monday night tournament - the 2026 Bob Brooking round robins (RRs) - start next Mon 26 Oct.
4 RRs for the top 32 players and a Swiss event for the rest. Enter by Sat 24 Oct if you're likely to be placed in a top 3 RR.
Details and entry: shorturl.at/o4lmT
Congrats to all the winners in the 2026 MCC Classic, particularly FM Kai Jie Soo who was 1st overall and Tom Grey who shared =1st in the Swiss tournament and qualified for next year's round robin.
Full results here: shorturl.at/KdIjd
With just over fortnight to go, we have 115 entries for the 2026 Greg Hjorth.
Spaces are limited, so please enter sooner rather than later to avoid disappointment.
MCC is pleased to announce that it has secured The Loft space at The StandardX, Melbourne as a dedicated analysis and relaxation space for players and parents/guardians participating in the 2026 Greg Hjorth Open.
Full statement: shorturl.at/FsmHR
Round 2 of 2026 Victorian Champs will be on 5 Sept.
Next weekend sees a big weekender, 2026 Best in the West, hosted by Hobsons Bay Chess Club.
Best wishes to all players in the Best in the West. Pop in and spectate if near the Finnish Hall (119 Pier St, Altona) next weekend.
Round 1 of the 2026 Victorian Championships is now underway.
Follow the broadcast of games (with delay) from the Premier division and top boards of the Reserves division at Lichess: lichess.org/broadcast/2026-v…
Well done to all the prize winners in the 2026 Malitis Memorials which ended last night. Particularly noteworthy was the performance of Haran Salasan who went undefeated and won the Major Division with 6.5 points.
All results here - shorturl.at/JLhy4
Great to see @DanielKingChess featuring a game between 2 MCC players in FM Kai Jie Soo (2025 MCC Champ) and Pano Skiotis in his Puzzle of the Week on his YouTube channel PowerPlayChess!
youtube.com/watch?v=OO8nJ2r3…
The next Monday night event, the 2026 MCC Classic, starts on 24 August.
2 divisions with top players in 10-player Round Robin (RR) and all other players in a 9 rounds Swiss tournament.
Top prize of $1000 to winner of the RR.
Details and online entry: shorturl.at/fXhSN
MCC is pleased to announce that it will host the 2026 Victorian Championship.
9 rounds on Saturdays 22 Aug to 2 Oct. 2 divisions, Premier and Reserves. Premier winner will be 2026 Victorian Champ. 1st prize of $1500.
Details and online entry - shorturl.at/lBy5Y
The 2026 MCC Junior Championship starts this Thursday (23 July) and will go on for 9 rounds on each Thursday till 17 Sept).
Details and online registration here: shorturl.at/uIBf4
Congrats to FM Kai Jie Soo for winning the 2026 City of Melbourne Open, which ended last Monday.
He prevailed in the final round to win on 7.5 pts.
Full list of winners here - shorturl.at/y0Ofo
The 2026 Malitis Memorials start tonight at 7:15 pm.
2 divisions with a 1700 FIDE/1600 ACF rating threshold being the cut-off.
Details and online entry here: shorturl.at/mqJmP
Congrats to all the prize winners for the 2026 Victorian Open, particularly IM Tedric Li who won the tournament with 6.5 points. 2nd was FM Rheyansh Annapureddy who finished on 6 points.
Standings and cross tables here: shorturl.at/xaIpr
MCC is hosting the 2026 Victorian Open over the King's Birthday long weekend (Fri 5 - Mon 8 June). 7 rds at 90'+30"/m time control.
$5600 in prizes, incl. $1500 for 1st and prizes for rating groups + best senior & female players!
Details & online entry: shorturl.at/86QtE
A field of 140+ players for the tournament.
You can follow play on the top boards via Lichess: lichess.org/broadcast/2026-v…
The next MCC Monday nights classical event, the 2026 City of Melbourne Open, starts next Monday (27 Apr).
9 rounds at 90'+30" time control. Already 40 players including 2025 MCC Champ, FM Kai Jie Soo.
Details and online entry: shorturl.at/4ggbP