Hall of Fame

NSWCA Tournament Winners

Tournament NameDateWinner
2025 NSWCA October Weekender06/10/2025Bayasgalan Khishigbaatar
2025 NSWCA August Weekender17/08/2025Bayasgalan Khishigbaatar
2025 NSW State Championship12/08/2025George Xie
2025 NSW Rapid13/07/2025Igor Bjelobrk
2025 NSW Open10/06/2025Jacek Stopa and George Xie
2025 NSW Open U160010/06/2025Kamal Jain
2025 City of Sydney Blitz03/16/2025Anton Smirnov
2025 City of Sydney Rapid02/16/2025Heath Brown and Tri Kien Le
2025 NSWCA Australia Day Weekender01/26/2025George Xie
2024 NSW Blitz Championship11/24/2024Bayasgalan Khishigbaatar
2024 NSW Seniors Championship10/13/2024Gary Lane
2024 NSWCA October Weekender10/7/2024George Xie
2024 NSWCA August Weekender08/25/2024Sterling Bayaca and Igor Bjelobrk
2024 NSW State Championship08/20/2024Greg Canfell (title), Terrence Tang (title) and Bayasgalan Khishigbaatar
2024 NSW Rapid07/21/2024Tony Zheng
2024 NSW Open U160006/10/2024Edward Rust
2024 NSW Open06/10/2024Bayasgalan Khishigbaatar and Terrence Tang
2024 Chatswood Checkmate Challenge05/19/2024Cameron McGowan
2024 City of Sydney Rapid04/21/2024Bayasgalan Khishigbaatar, Vu Ky Anh Nguyen (title)
2024 City of Sydney Blitz03/03/2024Tri Kien Le
2024 NSWCA Australia Day Weekender01/28/2024Tri Kien Le
2023 NSW Blitz Championship11/26/2023Samuel Asaka
2023 NSW Seniors Championship10/22/2023Joerg Raichle
2023 Ryde Eastwood Open10/2/2023Samuel Asaka, Tri Kien Le and George Xie
2023 NSWCA August Weekender8/6/2023Cameron McGowan
2023 NSW State Championship8/1/2023Mihajlo Radovanovic
2023 NSW Rapid7/9/2023Harvey Zhu
2023 NSW Open U16006/12/2023Trent Parker and Alexander Thuaux
2023 NSW Open6/12/2023Michael Kethro, Gary Lane and Mihajlo Radovanovic
2023 City of Sydney Blitz3/12/2023Osama Salim
2023 City of Sydney Rapid2/26/2023Clive Ng and George Xie
2023 Australia Day Weekender1/29/2023George Xie
2022 NSW Blitz Championship11/27/2022Mihajlo Radovanovic, Gary Lane (title)
2022 Ryde Eastwood Open10/3/2022Cameron McGowan
2022 NSWCA August Weekender8/28/2022Bahman Kargosha
2022 NSW State Championship7/26/2022Sterling Bayaca
2022 NSW Rapid Championship7/10/2022Dominic Fox
2022 NSW Open6/13/2022Igor Bjelobrk
2022 NSW Open U16006/13/2022Kamal Jain
2022 City of Sydney Blitz3/13/2022Clive Ng
2022 City of Sydney Rapid2/21/2022Igor Bjelobrk, Gareth Charles and Cameron McGowan
2022 Australia Day Weekender1/30/2022Gareth Charles
2021 NSW Blitz Championship1/16/2022Igor Bjelobrk (title) and Robert Sunaryo
2021 NSW Open U16006/14/2021Jason Pan and Savin Peramunetilleke
2021 NSW Open6/14/2021Daniel Fernandez and Junta Ikeda
2021 City of Sydney Blitz5/16/2021Daniel Fernandez
2021 City of Sydney Rapid4/18/2021Daniel Fernandez
2020 Cty of Sydney Blitz3/8/2020Arthur Huynh (title) and Brandon Clarke
2020 City of Sydney Rapid2/23/2020Clive Ng (title) and Daniel Fernandez
2020 Australia Day Weekender1/26/2020Jason Hu and Giang Nguyen
2019 NSW Blitz Championship11/25/2019Jason Hu (title), Jack Rodgers and Johannes Haug
2019 Ryde Eastwood CJS Purdy Memorial Open10/7/2019Igor Bjelobrk
2019 NSWCA August Weekender8/11/2019Luis Javier Sanchez Botella and Cameron McGowan
2019 NSW State Championship7/30/2019Jack Rodgers (title) and Cameron McGowan
2019 NSW Rapid Championship7/7/2019Yi Liu
2019 NSW Open6/10/2019Junta Ikeda
2019 NSW Open U16006/10/2019Shane Dibley
2019 City of Sydney Blitz3/10/2019Andro Wagdy
2019 City of Sydney Rapid2/24/2019Raymond Song
2019 Australia Day Weekender1/27/2019Jason Hu
2018 NSW Blitz Championship11/25/2018Brandon Clarke (title) and Clive Ng
2018 Ryde Eastwood Open10/1/2018Igor Bjelobrk, Cristian Borsa, Brandon Clarke and Gary Lane
2018 NSWCA August Weekender8/12/2018Raymond Song
2018 NSW Rapid Championship7/8/2018Brandon Clarke
2018 City of Sydney Blitz3/11/2018Brandon Clarke
2018 City of Sydney Rapid2/25/2018Igor Bjelobrk and Luis Javier Sanchez Botella
2018 Australia Day Weekender1/28/2018Brandon Clarke
2017 NSW Blitz Championship12/3/2017Brandon Clarke
2017 Ryde Eastwood Open10/2/2017Brandon Clarke and Bahman Kargosha
2017 NSWCA August Weekender8/20/2017Brandon Clarke
2017 NSW State Championship7/25/2017Max Illingworth
2017 NSW Rapid Championship7/9/2017Raymond Song
2017 NSW Open U16006/12/2017Jigando Balan
2017 NSW Open6/12/2017Andrew Brown, Max Illingworth & Gary Lane
2017 City of Sydney Blitz3/12/2017Samir Bajrami
2017 City of Sydney Rapid2/26/2017Max Illingworth
2017 Australia Day Weekender1/29/2017Max Illingworth
2016 NSW Blitz Championship12/3/2016Anton Smirnov
2016 Ryde Eastwood Open10/3/2016Igor Bjelobrk & Dmitri Silver
2016 NSWCA August weekender8/28/2016Soumya Thakurta
2016 NSW State Championship7/26/2016Max Illingworth
2016 NSW Rapid7/10/2016Jason Hu & Soumya Thakurta
2016 NSW Open6/13/2016Max Illingworth & Zong-Yuan Zhao
2016 NSW Open U16006/13/2016Michael Gong & Frank Low
2016 City of Sydney Championship4/18/2016Gareth Charles & Jack Rodgers
2016 City of Sydney Rapid2/28/2016Anton Smirnov
2016 City of Sydney Blitz2/22/2016Zong-Yuan Zhao
2016 Australia Day Weekender1/25/2016Anton Smirnov
2015 NSW Blitz Championship11/28/2015Anton Smirnov
2015 Ryde Eastwood Open10/5/2015Igor Bjelobrk
2015 St. George Weekender8/23/2015Kevin O’Chee
2015 NSW State Championship8/4/2015Max Illingworth
2015 NSW Rapid7/12/2015Joost Van Ruitenburg
2015 NSW Open U16006/8/2015Parunithan Ranganathan
2015 NSW Open6/8/2015Max Illingworth & Anton Smirnov
2015 City of Sydney Blitz3/30/2015Blair Mandla
2015 City of Sydney Championship3/23/2015Blair Mandla
2015 City of Sydney Rapid2/22/2015Max Illingworth & Anton Smirnov
2015 Australia Day Weekender1/26/2015Anton Smirnov & Zong-Yuan Zhao
NSW Blitz Championship 201411/29/2014Blair Mandla
Ryde Eastwood Open 201410/6/2014Kevin O’Chee & Ari Dale
St. George Weekender 20148/24/2014Kevin O’Chee & Richard S Jones
NSW State Championship 20148/5/2014Greg Canfell
NSW Open U1600 20146/9/2014Dillon Hathiramani
NSW Open 20146/9/2014Hrant Melkumyan & Igor Bjelobrk
Sydney International Challengers 20144/27/2014Tony Weller
Sydney International Open 20144/27/2014Moulthun Ly
City of Sydney Championship 20144/3/2014Hani Malik & Sattar Nazari
2014 Peter Parr Memorial Australia Day Weekender1/26/2014Richard S Jones, Bahman Kargosha, Jason Hu
NSW Blitz Championship 201311/30/2013Vladimir Smirnov
Ryde Eastwood Open 201310/7/2013Vladimir Smirnov
St. George Weekender 20138/25/2013Kevin O’Chee
Integra NSW State Championship 20137/16/2013Max Illingworth
NSW Rapid 20137/14/2013Max Illingworth & Anton Smirnov
Integra NSW Open 20136/10/2013Zong-Yuan Zhao & Max Illingworth
Sydney International Challengers 20134/7/2013Arif Hassani
Sydney International Open 20134/7/2013Loek Van Wely
City of Sydney Championship 20133/21/2013Armen Ayvazyan
Australia Day Weekender 20131/27/2013Gareth Charles

NSWCA Hall of Fame

Hall of Fame

Year NSW Chess Champion
2025 George Xie
2024 Gregory Canfell
2023 Mihajlo Radovanovic
2022 Sterling Bayaca
2020-2021 Not Held
2019 Jack Rodgers
2018 Yi Liu
2017 Max Illingworth
2016 Max Illingworth
2015 Max Illingworth
2014 Gregory Canfell
2013 Max Illingworth
2012 Max Illingworth
2011 Max Illingworth
2010 Brett Tindall
2009 Vincent Suttor
2008 Gregory Canfell
2007 Gregory Canfell
2006 Gregory Canfell
2005 Andrew Bird
2004 George Xie
2003 Ralph Seberry
2002 George Xie
2001 Gregory Canfell
2000 John-Paul Wallace
1999 Kuan-Kuan Tian
1998 Gregory Canfell
1997 Gregory Canfell
1996 Gregory Canfell
1995 Vladimir Feldman
1994 Dimitri Gedevanishvili
1993 Igor Belin
1992 Dimitri Gedevanishvili
1991 Alexander Kanikevich
1990 Alexander Kanikevich
1989 Dimitri Gedevanishvili
1988 Maxwell L. Fuller and Dimitri Gedevanishvili
1987 Hayden J. Barber
1986 Maxwell L. Fuller
1985 Javier Gil
1984 Micheal B. Ginat
1983 Abraham. Sztern
1982 Terrey. I. Shaw
1981 Naum Levin
1980 Terrey I. Shaw
1979 Kevin J. Harrison
1978 Phillip J. Viner
1977 Pal Dozsa
1976 Abraham Sztern
1975 Roy Travers
1974 David Parr
1973 Normand MacLaurin
1972 Phillip J. Viner
1971 Terrey I. Shaw
1970 A (Fred) Flatow
1969 Trevor Hay
1968 Peter Parr
1967 Terrey I. Shaw
1966 Yaroslav Shewchyk
1965 Maxwell L. Fuller
1964 A(Fred). Flatow
1963 Lloyd. S. Fell
1962 Cecil J. S. Purdy
1961 Bela Berger
1960 Cecil J. S. Purdy
1959 Yaroslav Shewchyk
1958 Lajos Steiner
1957 Bela Berger
1956 Harry Klass
1955 John V. Kellner
1954 John V. Kellner
1953 Lajos Steiner
1952 Garry Koshnitsky
1951 Stefan Kruger
1950 Lajos Steiner
1949 Stefan Kruger
1948 Garry Koshnitsky
1947 Garry Koshnitsky
1946 Lajos Steiner
1945 Lajos Steiner
1944 Lajos Steiner
1943 Lajos Steiner
1942 Not played
1941 Lajos Steiner
1940 Lajos Steiner
1939 Cecil J. S. Purdy
1938 Garry Koshnitsky
1937 Garry Koshnitsky
1936 Cecil J. S. Purdy
1935 Cecil J. S. Purdy
1934 Cecil J. S. Purdy
1933 Spencer Crakanthorp
1932 Garry Koshnitsky
1931 Maurice E. Goldstein
1930 Maurice E. Goldstein and Garry Koshnitsky
1929 Cecil J. S. Purdy
1928 John A. Kinman
1927 Spencer Crakanthorp
1925 Albert E. N. Wallace
1924 Albert E. N. Wallace
1923 Spencer Crakanthorp
1921 Albert E. N. Wallace
1920 Spencer Crakanthorp
1919 Alan E. Nield
1914 Donald McArthur M.C.
1908 Spencer Crakanthorp
1905 Spencer Crakanthorp
1901 Julius L. Jacobsen
Year NSW Women's Champion
2022 Alaina Vincent
2004 S. Sarai
1990 N. Jones, A. Kumar, M. Wilkie
1989 N. Jones
1988 N. Jones
1980-1986 N. Kellner
1976 N. Kellner
1975 N. Kellner
1974 I. Morosov
1963-1972 N. Kellner
1962 M. McGrath
1959-1961 J. Stagpole
1954 M. Gheysons
1946 B. Davey
1944 H. Redies
1943 A. Trahair
1941 M. Gheysons
1940 L. Karmalsky
1939 E. Steiner (formerly Kingston)
1938 E. Kingston
1937 D. Dibley
1933-1936 E. Kingston
1932 A. M. Cornford
1925 A. M. Cornford
Year NSW Lightning Champion

2024 Bayasgalan Khishigbaatar
2023 Samuel Asaka
2022 Gary Lane
2021 Igor Bjelobrk
2020 Not Held
2019 Jason Hu
2018 Brandon Clarke
2017 Brandon Clarke
2016 Anton Smirnov
2015 Anton Smirnov
2014 Blair Mandla
2013 Vladimir Smirnov
2012 Vladimir Smirnov
2011 Blair Mandla
2010 Max Illingworth
2009 Dr J.Chan
2008 J. Bolens
2007 G. Xie & M. Illingworth
2006 G. Xie
2005 Z. Zhao
2004 R. Yu
2003 G. Xie
2002 G. Xie and R. Scott
2001 G. Xie and E. Agulto
2000 S. Berezovski
1999 J. Bolens & J. Curtis
1998 I. Berizina-Feldman
1997 I. Zirdum
1996 J. Bolens
1995 R. Samar
1994 D. Gedevanishvili
1993 R. Samar
1992 D. Gedevanishvili
1991 J. Curtis
1990 D. Gedevanishvili
1989 D. Gedevanishvili
1988 J. Curtis
1987 A. Flatow
1986 M. L. Fuller
1985 J. Curtis
1984 J. Curtis
1983 J. Curtis
1982 N. Levin
1981 J. Curtis
1980 R. B. Travers
1979 J. Curtis
1978 J. Curtis
1977 J. Curtis
1976 N. Selim
1975 N. Selim
1974
1973 M. L. Fuller
1972 M. L. Fuller
1971 M. L. Fuller
1970 M. L. Fuller
1969 A. Flatow
1968 A. Flatow
1967 M. L. Fuller
1966 G. Niess
1965 G. Niess
1964 A. Flatow
1963 A. Flatow
1962 R. Cook
1961 I. Langof
1960 G. Koshnitsky
1959 Y. Shewchyk
1958 R. Pikler
1957 B.Berger
1956 A. Pinchenko & G. Shmelef
1955 R. Pikler
1954 K. Madjaric
1953 I. Langof
1952 L. Steiner
1951 G. Koshnitsky
1950 G. Koshnitsky
1949 R. Pikler
1948 L. Steiner
1947 G. Koshnitsky
1946 L. Steiner
YEAR CITY OF SYDNEY CHAMPION

2016 Gareth Charles & Jack Rodgers
2015 Blair Mandla
2014 Hani Malik & Sattar Nazzari
2013 Armen Ayvazyan
2012 Greg Canfell
2011 Tomek Rej
2010 Gary McNamara
2009 Vincent Suttor
2008 Armen Ayvazyan
2007 Ronald Yu
2006 Raymond Song
2005 George Xie
2004 George Xie
2003 Ronald Yu
2002 Tim Reilly
2001 Tim Reilly
2000 Michael Walsh
1999 Greg Canfell
1998 Craig Duxbury, Brett Tindall
1997 Greg Canfell
1996 D. Gedevanishvili
1995 D. Gedevanishvili
1994 V.Feldman
1993 V.Feldman
1992 D. Gedevanishvili
1991 C. Duxbury
1990 D. Gedevanishvili
1989 D. Gedevanishvili
1988 R. B. Seberry
1987 H. J. Barber
1986 J. Gil
1985 A. Flatow
1984 I. Rogers
1983 A. Flatow
1982 A. Flatow
1981 A. Flatow, M. L. Fuller, N. Levin
1980 P. Halpin
1979 P. J. Brown
1978 J. Curtis
1977 J. Curtis
1976 J. S. Purdy
1975 M. MacMillan, A. Rose, P.J. Viner, A. Flatow
1974 R. B. Travers
1973 L. S. Fell
1972 A. Flatow
1971 M. L. Fuller
1970 A. Flatow
1969 A. Flatow
1968 T. I. Shaw and A. Flatow
1967 A. Flatow
1964-1966 M. L. Fuller
1963 A. Flatow
1962 L. S. Fell
1961 B. Berger
1960 L. S. Fell
1959 C. J. S. Purdy
1958 W. Bleicher
1957 C. Fong
1956 A. Panchenko
1955 J. V. Kellner
1954 H. Klass
1953 G. Koshnitsky
1952 G. Koshnitsky
1951 D. Crossley
1950 B. A. Strazdins
1948 W. J. Greenfield, J. V. Kellner
V. A. Walsh, R. M. Lawrence
1947 S. Kruger
1946 D. M. Armstrong
1945 J. P. Bell
1944 L. S. Fell
1943 R. J. Ward
1940-1942 H. Klass
1939 G. Koshnitsky
1938 C. J. S. Purdy
1937 V. L. Perkins
YEAR NSW COUNTRY CHAMPION
2024 Patrick Christie
2023 Bradley Lucas
2022 Patrick Christie and Braiden Cox
2021 Not Held
2020 Not Held
2019 Matthew Clarke
2018 Karel Hursky
2017 Matthew Clarke
2016 Donald Keast
2015 Fritz Vander Wal
2014 Norman Greenwood
2013 Jeffrey Plew
2012 Trent Parker
2011 Alex Mehan and Trent Parker
2010 Fritz Vander Wal
2009 David Lovejoy
2008 David Dick
2007 Alan Tankel
2006 Paul Broekhuyse
2005 Alan Tankel and Fritz Vander Wal
2004 Fritz Vander Wal
2003 Segopotso Hlabano
2002 Mal Murrell, John Nutter and Sebastian Jurd
2001 Bernard O'Riordan
2000 
1999 John Curtis
1998 Michael Gross
1997 Ian Wright
1996 John Curtis
1995 
1994 M. McLoon
1993 
1992 
1991 
1990 Stephen Cassettari
1989 Greg Canfell
1988 Greg Canfell
1987 Fritz Vander Wal
1986 David M. Wriggles
1985 David W. Dick
1984 David M. Wriggles
1983 M. Campbell
1982 J. B. Tomson
1981 Ralph Jackson
1980 E. Gilmour
1979 Augustin Korda
1978 G. Berger
1977 Greg Vinall
1976 F. Milat
1975 Trevor Hay
1974 F. Milat
1973 J. B. Tomson
1972 K. Hill
1971 J. B. Tomson
1970 K. Hassall
1969 Heinrich Korbe
1968 M. Kallaur
1967 K. Hill
1966 P. J. Viner
1965 P. J. Viner and K. Hill
1964 P. J. Viner
1962 P. J. Viner
1961 L. Cugaly
1960 A. G. Shoebridge
1956 Z. H. Klegeris, B. Asman, A. Wiedenhofer
1953-1954 J. G. Stocks
YEAR NSW COUNTRY TEAMS CHAMPION

2023 Newcastle A
2020-2022 Not Held
2019 Dubbo
2018 Newcastle A
2017 Gosford A & Newcastle A
2016 Dubbo
2015 Newcastle University
2014 Gosford Winners & Newcastle University
2013 Gosford Good Old Boys
2012 Gosford 1 & Newcastle University
2011 Newcastle University 1
2010 Newcastle University
2009 Newcastle University
2008 Central Coast Leagues (Gosford A)
2007 Central Coast Leagues (Gosford A)
2006 Central Coast Leagues (Gosford B)
2005 Central Coast Leagues (Gosford)
2004 Mingara (Tumbi Umbi)
2003 Central Coast Leagues (Gosford)
2002 Central Coast Leagues (Gosford)
2001 Central Coast Leagues (Gosford)
2000 Wollongong Collegians
1999 Newcastle University
1998 Newcastle University
1997 Wollongong Collegians
1972 - 1996 Not Played
1971 Newcastle University
1970 Wollongong Workers Club & Newcastle Club
1969 Newcastle Club
1968 Civic Club (Canberra)
1967 Civic Club (Canberra)
1966 Canberra Club
1965 Wollongong Workers Club & Newcastle Club
1964 Gambit Club (Cardiff)
1963 Canberra Club
1962 Wollongong Workers Club
1961 Newcastle
1960 Wollongong Workers
1959 Orange Club
YEAR PRESIDENT

2011-2024 W. Gletsos
2010 P. Parr
2004-2009 W. Gletsos
2003 W. Gletsos (acting)
2001-2002 R. Keast
2000 M. Walsh
1998-1999 C. Zworestine
1997 M. Tredinnick
1996 A. Safarian
1993-1995 P. Parr
1992 M. Walsh
1986-1991 J. T. Maddix
1985 R. Colquoun
1983-1984 M. Bigiel
1981-1982 M. Needleman
1980 R. D. Theakstone
1978-1979 R. B. Travers
1977 B. H. Johnson
1976 R. B. Travers
1974-1975 I. L. Hendry
1973 C. J. S. Purdy
1971-1972 K. Stubbings
1970 J. V. Kellner
1969 R. Curran
1964-1968 A. Gould
1962-1963 F. M. Hooper
1960-1961 T. C. Gallery
1958-1959 G. Koshnitsky
1956-1957 R. F. Stalley
1951-1955 A. R. de Coek
1944-1950 M. E. Goldstein
1941-1943 J. Stewart
1940 J. Riddell
1936-1939 J. Stewart
1932-1935 H. V. Crane
1931 E. T. Calvert
1929-1930 J. Thomas
1928 H. B. Bignold
1919-1927 P. S. Hunt
1914-1918 Records lost
1913 H. B. Bignold
1910-1912 G. Middleton
1909 Dr Nash
1906-1908 G. Middleton
1902-1905 W. Briggs
1901 C. Delory
1900 R. Smith

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