Hobsons Bay Chess Club

🚨♟️ **FINAL CALL — VICTORIAN JUNIOR RAPID & BLITZ CHAMPIONSHIPS 2026!** ♟️🚨

📅 **3–4 October 2026**
📍 **Bacchus Marsh Grammar – Maddingley Campus**

We have a few important updates as we count down to the **2026 Victorian Junior Rapid & Blitz Championships!**

⏰ **EARLY BIRD ENDS 1 SEPTEMBER 2026**

This is your **last chance to register at the Early Bird rate!**

After 1 September, we plan to **combine the remaining registration options for Rapid and Blitz**.

👉 If your child is currently registered for **Rapid OR Blitz only**, but you have changed your mind and would now like them to play **BOTH tournaments**, please register for the additional tournament **before the Early Bird deadline on 1 September**.

📎 **Not sure which tournament your child is currently registered for?**

Please refer to the link to check whether your child is registered for:

♟️ **Rapid only**
⚡ **Blitz only**
🏆 **Both Rapid & Blitz**

🏁🏆 **RACE TO 250 — LUCKY DRAW**

The **Race to 250 is ON!**

The **first 250 registered players in EACH tournament — Rapid and Blitz —** will be eligible for that tournament’s lucky draw.

🎁 **LUCKY DRAW PRIZES — PER TOURNAMENT**

♟️ **1 × ChessNut electronic chess prize**
⏱️ **1 × DGT3000 Chess Clock**
🎟️ **1 × $50 HBCC Gift Voucher**

There is a **separate lucky draw for Rapid and Blitz**, so players registered for both tournaments can be eligible for **both lucky draws**!

A huge thank you to **ChessNut** for supporting our Victorian junior chess community. ❤️♟️

👕✨ **OFFICIAL 2026 TOURNAMENT JERSEY — NOW ON SALE!**

Our beautifully designed **official Victorian Junior Championships 2026 jersey** is now available to order.

This is an **exclusive, one-off design created especially for this tournament** — a special keepsake for players, families and supporters.

📅 **JERSEY ORDER DEADLINE: 3 SEPTEMBER 2026**

All orders must be placed by the deadline to be included in the tournament production run.

🛒 **ORDER YOUR OFFICIAL JERSEY:**
https://portal.hobsonsbaychess.com/public/shop/products/victorian-junior-championships-2026-jersey

📌 **DATES TO REMEMBER**

⏰ **1 September — Early Bird registration closes**
👕 **3 September — Official tournament jersey orders close**
♟️ **3–4 October — Victorian Junior Rapid & Blitz Championships**

Register early, check your child’s tournament entry, join the **Race to 250**, and don’t miss the exclusive **2026 tournament jersey!** 🏆♟️

https://www.chesschat.org/showthread.php?20187-2026-Victorian-Junior-Rapid-amp-Blitz-Championships&p=529711

Round 2 Streaming BITW 2026

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Best in the West streaming live ..by WCM Hannah Sayce

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BITW 2026 Pairing Round 1 is out

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♟️ Altona Beach Spring Blitz 2026 🌊

If anyone is interested in a locally organised Altona chess event (non-HBCC), registrations are open for the Altona Beach Spring Blitz 2026!

📅 Saturday, 5 September 2026
⚡ 9-round Swiss | 3+2 Blitz
⭐ FIDE Blitz & ACF Rated
👥 Limited to only 26 players due to venue capacity
📍 Altona, right near the beach

This tournament is independently organised by IA Casey Goh in a personal capacity and is not a Hobsons Bay Chess Club event.

👉 Register here:
https://tornelo.com/chess/orgs/chessnutz/events/994e5c8e-3e8e-4e73-b108-cf98b8dcd7cf

If you're keen for some fast FIDE-rated chess by the beach, come along! ♟️🌊

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