12/07/2026
Thankyou to everyone who participated in the 8th Mernda Chess Club tournament yesterday! We had some exciting games, and a good time was had by all.
Thankyou too to Lauren Karthage, MP for Yan Yean, who played chess when younger and attended to hand out medals and certificates.
And thankyou to all the volunteers who made this possible!
Our medal winners are:
Pramod TG - 1st place, 6 points
Rommel Laurinaria - 2nd place, 6 points
Dayan Rathnayake - 3rd place, 5.5 points
U16
Parthiv Pramod - 1st place, 5 points
Lucas Kwek - 2nd place, 4 points
Daniel Ace Martig-a - 3rd place, 4 points
U12
Ashwin Selunkumar - 1st place, 4 points
Bhavishya Kommina - 2nd place, 4 points
Devansh Chouhan - 3rd place, 4 points
U8
Senula Ekmitha Athukorala - 1st place, 2 points
Kiana Malawara - 2nd place, 2 points
Nihira Kommina - 3rd place, 2 points
Ties were decided based on the total scores of opponents played against, excluding the lowest (Bucholz Cut 1 method)
Full results will be posted in the comments.
All are welcome to join our regular social sessions, 6.30pm - 8.00pm every Wednesday at the Mernda Village Community Centre.