In 2025 St kilda East and Caulfield Chess Club will be open 3 nights per week during school terms
In addition to our Monday and Thursday nights We have added Tuesday night that will host Under 1300 (ACF rating) tournament
Please visit for full terms 4 2025 and Term 1, 2026 calendar
Points of difference
The club uses 12 DGT live boards during club's tournaments. So 24 players out of the most 34 are using proper world standard tournament sets. In term 3, 2025 85% of all games were played using DGT live boards. On Tuesdays 100% of all games were played using DGT live boards
95 percent of all Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays tournament games are analysed by IM Michael Gluzman together with players immediately after their games conclude if players wish to do so. Strategic ideas are explained in simple terms. Only last finishing games don't get this opportunity
Approximately 85% of all the games are posted on club website in pgn format
Usually Open tournament on Thursdays has 2 international masters and FIDE Master playing
Please visit for dates of our tournaments
Please fill in the form on your right if you are interested
In 2025 St Kilda Chess Club has continued to provide the general public the best opportunity there is in Australia to learn and play chess
The results and pairings for current ACF rated chess tournament could be found here Current Tournament