The championship game saw Patrick Cook take on James Eldridge. With so much at stake, both players stuck to their principles and a Dutch Leningrad was the result. Needing to win, Patrick played an uncharacteristically risky manoevre in the early middle game with James could have had the better. Thereafter Patrick siezed the initiative in a position of unbalanced material and never let go, going on to win a fine game and his sixth Ballarat Chess Club championship.

Peter Miitel played Simon Feros in a strange reversed Trampovsky. A very even game followed and reached a drawish Rook and pawns endgame whereupon Peter demonstrated superb endgame technique to steal a win that maybe shouldn't have been there.

Rob Bailey versus John Frangakis was a Blackmar-Diemer Gambit! Black calmly kept the pawn and a the pawn and had 2 Knights for Rook as well. John managed to gain perpectual check, however, to rescue a half point.

Rob Loveband, striving to win the Reserves title took on Michael Schreenan in a Queens Gambit. Michael surprised his opponent with a competitive game, keeping things even into the middle game until Rob found a way to force Black's King into the open where it was quickly mated.

The postponed Round 11 game Simon Feros versus Joel Beggs was arranged to be played during the week, but confusion resulted in Joel having to concede a forfeit.

John Abson forfeited his remaining 2 games, preferring to holiday in Queensland.

Only the Round 9 game between Kevin Perrin versus Rob Loveband remains to be played and it will decide 3rd place and the Reserves title.