To be held on the 17th and 18th of October more...

31 players descended on the Girl Guides Hall in Geelong for the 2014 Victorian Country Chess Championship – this was the largest turnout in several years, with numbers boosted by a large contingent of Geelong players. more...

A new star has emerged. Doyin Fasakin who is a Pharmacist at Horsham arrived from Nigeria via WA 3 years ago. He drew with Stewart Booth and Bas Van Riel but defeated Mark Bruere, Nigel Barrow, Leigh Healey and Patrick. Nigel also managed to defeat Stewart in the final round.. more...

Mark Bruere wins in a strong field more...

The 2011 event will be held at Swan Hill over the second weekend 8 & 9 October. This is the weekend after the AFL grand final. The venue is a retirement centre provided by Stewart Booth and some free accommodation will be available, details here. more...
A tournament brochure is available for download here. more...

Please send in some of your games in text or pgn format for inclusion in our online viewable database. more...

Congratulations are due to Russell Murray & Stewart Booth who drew their encounter against each other and won all their other games to share the title of Victorian Country Chess Champion. Write-up by Nigel Barrow. more...

Get your entry form and latest info here as a downloadable pdf file. more...

The tournament will be held on the first weekend of October, so plan for a spring weekend in sunny Castlemaine!

Mark Bruere and Stuart Booth share the top spot in this year's championship. Participant numbers were down a little, no doubt due to the GFC, petrol prices and daylight savings, but the general enthusiasm of the players has not faded at all! For results and photos see the events page. more...

The Victorian Rural Chess League is excited to announce that the 2009 VCCC will be held over the weekend of the 3rd and 4th of October. The venue will remain the same, opposite Tog's Cafe in Castlemaine.

The information sheet and application form is available here to print from the web page.more.... It can also be downloaded as a pdf file and saved to your computer. pdf file ...

Photos and some reports for tournaments past now available in the Events section.

The Victorian Rural Chess League which hosts the Victorian Country Championship annually in Castlemaine now has a home for news of past and future events.

Please send content and suggestions to Rob Loveband for inclusion.