The 2017 Fletcher-Morrow Shield Match was held between the Geelong and Ballarat Chess Clubs at the Geelong Chess Club Rooms, 33 Myers Street, Geelong with clocks starting at 1pm on Sunday, 13th August, 2017.
The Home Team (Geelong) played White on the odd numbered boards, and came away with the honors, winning 6.5 to 3.5 on the top ten boards.
Individual and Club results can be see below:
| Board | White | Black | Result | Won by Club |
| 1 | Binh Nguyen | Jean-George Estiot | 1-0 | G |
| 2 | Heath Gooch | Michael Sugrue | 0-1 | G |
| 3 | Alistair Anderson | Rob Loveband | 0.5 | – |
| 4 | Rodney Jacobs | Reza Daneshvar | 0-1 | G |
| 5 | Zoran Babic | Patrick Cook | 0.5 | – |
| 6 | Kevin Perrin | Geoff Barber | 1-0 | B |
| 7 | Mio Ristic | Rob Bailey | 0.5 | – |
| 8 | Cassandra Barnett | Rod Hessing | 0-1 | G |
| 9 | Andrew Wemyss | Ruari Coffey | 0-1 | B |
| 10 | Caitlin Barnett | Owen Courtis | 0-1 | G |
| 11 | Geoff Davis | Jasan Barnett | 1-0 | – |
| 12 | Sue Ryan | Jack Smith | 0-1 | – |
| 13 | Connor Liu | Chantelle Barnett | 1-0 | – |
It was a great day of chess, with friendly but spirited competition between the two long-standing rivals.
Geelong will travel to Ballarat in 2018 to defend the Fletcher-Morrow Shield.
Geelong Chess Club 