The 2016 Championship was a single round robin tournament between the top six qualifiers, running for five rounds.
Time Limit
The time limit was 90 minutes per player, with a 30 second increment per move.
Standings
Final standings after all rounds played:
Place Name Feder Rtg Loc Score Berg. Wins
1-2 Barber, Geoff 1635 3.5 7.50 3
Babic, Zoran 1751 3.5 6.75 3
3 Courtis, Owen 1634 3 5.50 2
4-5 Daneshvar, Reza 1743 2.5 5.00 2
Sugrue, Michael 1867 2.5 4.25 2
6 Davis, Geoff 1458 0 0.00 0
Geoff Barber and Zoran Babic then played a two match playoff, ending in a 1-all tie.
Both players were declared joint 2016 Club Champion.
Cross Table
| No | Name | Feder | Rtg | #1 | #2 | #3 | #4 | #5 | #6 |
| 5. | Babic, Zoran | 1751 | * | L | W | W | W | D | |
| 4. | Barber, Geoff | 1635 | W | * | D | L | W | W | |
| 1. | Courtis, Owen | 1634 | L | D | * | D | W | W | |
| 2. | Daneshvar, Reza | 1743 | L | W | D | * | W | L | |
| 6. | Davis, Geoff | 1458 | L | L | L | L | * | L | |
| 3. | Sugrue, Michael | 1867 | D | L | L | W | W | * |
Fixtures
Round 1 – Friday 10th June
Geoff Barber took the outright lead as the only player to score a victory:
No Name Result Name 1 Babic, Z (5) .5:.5 Sugrue, M (3) 2 Barber, G (4) 1:0 Davis, G (6) 3 Courtis, O (1) .5:.5 Daneshvar, R (2)
Round 2 – Friday 17th June
Geoff Barber maintained his lead with a win over defending co-champion Zoran Babic.
No Name Result Name 1 Sugrue, M (3) 1:0 Daneshvar, R (2) 2 Davis, G (6) 0:1 Courtis, O (1) 3 Babic, Z (5) 0:1 Barber, G (4)
Round 3 – Friday 24th June
Reza Daneshvar won the sole game played on the night.
No Name Result Name 3 Daneshvar, R (2) 1:0 Davis, G (6)
Round 4 – Friday 15th July
Zoran Babic broke through with impressive pressure play against Reza Daneshvar. Geoff Barber and Owen Courtis split the point in a tense encounter. Four players remained in contention, going into the final round.
No Name Result Name 1 Sugrue, M (3) 1:0 Davis, G (6) 2 Babic, Z (5) 1:0 Daneshvar, R (2) 3 Barber, G (4) .5:.5 Courtis, O (1)
Round 5 – Friday 22nd July
No Name Result Name 1 Courtis, O (1) 1:0 Sugrue, M (3) 2 Daneshvar, R (2) 1:0 Barber, G (4) 3 Davis, G (6) 0:1 Babic, Z (5)
Postponements – Friday 29th July
Geoff Barber and Zoran Babic both win to tie for first place. They next for a two-match playoff.
No Name Result Name 1 Barber, G (4) 1:0 Sugrue, M (3) 2 Courtis, O (1) 0:1 Babic, Z (5)
Playoff Round 1 – Friday 5th August
Geoff Barber and Zoran Babic play the first game of a two-match playoff.
Colors to be drawn on the night of the match.
Playoff Round 2 – Friday 12th August
Final round of the two-match playoff for the 2016 Geelong Chess Club Championship.
Geelong Chess Club 