2016 Annual General Meeting

The Geelong Chess Club wrapped up a successful year with the 2016 Annual General Meeting, held at 7:30pm on Thursday, 15th December.

Election of 2017 Committee Members

The following members were elected to the 2017 Club Committee:

 

President          Geoffrey Gill
Vice-President  Michael Sugrue
Secretary          Andrew Wemyss
Treasurer          Bill Stokie
Committee        Mio Ristic, Geoff Barber

Awards

Of note was the 2016 Grand Prix award, duly awarded to Reza Daneshvar following a year of strong and consistent performances.

The 2016 Club Championship was jointly awarded to Geoff Barber and Zoran Babic, with Owen Courtis claiming outright third place with strong play, losing only to Babic.

Zoran Babic (L) and Geoff Barber shared the Club Championship.

Zoran Babic (L) and Geoff Barber shared the Club Championship.

Owen Courtis took outright third place in the Club Championship.

Owen Courtis took outright third place in the Club Championship.

Following proceedings, members enjoyed a tasty supper prepared by Annemarie Wemyss.

A full copy of the meeting minutes, compiled by Andrew Wemyss, may be found here.