2009 CV Secondary Schools Chess Championship - Balwyn Cup

The 2009 Balwyn Cup, part of the CV Secondary Schools Chess Championship, was held at Balwyn High School. A whole flurry of secondary schools attended. It was a 7-round tournament. Teams consist of 5 players, where players cannot play against teammates but can still play against players from other teams from the same school. In the end, the score for the team is determined by adding the number of points of the 4 best performers.

Balwyn High led the tournament almost all the way. However, with a spectacular last round, Scotch College slipped ahead to win the tournament.

Here are the final results:
1st Scotch College
2nd Balwyn High
3rd Brighton Grammar

The Scotch College 1st team comprised of Derek Yu (1838), Eugene Schön (2136), Zhigen Lin (2200), Richard Owen and Nicholas Liu (1583).

CV Secondary Schools Championship Finals 2008

The 2008 CV Secondary Schools Championship Finals (or simply State Chess Finals) was held on Saturday, September the 13th. This event was incredibly strong and, according to arbiter IM Leonid Sandler, was a stronger event than the Victorian Junior Championship. The event was won by a strong "Scotch Cardinal" team, with Eugene Schön (1938) being highest point-scorer. Scotch College will now move onto the national competition.

The final standings were
1. Scotch College
2. Balwyn High
3. Melbourne High

Balwyn High CV Secondary Schools Championship 2008

An interschool chess competition, the Balwyn High CV Secondary Schools Competition, was held at Balwyn High School. It was a 7-round tournament with many schools competing. Teams consist of 5 players, players cannot play against teammates but can play against players from other teams in the same school. The team which scores the most points, with the most possible being 28, wins the event.

Scotch College Team 1 won the event, with players (in order of scoring from most points to least) Zhigen Lin (2104), Derek Yu (1886), Eugene Schon (1960), Nicholas Liu (1428) and Kai Nagao.

The best individual results, which received trophies, were:
1st Chris Wallis (2153) 6.5/7
2nd-4th Zhigen Lin, Derek Yu and James Cameron (1709) 6/7