The Weekly Times <\/em>with interest and work out how to move the pieces,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\u201cWhen I found out the Chess Club was restarting up in Ballarat in 1966, I went along to the meetings, and then played in the first Championship of the Club\u2019s new era.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ve since won the Championship seven times, and have come close with a couple of runner-up positions.\u201d<\/p>\n
In the decades since, the life member has served in Club administrative roles including president for a year, secretary and for the last 24 years, treasurer.<\/p>\n
Mr Perrin has been tournament director of BCC\u2019s \u201cmajor event,\u201d the Begonia Open, and the arbiter of the 1988 World Junior Chess Championship in Adelaide.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ve always been involved in that side of the Club more so than as a player. I get as much joy out of making sure things tick along.<\/p>\n
\u201cAs chief arbiter, you get to be involved with some of the best and highest rated players in Australia, and often overseas visiting players as well,\u201d Mr Perrin said.<\/p>\n
But throughout, he has continued to enjoy each experience as a competitor, and the \u201cmental approach\u201d needed to sit down and face any opposition.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s all about using different strategies to achieve a position you can outwit your opponent with. It challenges your mind, and for young people, it helps them think and plan ahead.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ve never played two games the same. Every game is different after a few moves… and you\u2019ve got a challenge,\u201d Mr Perrin said.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Club\u2019s strongest player is very good, and we all strive to beat him, so that increases our level of competition.\u201d<\/p>\n
A retired accountant, Mr Perrin formerly ran his own practice in Ballarat. Other than chess and his family, accounting was \u201calways the other strong influence.\u201d<\/p>\n
Both strategy and planning have been key parts of his professional and chess playing lives.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen you\u2019re developing a business plan in an accounting practice for a client, you may well apply the same strategies to chess, like lateral thinking and considering what your opponent or business competitor might do,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf you just play your own game and don\u2019t consider what your chess opponent is going to do, you\u2019ll lose pretty quickly.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s similar in business. You need to consider others… and actions you can take to defend against them, or attack against them.\u201d<\/p>\n
The 55th Ballarat Chess Club Championship is a round robin event to be held online from today, Thursday, 24 September to December, to ensure players are COVID-safe.<\/p>\n
The Championship will run each Thursday night for 11 weeks from 7.30pm, with 50 people competing throughout.<\/p>\n
\u201cSome players will be joining in from Melbourne and other regional areas who are past Club champions, so this tournament will be quite strong,\u201d Mr Perrin said.<\/p>\n
The competition has previously been held in the Ballaarat Mechanics\u2019 Institute\u2019s Humffray Room.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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