About SACA

Updated September 9th, 2026

The South Australian Chess Association (SACA) was established in 1894, taking over chess matters for the state of South Australia from the Adelaide Chess Club.

SACA’s responsibilities include:

  • Representing the State in all chess matters
  • Fostering and encouraging interest in chess
  • Organising interstate matches as well as the Interclub, State, Women’s and City of Adelaide Championships

SACA also manages the Chess Centre where most state competitions are held, as well as being a meeting place for chess enthusiasts.

Junior chess is organised by the South Australian Junior Chess League, which is affiliated with SACA.

Committee

The following are the current appointed members of the SACA committee.
The next AGM will be held in February 2027 (Date TBA).

SACA Patron

Aivars Lidums OAM

 

President

Alan Goldsmith

president@sachess.org.au

Contact Number: 0401 672 481

Deputy President

Garth Whitney

 

Vice Presidents

Jocelyn Ho,
Aaron Perkins,
Finn Reiner

 

Secretary

Manny Schiavone

secretary@sachess.org.au

Treasurer

Xavier Georgitisis

treasurer@sachess.org.au

Assistant Treasurer

Scott Colliver

 

Tournament Secretary,
Assistant Ratings Officer,
Assistant Webmaster

Aaron Perkins

tournaments@sachess.org.au

Grade Match Secretary

Michael Lazarou

gradematches@sachess.org.au

Ratings Officer,
Assistant Tournament Secretary
Vega Licensing Representative

Simon Hope

tournaments@sachess.org.au
ratings@sachess.org.au

Assistant Grade Match Secretaries

Scott Colliver,
Finn Reiner

 

Social Media Officer,
Assistant Tournament Secretary

Phoenix Jarvis

socials@sachess.org.au

Chess Centre Managers

Pip Weston,
Lil Weston

 

Webmaster

Hamish Pattison

webmaster@sachess.org.au

Newsletter Editors

Jocelyn Ho,
Sabrina Koetsier

newsletter@sachess.org.au

ACF Delegate

Misheck Muza

acfdelegate@sachess.org.au

Trophy Coordinator

Garth Whitney

trophies@sachess.org.au

Bay Sports Representative

Alan Goldsmith

 

Public Officer

Robin Wedding

 

Compliance Officer

Chee-Fong Cirami

 

General Committee Members

Ethan Retnaraja
William Carrigan
Hariharan Ayyar