Juniors numbers are going up all the time this week 17 broads were beening played withother 4 new juniors this week .We also have new way finding out what junor tournaments are up in coming by cilcking on to our Calendar this helps people which events they would like to play in . the most improved junior so far Peter Brzozwski.
The juniors started on 10th February with 23 turning up from last year & 4 new juniors. Juniors start arriving at 5.30pm on Wednesday night their competition games start at6.00pm .They run by David and John.
Seniors competition joe Tyson cup also started on 10th February at 7.45 pm with 9 boards being played
So come a long see what the club is like and have a game
Nigel Metge Rook Junior A Grade Champ
1st Lucy Massey on 6 points out of 7
2nd Ryan Nguyen on 5 points out of 7
3rd Emily Massey on 4.5 points out of 7
Graham Banks Cup Junior B Grade Champ
1st Ethan Stowers 5.5 / 7
2nd = Lloyd Williams 5/7
= Jasraj Singh Chadha 5/7
Leo Peti Cup Junior C Grade Champ
1st William Massey 5.5 / 7
2nd Crystal Hart 4.5 / 7
3rd Robin Han 4 / 7
WELL DONE ! EVERYONE ! and MERRY CHRISTMAS
PRIZE GIVING – WED 2ND DECEMBER
CHESS RE STARTS WEDNESDAY 3RD FEB 2016
John McRae Junior Summer Shield – 1st = Peter Brzozowski, Fergus Lee, Conrad Hart.
Russell Metge Junior Rapid Cup – 1st = Christopher Delport , Ryan Nguyen
Book Prize – William Massey
Lew Collins Junior Autumn Cup – 1st Hugh Gao
B Grade [ Medal] 1st = Joanna Lee, Manit KC
Hans Gao Junior Handicap Shield – 1st Christopher Delport
Grade Prize – Stephan Wind
Graeme Coleman Junior Winter Knight – 1st = Ryan Nguyen, Conrad Hart
Winter Pawn [Medal] – 1st = Crystal Hart, Max Luo
Clive Wilson Junior Spring Cup – 1st Rebekah Massey
B Grade [ Medal] 1st Ethan Stowers
Pauline Thomas Junior Blitz Cup – 1st Arav Gaundar
Most Improved Junior Trophy – Hugh Gao
Nigel Metge Rook Junior A Grade Champ – 1st Lucy Massey
Graham Banks Cup Junior B Grade Champ – 1st Ethan Stowers
Leo Peti Cup Junior C Grade Champ – 1st William Massey
1st Rebekah Massey with 7 out of 8 points
2nd = Ethan Stower and Ryan Nguyen with 6 out of 8 points.
Well Done!
Hello to Lloyd Williams , Shriya Warner and returning Kruze Rehu, and welcome!
Next Tournament is the Club Champs in A B and C Grades – 60min each, record moves.
PAKURANGA PLAZA Tournament – Sat 17 and Sun 18 Oct 2015.
contact Tony Booth 09 534 6392 or email. [email protected]
this was played in two sections – Winter Knight for the A & B Grades and Winter Pawn
for beginners.
Winter Knight 1st = Ryan Nguyen and Conrad Hart on 5/6
3rd Hugh Gao on 4.5/6
Winter Pawn 1st = Crystal Hart and Max Luo on 5/6
3rd Robin Han on 4/6
Welcome to the new players Justin, Max, Aryan, Bevron, Keesen ,and Keilani
Next week – Clive Wilson Spring Cup 2 Rounds of 10 min per night 3 nights
The Pauline Thomas Junior 5 min Blitz Trophy for 2015
6 Rounds – 3 per night over 2 nights – ” you make an illegal move – you lose”
RESULTS
1st Arav Gaundar 6 points
2nd Hugh Gao 5.5 points
3rd = Peter B and Lucy Massey 5 points
This event was held at Alexander Park on Sunday June 28th.
There were 10 teams of 4 this year, from clubs in the Auckland area,
with some of the strongest Junior players in the country.
RESULTS
1. Howick – Pakuranga A 17.5
2. North Shore 14
3. Auckland A 14
4. Papatoetoe A 12
5. Howick – Pakuranga B 10.5
6. Howick – Pakuranga C 9
7. Auckland B, Papatoetoe B, Papatoetoe C all on 6
8. Waitakere 5
LEADING SCORERS
Board 1. 1st Daniel Gong [2058] 5
2nd William Zhang [1998] 4
3rd = Caroline Yan [1567] and Arul Gaundar [1102] 3
Board 2. 1st = Judd Zhan [1607] and Arav Gaundar [1047] 4
3rd – 4th Aaron Wang [1407] and Jasmine Zhang [1555] 3.5
Board 3. 1st Terry Shen [1428] 5
2nd Naqib Syabani [1016] 4
3rd = Kevin Hou [1224] and Lucy Massey [547] 3
Board 4. 1st = Vyania Punsalan [918] 4
= Mathew Steadman [1156] 4
= Ryan Nguyen [540] 4
4th Kevin Guan [1588] 3.5
Great Effort – against much higher rated opponents – WELL DONE !
The Hans Gao Junior Handicap Shield 2015 finished with
1st Christopher Delport [ Blue] on 7 points
2nd = Ryan Nguyen [Red] on 6 points
2nd = Stephan Wind [ Purple] on 6 points
2nd = Justin Malagueno [ Purple ] on 6 points
There were only 3 Colour Grades this year – RED [over 475] BLUE [ 400-475]
PURPLE [319 -400] with a bonus points system
BLUE beats RED – 2 POINTS
PURPLE beats BLUE – 3 POINTS
PURPLE beats RED – 4 POINTS
In the last 2Rounds of the Juniors Handicap players are matched against those in their own grade –
ROUND 5
1.Conrad – Arav
2.Fergus [- Nb1] – Christopher
3.Hugh – Ryan
4.Peter B [-Nb1] – Stanford
5.Dylan – Andrew
6. Jasraj – Manit
7. Justin – William
8.Robin – Stephan
9.Yabla – Hiramaia
10.Charlene – BYE
ROUND 6
1.Arav – Hugh
2.Ryan – Fergus
3.Peter B – Conrad
4.Stanford – Christopher
5.Andrew – Manit
6.Dylan – Jasraj
7.Robin – Justin
8.Stephan – Yabla
9.William – Hiramaia
10.Charlene – BYE