Clive Wilson Junior Spring Cup 2016
6 Rounds – 3 nights – 15 min each
1st = Hugh Gao
= Fergus Lee with 5 out of 6 point
followed by – Ryan, Peter B, Rebekah, and Emily on 4 /6
Several players were away with commitments to other sports and events
but we welcomed Krishiva Rahi a new player and the return of Max Jiang.
On Sunday 28th Aug – Round 2 of the B Grade Inter-Club was played at the Stables Café Alexander Park. RESULTS –
Papatoetoe 5 – 1 North Shore
Auckland 2.5 – 3.5 Howick- Pakuranga
3 new players filled in for Papatoetoe against North Shore
1. Sivakumar Manchoran who beat Paul Kamberi
2. Temu Maroroa who won by default against Alexei Bogatov
3. Ryan Nguyen one of our juniors who drew against Alex Pakhojuk
CONGRADULATIONS ! to our team an outstanding effort!
They are leading with 10.5 and face Howick who are on 7 points in the Last Round
JUNIOR WINTER KNIGHT 2016
finished with 4 players on the same score – 4 out of 5 points
final placings were settled with the LOWEST RATED player 1st followed by the others in 2nd and 3rd.
1st Jasraj Singh Chadha [ 434 ]
2nd Lloyd Williams [ 458 ]
3rd = Hugh Gao [ 530 ]
Ryan Nguyen [ 542 ]
very close scores with players losing games they normally won easily – maybe everyone was too relaxed
because they didn’t have to record their games.
JUNIOR WINTER PAWN 2016
this little group of beginners played a double round robin – RESULTS
1st Devin Du
2nd Kimberly Williams
3rd Darius Du
they all did very well recording games with not too many mistakes and clear enough to read –
OUTSTANDING EFFORT! well done everyone!
On Sunday 14th Aug – Round 1 of the B Grade Inter-Club was played at the Stables Cafe Alexander Park.
4 Teams took part – RESULTS
Papatoetoe 5.5 – 0.5 Auckland
Howick 3.5 – 2.5 North Shore
Congratultions to the Papatoetoe team for a great effort – best by any of our teams in a long time – well done!
Congradulations also to Barry Hooton for winning the C Grade at the NORTH SHORE OPEN – awesome !
won by Hugh Gao [ Han’s brother ] with a “picket fence” 8/8
2nd Max Jiang on 7.5 / 8 and winner of a Special Book Prize
for an outstanding effort against stronger players. [ Well Done ! ]
3rd = Jasraj and Anusha on 7/8 – both with wins against higher rated players.
Great Effort Everyone!
No Chess over the School break – restarts July 27th with the Winter Knight
and Winter Pawn Tournaments.
Bringing a mobile phone into the playing venue = Loss of Game, even if its turned off!
1 illegal move in Rapid Chess – Loses
2 illegal moves in Competition [or Classical] Chess – Loses
These are some of the changes to the Laws of Chess that came into effect on July 1st 2014
The rules of Rapid and Blitz are now almost the same, and arbiters should call flag [time] or
illegal move.
It is not acceptable to use an” upside down rook” as a Queen on promotion, it will only be allowed
to move as a rook. That is why extra Queens are supplied.
If a player has moved a pawn to the furthest rank, pressed the clock, but not replaced the pawn
with a new piece, the move is illegal.
A player to claim a draw still has to write his move and declare to the arbiter that 3 times repetition or 50 moves will be reached.
The addition of 9.6 allows for 5 times repetition or 75 consecutive moves draw claim without
calling the arbiter. This is because the takes sign x is not always used making counting moves
difficult. Claims are cancelled once a piece is touched.
Offering a Draw – MOVE OFFER CLOCK
Rates of Play – Competition Chess 60 min and over
Rapid Chess over 10 but under 60 min
Blitz Chess under 10 min
39th Waitakere Trust Open [ held June 4th to 6th]
had a good turnout this year with about 100 players taking part
A Grade 1st Ben Hague with 6/6 points in a field of 30 players [Well Done]
B Grade 1st Don Eade
C Grade 1st Olivia Dong
Juniors 1st Saasha Ghadiali
for more see www.newzealandchess.co.nz [results page]
Auckland Girls Chess Championship 2016 [held June 22nd]
continues to attract a strong following with about 117 players taking part this year.
Over 12 1st = Caroline Yan 5.5/6
Kate Song
Under 12 1st Kimberly Yuan 6/6
Under 10 1st Selena Xi Hu 6/6
Papatoetoe girls didn’t take part this year because of other commitments – maybe next year
Papatoetoe v Howick-Pakuranga
@ Papatoetoe Chess Club on 20/04/2016 result was a win to them – 8.5 to 14.5
the Juniors who took part for us almost held their own going down 3.5 to 4.5 they were
Arul Gaundar [1090] 0.5 – 0.5 Ryan Dukeson [1151]
Arav Gaundar [654] 0 – 1 Aleck Shen [1138]
Conrad Hart [640] 1 – 0 Ray Coventry [1075]
Peter Brzozowski [unr] 0 – 1 Jayti Pattni [1042]
Ryan Nguyen [753] 1 – 0 Brian Battye [1038]
Anusha Gaundar [881] 1 – 0 Imran Mohammed [1000]
Rebekah Massey [926] 0 – 1 Callum Spence [979]
William Massey [670] 0 – 1 Thomas Zheng [900]
well done everyone maybe next time!
The seniors had there last night for 2015 season with 8boards going playing friendly matches .We had Ewen Green & Oliver Picken from Whangarei come along. He is like part time member of the club. Also travels to most tournaments in the north island . John Worn set up blitz tournament later night after something to eat this was played by group- 9- four of them from Rosehill Intermediate they all great time . We packed up 10.30 pm
We next meet Wednesday 3rd February 2016 -7.00pm
Trophies won in 2015 will be handed out on that night
any new members will be welcomed also
Have safe charismas & happy year
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