The Winter Cup will be starting on September 3rd.
Due to the disruptions of the Olympiad, School Holidays and North Island Champs I’ve decided to change the tournament to two rated Swiss tournaments.
The cutoff between A and B grade will be roughly 1500. Vega links are here:
Please make sure you enter early to avoid disappointment.
The field for the Spring Rapid has been Finalised
Due to lack of Space the field has been limited to 70 players.
The following players (in order) are on the wait list. If some people cancel on Monday night they will be able to play:
Rodney Li
Leo Li
Narasimhan Ravi
Ethan Lou
Tom Fu
Those 5 players are entered into vega but their status is “withdrawn”. All others listed Vega page for the tournament are fully entered.
No further entries will be accepted.
The next tournament will be the Winter Cup starting on September 3rd. Entries can be via signup sheet or text.
The Spring Rapid will be held later this month. It will be a single unrated Swiss tournament for the whole club with a time control of 25 minutes + 5s per move.
There will be 3 rounds on August 20th and 3 on August 27th.
Entries are now being accepted, you can enter via:
Please check the Vega page for the tournament to confirm your entry has been processed.
The limit for entries is 70.
The 2018 Auckland Chess Centre Club Champs is across 9 rounds in June though August. The A and B grades are 10 player round robins while the C grade is a Swiss ( with just over 60 players). All Grades are NZCF rated while the A and B grades are FIDE rated.
Vega Links: A Grade, B Grade, C Grade
A Grade
Watson and Garbett lead after two rounds with 2/2 . The top two seeds (Hague and Kulashko) drew against each other.
Biggest upset in the first two round as was Gordon Morrell getting a draw against Daniel Gong in round 2.
B Grade
After two rounds only Don Eade is undefeated. Top seed Paul MacDonald beat second seed Nathan Goodhue but drew his other game.
Upsets:
Lyall drew with MacDonald in round 1
Nicole Qin beat Alex Nagorski in Round 2
Tim Ha beat Caroline Yan in round 2
C Grade
10 players were on 2 points after 2 rounds.
Upsets in round 1:
Selena Hu beat Jason Huang
Jeffery Yu beat Virginia Milne
Joe Wang drew with Arkadi Poliakevitch
Upsets in Round 2:
Brian Zhao beat Toby Zhang
Isabelle Ning beat Andrew Michael
Felix Xie beat Euan McDougall
Hannah Xu beat Leo Li
Philip Te Whata beat Aaron Wang
The Autumn Cup was played across 7 rounds between April 23rd and June 11th. There were two Swiss Grades. A Grade was 35 players rated 1440 and up which B Grade was 33 players below that rating.
A Grade
1st equal: Ben Hague, Alphaeus Ang, Allen Fan – 5.5 points
4th: Bruce Watson – 5 points
5th equal: Paul Garbett, John Duneas, Roy Seabrook – 4.5 points
B Grade
1st: Hugh Gao – 6 points
2nd: Joe Wang – 5.5 points
3rd equal: John Liu, Mathew Steadman, Kelvin Xiao, Isabelle Ning – 5 points.
Catching up from last month.
A Grade
Daniel Gong vs Alphaeus Ang – Black was down a piece but managed to take advantage of sharp tactics. 0-1
Michael Steadman vs Ben Hague – Black handled White’s usual b4 and attacked the King. White didn’t accurately defend. 0-1
Nathan Goodhue vs Bruce Watson – Black gradually improved his position and picked up a piece. 0-1
Paul Garbett vs Allen Fan – Black picked up a pawn and swapped down material before a mate presented it self. 0-1
Alex Nagorski vs John Duneas – White missed some tactics that allowed Black to win material 0-1
Other games in the PGN
Upsets were:
Felix Xei beat Arkadi Poliakevitch
Allen Fan beat Paul Garbett
Tim Ha beat Clinton Wells
Alphaeus Ang was first on 5.5 after 6 rounds with Ben Hague, Bruce Watson and Allen fan all on 4.5.
B Grade
There were a large number of Byes in Round 6.
Upsets:
Kelvin Xiao beat Wayne McDougall
Brian Zhao beat Jacob Chai
Leaders after the round were Huge Gao on 5 followed by Jaon Huang, Joe Wang, Mathew Steadman and Kelvin Xiao on 4.5
Apologies for getting behind with these results.
A reminder that the Junior Interclub is on Sunday the 24th of June. We are looking for players at all levels to participate. Please contact Simon or signup at the Club
Autumn Cup 2018 R5 PGN by Ewan Green
A Grade
Alphaeus Ang vs Paul Garbett – White was better but Black managed to swap into an equal endgame. However Black made a mistake and lost. 1-0
Daniel Gong vs Mike Steadman – The usual Opening experiments from Mike. He got a good position but ended up a pawn down which was enough for Daniel to win the endgame. 1-0
Leon Zhang vs Alex Nagorski – White once again forgot his theory to give black a chance. But the players took a draw once the position had settled down a little. Draw
Tim Ha vs Ben Hague – White went fairly well but was a pawn down when the position swapped to a Queen + Pawn endgame. Black outplayed him to pick up another pawn and White resigned. 0-1
Bruce Watson vs Erwin Koestanto – A few even game. White was ahead but Black came back and at once point could have got a perpetual check. Black played on but ended up in worse endgame. 1-0
Nathan Goodhue vs Winston Weng – Black was looking good (computer claimed +2) but ended up a piece down after some complex exchanges. 1-0
John Duneas vs Aaron Wang – White got a huge attack and won quickly. 1-0
After 5 rounds Alphaeus Ang was first with 4.5 points ahead of Daniel Going on 4 and 7 players on 3.5
Upsets:
Alex Nagorski drew with Leo Zhang
B Grade
John Liu, Hugh Gao and Jason Huang share the led after 5 rounds on 4.0 points.
Upsets:
Kelvin Xiao beat Boyuan Zhang
Renae Ghadiali beat Jacob Barry
Saasha Ghadiali beat Toby Zhang
The Draw for B Grade in the 2018 Club Champs is as follows
Pairing round 1 at 7pm of 18/06/2018
1 Macdonald, Paul … Lyall, Simon
2 Goodhue, Nathan … Qin, Nicole Shu Yu
3 Nagorski, Alex … Ha, Huy Minh (Timothy)
4 Yan, Caroline … Qin, Joy Shu Yan
5 Eade, Don … Seabrook, Roy
Pairing round 2 at 7pm of 25/06/2018
1 Lyall, Simon … Seabrook, Roy
2 Qin, Joy Shu Yan … Eade, Don
3 Ha, Huy Minh (Timothy) … Yan, Caroline
4 Qin, Nicole Shu Yu … Nagorski, Alex
5 Macdonald, Paul … Goodhue, Nathan
Pairing round 3 at 7pm of 02/07/2018
1 Goodhue, Nathan … Lyall, Simon
2 Nagorski, Alex … Macdonald, Paul
3 Yan, Caroline … Qin, Nicole Shu Yu
4 Eade, Don … Ha, Huy Minh (Timothy)
5 Seabrook, Roy … Qin, Joy Shu Yan
Pairing round 4 at 7pm of 09/07/2018
1 Lyall, Simon … Qin, Joy Shu Yan
2 Ha, Huy Minh (Timothy) … Seabrook, Roy
3 Qin, Nicole Shu Yu … Eade, Don
4 Macdonald, Paul … Yan, Caroline
5 Goodhue, Nathan … Nagorski, Alex
Pairing round 5 at 7pm of 16/07/2018
1 Nagorski, Alex … Lyall, Simon
2 Yan, Caroline … Goodhue, Nathan
3 Eade, Don … Macdonald, Paul
4 Seabrook, Roy … Qin, Nicole Shu Yu
5 Qin, Joy Shu Yan … Ha, Huy Minh (Timothy)
Pairing round 6 at 7pm of 23/07/2018
1 Lyall, Simon … Ha, Huy Minh (Timothy)
2 Qin, Nicole Shu Yu … Qin, Joy Shu Yan
3 Macdonald, Paul … Seabrook, Roy
4 Goodhue, Nathan … Eade, Don
5 Nagorski, Alex … Yan, Caroline
Pairing round 7 at 7pm of 30/07/2018
1 Yan, Caroline … Lyall, Simon
2 Eade, Don … Nagorski, Alex
3 Seabrook, Roy … Goodhue, Nathan
4 Qin, Joy Shu Yan … Macdonald, Paul
5 Ha, Huy Minh (Timothy) … Qin, Nicole Shu Yu
Pairing round 8 at 7pm of 06/08/2018
1 Lyall, Simon … Qin, Nicole Shu Yu
2 Macdonald, Paul … Ha, Huy Minh (Timothy)
3 Goodhue, Nathan … Qin, Joy Shu Yan
4 Nagorski, Alex … Seabrook, Roy
5 Yan, Caroline … Eade, Don
Pairing round 9 at 7pm of 13/08/2018
1 Eade, Don … Lyall, Simon
2 Seabrook, Roy … Yan, Caroline
3 Qin, Joy Shu Yan … Nagorski, Alex
4 Ha, Huy Minh (Timothy) … Goodhue, Nathan
5 Qin, Nicole Shu Yu … Macdonald, Paul
Draw for the 2018 Club Champs A Grade is as follows:
Pairing round 1at 7pm of 18/06/2018
1 Hague, Ben … Duneas, John
2 Kulashko, Alexei … Morrell, Gordon
3 Gong, Daniel Hanwen … Fan, Allen Chi Zhou
4 Watson, Bruce R … Steadman, Michael V R
5 Ang, Alphaeus Wei Ern … Garbett, Paul A
Pairing round 2 at 7pm of 25/06/2018
1 Duneas, John … Garbett, Paul A
2 Steadman, Michael V R … Ang, Alphaeus Wei Ern
3 Fan, Allen Chi Zhou … Watson, Bruce R
4 Morrell, Gordon … Gong, Daniel Hanwen
5 Hague, Ben … Kulashko, Alexei
Pairing round 3 at 7pm of 02/07/2018
1 Kulashko, Alexei … Duneas, John
2 Gong, Daniel Hanwen … Hague, Ben
3 Watson, Bruce R … Morrell, Gordon
4 Ang, Alphaeus Wei Ern … Fan, Allen Chi Zhou
5 Garbett, Paul A … Steadman, Michael V R
Pairing round 4 at 7pm of 09/07/2018
1 Duneas, John … Steadman, Michael V R
2 Fan, Allen Chi Zhou … Garbett, Paul A
3 Morrell, Gordon … Ang, Alphaeus Wei Ern
4 Hague, Ben … Watson, Bruce R
5 Kulashko, Alexei … Gong, Daniel Hanwen
Pairing round 5 at 7pm of 16/07/2018
1 Gong, Daniel Hanwen … Duneas, John
2 Watson, Bruce R … Kulashko, Alexei
3 Ang, Alphaeus Wei Ern … Hague, Ben
4 Garbett, Paul A … Morrell, Gordon
5 Steadman, Michael V R … Fan, Allen Chi Zhou
Pairing round 6 at 7pm of 23/07/2018
1 Duneas, John … Fan, Allen Chi Zhou
2 Morrell, Gordon … Steadman, Michael V R
3 Hague, Ben … Garbett, Paul A
4 Kulashko, Alexei … Ang, Alphaeus Wei Ern
5 Gong, Daniel Hanwen … Watson, Bruce R
Pairing round 7 at 7pm of 30/07/2018
1 Watson, Bruce R … Duneas, John
2 Ang, Alphaeus Wei Ern … Gong, Daniel Hanwen
3 Garbett, Paul A … Kulashko, Alexei
4 Steadman, Michael V R … Hague, Ben
5 Fan, Allen Chi Zhou … Morrell, Gordon
Pairing round 8 at 7pm of 06/08/2018
1 Duneas, John … Morrell, Gordon
2 Hague, Ben … Fan, Allen Chi Zhou
3 Kulashko, Alexei … Steadman, Michael V R
4 Gong, Daniel Hanwen … Garbett, Paul A
5 Watson, Bruce R … Ang, Alphaeus Wei Ern
Pairing round 9 at 7pm of 13/08/2018
1 Ang, Alphaeus Wei Ern … Duneas, John
2 Garbett, Paul A … Watson, Bruce R
3 Steadman, Michael V R … Gong, Daniel Hanwen
4 Fan, Allen Chi Zhou … Kulashko, Alexei
5 Morrell, Gordon … Hague, Ben