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The ACC I Love Chess Rapid Friday 4th October

Hi everyone,

It’s been so long since the time we used to run junior rapid chess tournaments here at the Auckland Chess Centre, before the year 2020 when COVID hit us. In July 2024 last school holiday, I have rebooted an entirely new series of junior chess tournaments called ‘The I Love Chess Rapid Tournaments’. At first the idea is just to invite all of my chess students (and invited players) to see how many would be interested, and run the tournament as a training ground. It was a last minute decision, as I only planned the tournament about a week or two prior. We had around 30 entries and the kids really enjoyed it. One kid she told me at the end of the tournament: “Alex, I think you should run more chess tournaments”. I believe she is right. For those interested, here are the results from The I Love Chess Rapid July: https://www.vegaresult.com/vega/index.php?id=4024

I would like to invite you all to come along to play at our junior chess tournament starting on Oct 4th.

The ACC I Love Chess Rapid Tournament (October Edition)
Date: Friday 4th October 2024
Venue: Auckland Chess Centre, 17 Cromwell Street, Mt Eden
Restrictions: Juniors only (Under 18)
Rounds: 6 rounds, NZCF Nationally rated
Time Control: 15+5
Schedule: Tournament starts at 9:30am and to finish by 1:30pm
Cost: $20 per player

Entry Form: Link
Entries: Link

If you would like to register, please let me know as soon as possible. Thanks.

Regards,
Alex Huang
National Arbiter & Tournament Organiser

Two ACC Chess Weekends soon, 24-25/8 and 7-8/9

Two ACC Chess Weekends (ACW) are being held soon at the Auckland Chess Centre:

August ACW, 24-25 of August
September ACW, 7-8 of September

The events are run on normal two-day weekends. Games are FIDE- and NZCF-rated, time control is 60+30 (classical), so you can play up to 3 games a day (you can also take many byes).

Register online via TryBooking here https://newzealandchess.nz/auckland-chess-weekend-august-2024/

Alphaeus won the Winter Cup; Club Champs next week; ACW on 24-25/8

FM Alphaeus Ang won the Winter Cup by winning all his games (8 out of 8 plus one bye). CM Alex Nagorski came second, and WCM Nadia Braganza came third. https://www.vegaresult.com/vega/index.php?id=2901

The Club Champs (Aug 18 – Oct 14), a 9-round event, starts next week. Vega listing – https://www.vegaresult.com/vega/index.php?id=2902 and there might be some spots left for you to register on TryBooking, https://www.trybooking.com/nz/events/landing/11272

Our next ACC Chess Weekend (ACW) event will be held on the 24th and 25th of August, with six rated classical games over a normal weekend, a great training opportunity as usual. Please register online https://newzealandchess.nz/auckland-chess-weekend-august-2024/

Our Junior Club starts Jul 27 for Term 3, all are welcome.

Hi everyone, we are starting this weekend with our newly rebooted Junior Club programme. Exciting lectures and fun chess play is on the way. We run from 5:00pm to 6:15pm. Our topic for this week is: “These Three Squares For Your Knights”.

The first lecture is free for everyone (parents are also welcome) to attend. Our junior club programme costs $40/term. If you’re interested in our programme please sign up: https://www.trybooking.com/nz/TGH

More info: https://www.aucklandchess.nz/junior-club/

Our lectures are designed mostly for players who already knows how to move all the pieces, but if demand is here we will also consider simpler topics in the future.