The club welcomes Leon Lee as its newest member.
Current standings are below, final two rounds next week
1 | Richard | Dare | 4.0 | +W28 | +B14 | +W3 | +B2 |
2 | Hilton | Bennett | 3.0 | +B22 | +W6 | +B4 | -W1 |
3 | William | Lynn | 3.0 | +B5 | +W9 | -B1 | +W12 |
4 | Graham | Nolan | 3.0 | +W19 | +B15 | -W2 | +B9 |
5 | Poen | Hsieh | 2.5 | -W3 | +W13 | =B6 | +W11 |
6 | Joel | Crombie | 2.5 | +W12 | -B2 | =W5 | +B25 |
7 | Nathanael | Loy | 2.0 | +B16 | +W10 | — | — |
8 | Daniel | Loy | 2.0 | +W18 | +B17 | — | — |
9 | Daniel | Shen | 2.0 | +B11 | -B3 | +W14 | -W4 |
10 | Ishaan | Singh | 2.0 | +B13 | -B7 | -W11 | +B14 |
11 | Richard | Jackson | 2.0 | -W9 | +W21 | +B10 | -B5 |
12 | Peter | Ladur | 2.0 | -B6 | +W22 | +W19 | -B3 |
13 | Gary | Judkins | 2.0 | -W10 | -B5 | +B21 | +W19 |
14 | Thomas | Beier | 1.0 | +B25 | -W1 | -B9 | -W10 |
15 | Shan | Sundararaj | 1.0 | +B20 | -W4 | — | — |
16 | Ryan | Jones | 1.0 | -W7 | +B28 | — | — |
17 | Ben | Wright | 1.0 | +B26 | -W8 | — | — |
18 | Rudi | Van Der Merwe | 1.0 | -B8 | +W26 | ||
19 | Jarvis | Xiang | 1.0 | -B4 | +W25 | -B12 | -B13 |
20 | Max | Stephens | 1.0 | -W15 | +B27 | — | — |
21 | Stanley | Lin | 1.0 | =W27 | -B11 | -W13 | =B23 |
22 | Sean | Clark | 1.0 | -W2 | -B12 | -W25 | +W26 |
23 | Ian | Kennedy | 1.0 | — | — | =BYE | =W21 |
24 | Zane | Brown | 1.0 | — | — | =B26 | =BYE |
25 | Jovan | Xin | 1.0 | -W14 | -B19 | +B22 | -W6 |
26 | Leon | Lee | 0.5 | -W17 | -B18 | =W24 | -B22 |
27 | Michael | Lin | 0.5 | =B21 | -W20 | — | — |
28 | Andy | Song | 0.0 | -B1 | -W16 | — | — |
With the club now back up and running member subscriptions have been adjusted. If you had an active sub at the time the club went into recess you have had the expiry date extended by 11 months. Members that had not yet paid there 2021 subs are now in arrears. You can check when your sub is due by visiting this page
The club welcomes Fuatai as its newest member.
Club ratings have been updated
Thirty players turned out for the icebreaker blitz which I think is a club record. Honours go to Hilton on 5.5. Next week we will have slower paced chess, 2 games per night over three weeks. Please make a commitment to come to all three nights. We look forward to many of the new faces last night turning into regular attenders and fully fledged members
1 | Hilton | Bennett | 5.5 | +B24 | +W22 | +W10 | +B3 | =B2 | +W4 |
2 | Graham | Nolan | 5.0 | +B17 | =W11 | +B7 | +B4 | =W1 | +W5 |
3 | Andrew | Malcouronne | 5.0 | +B25 | +W9 | +B5 | -W1 | +B6 | +W11 |
4 | Richard | Jackson | 4.0 | +B12 | +W8 | +B23 | -W2 | +W13 | -B1 |
5 | Michael | Lin | 4.0 | +W20 | +B13 | -W3 | +B14 | +W12 | -B2 |
6 | Fuatai | Fuatai | 4.0 | +W15 | -B10 | +W16 | +B22 | -W3 | +B13 |
7 | Colin | Barret_Hogg | 4.0 | =W19 | +B20 | -W2 | =B28 | +W18 | +B16 |
8 | Daniel | Loy | 4.0 | +W16 | -B4 | +W28 | -B10 | +W15 | +B14 |
9 | Ian | Kennedy | 4.0 | +W30 | -B3 | +W26 | -B13 | +W22 | +W19 |
10 | Thomas | Beier | 3.5 | +BYE | +W6 | -B1 | +W8 | -B11 | =W12 |
11 | Nathaniel | Loy | 3.5 | +W14 | =B2 | -W22 | +B19 | +W10 | -B3 |
12 | Gary | Judkins | 3.5 | -W4 | +B19 | +W15 | +W23 | -B5 | =B10 |
13 | Bill | Crombie | 3.0 | +B21 | -W5 | +B24 | +W9 | -B4 | -W6 |
14 | Daniel | Shen | 3.0 | -B11 | +W17 | +B21 | -W5 | +B25 | -W8 |
15 | Paul | Dalley | 3.0 | -B6 | +W25 | -B12 | +W21 | -B8 | +W23 |
16 | Michael | Harrison | 3.0 | -B8 | +W29 | -B6 | +W24 | +B23 | -W7 |
17 | Peter | Ladur | 3.0 | -W2 | -B14 | +W20 | -B18 | +W27 | +B22 |
18 | Joel | Crombie | 3.0 | -B23 | -W26 | +B29 | +W17 | -B7 | +W25 |
19 | Leon | Lee | 2.5 | =B7 | -W12 | +B27 | -W11 | +W28 | -B9 |
20 | Daniel | Dizon | 2.5 | -B5 | -W7 | -B17 | +W29 | +B24 | =W21 |
21 | Leo | Dizon | 2.5 | -W13 | +B30 | -W14 | -B15 | +W26 | =B20 |
22 | Alex | Ladur | 2.0 | +W27 | -B1 | +B11 | -W6 | -B9 | -W17 |
23 | Andy | Song | 2.0 | +W18 | +B28 | -W4 | -B12 | -W16 | -B15 |
24 | Rudi | Van_Der_Merwe | 2.0 | -W1 | +B27 | -W13 | -B16 | -W20 | +B28 |
25 | Jarvis | Xiang | 2.0 | -W3 | -B15 | +W30 | +B26 | -W14 | -B18 |
26 | Stanley | Lin | 2.0 | -W28 | +B18 | -B9 | -W25 | -B21 | +W30 |
27 | Jamal | Leask | 2.0 | -B22 | -W24 | -W19 | +B30 | -B17 | +W29 |
28 | Ishaan | Singh | 1.5 | +B26 | -W23 | -B8 | =W7 | -B19 | -W24 |
29 | Puen | Hsieh | 1.0 | — | -B16 | -W18 | -B20 | +W30 | -B27 |
30 | Ryan | Jones | 0.0 | -B9 | -W21 | -B25 | -W27 | -B29 | -B26 |
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After a long covid winter the chess club will resume activity at 7pm on February 2nd 2021 (assuming the country is in level one). The playing calendar for term one 2021 has been posted. Hope to see you all again soon.
Sadly as the year draws to a close the club will remain in covid recess for the remainder of the year.
Richard (AKA Chessy64) takes line honours in our second virtual tournament. Email Andrew if you want to take part in the new tournament starting next week.

We will have a virtual Swiss over the next three weeks, two games per week at time control 20+ 0. If you don’t know how to join contact Andrew (see below). Please don’t join if you know you cant commit to the three weeks. Be in the waiting room at 7:20. Kickoff is 7:30
Thirteen players for our first virtual tournament. Cross table below. First blood to Prashanth
Club nights will resume this Tuesday 25th August in virtual format. We will start with a six round swiss on the Lichess server. Time control will be 5 + 3 with one minute between rounds. Start time is 7:30 so be in the waiting room by 7:25. If you dont have a Lichess username or account go and sign up now for free (maybe you could use your initials so other club members know who they are playing). Andrew Malcouronne is Director Of Play so you need to email him to become part of the HCC Lichess user group. If you are not already member of the group then email Andrew (see below). Assuming things go smoothly we will run some more traditional club events (like 20 + 0, 3 games per night over 2 nights, etc) starting from next week.
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Covid-19: All club activities suspended for foreseeable future
Posted: 15/03/2020 by Ian in Club NewsWith regret your committee have decided it is time to suspend all club activities in light of the Covid-19 epidemic.
Subscriptions will be deferred until the club resumes – ie if you have 10 months subscription remaining currently, and the club is closed for 12 months, you will have 10 months subscription credit from the time of reopening
Club champs are underway with 27 entrants. We have had 2 rounds so far. The crosstable is below. Remember all players are assumed to be playing unless I am notified by email on Sunday evening. Draw will be posted Monday. Richard Jackson has kindly volunteered to act as “twelfth man” to make up the numbers if we have an odd number on the night, but has noted that his games wont be used for club rating purposes. The current crosstable is appended and the tentative round 3 draw is below that
1 | Richard_Dare | 2.0 | +W11 | +B9 |
2 | Hilton_Bennett | 2.0 | +B12 | +W8 |
3 | Graham_Nolan | 2.0 | +W15 | +B14 |
4 | Sivaram_Manoharan | 2.0 | +B13 | +W10 |
5 | Max_Stephens | 1.5 | =BYE | +B16 |
6 | Nathanial_Loy | 1.5 | =BYE | +W19 |
7 | Ben_Firestone | 1.5 | =BYE | +W26 |
8 | Michael_Lin | 1.0 | +W17 | -B2 |
9 | Colin_Barrett-Hogg | 1.0 | +B20 | -W1 |
10 | Joel_Crombie | 1.0 | +W23 | -B4 |
11 | Gary_Judkins | 1.0 | -B1 | +W22 |
12 | William_Crombie | 1.0 | -W2 | +B25 |
13 | Rowan_Lightfoot | 1.0 | -W4 | +B24 |
14 | William_Lynn | 1.0 | +B27 | -W3 |
15 | Andy_Song | 1.0 | -B3 | +W27 |
16 | Sean_Clark | 1.0 | +B26 | -W5 |
17 | Murray_Tuatini | 1.0 | -B8 | +W21 |
18 | Kaeden_Govender | 1.0 | =BYE | =W20 |
19 | Ian_Kennedy | 0.5 | =BYE | -B6 |
20 | Thomas_Beier | 0.5 | -W9 | =B18 |
21 | Richard_Jackson | 0.5 | =BYE | -B17 |
22 | Jarvis_Xiang | 0.5 | =BYE | -B11 |
23 | Shan_Sundararaj | 0.5 | -B10 | =BYE |
24 | Dinupa_Yakupitiyage | 0.5 | =BYE | -W13 |
25 | Kalhara_Weeraman | 0.5 | =BYE | -W12 |
26 | Ben_Wright | 0.0 | -W16 | -B7 |
27 | Zane_Brown | 0.0 | -W14 | -B15 |
The draw for round three, subject to change at this point if there are withdrawals, is below
White | Black |
Richard Dare | Sivaram Manoharan |
Graham Nolan | Hilton Bennett |
Max Stephens | Ben Firestone |
Michael Lin | Nathanial Loy |
William Crombie | Colin Barrett-hogg |
Andy Song | William Lynn |
Joel Crombie | Murray Tuatini |
Rowan Lightfoot | Kaeden Govender |
Sean Clark | Gary Judkins |
Ian Kennedy | Dinupa Yakupitiyage |
Shan Sundararaj | Thomas Beier |
Jarvis Xiang | Kalhara Weeraman |
Ben Wright | Zane Brown |
Club ratings have been updated
1 | Colin Barrett-Hogg | 4.0 | +W7 | +B5 | +W4 | +B9 |
2 | Richard Dare | 4.0 | +W8 | +B18 | +W9 | +B3 |
3 | Graham Nolan | 3.0 | +W10 | +B15 | +W6 | -W2 |
4 | Prashant Mistry | 3.0 | +B19 | +W11 | -B1 | +W8 |
5 | Andrew Malcouronne | 3.0 | +B20 | -W1 | +B13 | +W10 |
6 | Sivaram Manoharam | 3.0 | +B26 | +W12 | -B3 | +W11 |
7 | William Crombie | 2.5 | -B1 | +W27 | =W15 | +B16 |
8 | Nathanial Loy | 2.0 | -B2 | +W28 | +B14 | -B4 |
9 | Eushin Kang | 2.0 | +W25 | +B22 | -B2 | -W1 |
10 | Richard Jackson | 2.0 | -B3 | +W26 | +B12 | -B5 |
11 | Andy Song | 2.0 | +W24 | -B4 | +W22 | -B6 |
12 | Joel Crombie | 2.0 | +W28 | -B6 | -W10 | +B15 |
13 | Kevin Li | 2.0 | -B22 | +W25 | -W5 | +B21 |
14 | William Lynn | 2.0 | -B15 | +B16 | -W8 | +W22 |
15 | Murray Tuatini | 1.5 | +W14 | -W3 | =B7 | -W12 |
16 | Ian Kennedy | 1.5 | =B27 | -W14 | +B25 | -W7 |
17 | Ben FIrestone | 1.5 | -B18 | -W19 | =B26 | +W23 |
18 | Gary Judkins | 1.0 | +W17 | -W2 | — | — |
19 | Rowan Lightfoot | 1.0 | -W4 | +B17 | — | — |
20 | Leo Dizon | 1.0 | -W5 | +B24 | — | — |
21 | Cam Sundaraj | 1.0 | — | — | +BYE | -W13 |
22 | Thomas Beier | 1.0 | +W13 | -W9 | -B11 | -B14 |
23 | Shan Sundaraj | 1.0 | — | — | +W24 | -B17 |
24 | Jarvis Xiang | 1.0 | -B11 | -W20 | -B23 | +W26 |
25 | Sean Clark | 1.0 | -B9 | -B13 | -W16 | +BYE |
26 | Stanley lin | 0.5 | -W6 | -B10 | =W17 | -B24 |
27 | Daniel Dizon | 0.5 | =W16 | -B7 | — | — |
28 | Daniel Loy | 0.0 | -B12 | -B8 | — | — |
Remember that our premier event, the club champs, will kick off on Tuesday 03 March.
Time control will be the same as last year at 60 minutes + 10 seconds per move from move 1.
One game per night over 6 weeks.
The format will be start time 7.15pm (7.30 on week 1), 1 game per night, open to financial members (or financial members temporarily in arrears), and newly paid up members, only. You can check when your sub is due by going to the website – About > Who We Are. Online payments preferred, see the website for details. If you are not currently a member but want to take part then you can join on the first night.
(Adult: $40 per year, or $25 for 6 months. Juniors $20 per year)
A single division Swiss Style Tournament. The overall winner will be awarded the title Club Champion 2020 and receive all the accolades that are associated with the title. The highest rated junior will be awarded the title Club Junior Champion 2020.
The draw will be based on Current club ratings. New players without a club rating will be assigned 1500 points for the purposes of the draw.
Entry permitted in round one and two, but round one preferred!. If you can’t make it on the first night let me know and you will be awarded a half point bye. If you enter in round two without prior notification you will retrospectively receive a zero point bye for round 1. Also if you want to play but might be a little late on the first night let me know and I will include you in the draw. Please don’t turn up after 7:15. Entries will not be accepted in week three or beyond.
Games start at 7.15pm – a 30 minute late time applies (your game is lost if you are 30 minutes late). Clocks will be started at 7:15 even if neither player is present.
Usual FIDE laws apply with the exception of the Hamilton Chess Club Special Rules found on the website. Disputes committee will be club executive (Hilton Ian and Richard). If one or two of the disputes committee is/are party to a dispute, the remaining member(s) will constitute the disputes committee.
Please bring a pen if you wish to record your games. Recording is not mandatory, but if you don’t record your game you will not be allowed to claim a draw for the 50 move rule or 3 fold repetition unless agreed by your opponent.
One 1/2 point bye allowed per player, if notified to Ian the Sunday before the round that it applies.
No half point byes allowed in rounds 5 or 6.
Tie breaks will be according to the NZ standard 1. Direct Encounter. 2. Cumulative (Sum of Progressive Scores). 3. Total Buchholz. 4. Sonneborn-Berger. 5. Buchholz Cut1. If still tied the award will be share
We only managed two rounds of the Summer Cup on opening night. To finish out the Summer cup we will have rounds 3 and 4 this Tuesday, and rounds 5 and 6 the next. The time control will be 30 + 0. Week five we will kick off the club champs.
We had 20 for the simul in the end. Notable wins to William and Prashanth. Graham was close to a win with knight and three pawns against bishop and pawn but in the end had to settle for a draw. Regular club nights resume on Tuesday.