Poen takes out the B division with 6 points, well ahead of the second place getter on 3!. Richard first in the A division also on 6. No crosstables this time as I didnt copy them to the USB. See you next term.
The club calendar for the rest of the year is now published. We will finish this term tomorrow night with Winter (2) rounds 5 and 6. That is followed by a 2 week break for the school holidays. We will resume for term 3 on 27 July with the club rapid champs over six weeks. The time control will be a little longer this year at 30/15. The complete calendar is available here
The club only runs when the whole country is in level one. As Wellington will remain in level two we will have a night off this coming Tuesday. Hopefully things are back to normal the following week
| A Division | ||||||
| 1 | Richard_Dare | 4.0 | +B3 | +W6 | +B2 | +B4 |
| 2 | Michael_Lin | 3.0 | +B4 | +W8 | -W1 | +B3 |
| 3 | Graham_Nolan | 2.0 | -W1 | +B5 | +B8 | -W2 |
| 4 | Prashant_Mistry | 2.0 | -W2 | +B9 | +B6 | -W1 |
| 5 | Paul_Dalley | 2.0 | -W6 | -W3 | +B7 | +W8 |
| 6 | William_Lynn | 1.0 | +B5 | -B1 | -W4 | -W7 |
| 7 | Hilton_Bennett | 1.0 | — | — | -W5 | +B6 |
| 8 | Thomas Beier | 0.5 | =W9 | -B2 | -W3 | -B5 |
| 9 | William_Crombie | 0.5 | =B8 | -W4 | — | — |
| B Division | ||||||
| 1 | Poen_Hsieh | 4.0 | +BYE | +B6 | +W2 | +W5 |
| 2 | Andy_Song | 2.5 | +W10 | +B15 | -B1 | =W3 |
| 3 | Richard_Jackson | 2.5 | +W14 | +B7 | -W6 | =B2 |
| 4 | Joel_Crombie | 2.0 | +B9 | +W5 | — | — |
| 5 | Gary_Judkins | 2.0 | +W15 | -B4 | +W7 | -B1 |
| 6 | Ian_Kennedy | 2.0 | +B12 | -W1 | +B3 | -W7 |
| 7 | Kaeden_Govender | 2.0 | +B11 | -W3 | -B5 | +B6 |
| 8 | Daniel Shen | 2.0 | — | — | +B13 | +W12 |
| 9 | Jarvis_Xiang | 1.0 | -W4 | +BYE | — | — |
| 10 | Sean_Clark | 1.0 | -B2 | +W12 | — | — |
| 11 | Philip_Rice | 1.0 | -W7 | +B14 | — | — |
| 12 | Jack_Mclaughlin | 1.0 | -W6 | -B10 | +W14 | -B8 |
| 13 | Murray_Tuatini | 1.0 | — | — | -W8 | +B14 |
| 14 | Callum_Nadin-Mason | 0.0 | -B3 | -W11 | -B12 | -W13 |
| 15 | Liam_Treanor | 0.0 | -B5 | -W2 | — | — |
The club welcomes Callum as its newest member.
Standings are below. Late comers can still join in next week. See you then
| A Division | ||||
| 1 | Richard_Dare | 2.0 | +B5 | +W4 |
| 2 | Michael_Lin | 2.0 | +B3 | +W6 |
| 3 | Prashant_Mistry | 1.0 | -W2 | +B7 |
| 4 | William_Lynn | 1.0 | +B10 | -B1 |
| 5 | Graham_Nolan | 1.0 | -W1 | +B10 |
| 6 | Thomas_Beier | 0.5 | =W7 | -B2 |
| 7 | William_Crombie | 0.5 | =B6 | -W3 |
| 8 | Andrew_Malcouronne | 0.0 | — | — |
| 9 | Hilton_Bennett | 0.0 | — | — |
| 10 | Paul_Dalley | 0.0 | -W4 | -W5 |
| B Division | ||||
| 1 | Joel_Crombie | 2.0 | +B8 | +W6 |
| 2 | Poen_Hsieh | 2.0 | +BYE | +B7 |
| 3 | Richard_Jackson | 2.0 | +W12 | +B5 |
| 4 | Andy_Song | 2.0 | +W9 | +B11 |
| 5 | Kaeden_Govender | 1.0 | +B10 | -W3 |
| 6 | Gary_Judkins | 1.0 | +W11 | -B1 |
| 7 | Ian_Kennedy | 1.0 | +B13 | -W2 |
| 8 | Jarvis_Xiang | 1.0 | -W1 | +BYE |
| 9 | Sean_Clark | 1.0 | -B4 | +W13 |
| 10 | Philip_Rice | 1.0 | -W5 | +B12 |
| 11 | Liam_Treanor | 0.0 | -B6 | -W4 |
| 12 | Callum_Nadin-Mason | 0.0 | -B3 | -W10 |
| 13 | Jack_Mclaughlin | 0.0 | -W7 | -B9 |
Club ratings have been updated to include the Winter Rapid (1).
Richard Dare takes out the A division. Richard Jackson takes line honours in the B division on tie break. Next week we will start Winter Rapid(2). Peter and Thomas will move to the B division. Richard J and Daniel Shen and any higher rated players that didn’t show for Winter Rapid(1) will be placed in the A division, which may end up with more than 8 players. See you next week
| A Division | ||||||||
| 1 | Richard_Dare | 6.0 | +B6 | +W3 | +B2 | +W5 | +B4 | +W7 |
| 2 | Prashant_Mistry | 4.5 | +W7 | =B5 | -W1 | +B8 | +W6 | +W3 |
| 3 | William_Lynn | 4.0 | +W4 | -B1 | +W5 | +B6 | +W8 | -B2 |
| 4 | Paul_Dalley | 3.0 | -B3 | -W6 | +B8 | +B7 | -W1 | +B5 |
| 5 | Andrew_Malcouronne | 2.5 | +B8 | =W2 | -B3 | -B1 | +W7 | -W4 |
| 6 | Max_Stephens | 2.0 | -W1 | +B4 | +W7 | -W3 | -B2 | -B8 |
| 7 | Peter_Ladur | 1.0 | -B2 | +W8 | -B6 | -W4 | -B5 | -B1 |
| 8 | Thomas_Beier | 1.0 | -W5 | -B7 | -W4 | -W2 | -B3 | +W6 |
| B Division | ||||||||
| 1 | Richard_Jackson | 4.0 | +BYE | +W13 | +B6 | +W5 | -B3 | -W2 |
| 2 | Daniel_Shen | 4.0 | +W14 | -B5 | -W3 | +B9 | +W8 | +B1 |
| 3 | Leon_Lee | 4.0 | -B12 | +W15 | +B2 | -W6 | +W1 | +B5 |
| 4 | Michael_Lin | 4.0 | — | — | +B15 | +W18 | +W7 | +B6 |
| 5 | Stanley_Lin | 3.5 | +W9 | +W2 | +B10 | -B1 | =W6 | -W3 |
| 6 | Ian_Kennedy | 3.5 | +B15 | +W12 | -W1 | +B3 | =B5 | -W4 |
| 7 | Kaeden_Govender | 3.0 | — | — | +B18 | +W12 | -B4 | +W15 |
| 8 | Andy_Song | 3.0 | — | — | +B14 | +W10 | -B2 | +B9 |
| 9 | Gary_Judkins | 2.5 | -B5 | +W14 | =B12 | -W2 | +B10 | -W8 |
| 10 | Jack_Mclaughlin | 2.0 | -B13 | +BYE | -W5 | -B8 | -W9 | +B17 |
| 11 | Murray_Tuatini | 2.0 | — | — | — | — | +BYE | +B14 |
| 12 | Philip_Rice | 1.5 | +W3 | -B6 | =W9 | -B7 | — | — |
| 13 | Joel_Crombie | 1.5 | +W10 | -B1 | =BYE | — | — | — |
| 14 | Jarvis_Xiang | 1.0 | -B2 | -B9 | -W8 | +W15 | -B16 | -W11 |
| 15 | Poen_Hsieh | 1.0 | -W6 | -B3 | -W4 | -B14 | +W19 | -B7 |
| 16 | Sean_Clark | 1.0 | — | — | — | — | +W14 | -B19 |
| 17 | Liam_Treanor | 1.0 | — | — | — | — | +B18 | -W10 |
| 18 | Callum_Nadin-Mason | 1.0 | — | — | -W7 | -B4 | -W17 | +BYE |
| 19 | Peter_Griffin | 1.0 | — | — | — | — | -B15 | +W16 |
See you next week for the final two rounds
| A Division | ||||||
| 1 | Richard_Dare | 4.0 | +B4 | +W2 | +B3 | +W6 |
| 2 | William_Lynn | 3.0 | +W5 | -B1 | +W6 | +B4 |
| 3 | Prashant_Mistry | 2.5 | +W7 | =B6 | -W1 | +B8 |
| 4 | Max_Stephens | 2.0 | -W1 | +B5 | +W7 | -W2 |
| 5 | Paul Dalley | 2.0 | -B2 | -W4 | +B8 | +B7 |
| 6 | Andrew_Malcouronne | 1.5 | +B8 | =W3 | -B2 | -B1 |
| 7 | Peter_Ladur | 1.0 | -B3 | +W8 | -B4 | -W5 |
| 8 | Thomas Beier | 0.0 | -W6 | -B7 | -W5 | -W3 |
| B Division | ||||||
| 1 | Richard Jackson | 4.0 | +BYE | +W11 | +B3 | +W2 |
| 2 | Stanley_Lin | 3.0 | +W10 | +W4 | +B12 | -B1 |
| 3 | Ian_Kennedy | 3.0 | +B15 | +W9 | -W1 | +B5 |
| 4 | Daniel_Shen | 2.0 | +W13 | -B2 | -W5 | +B10 |
| 5 | Leon_Lee | 2.0 | -B9 | +W15 | +B4 | -W3 |
| 6 | Kaeden Govender | 2.0 | — | — | +B14 | +W9 |
| 7 | Andy Song | 2.0 | — | — | +B13 | +W12 |
| 8 | Michael Lin | 2.0 | — | — | +B15 | +W14 |
| 9 | Philip Rice | 1.5 | +W5 | -B3 | =W10 | -B6 |
| 10 | Gary_Judkins | 1.5 | -B2 | +W13 | =B9 | -W4 |
| 11 | Joel_Crombie | 1.0 | +W12 | -B1 | — | — |
| 12 | Jack Mclaughlin | 1.0 | -B11 | +BYE | -W2 | -B7 |
| 13 | Jarvis_Xiang | 1.0 | -B4 | -B10 | -W7 | +W15 |
| 14 | Callum Nadin Mason | 0.0 | — | — | -W6 | -B8 |
| 15 | Poen_Hsieh | 0.0 | -W3 | -B5 | -W8 | -B13 |
Rounds one and two are below. Guests can join the B division next week if they wish.
| A DIVISION | ||||
| 1 | Richard_Dare | 2.0 | +B5 | +W4 |
| 2 | Prashant_Mistry | 1.5 | +W6 | =B3 |
| 3 | Andrew_Malcouronne | 1.5 | +B7 | =W2 |
| 4 | William_Lynn | 1.0 | +W8 | -B1 |
| 5 | Max_Stephens | 1.0 | -W1 | +B8 |
| 6 | Peter_Ladur | 1.0 | -B2 | +W7 |
| 7 | Thomas Beier | 0.0 | -W3 | -B6 |
| 8 | Paul Dalley | 0.0 | -B4 | -W5 |
| B DIVISION | ||||
| 1 | Stanley_Lin | 2.0 | +W5 | +W6 |
| 2 | Richard Jackson | 2.0 | +BYE | +W7 |
| 3 | Ian_Kennedy | 2.0 | +B10 | +W4 |
| 4 | Philip Rice | 1.0 | +W8 | -B3 |
| 5 | Gary_Judkins | 1.0 | -B1 | +W11 |
| 6 | Daniel_Shen | 1.0 | +W11 | -B1 |
| 7 | Joel_Crombie | 1.0 | +W9 | -B2 |
| 8 | Leon_Lee | 1.0 | -B4 | +W10 |
| 9 | Jack Mclaughlin | 1.0 | -B7 | +BYE |
| 10 | Poen_Hsieh | 0.0 | -W3 | -B8 |
| 11 | Jarvis_Xiang | 0.0 | -B6 | -B5 |
If you have been thinking about coming along for a look then May 25 at 7pm is your best bet. We will start a new tournament of 6 games, each around an hour long, 2 games per night over 3 weeks. The tournament will be run in two divisions. Games will kick off shortly after 7, so dont be late if you want to take part in the fun. New members are always welcome. Read this page for guidance if you are thinking of joining the club
Ratings Updated. Are You In The A or B Division For The Next Tournament?
Posted: 19/05/2021 by Ian in Club NewsClub ratings have been updated to include the club champs. Graphs have also been updated: some players show a clear trend up (and some down) over their last fifty games. Our next tournament will be run in two divisions — All Stars and Bunnies (see earlier post). The top eight rated players that commit to being there for the three nights will be in the first division. Check out your rating to see if you make the cut. Remember that there will be promotion relegation with the top two Bunnies and bottom two All Stars switching tournaments for the tournament following the next
Final standings as per below. As previously announced Fuatai is Club Open Champion for 2021, while Peter is Club Junior Champion
| 1 | Fuatai_Fuatai | 5.0 | +B23 | +W2 | +B4 | +B7 | +W5 | -B3 |
| 2 | Richard_Dare | 5.0 | +W11 | -B1 | +W13 | +B3 | +W12 | +B4 |
| 3 | Hilton_Bennett | 4.5 | +B5 | =W8 | +B9 | -W2 | +B13 | +W1 |
| 4 | William_Lynn | 4.0 | +W18 | +B13 | -W1 | +B19 | +W7 | -W2 |
| 5 | Peter_Ladur | 4.0 | -W3 | +B18 | +W24 | +B10 | -B1 | +W12 |
| 6 | Thomas_Beier | 4.0 | -B7 | +W14 | =B15 | +W22 | +B8 | =W9 |
| 7 | Graham_Nolan | 3.5 | +W6 | +B16 | +B12 | -W1 | -B4 | =W10 |
| 8 | Andrew_Malcouronne | 3.5 | +W21 | =B3 | +W16 | -B12 | -W6 | +W17 |
| 9 | William_Crombie | 3.5 | =BYE | +B26 | -W3 | =B17 | +W14 | =B6 |
| 10 | Prashant_Mistry | 3.5 | +B20 | -W12 | +B23 | -W5 | +B15 | =B7 |
| 11 | Leo_Dizon | 3.5 | -B2 | =BYE | -W14 | +W18 | +B19 | +B16 |
| 12 | Chris_Rezon | 3.0 | +W15 | +B10 | -W7 | +W8 | -B2 | -B5 |
| 13 | Gary_Judkins | 3.0 | +B14 | -W4 | -B2 | +W20 | -W3 | +B23 |
| 14 | Leon_Lee | 3.0 | -W13 | -B6 | +B11 | +W25 | -B9 | +W21 |
| 15 | Ian_Kennedy | 3.0 | -B12 | =BYE | =W6 | +B24 | -W10 | +B20 |
| 16 | Daniel_Shen | 2.5 | +B19 | -W7 | -B8 | +W23 | =B17 | -W11 |
| 17 | Nathanael_Loy | 2.5 | =BYE | +B25 | — | =W9 | =W16 | -B8 |
| 18 | Ishaan_Singh | 2.5 | -B4 | -W5 | =BYE | -B11 | +W23 | +B24 |
| 19 | Joel_Crombie | 2.5 | -W16 | +B21 | =BYE | -W4 | -W11 | +BYE |
| 20 | Stanley_Lin | 2.0 | -W10 | -B22 | +W21 | -B13 | +BYE | -W15 |
| 21 | Sean_Clark | 2.0 | -B8 | -W19 | -B20 | +BYE | +W24 | -B14 |
| 22 | Dominic_Wilshire | 1.5 | =BYE | +W20 | — | -B6 | — | — |
| 23 | Jarvis_Xiang | 1.0 | -W1 | +B24 | -W10 | -B16 | -B18 | -W13 |
| 24 | Poen_Hsieh | 1.0 | +BYE | -W23 | -B5 | -W15 | -B21 | -W18 |
| 25 | Ben_Wright | 0.5 | =BYE | -W17 | — | -B14 | — | — |
| 26 | Max_Stephens | 0.5 | =BYE | -W9 | — | — | — | — |
Club ratings have been updated to include Round 5 of the club champs. There will still be a little movement with round six, but not much. Our next tournament will be run in two divisions — All Stars and Bunnies (see earlier post). The top eight rated players that commit to being there for the three nights will be in the first division. Check out your rating to see if you are likely to make the cut
Congratulations to Fuatai who is club open champion for 2021. With one round to go and a score of 5-0 Fuatai has an unassailable lead. Other players could potentially draw alongside on the score sheet if Fuatai loses the next round, but would not come out in front based on the first tiebreak (direct encounter). Well done Fuatai. Other players continue to tussle for the silver and bronze. See you next week.
| 1 | Fuatai_Fuatai | 5.0 | +B23 | +W2 | +B3 | +B6 | +W7 |
| 2 | Richard_Dare | 4.0 | +W14 | -B1 | +W15 | +B4 | +W8 |
| 3 | William_Lynn | 4.0 | +W21 | +B15 | -W1 | +B22 | +W6 |
| 4 | Hilton_Bennett | 3.5 | +B7 | =W11 | +B9 | -W2 | +B15 |
| 5 | Thomas_Beier | 3.5 | -B6 | +W16 | =B17 | +W20 | +B11 |
| 6 | Graham_Nolan | 3.0 | +W5 | +B13 | +B8 | -W1 | -B3 |
| 7 | Peter_Ladur | 3.0 | -W4 | +B21 | +W24 | +B10 | -B1 |
| 8 | Chris_Rezon | 3.0 | +W17 | +B10 | -W6 | +W11 | -B2 |
| 9 | William_Crombie | 3.0 | =BYE | +B26 | -W4 | =B12 | +W16 |
| 10 | Prashant_Mistry | 3.0 | +B18 | -W8 | +B23 | -W7 | +B17 |
| 11 | Andrew_Malcouronne | 2.5 | +W19 | =B4 | +W13 | -B8 | -W5 |
| 12 | Nathanael_Loy | 2.5 | =BYE | +B25 | — | =W9 | =W13 |
| 13 | Daniel_Shen | 2.5 | +B22 | -W6 | -B11 | +W23 | =B12 |
| 14 | Leo_Dizon | 2.5 | -B2 | =BYE | -W16 | +W21 | +B22 |
| 15 | Gary_Judkins | 2.0 | +B16 | -W3 | -B2 | +W18 | -W4 |
| 16 | Leon_Lee | 2.0 | -W15 | -B5 | +B14 | +W25 | -B9 |
| 17 | Ian_Kennedy | 2.0 | -B8 | =BYE | =W5 | +B24 | -W10 |
| 18 | Stanley_Lin | 2.0 | -W10 | -B20 | +W19 | -B15 | +BYE |
| 19 | Sean_Clark | 2.0 | -B11 | -W22 | -B18 | +BYE | +W24 |
| 20 | Dominic_Wilshire | 1.5 | =BYE | +W18 | — | -B5 | — |
| 21 | Ishaan_Singh | 1.5 | -B3 | -W7 | =BYE | -B14 | +W23 |
| 22 | Joel_Crombie | 1.5 | -W13 | +B19 | =BYE | -W3 | -W14 |
| 23 | Jarvis_Xiang | 1.0 | -W1 | +B24 | -W10 | -B13 | -B21 |
| 24 | Poen_Hsieh | 1.0 | +BYE | -W23 | -B7 | -W17 | -B19 |
| 25 | Ben_Wright | 0.5 | =BYE | -W12 | — | -B16 | -BYE |
| 26 | Max_Stephens | 0.5 | =BYE | -W9 | — | — | -BYE |
The round five draw is below. See you on Tuesday
Fuatai continues his unbeaten run. Special mention to Peter rapidly showing that he is a force to be reckoned with. Round 5 next week. Don’t be late.
| 1 | Fuatai_Fuatai | 4.0 | +B20 | +W3 | +B5 | +B2 |
| 2 | Graham_Nolan | 3.0 | +W9 | +B11 | +B4 | -W1 |
| 3 | Richard_Dare | 3.0 | +W19 | -B1 | +W10 | +B7 |
| 4 | Chris_Rezon | 3.0 | +W15 | +B12 | -W2 | +W8 |
| 5 | William_Lynn | 3.0 | +W24 | +B10 | -W1 | +B18 |
| 6 | Peter_Ladur | 3.0 | -W7 | +B24 | +W21 | +B12 |
| 7 | Hilton_Bennett | 2.5 | +B6 | =W8 | +B13 | -W3 |
| 8 | Andrew_Malcouronne | 2.5 | +W23 | =B7 | +W11 | -B4 |
| 9 | Thomas_Beier | 2.5 | -B2 | +W14 | =B15 | +W17 |
| 10 | Gary_Judkins | 2.0 | +B14 | -W5 | -B3 | +W22 |
| 11 | Daniel_Shen | 2.0 | +B18 | -W2 | -B8 | +W20 |
| 12 | Prashant_Mistry | 2.0 | +B22 | -W4 | +B20 | -W6 |
| 13 | William_Crombie | 2.0 | =BYE | +B26 | -W7 | =B16 |
| 14 | Leon_Lee | 2.0 | -W10 | -B9 | +B19 | +W25 |
| 15 | Ian_Kennedy | 2.0 | -B4 | =BYE | =W9 | +B21 |
| 16 | Nathanael_Loy | 2.0 | =BYE | +B25 | — | =W13 |
| 17 | Dominic_Wilshire | 1.5 | =BYE | +W22 | — | -B9 |
| 18 | Joel_Crombie | 1.5 | -W11 | +B23 | =BYE | -W5 |
| 19 | Leo_Dizon | 1.5 | -B3 | =BYE | -W14 | +W24 |
| 20 | Jarvis_Xiang | 1.0 | -W1 | +B21 | -W12 | -B11 |
| 21 | Puen_Hsieh | 1.0 | +BYE | -W20 | -B6 | -W15 |
| 22 | Stanley_Lin | 1.0 | -W12 | -B17 | +W23 | -B10 |
| 23 | Sean_Clark | 1.0 | -B8 | -W18 | -B22 | +BYE |
| 24 | Ishaan_Singh | 0.5 | -B5 | -W6 | =BYE | -B19 |
| 25 | Ben_Wright | 0.5 | =BYE | -W16 | — | -B14 |
| 26 | Max_Stephens | 0.5 | =BYE | -W13 | — | — |
After the club champs we will have Winter Rapid A and if numbers allow this will be run in two divisions based on club rating (the All-Stars and the Candidates). Time control will be 25+0 two games per night over three weeks. All-Stars will consist of the top eight rated players present on the first night that commit to turning up for the 3 weeks. Candidates will be the unwashed rest. If the format works then Winter Rapid B will look the same with the exception of promotion relegation such that the losing two AllStars will be replaced by top two Candidates (irrespective of club rating). So Candidates can play for the glory of moving up, and AllStars need to avoid the disgrace of being sent back to economy class [the shame of it!]. For the format to work we will need at least 16 players to turn up for round 1 of each rapid.
