Hamilton Chess Club

Forty eight players turned out for the Waikato Open on the Weekend, which is a local record. The open section had 23 players. First was Michaeal Steadman on 5 points, followed then by a six way tie on four points between Russell Dive, Robert Smith, Ben Hague, Daniel Gong, Layla Timergazi, and Alphaeus Ang. Twenty five played in the under 1800 division. Sivaram top scored on five, while Ian Kennedy and  Aaron Wang shared second equal on 4.5 points. Final crosstables are here, and this is the rogues gallery. Thanks once again to Gary for organizing the venue, and Keong Ang for a stirling effort as arbiter.