During the recent Waikato Open the club website had a surge in traffic, with 217 views on the Saturday and 239 views on the Sunday as shown in the adjacent graph. The website has now had over 111000 hits since it was developed.
Archive for July, 2019
Club ratings have been updated including the just completed rapid. Graphs of ratings have also been updated. See if you have gone up or down.
We will switch to a series of two Winter rapids next week, 3 games per night over two nights with time control 20 + 0. Dont be late. Guests and new members welcome
| 1 | Richard_Dare | 5.0 | +B8 | +W11 | +B2 | =W3 | +B6 | =W5 |
| 2 | Prashant_Mistry | 4.5 | +W12 | +B4 | -W1 | +B10 | =B5 | +W6 |
| 3 | Max_Stephens | 4.0 | =BYE | +B22 | +W14 | =B1 | +W10 | — |
| 4 | Michael_Lin | 4.0 | +B26 | -W2 | -B6 | +W23 | +B9 | +W7 |
| 5 | Hilton_Bennett | 4.0 | =BYE | +B25 | =W10 | +B12 | =W2 | =B1 |
| 6 | William_Crombie | 3.5 | =BYE | +B15 | +W4 | +B14 | -W1 | -B2 |
| 7 | Andy_Song | 3.0 | -B11 | +W8 | -W13 | +B16 | +W17 | -B4 |
| 8 | Nathanial_Loy | 3.0 | -W1 | -B7 | -W21 | +B25 | +W15 | +B16 |
| 9 | Joel_Crombie | 3.0 | =BYE | +BYE | -W12 | =B15 | -W4 | +B10 |
| 10 | William_Lynn | 2.5 | +W23 | +B17 | =B5 | -W2 | -B3 | -W9 |
| 11 | Eushin_Kang | 2.5 | +W7 | -B1 | =BYE | — | — | +W18 |
| 12 | Richard_Jackson | 2.5 | -B2 | +W18 | +B9 | -W5 | =BYE | — |
| 13 | Graham_Nolan | 2.5 | -B19 | +W16 | +B7 | =BYE | — | — |
| 14 | Daniel_Dizon | 2.5 | +BYE | =BYE | -B3 | -W6 | +W25 | — |
| 15 | Ian_Kennedy | 2.5 | -B17 | -W6 | +B18 | =W9 | -B8 | +W22 |
| 16 | Ben_Wright | 2.0 | =BYE | -B13 | +W28 | -W7 | =B18 | -W8 |
| 17 | Leo_Dizon | 2.0 | +W15 | -W10 | -B23 | +BYE | -B7 | — |
| 18 | Sean_Clark | 2.0 | =BYE | -B12 | -W15 | +B27 | =W16 | -B11 |
| 19 | Rowan_Lightfoot | 1.5 | +W13 | =BYE | — | — | — | — |
| 20 | Daniel_Loy | 1.5 | =BYE | — | +BYE | — | — | -B24 |
| 21 | Robert_Craig | 1.5 | =BYE | — | +B8 | — | — | — |
| 22 | Philip_Rice | 1.5 | =BYE | -W3 | +W25 | — | — | -B15 |
| 23 | Paul_Dalley | 1.5 | -B10 | =BYE | +W17 | -B4 | — | — |
| 24 | Kevin_Li | 1.0 | — | — | — | — | — | +W20 |
| 25 | Murray_Tuatini | 0.5 | =BYE | -W5 | -B22 | -W8 | -B14 | — |
| 26 | Gary_Judkins | 0.5 | -W4 | =BYE | — | — | — | — |
| 27 | David_Lee | 0.5 | =BYE | — | — | -W18 | — | — |
| 28 | Udula_Bandara | 0.5 | =BYE | — | -B16 | — | — | — |
Max continues his rise by taking out the William Lynn Cup 2019. The trophy is for the best Waikato Junior. Max came 1st equal in the under1800 grade with a score of 5 out of 6
Open Section ‘A’
1st Ben Hague 5.5
2nd Ralph Hart 5
3rd Russell Dive 4.5
Grade I (1875 to 2000)
1st Bob Gibbons 4
2nd = Jasmine Zhang, Richard Dare, Vyanla Punsalan, Helmut Marko 3.5
Grade II (1650 to 1875)
1st Benjamin Lim 3.5
2nd = Caleb Wright, Oliver Picken, William Lynn 3
Grade III (under 1650)
1st Isabelle Ning 3.5
2nd Nadia Braganza 2.5
Winner of the Len Whitehouse Memorial Cup for Best Waikato Player
Richard Dare
Under 1800 Section ‘B’
1st = Karl Holdo, Max Stephens 5
3rd = Nathanael Loy, Ian Kennedy, Kevin Li 4
Grade I (1200 to 1450)
1st Max Stephens 5
2nd Nathanael Loy 4
3rd = Eva Lourenco, Gary Judkins 3
Grade II (under 1200)
1st Kevin Li 4
2nd = Udula Bandara, Joel Crombie 3
Winner of the William Lynn Cup for the best Waikato Junior
Max Stephens
To claim for tournament prize email Name, Account Details, Prize, and Prize Amount to the club email address
Links to currently registered players are located below
Open
https://newzealandchess.nz/2019/Vega/wwwWaikatoOpen/
Under 1800
https://newzealandchess.nz/2019/Vega/wwwWaikatoU1800/
| 1 | Richard_Dare | 4.5 | +B12 | +W17 | +B3 | =W2 | +B4 |
| 2 | Max_Stephens | 4.0 | =BYE | +B20 | +W11 | =B1 | +W8 |
| 3 | Prashant_Mistry | 3.5 | +W10 | +B6 | -W1 | +B8 | =B5 |
| 4 | William_Crombie | 3.5 | =BYE | +B23 | +W6 | +B11 | -W1 |
| 5 | Hilton_Bennett | 3.5 | =BYE | +B24 | =W8 | +B10 | =W3 |
| 6 | Michael_Lin | 3.0 | +B25 | -W3 | -B4 | +W22 | +B15 |
| 7 | Andy_Song | 3.0 | -B17 | +W12 | -W9 | +B13 | +W14 |
| 8 | William_Lynn | 2.5 | +W22 | +B14 | =B5 | -W3 | -B2 |
| 9 | Graham_Nolan | 2.5 | -B18 | +W13 | +B7 | =BYE | — |
| 10 | Richard_Jackson | 2.5 | -B3 | +W16 | +B15 | -W5 | =BYE |
| 11 | Daniel_Dizon | 2.5 | +BYE | =BYE | -B2 | -W4 | +W24 |
| 12 | Nathanial_Loy | 2.0 | -W1 | -B7 | -W19 | +B24 | +W23 |
| 13 | Ben_Wright | 2.0 | =BYE | -B9 | +W27 | -W7 | =B16 |
| 14 | Leo_Dizon | 2.0 | +W23 | -W8 | -B22 | +BYE | -B7 |
| 15 | Joel_Crombie | 2.0 | =BYE | +BYE | -W10 | =B23 | -W6 |
| 16 | Sean_Clark | 2.0 | =BYE | -B10 | -W23 | +B26 | =W13 |
| 17 | Eushin_Kang | 1.5 | +W7 | -B1 | =BYE | — | — |
| 18 | Rowan_Lightfoot | 1.5 | +W9 | =BYE | — | — | — |
| 19 | Robert_Craig | 1.5 | =BYE | — | +B12 | — | — |
| 20 | Philip_Rice | 1.5 | =BYE | -W2 | +W24 | — | — |
| 21 | Daniel_Loy | 1.5 | =BYE | — | +BYE | — | — |
| 22 | Paul_Dalley | 1.5 | -B8 | =BYE | +W14 | -B6 | — |
| 23 | Ian_Kennedy | 1.5 | -B14 | -W4 | +B16 | =W15 | -B12 |
| 24 | Murray_Tuatini | 0.5 | =BYE | -W5 | -B20 | -W12 | -B11 |
| 25 | Gary_Judkins | 0.5 | -W6 | =BYE | — | — | — |
| 26 | David_Lee | 0.5 | =BYE | — | — | -W16 | — |
| 27 | Udula_Bandara | 0.5 | =BYE | — | -B13 | — | — |
Club ratings have been updated up to round 4 of the rapid. See if you have gone up or down.
The club is in recess for the next 2 weeks. We resume on July 23rd
| 1 | Richard_Dare | 3.5 | +B23 | +W13 | +B3 | =W4 |
| 2 | William_Crombie | 3.5 | =BYE | +B16 | +W8 | +B15 |
| 3 | Prashant_Mistry | 3.0 | +W9 | +B8 | -W1 | +B6 |
| 4 | Max_Stephens | 3.0 | =BYE | +B18 | +W15 | =B1 |
| 5 | Hilton_Bennett | 3.0 | =BYE | +B24 | =W6 | +B9 |
| 6 | William_Lynn | 2.5 | +W17 | +B11 | =B5 | -W3 |
| 7 | Graham_Nolan | 2.5 | -B14 | +W19 | +B10 | =BYE |
| 8 | Michael_Lin | 2.0 | +B26 | -W3 | -B2 | +W17 |
| 9 | Richard_Jackson | 2.0 | -B3 | +W22 | +B12 | -W5 |
| 10 | Andy_Song | 2.0 | -B13 | +W23 | -W7 | +B19 |
| 11 | Leo_Dizon | 2.0 | +W16 | -W6 | -B17 | +BYE |
| 12 | Joel_Crombie | 2.0 | =BYE | +BYE | -W9 | =B16 |
| 13 | Eushin_Kang | 1.5 | +W10 | -B1 | =BYE | — |
| 14 | Rowan_Lightfoot | 1.5 | +W7 | =BYE | — | — |
| 15 | Daniel_Dizon | 1.5 | +BYE | =BYE | -B4 | -W2 |
| 16 | Ian_Kennedy | 1.5 | -B11 | -W2 | +B22 | =W12 |
| 17 | Paul_Dalley | 1.5 | -B6 | =BYE | +W11 | -B8 |
| 18 | Philip_Rice | 1.5 | =BYE | -W4 | +W24 | — |
| 19 | Ben_Wright | 1.5 | =BYE | -B7 | +W27 | -W10 |
| 20 | Daniel_Loy | 1.5 | =BYE | — | +BYE | — |
| 21 | Robert_Craig | 1.5 | =BYE | — | +B23 | — |
| 22 | Sean_Clark | 1.5 | =BYE | -B9 | -W16 | +B25 |
| 23 | Nathanial_Loy | 1.0 | -W1 | -B10 | -W21 | +B24 |
| 24 | Murray_Tuatini | 0.5 | =BYE | -W5 | -B18 | -W23 |
| 25 | David_Lee | 0.5 | =BYE | — | — | -W22 |
| 26 | Gary_Judkins | 0.5 | -W8 | =BYE | — | — |
| 27 | Udula_Bandara | 0.5 | =BYE | — | -B19 | — |
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