The club welcomes BJ and Daksha as new members
Archive for August, 2025
We had a record turnout this week with 24 players for Winter (2). Graham and Anzar lead
| 1 | Graham_Nolan | 3.0 | +B17 | +B14 | +W8 |
| 2 | Anzar_Shafiq | 3.0 | +B15 | +W16 | +B5 |
| 3 | Jacob_Haughey | 2.5 | +B12 | =W4 | +B7 |
| 4 | Austin_John | 2.5 | +W6 | =B3 | +W14 |
| 5 | Dundun_Zhang | 2.0 | +W9 | +B10 | -W2 |
| 6 | Mehrdad_Dehnabi | 2.0 | -B4 | +W17 | +B19 |
| 7 | Richard_Jackson | 2.0 | +W21 | +B18 | -W3 |
| 8 | Darren_Fisher | 2.0 | +B24 | +W19 | -B1 |
| 9 | BJ_Harrison | 2.0 | -B5 | +W20 | +B16 |
| 10 | Paul_Dalley | 2.0 | +B20 | -W5 | +W18 |
| 11 | Nathan_Sun | 2.0 | — | +W23 | +B15 |
| 12 | Rayford_Ruan | 1.5 | -W3 | =B22 | +W21 |
| 13 | Aaryan_Jasti | 1.5 | -W18 | =B21 | +W22 |
| 14 | Arlo_Brooker | 1.0 | +B23 | -W1 | -B4 |
| 15 | Daksha_Dinesh | 1.0 | -W2 | +B24 | -W11 |
| 16 | Chris_Barry | 1.0 | +W22 | -B2 | -W9 |
| 17 | Bruce_Wang | 1.0 | -W1 | -B6 | +B23 |
| 18 | Cohen_Stringer | 1.0 | +B13 | -W7 | -B10 |
| 19 | Shiven_Patel | 1.0 | +BYE | -B8 | -W6 |
| 20 | Ian_Kennedy | 1.0 | -W10 | -B9 | +W24 |
| 21 | Carlos_Duan | 0.5 | -B7 | =W13 | -B12 |
| 22 | Yuanwei_Zhao | 0.5 | -B16 | =W12 | -B13 |
| 23 | John_Feyter | 0.0 | -W14 | -B11 | -W17 |
| 24 | Athul_Kaimal | 0.0 | -W8 | -W15 | -B20 |
Club ratings have been updated to include the games from Winter (1). Check out where you stand.
Winter (1) to Paul. Winter (2) starts next week, all welcome
| 1 | Paul_Dalley | 6.0 | +W3 | +B13 | +W2 | +B8 | +W6 | +B5 |
| 2 | William_Lynn | 5.0 | +B12 | +W14 | -B1 | +W23 | +W3 | +B6 |
| 3 | Ian_Kennedy | 4.0 | -B1 | +W29 | +B10 | +W7 | -B2 | +B8 |
| 4 | Cohen_Stringer | 4.0 | +B7 | -W8 | -B5 | +W20 | +B9 | +W11 |
| 5 | Jacob_Haughey | 3.5 | +W17 | =B22 | +W4 | -B6 | +W8 | -W1 |
| 6 | Yuanwei_Zhao | 3.5 | =W23 | +B20 | +W22 | +W5 | -B1 | -W2 |
| 7 | Muhammad-Azlan_Khan | 3.5 | -W4 | +B24 | +W9 | -B3 | =W10 | +B14 |
| 8 | Richard_Jackson | 3.0 | +W20 | +B4 | +B15 | -W1 | -B5 | -W3 |
| 9 | Dundun_Zhang | 3.0 | +B10 | -W15 | -B7 | +W14 | -W4 | +B19 |
| 10 | Carlos_Duan | 3.0 | -W9 | +B26 | -W3 | +W27 | =B7 | =W12 |
| 11 | Muhammad-Ashal_Khan | 3.0 | -B14 | +W18 | -B16 | +W12 | +B23 | -B4 |
| 12 | Arlo_Brooker | 2.5 | -W2 | +B23 | -W13 | -B11 | +W21 | =B10 |
| 13 | John_Feyter | 2.0 | +B29 | -W1 | +B12 | — | — | — |
| 14 | Chris_Barry | 2.0 | +W11 | -B2 | -W17 | -B9 | +W20 | -W7 |
| 15 | Bruce_Wong | 2.0 | +B21 | +B9 | -W8 | — | — | — |
| 16 | Graham_Nolan | 2.0 | -W22 | +B28 | +W11 | — | — | — |
| 17 | Rayford_Ruan | 2.0 | -B5 | +W21 | +B14 | — | — | — |
| 18 | Paul_Reed | 2.0 | +B28 | -B11 | +W28 | — | — | — |
| 19 | Yori_Mochinda | 2.0 | — | — | — | +B24 | +W25 | -W9 |
| 20 | Adarsh_Prakasan | 2.0 | -B8 | -W6 | +W24 | -B4 | -B14 | +W23 |
| 21 | Darren_Fisher | 2.0 | -W15 | -B17 | -W23 | +B25 | -B12 | +W24 |
| 22 | Cooper_Geddes | 1.5 | +B16 | =W5 | -B6 | -BYE | — | — |
| 23 | Austin_John | 1.5 | =B6 | -W12 | +B21 | -B2 | -W11 | -B20 |
| 24 | Daksha_Dinesh | 1.0 | — | -W7 | -B20 | -W19 | +B27 | -B21 |
| 25 | Mehrdad_Dehnabi | 1.0 | — | — | — | -W21 | -B19 | +W27 |
| 26 | Kevin_Joash | 1.0 | -BYE | -W10 | +B29 | — | — | — |
| 27 | Sanjay | 0.0 | — | — | — | -B10 | -W24 | -B25 |
| 28 | Peter_Reed | 0.0 | -W18 | -W16 | -B18 | — | — | — |
| 29 | Sabarinath | 0.0 | -W13 | -B3 | -W26 | — | — | — |
We had a record turnout last night with 26 players for Winter (1). Crosstable below. Rounds 4 5 6 next week. See you there
| 1 | Paul_Dalley | 3.0 | +W7 | +B8 | +W5 |
| 2 | Richard_Jackson | 3.0 | +W16 | +B15 | +B6 |
| 3 | Jacob_Haughey | 2.5 | +W9 | =B13 | +W15 |
| 4 | Yuanwei_Zhao | 2.5 | =W14 | +B16 | +W13 |
| 5 | William_Lynn | 2.0 | +B17 | +W18 | -B1 |
| 6 | Bruce_Wong | 2.0 | +B24 | +B19 | -W2 |
| 7 | Ian_Kennedy | 2.0 | -B1 | +W25 | +B21 |
| 8 | John_Feyter | 2.0 | +B25 | -W1 | +B17 |
| 9 | Rayford_Ruan | 2.0 | -B3 | +W24 | +B18 |
| 10 | Graham_Nolan | 2.0 | -W13 | +B23 | +W20 |
| 11 | Muhammad-Azlan_Khan | 2.0 | -W15 | +B26 | +W19 |
| 12 | Paul_Reed | 2.0 | +B23 | -B20 | +W23 |
| 13 | Cooper_Gaddes | 1.5 | +B10 | =W3 | -B4 |
| 14 | Austin_John | 1.5 | =B4 | -W17 | +B24 |
| 15 | Cohen_Stringer | 1.0 | +B11 | -W2 | -B3 |
| 16 | Adarsh_Prakasan | 1.0 | -B2 | -W4 | +W26 |
| 17 | Arlo_Brooker | 1.0 | -W5 | +B14 | -W8 |
| 18 | Chris_Barry | 1.0 | +W20 | -B5 | -W9 |
| 19 | Dundun_Zhang | 1.0 | +B21 | -W6 | -B11 |
| 20 | Muhammad-Ashal_Khan | 1.0 | -B18 | +W12 | -B10 |
| 21 | Carlos_Duan | 1.0 | -W19 | +B22 | -W7 |
| 22 | Kevin_Joash | 1.0 | -BYE | -W21 | +B25 |
| 23 | Peter_Reed | 0.0 | -W12 | -W10 | -B12 |
| 24 | Darren_Fisher | 0.0 | -W6 | -B9 | -W14 |
| 25 | Sabarinath | 0.0 | -W8 | -B7 | -W22 |
| 26 | Daksha | 0.0 | -BYE | -W11 | -B16 |
Club ratings have been updated to include the games from the recent club blitz. Check out where you stand.
Next week we will start a run of 20 + 0 tournaments, 3 games per night over 2 weeks. All welcome. Games start at 7:15 so dont be late
We had seven rounds of 5 + 3 to decide the club blitz champ for 2025. Nathan came through with a perfect score. Crosstable below
| 1 | Nathan_Sun | 7.0 | +W9 | +B10 | +W7 | +W2 | +B6 | +B5 | +W4 |
| 2 | Richard_Jackson | 5.0 | +B11 | +W3 | +W14 | -B1 | -W4 | +B6 | +W5 |
| 3 | Ian_Kennedy | 4.5 | +W4 | -B2 | +W10 | -B5 | =W14 | +B16 | +W8 |
| 4 | Alex_Lee | 4.0 | -B3 | +W16 | +B11 | -W8 | +B2 | +W7 | -B1 |
| 5 | Dundun_Zhang | 4.0 | -B16 | +W12 | +B18 | +W3 | +B8 | -W1 | -B2 |
| 6 | Darren_Fisher | 4.0 | +W13 | -B14 | +W16 | +B7 | -W1 | -W2 | +B10 |
| 7 | Jacob_Haughey | 4.0 | +B12 | +W18 | -B1 | -W6 | +W10 | -B4 | +B11 |
| 8 | John_Feyter | 4.0 | -W10 | +BYE | +B15 | +B4 | -W5 | +W11 | -B3 |
| 9 | Cohen_Stringer | 3.5 | -B1 | -W11 | -B17 | +W12 | =B15 | +W19 | +B14 |
| 10 | Austin_John | 3.0 | +B8 | -W1 | -B3 | +W18 | -B7 | +B14 | -W6 |
| 11 | Graham_Nolan | 3.0 | -W2 | +B9 | -W4 | +B14 | +W16 | -B8 | -W7 |
| 12 | Arlo_Brooker | 3.0 | -W7 | -B5 | -W13 | -B9 | +BYE | +W15 | +B19 |
| 13 | Paul_Reed | 3.0 | -B6 | -W15 | +B12 | -W17 | -B19 | +BYE | +W16 |
| 14 | Mehrdad_Dehnabi | 2.5 | +B15 | +W6 | -B2 | -W11 | =B3 | -W10 | -W9 |
| 15 | Chris_Barry | 2.5 | -W14 | +B13 | -W8 | -B16 | =W9 | -B12 | +BYE |
| 16 | Peter_Reed | 2.0 | +W5 | -B4 | -B6 | +W15 | -B11 | -W3 | -B13 |
| 17 | Cameron_Munro | 2.0 | — | — | +W9 | +B13 | — | — | — |
| 18 | Yuanwei_Zhao | 1.0 | +BYE | -B7 | -W5 | -B10 | — | — | — |
| 19 | Adarsh_Prakasan | 1.0 | — | — | — | — | +W13 | -B9 | -W12 |
The club welcomes Chris and Paul as its newest members.Paul enters the club rating list in third place having already played 144 games eligible for rating.
Hamilton Boys High (A) consisting of Nathan Sun, Ryan Zhou, Jacob Haughey, and Aarya Vivekanandan achieved first place in the Waikato Secondary Schools tournament to decide which school will represent the region at the National Tournament in Christchurch later in the year. Final standings for teams and players are below.
| Rank | Pts | Team | Win Draw Loss | Match Point | Game Point |
| 1 | 8 | HBHS (A) | 4-0-0 | 8 | 15 |
| 2 | 6 | St Pauls | 3-0-1 | 6 | 9 |
| 3 | 4 | Hillcrest (A) | 2-0-2 | 4 | 7 |
| 4 | 2 | HBHS (B) | 1-0-3 | 2 | 7 |
| 5 | 0 | Hillcrest (B) | 0-0-4 | 0 | 2 |
Best player in board 1
| Rank | Players | Team | GamPnt |
| 1 | Nathan Sun | HBHS (A) | 3.0 |
| 2 | Tatva Patel | HBHS (B) | 2.0 |
| 3 | Kaeden Govender | St Pauls | 2.0 |
| 4 | Noah Hsiao | Hillcrest (A) | 2.0 |
| 5 | Nico Giles | Hillcrest (B) | 1.0 |
Best player in board 2
| Rank | Players | Team | GamPnt |
| 1 | Ryan Zhou | HBHS (A) | 4.0 |
| 2 | Yuheng Li | St Pauls | 2.5 |
| 3 | Aaryan lal | Hillcrest (A) | 2.0 |
| 4 | Lawrence Xie | HBHS (B) | 1.5 |
| 5 | Bala Anga | Hillcrest (B) | 0.0 |
Best player in board 3
| Rank | Players | Team | GamPnt |
| 1 | Jacob Haughey | HBHS (A) | 4.0 |
| 2 | Obaidullah Zaman | HBHS (B) | 2.5 |
| 3 | Aaron Li | St Pauls | 1.5 |
| 4 | Allen Feng | Hillcrest (A) | 1.0 |
| 5 | Robert heide | Hillcrest (B) | 1.0 |
Best player in board 4
| Rank | Players | Team | GamPnt |
| 1 | Aarya Vivekanandan | HBHS (A) | 4.0 |
| 2 | Luke Wen | St Pauls | 3.0 |
| 3 | Tokushu Littlewood | Hillcrest (A) | 2.0 |
| 4 | Anzar Shafiq | HBHS (B) | 1.0 |
| 5 | Chris Gao | Hillcrest (B) | 0.0 |
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