Hamilton Chess Club

The Hamilton Chess Club remains in recess for the moment as result of the current COVID situation. The club will review its position at the end of June, in the light of changes in infection levels in the community, options for playing chess over the board in this situation, and the requirements of our playing venue. We will update our members again at that point. In the meantime, any portions of player subs will be carried forward as previously indicated. Obviously we all look forward to being able to meet and play again safely at some point, but at present we feel that this is the right option.

Sadly the reality of the looming Omicron surge means the club remains in recess for the foreseeable future.

The club is in recess due to covid lockdown. Subscriptions will be credited for the time the club is not running.

Club ratings have been updated up to and including last nights games. 

We now have 24 players in the club rapid, including three new members that joined last night. The club welcomes Jamal Leask,Guillaume Pierry, and Dominic Wilshier. Standings after two rounds are below. See you next week.

Club Rapid at round 1. We have 19 players competing. It is not too late to join in round 2. See you next week. Round 1 results below

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

The club welcomes Callum as its newest member.

Standings are below. Late comers can still join in next week. See you then

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

See you next week for the final two rounds

Rounds one and two are below. Guests can join the B division next week if they wish.

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

Club 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