| 1 | Richard_Dare | 6.0 | +W12 | +B7 | +W3 | +B2 | +W6 | +B5 |
| 2 | Ian_Kennedy | 4.5 | +W9 | +B13 | +W5 | -W1 | +B3 | =B4 |
| 3 | William_Lynn | 4.0 | +B15 | +W8 | -B1 | +W4 | -W2 | +B7 |
| 4 | Richard_Jackson | 3.5 | -B8 | +BYE | +W12 | -B3 | +W7 | =W2 |
| 5 | Bj_Walbaekken | 3.0 | -B14 | +W6 | -B2 | +B7 | +W12 | -W1 |
| 6 | Robert_Spencer | 3.0 | -W7 | -B5 | +W9 | +B12 | -B1 | +W10 |
| 7 | John_Feyter | 2.0 | +B6 | -W1 | +B15 | -W5 | -B4 | -W3 |
| 8 | Poen_Hsieh | 2.0 | +W4 | -B3 | +W13 | — | — | — |
| 9 | Mark_Hloba | 2.0 | -B2 | -W15 | -B6 | +W11 | -B10 | +BYE |
| 10 | Felix_Dinh | 2.0 | — | — | — | +BYE | +W9 | -B6 |
| 11 | Steven_Dinh | 2.0 | — | — | — | -B9 | +BYE | +B12 |
| 12 | Riley_Kemp | 1.0 | -B1 | +W14 | -B4 | -W6 | -B5 | -W11 |
| 13 | Trevor_Sycamore | 1.0 | +BYE | -W2 | -B8 | — | — | — |
| 14 | Jonathon_Wilson | 1.0 | +W5 | -B12 | — | — | — | — |
| 15 | Mondre_Visage | 1.0 | -W3 | +B9 | -W7 | — | — | — |
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Next week we will kick off the new a new tournament of 6 games over two club nights at time control 20 + 0. Games will start 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 reflect the most recent games.
Silver goes to Graham and Hugh takes out the bronze
| 1 | Richard_Dare | 6.0 | +W9 | +B5 | +W6 | +B7 | +W3 | +B4 |
| 2 | Graham_Nolan | 4.0 | =BYE | =W6 | -B3 | +B9 | +W8 | +B7 |
| 3 | Hugh_Masters | 3.5 | — | +B23 | +W2 | =W8 | -B1 | +W11 |
| 4 | Bj_Walbaekken | 3.5 | =B19 | =W8 | +B11 | =BYE | +W7 | -W1 |
| 5 | William_Lynn | 3.5 | +B21 | -W1 | -B7 | =BYE | +W6 | +B8 |
| 6 | John_Feyter | 2.5 | +W18 | =B2 | -B1 | -W10 | -B5 | +W12 |
| 7 | Poen_Hsieh | 2.5 | =BYE | +B11 | +W5 | -W1 | -B4 | -W2 |
| 8 | Ian_Kennedy | 2.5 | =W11 | =B4 | +W9 | =B3 | -B2 | -W5 |
| 9 | Riley_Kemp | 2.5 | -B1 | +W14 | -B8 | -W2 | =B11 | +W18 |
| 10 | Daniel_Loy | 2.0 | — | — | +W18 | +B6 | — | — |
| 11 | Mondre_Visage | 2.0 | =B8 | -W7 | -W4 | +B18 | =W9 | -B3 |
| 12 | Robert_Spencer | 2.0 | — | — | — | +B21 | +W18 | -B6 |
| 13 | Ishaan_Singh | 1.5 | — | — | +W21 | =BYE | — | — |
| 14 | Jonathon_Wilson | 1.5 | — | -B9 | — | =BYE | — | +W22 |
| 15 | Teddy_Xiong | 1.0 | — | +B20 | — | — | — | — |
| 16 | Gavin_Hitchens | 1.0 | — | =B18 | — | =BYE | — | — |
| 17 | Jeremy_Coombe | 1.0 | — | — | =BYE | =BYE | — | — |
| 18 | Mark_Hloba | 0.5 | -B6 | =W16 | -B10 | -W11 | -B12 | -B9 |
| 19 | Ryan_Zhou | 0.5 | =W4 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 20 | James_Wilson | 0.5 | — | -W15 | — | =BYE | — | — |
| 21 | Archie_Fenell | 0.0 | -W5 | — | -B13 | -W12 | — | — |
| 22 | Trevor_Sycamore | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | — | -B14 |
| 23 | QqMa_Xiong | 0.0 | — | -W3 | — | — | — | — |
Hamilton Boys High (A) are once again Waikato Secondary School Champions and will represent the region at the National Chess Tournament in September. The team was Board 1: Daniel Loy, Board 2: Lasen Silva, Board 3: Nathan Sun, and Board 3: Jeremy Coombe.
Eight teams competed: 2 each from Hamilton Boys and Hillcrest, and one from St Pauls, Te Kuiti, Cambridge High School, and St Johns. The tournament was run as a 7 round single round robin.
The team rankings, and final crosstable are below.
| Rk | N | Team | GAMES | + = – | Match Pts | Game Pnt |
| 1 | 8 | HBHS (A) | 7 | 7-0-0 | 14 | 24.5 |
| 2 | 2 | Hillcrest (A) | 7 | 5-0-2 | 10 | 19 |
| 3 | 3 | St Johns | 7 | 4-1-2 | 9 | 18 |
| 4 | 1 | HBHS (B) | 7 | 4-1-2 | 9 | 17 |
| 5 | 5 | St Pauls | 7 | 3-1-3 | 7 | 14 |
| 6 | 7 | Hillcrest (B) | 7 | 2-0-5 | 4 | 12 |
| 7 | 4 | Cambridge | 7 | 1-1-5 | 3 | 5 |
| 8 | 6 | Te Kuiti | 7 | 0-0-7 | 0 | 2.5 |
| Rk | N | Team | Pts | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| 1 | 8 | HBHS (A) | 14 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2 | 2 | Hillcrest (A) | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
| 3 | 3 | St Johns | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
| 4 | 1 | HBHS (B) | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
| 5 | 5 | St Pauls | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | |
| 6 | 7 | Hillcrest (B) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 7 | 4 | Cambridge | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 8 | 6 | Te Kuiti | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
With one round to go Richard has an unassailable lead and is therefore club rapid champion 2023. Next week will decide the minor place getters. Current crosstable below
| 1 | Richard_Dare | 5.0 | +W12 | +B7 | +W11 | +B5 | +W4 |
| 2 | Bj_Walbaekken | 3.5 | =B18 | =W6 | +B8 | =BYE | +W5 |
| 3 | Graham_Nolan | 3.0 | =BYE | =W11 | -B4 | +B12 | +W6 |
| 4 | Hugh_Masters | 2.5 | — | +B22 | +W3 | =W6 | -B1 |
| 5 | Poen_Hsieh | 2.5 | =BYE | +B8 | +W7 | -W1 | -B2 |
| 6 | Ian_Kennedy | 2.5 | =W8 | =B2 | +W12 | =B4 | -B3 |
| 7 | William_Lynn | 2.5 | +B21 | -W1 | -B5 | =BYE | +W11 |
| 8 | Mondre_Visage | 2.0 | =B6 | -W5 | -W2 | +B17 | =W12 |
| 9 | Daniel_Loy | 2.0 | — | — | +W17 | +B11 | — |
| 10 | Robert_Spencer | 2.0 | — | — | — | +B21 | +W17 |
| 11 | John_Feyter | 1.5 | +W17 | =B3 | -B1 | -W9 | -B7 |
| 12 | Riley_Kemp | 1.5 | -B1 | +W20 | -B6 | -W3 | =B8 |
| 13 | Ishaan_Singh | 1.5 | — | — | +W21 | =BYE | — |
| 14 | Teddy_Xiong | 1.0 | — | +B19 | — | — | — |
| 15 | Gavin_Hitchens | 1.0 | — | =B17 | — | =BYE | — |
| 16 | Jeremy_Coombe | 1.0 | — | — | =BYE | =BYE | — |
| 17 | Mark_Hloba | 0.5 | -B11 | =W15 | -B9 | -W8 | -B10 |
| 18 | Ryan_Zhou | 0.5 | =W2 | — | — | — | — |
| 19 | James_Wilson | 0.5 | — | -W14 | — | =BYE | — |
| 20 | Jonathon_Wilson | 0.5 | — | -B12 | — | =BYE | — |
| 21 | Archie_Fenell | 0.0 | -W7 | — | -B13 | -W10 | — |
| 22 | QqMa_Xiong | 0.0 | — | -W4 | — | — | — |
| 1 | Richard_Dare | 4.0 | +W12 | +B10 | +W8 | +B4 |
| 2 | Hugh_Masters | 2.5 | — | +B22 | +W7 | =W3 |
| 3 | Ian_Kennedy | 2.5 | =W9 | =B5 | +W12 | =B2 |
| 4 | Poen_Hsieh | 2.5 | =BYE | +B9 | +W10 | -W1 |
| 5 | Bj_Walbaekken | 2.5 | =B17 | =W3 | +B9 | =BYE |
| 6 | Daniel_Loy | 2.0 | — | — | +W18 | +B8 |
| 7 | Graham_Nolan | 2.0 | =BYE | =W8 | -B2 | +B12 |
| 8 | John_Feyter | 1.5 | +W18 | =B7 | -B1 | -W6 |
| 9 | Mondre_Visage | 1.5 | =B3 | -W4 | -W5 | +B18 |
| 10 | William_Lynn | 1.5 | +B21 | -W1 | -B4 | =BYE |
| 11 | Ishaan_Singh | 1.5 | — | — | +W21 | =BYE |
| 12 | Riley_Kemp | 1.0 | -B1 | +W20 | -B3 | -W7 |
| 13 | Teddy_Xiong | 1.0 | — | +B19 | — | — |
| 14 | Robert_Spencer | 1.0 | — | — | — | +B21 |
| 15 | Gavin_Hitchens | 1.0 | — | =B18 | — | =BYE |
| 16 | Jeremy_Coombe | 1.0 | — | — | =BYE | =BYE |
| 17 | Ryan_Zhou | 0.5 | =W5 | — | — | — |
| 18 | Mark_Hloba | 0.5 | -B8 | =W15 | -B6 | -W9 |
| 19 | James_Wilson | 0.5 | — | -W13 | — | =BYE |
| 20 | Jonathon_Wilson | 0.5 | — | -B12 | — | =BYE |
| 21 | Archie_Fenell | 0.0 | -W10 | — | -B11 | -W14 |
| 22 | QqMa_Xiong | 0.0 | — | -W2 | — | — |
| 1 | Richard_Dare | 3.0 | +W8 | +B7 | +W6 |
| 2 | Poen_Hsieh | 2.5 | =BYE | +B13 | +W7 |
| 3 | Bj_Walbaekken | 2.0 | =B14 | =W5 | +B13 |
| 4 | Hugh_Masters | 2.0 | — | +B18 | +W10 |
| 5 | Ian_Kennedy | 2.0 | =W13 | =B3 | +W8 |
| 6 | John_Feyter | 1.5 | +W15 | =B10 | -B1 |
| 7 | William_Lynn | 1.0 | +B20 | -W1 | -B2 |
| 8 | Riley_Kemp | 1.0 | -B1 | +W21 | -B5 |
| 9 | Teddy_Xiong | 1.0 | — | +B19 | — |
| 10 | Graham_Nolan | 1.0 | =BYE | =W6 | -B4 |
| 11 | Daniel_Loy | 1.0 | — | — | +W15 |
| 12 | Ishaan_Singh | 1.0 | — | — | +W20 |
| 13 | Mondre_Visage | 0.5 | =B5 | -W2 | -W3 |
| 14 | Ryan_Zhou | 0.5 | =W3 | — | — |
| 15 | Mark_Hloba | 0.5 | -B6 | =W16 | -B11 |
| 16 | Gavin_Hitchens | 0.5 | — | =B15 | — |
| 17 | Jeremy_Coombe | 0.5 | — | — | =BYE |
| 18 | QqMa_Xiong | 0.0 | — | -W4 | — |
| 19 | James_Wilson | 0.0 | — | -W9 | — |
| 20 | Archie_Fenell | 0.0 | -W7 | — | -B12 |
| 21 | Jonathon_Wilson | 0.0 | — | -B8 | — |
The club is in recess now for the school holidays. We will resume with round 3 of the club rapid on 18 July
Round 2 crosstable below
| 1 | Richard_Dare | 2.0 | +W5 | +B4 |
| 2 | John_Feyter | 1.5 | +W13 | =B8 |
| 3 | Poen_Hsieh | 1.5 | =BYE | +B12 |
| 4 | William_Lynn | 1.0 | +B18 | -W1 |
| 5 | Riley_Kemp | 1.0 | -B1 | +W17 |
| 6 | Teddy_Xiong | 1.0 | — | +B16 |
| 7 | Hugh_Masters | 1.0 | — | +B15 |
| 8 | Graham_Nolan | 1.0 | =BYE | =W2 |
| 9 | Bj_Walbaekken | 1.0 | =B11 | =W10 |
| 10 | Ian_Kennedy | 1.0 | =W12 | =B9 |
| 11 | Ryan_Zhou | 0.5 | =W9 | — |
| 12 | Mondre_Visage | 0.5 | =B10 | -W3 |
| 13 | Mark_Hloba | 0.5 | -B2 | =W14 |
| 14 | Gavin_Hitchens | 0.5 | — | =B13 |
| 15 | QqMa_Xiong | 0.0 | — | -W7 |
| 16 | James_Wilson | 0.0 | — | -W6 |
| 17 | Jonathon_Wilson | 0.0 | — | -B5 |
| 18 | Archie_Fenell | 0.0 | -W4 | — |
Tentative draw for next week is below, will be revised on the night based on attendance, new players etc
Mondre Visage is welcomed as the clubs newest member
Players can enter in week two so come along next week and dont miss out. Non members can join up on the night.
| 1 | Richard_Dare | 1.0 | +W10 |
| 2 | William_Lynn | 1.0 | +B11 |
| 3 | John_Feyter | 1.0 | +W12 |
| 4 | Ian_Kennedy | 0.5 | =W7 |
| 5 | Bj_Walbaekken | 0.5 | =B6 |
| 6 | Ryan_Zhou | 0.5 | =W5 |
| 7 | Mondre_Visage | 0.5 | =B4 |
| 8 | Graham_Nolan | 0.5 | =BYE |
| 9 | Poen_Hsieh | 0.5 | =BYE |
| 10 | Riley_Kemp | 0.0 | -B1 |
| 11 | Archie_Fenell | 0.0 | -W2 |
| 12 | Mark_Hloba | 0.0 | -B3 |
Welcome John
The club rapid starts next week. Time control is 30 + 10, one game per night over six club nights. This is a members only event. Non members can play in round one but will need to become financial from week two and beyond. No entries after week two.
Club ratings have been updated to reflect the most recent games.
| 1 | Richard_Dare | 5.0 | +B15 | +W3 | +B12 | +W4 | -B2 | +W5 |
| 2 | Ian_Kennedy | 4.5 | =W5 | -B6 | +W16 | +B10 | +W1 | +B4 |
| 3 | Hugh_Masters | 4.0 | +W16 | -B1 | +W17 | +B6 | -B4 | +W10 |
| 4 | Poen_Hsieh | 3.5 | =B21 | +W11 | +B5 | -B1 | +W3 | -W2 |
| 5 | Bj_Walbaekken | 3.5 | =B2 | +W21 | -W4 | +B9 | +W6 | -B1 |
| 6 | Jonathon_Wilson | 3.0 | +B11 | +W2 | -B7 | -W3 | -B5 | +W15 |
| 7 | Prashanth_Mistry | 3.0 | +W18 | +B17 | +W6 | — | — | — |
| 8 | Daniel_Loy | 3.0 | — | — | — | +B19 | +B13 | +W9 |
| 9 | Richard_Jackson | 2.5 | +B10 | -W12 | +B20 | -W5 | =B11 | -B8 |
| 10 | Archie_Fenell | 2.5 | -W9 | =B14 | +W21 | -W2 | +B15 | -B3 |
| 11 | John_Feyter | 2.5 | -W6 | -B4 | +W18 | +B16 | =W9 | — |
| 12 | Ishaan_Singh | 2.0 | +B14 | +B9 | -W1 | — | — | — |
| 13 | Riley_Kemp | 2.0 | — | — | — | +B18 | -W8 | +W21 |
| 14 | Graham_Nolan | 1.5 | -W12 | =W10 | +B15 | — | — | — |
| 15 | Mondre_Visage | 1.5 | -W1 | =B16 | -W14 | +B21 | -W10 | -B6 |
| 16 | Robert_Spencer | 1.5 | -B3 | =W15 | -B2 | -W11 | +B21 | -W18 |
| 17 | Gary_Judkins | 1.0 | +B20 | -W7 | -B3 | — | — | — |
| 18 | Mark_Hloba | 1.0 | -B7 | -W20 | -B11 | -W13 | -W19 | +B16 |
| 19 | Raeha_Parekh | 1.0 | — | — | — | -W8 | +B18 | |
| 20 | James_Wilson | 1.0 | -W17 | +B18 | -W9 | — | — | — |
| 21 | Moose_O’Brien | 0.5 | =W4 | -B5 | -B10 | -W15 | -W16 | -B13 |
| 1 | Richard_Dare | 3.0 | +B15 | +W6 | +B4 |
| 2 | Prashanth_Mistry | 3.0 | +W18 | +B12 | +W5 |
| 3 | Poen_Hsieh | 2.5 | =B16 | +W13 | +B8 |
| 4 | Ishaan_Singh | 2.0 | +B11 | +B7 | -W1 |
| 5 | Jonathon_Wilson | 2.0 | +B13 | +W9 | -B2 |
| 6 | Hugh_Masters | 2.0 | +W17 | -B1 | +W12 |
| 7 | Richard_Jackson | 2.0 | +B10 | -W4 | +B14 |
| 8 | Bj_Walbaekken | 1.5 | =B9 | +W16 | -W3 |
| 9 | Ian_Kennedy | 1.5 | =W8 | -B5 | +W17 |
| 10 | Archie_Fenell | 1.5 | -W7 | =B11 | +W16 |
| 11 | Graham_Nolan | 1.5 | -W4 | =W10 | +B15 |
| 12 | Gary_Judkins | 1.0 | +B14 | -W2 | -B6 |
| 13 | John_Feyter | 1.0 | -W5 | -B3 | +W18 |
| 14 | James_Wilson | 1.0 | -W12 | +B18 | -W7 |
| 15 | Mondre_Visage | 0.5 | -W1 | =B17 | -W11 |
| 16 | Moose_O’Brien | 0.5 | =W3 | -B8 | -B10 |
| 17 | Robert_Spencer | 0.5 | -B6 | =W15 | -B9 |
| 18 | Mark_Hloba | 0.0 | -B2 | -W14 | -B13 |
Club ratings have been updated to reflect the most recent games.
The club welcomes Riley as its newest member, bringing total membership to 42 players
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