By popular vote we will not play Fischer Random chess next week. Instead we will have regular chess as part of the Winter (2) cup, usual time control of 20 + 0, three games per night over two nights. See you there.
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Richard takes out Winter(1) with a perfect 6. Winter (2) kicks off next week.
| 1 | Richard Dare | 6.0 | +B18 | +W4 | +B10 | +W2 | +B5 | +W3 |
| 2 | Milton Severinsen | 4.0 | +B8 | +W5 | +B7 | -B1 | -W3 | +W4 |
| 3 | Murray Tuatini | 4.0 | +B12 | -W10 | +B8 | +W6 | +B2 | -B1 |
| 4 | Ian Kennedy | 4.0 | +W9 | -B1 | +W11 | +B7 | +W6 | -B2 |
| 5 | Richard Jackson | 4.0 | +W19 | -B2 | +W9 | +B16 | -W1 | +B8 |
| 6 | Prashant Mistry | 3.0 | +W14 | -B11 | +W16 | -B3 | -B4 | +W13 |
| 7 | Ruchira Silva | 3.0 | +W16 | +B14 | -W2 | -W4 | -B8 | +B9 |
| 8 | Sean Clark | 2.5 | -W2 | +B19 | -W3 | =B9 | +W7 | -W5 |
| 9 | Alex Treat | 2.5 | -B4 | +W18 | -B5 | =W8 | +B15 | -W7 |
| 10 | Graham Nolan | 2.0 | +W17 | +B3 | -W1 | — | — | — |
| 11 | Christopher Symon | 2.0 | +B15 | +W6 | -B4 | — | — | — |
| 12 | John Feyter | 2.0 | -W3 | +B17 | +W19 | — | — | — |
| 13 | Sivaram Manoharan | 2.0 | — | — | — | +B17 | +W16 | -B6 |
| 14 | Kevin Li | 2.0 | -B6 | -W7 | -B15 | +W20 | -B17 | +W19 |
| 15 | Cooper Quinn | 2.0 | -W11 | -B16 | -W14 | +B19 | -W9 | +B20 |
| 16 | Nathaniel Loy | 1.5 | -B7 | +W15 | -B6 | -W5 | -B13 | =W17 |
| 17 | Joel Crombie | 1.5 | -B10 | -W12 | -B18 | -W13 | +W14 | =B16 |
| 18 | Jarvis Xiang | 1.0 | -W1 | -B9 | +W17 | — | — | — |
| 19 | Lasen Silva | 1.0 | -B5 | -W8 | -B12 | -W15 | +B20 | -B14 |
| 20 | Dulina Haegoda | 0.0 | — | — | — | -B14 | -W19 | -W15 |
Club membership continues to grow. We welcome John as our newest member.
| 1 | Richard_Dare | 3.0 | +B14 | +W3 | +B4 |
| 2 | Milton_Severinsen | 3.0 | +B11 | +W7 | +B8 |
| 3 | Ian_Kennedy | 2.0 | +W12 | -B1 | +W6 |
| 4 | Graham_Nolan | 2.0 | +W15 | +B5 | -W1 |
| 5 | Murray_Tuatini | 2.0 | +B10 | -W4 | +B11 |
| 6 | Christopher_Symon | 2.0 | +B18 | +W9 | -B3 |
| 7 | Richard_Jackson | 2.0 | +W16 | -B2 | +W12 |
| 8 | Ruchira Silva | 2.0 | +W13 | +B17 | -W2 |
| 9 | Prashant_Mistry | 2.0 | +W17 | -B6 | +W13 |
| 10 | John Feyter | 2.0 | -W5 | +B15 | +W16 |
| 11 | Sean_Clark | 1.0 | -W2 | +B16 | -W5 |
| 12 | Alex TreaT | 1.0 | -B3 | +W14 | -B7 |
| 13 | NathanielLoy | 1.0 | -B8 | +W18 | -B9 |
| 14 | Jarvis_Xiang | 1.0 | -W1 | -B12 | +W15 |
| 15 | Joel_Crombie | 0.0 | -B4 | -W10 | -B14 |
| 16 | LasenSilva | 0.0 | -B7 | -W11 | -B10 |
| 17 | Kevin_Li | 0.0 | -B9 | -W8 | -B18 |
| 18 | Cooper_Quinn | 0.0 | -W6 | -B13 | -W17 |
The club welsomes Nathanial Loy as its newest member
The Open division cross table is on top, and the under 1800 below
The hit counter at left shows 89940 hits so far. With the Waikato Open this weekend we will likely cross the 90000 milestone this weekend.
If you have been thinking about coming along for a look then August 15 at 7pm is your best bet. We will have he first 3 games of a 6 round tournament run over two Tuesdays. Games will kick off shortly after 7, so dont be late if you want to take part in the mini tournament. New members are always welcome. Come along and join in the fun
Final standings are Below. Milton gets the honourable mention. Eushin is pushing up the ranks, and is Club Rapid Champ (Junior) 2017.
| 1 | Richard_Dare | 6.0 | +B6 | +W8 | +B13 | +W2 | +B3 | +W5 |
| 2 | Milton_Severinsen | 5.0 | +B21 | +W11 | +B3 | -B1 | +W4 | +W6 |
| 3 | Prashant_Mistry | 4.0 | +W17 | +B4 | -W2 | +B5 | -W1 | +B12 |
| 4 | Eushin_Kang | 4.0 | +B20 | -W3 | +B8 | +W13 | -B2 | +W11 |
| 5 | Hilton_Bennett | 3.5 | =BYE | +W7 | +B19 | -W3 | +B11 | -B1 |
| 6 | Murray_Tuatini | 3.5 | -W1 | =BYE | +B24 | +W8 | +B13 | -B2 |
| 7 | Christopher_Symon | 3.5 | =W16 | -B5 | +W20 | -B9 | +W19 | +B14 |
| 8 | Gary_Judkins | 3.0 | +W15 | -B1 | -W4 | -B6 | +W22 | +B16 |
| 9 | William_Lynn | 3.0 | +B14 | -W13 | +B16 | +W7 | — | — |
| 10 | Bill_Crombie | 3.0 | — | — | — | +B26 | +W15 | +B20 |
| 11 | Ian_Kennedy | 2.5 | +B24 | -B2 | +W15 | =BYE | -W5 | -B4 |
| 12 | Graham_Nolan | 2.5 | =BYE | — | — | +B15 | +W14 | -W3 |
| 13 | Lara_Heppenstall | 2.0 | +W25 | +B9 | -W1 | -B4 | -W6 | — |
| 14 | Jarvis_Xiang | 2.0 | -W9 | -B15 | +B17 | +W16 | -B12 | -W7 |
| 15 | Kevin_Li | 2.0 | -B8 | +W14 | -B11 | -W12 | -B10 | +W21 |
| 16 | Sean_Clark | 2.0 | =B7 | =BYE | -W9 | -B14 | +W20 | -W8 |
| 17 | Shilong_Yang | 2.0 | -B3 | -B19 | -W14 | +W21 | +B25 | — |
| 18 | Nathanael Loy | 2.0 | — | — | — | — | +W26 | +B24 |
| 19 | Adam_Hasan-Stein | 1.5 | =B22 | +W17 | -W5 | — | -B7 | — |
| 20 | Cooper_Quinn | 1.5 | -W4 | =BYE | -B7 | +W24 | -B16 | -W10 |
| 21 | Joel_Crombie | 1.0 | -W2 | — | — | -B17 | +W24 | -B15 |
| 22 | Paul Dalley | 1.0 | =W19 | =BYE | — | — | -B8 | — |
| 23 | Tyrone | 1.0 | — | — | — | — | — | +B26 |
| 24 | Jeff_Xiang | 0.5 | -W11 | =BYE | -W6 | -B20 | -B21 | -W18 |
| 25 | Dhusar_Chatterjee | 0.5 | -B13 | =BYE | — | — | -W17 | — |
| 26 | Ben_Hale | 0.0 | — | — | — | -W10 | -B18 | -W23 |
Club ratings and club ladder have been updated. Graphs of player ratings have also been refreshed.
With one round to go Richard has an unassailable lead. Great to see a turnout of 26 players tonight!
| 1 | Richard Dare | 5.0 | +B4 | +W12 | +B11 | +W2 | +B5 |
| 2 | Milton Severinsen | 4.0 | +B20 | +W9 | +B5 | -B1 | +W6 |
| 3 | Hilton Bennett | 3.5 | =BYE | +W8 | +B17 | -W5 | +B9 |
| 4 | Murray Tuatini | 3.5 | -W1 | =BYE | +B24 | +W12 | +B11 |
| 5 | Prashant Mistry | 3.0 | +W15 | +B6 | -W2 | +B3 | -W1 |
| 6 | Eushin Kang | 3.0 | +B18 | -W5 | +B12 | +W11 | -B2 |
| 7 | William Lynn | 3.0 | +B13 | -W11 | +B14 | +W8 | — |
| 8 | Christopher Symon | 2.5 | =W14 | -B3 | +W18 | -B7 | +W17 |
| 9 | Ian Kennedy | 2.5 | +B24 | -B2 | +W19 | =BYE | -W3 |
| 10 | Graham Nolan | 2.5 | =BYE | — | — | +B19 | +W13 |
| 11 | Lara Heppenstall | 2.0 | +W25 | +B7 | -W1 | -B6 | -W4 |
| 12 | Gary Judkins | 2.0 | +W19 | -B1 | -W6 | -B4 | +W21 |
| 13 | Jarvis Xiang | 2.0 | -W7 | -B19 | +B15 | +W14 | -B10 |
| 14 | Sean Clark | 2.0 | =B8 | =BYE | -W7 | -B13 | +W18 |
| 15 | Shilong Yang | 2.0 | -B5 | -B17 | -W13 | +W20 | +B25 |
| 16 | Bill Crombie | 2.0 | — | — | — | +B26 | +W19 |
| 17 | Adam Hasan-Stein | 1.5 | =B21 | +W15 | -W3 | — | -B8 |
| 18 | Cooper Quinn | 1.5 | -W6 | =BYE | -B8 | +W24 | -B14 |
| 19 | Kevin Li | 1.0 | -B12 | +W13 | -B9 | -W10 | -B16 |
| 20 | Joel Crombie | 1.0 | -W2 | — | — | -B15 | +W24 |
| 21 | Paul Dalley | 1.0 | =W17 | =BYE | — | — | -B12 |
| 22 | Nathanael Loy | 1.0 | — | — | — | — | +W26 |
| 23 | Daniel Loy | 1.0 | — | — | — | — | +BYE |
| 24 | Jeff Xiang | 0.5 | -W9 | =BYE | -W4 | -B18 | -B20 |
| 25 | Dhusar Chatterjee | 0.5 | -B11 | =BYE | — | — | -W15 |
| 26 | Ben Hale | 0.0 | — | — | — | -W16 | -B22 |
The club is in recess now for the school holidays, we resume on 26 July with round 4 of the club rapid
| 1 | Milton_Severinsen | 1610 | 3.0 | +B21 | +W6 | +B5 |
| 2 | Richard_Dare | 1688 | 3.0 | +B11 | +W12 | +B4 |
| 3 | Hilton_Bennett | 1666 | 2.5 | =BYE | +W10 | +B9 |
| 4 | Lara_Heppenstall | 1560 | 2.0 | +W19 | +B7 | -W2 |
| 5 | Prashant_Mistry | 1642 | 2.0 | +W22 | +B8 | -W1 |
| 6 | Ian_Kennedy | 1554 | 2.0 | +B20 | -B1 | +W15 |
| 7 | William_Lynn | 1619 | 2.0 | +B16 | -W4 | +B14 |
| 8 | Eushin_Kang | 1568 | 2.0 | +B18 | -W5 | +B12 |
| 9 | Adam_Hasan-Stein | 1429 | 1.5 | =B13 | +W22 | -W3 |
| 10 | Christopher_Symon | 1614 | 1.5 | =W14 | -B3 | +W18 |
| 11 | Murray_Tuatini | 1521 | 1.5 | -W2 | =BYE | +B20 |
| 12 | Gary_Judkins | 1581 | 1.0 | +W15 | -B2 | -W8 |
| 13 | Paul_Dalley | 1550 | 1.0 | =W9 | =BYE | — |
| 14 | Sean_Clark | 1466 | 1.0 | =B10 | =BYE | -W7 |
| 15 | Kevin_Li | 1457 | 1.0 | -B12 | +W16 | -B6 |
| 16 | Jarvis_Xiang(jarvis) | 1473 | 1.0 | -W7 | -B15 | +B22 |
| 17 | Graham_Nolan | 1634 | 0.5 | =BYE | — | — |
| 18 | Cooper_Quinn | 1445 | 0.5 | -W8 | =BYE | -B10 |
| 19 | Dhusar_Chatterjee | 1442 | 0.5 | -B4 | =BYE | — |
| 20 | Jeff_Xiang(jeff) | 1436 | 0.5 | -W6 | =BYE | -W11 |
| 21 | Joel_Crombie | 1459 | 0.0 | -W1 | — | — |
| 22 | Shilong_Yang | 1486 | 0.0 | -B5 | -B9 | -W16 |
Club ratings and club ladder have been updated. The current top of the ladder will be a surprise to many, but follows on from an unexpected draw in round 1 of the club champs
Standings at round 2 of of the club rapid champs. Round 3 next week.
| 1 | Richard_Dare | 1688 | 2.0 | +B15 | +W7 |
| 2 | Milton_Severinsen | 1610 | 2.0 | +B16 | +W9 |
| 3 | Lara_Heppenstall | 1560 | 2.0 | +W17 | +B10 |
| 4 | Prashant_Mistry | 1642 | 2.0 | +W21 | +B8 |
| 5 | Adam_Hasan-Stein | 1429 | 1.5 | =B11 | +W21 |
| 6 | Hilton_Bennett | 1666 | 1.5 | =BYE | +W18 |
| 7 | Gary_Judkins | 1581 | 1.0 | +W12 | -B1 |
| 8 | Eushin_Kang | 1568 | 1.0 | +B19 | -W4 |
| 9 | Ian_Kennedy | 1554 | 1.0 | +B20 | -B2 |
| 10 | William_Lynn | 1619 | 1.0 | +B22 | -W3 |
| 11 | Paul_Dalley | 1550 | 1.0 | =W5 | =BYE |
| 12 | Kevin_Li | 1457 | 1.0 | -B7 | +W22 |
| 13 | Sean_Clark | 1466 | 1.0 | =B18 | =BYE |
| 14 | Graham_Nolan | 1634 | 0.5 | =BYE | — |
| 15 | Murray_Tuatini | 1520 | 0.5 | -W1 | =BYE |
| 16 | Joel_Crombie | 1459 | 0.5 | -W2 | =BYE |
| 17 | Dhusar_Chatterjee | 1442 | 0.5 | -B3 | =BYE |
| 18 | Christopher_Symon | 1614 | 0.5 | =W13 | -B6 |
| 19 | Cooper_Quinn | 1445 | 0.5 | -W8 | =BYE |
| 20 | Jeff_Xiang | 1436 | 0.5 | -W9 | =BYE |
| 21 | Shilong_Yang | 1486 | 0.0 | -B4 | -B5 |
| 22 | Jarvis_Xiang | 1473 | 0.0 | -W10 | -B12 |
We will commence the Club Rapid next week. This will be a members only event with time control 25 + 5, one game per night over 6 nights. The first three games will run over the next three weeks, with rounds 4, 5 and 6 after the school holiday break. One half point bye allowed if notified prior to the draw, no byes in the last 2 rounds. If you are not currently a member but want to take part then you can join on the first night.
A single division Swiss Style Tournament. The overall winner will be awarded the title Club Rapid Champion 2016 and receive all the accolades that are associated with the title. The highest rated junior will be awarded the title Club Junior Rapid Champion 2016.
The draw will be based on current club ratings. New players without a club rating will be assigned 1500 points for the purposes of the draw.
No late entries allowed – so if you can’t make it on the first night let me know and you will be awarded a bye. Also if you want to play but might be a little late on the first night let me know and I will include you in the draw. Please don’t turn up late and expect to be added to the draw. Entries will not be accepted in week two or beyond.
Games start at 7.30pm – a 10 minute late time applies (your game is lost if you are 10 minutes late). Clocks will be started at 7:30 even if neither player is present.
Usual FIDE laws apply with the exception of the Hamilton Chess Club Special Rules found on the website. Although Hamilton Chess Club Special Rules do not call for game forfeit if your mobile goes off please be considerate and set your phone to silent. Disputes committee will be club executive (Hilton Ian and Richard). If one or two of the disputes committee is/are party to a dispute, the remaining member(s) will constitute the disputes committee. Ties will be decided using tie breaks according to the NZ standard 1. Direct Encounter. 2. Cumulative (Sum of Progressive Scores). 3. Total Buchholz. 4. Sonneborn-Berger. 5. Buchholz Cut1. If still tied the award will be shared.
Please bring a pen if you wish to record your games. Recording is not mandatory, but if you don’t record your game you will not be allowed to claim a draw for the 50 move rule or 3 fold repetition unless agreed by your opponent.
Once again Richard takes out the title of club blitz champ. Club junior champ this year is Sivaram. Best upset is JARVIS with an impressive score of 4 in round 1. Only the cumulative scores for players present on both nights is shown.
| Round | Cumulative | ||
| 1 | 2 | ||
| Richard Dare | 5 | 4.5 | 9.5 |
| Christopher Symon | 5 | 4 | 9 |
| Graham Nolan | 5 | 4 | 9 |
| Sivaram Manoharan | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| Prashant Mistry | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| Ian Kennedy | 3.5 | 3 | 6.5 |
| Richard Jackson | 3 | 3.5 | 6.5 |
| Jarvis Xiang | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| Milton Severinsen | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Murray Tuatini | 3 | 2.5 | 5.5 |
| Cooper Quinn | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Adam Hasan-Stein | 2 | 0.5 | 2.5 |
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