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Austin Wins Winter (2)

Posted: 03/09/2025 by Ian in Club News

Two Juniors, Aaryan and Austin beat out the adults in Winter (2) taking five points each. Austin takes first place based on the direct encounter tie break. Winter (3) starts next week. All welcome. Crosstable below

1 Austin_John 5.0 +W13 =B6 +W16 +B2 =W7 +W3
2 Anzar_Shafiq 5.0 +B17 +W10 +B15 -W1 +B4 +B7
3 Paul_Dalley 4.0 +B5 -W15 +W11 +B13 +W6 -B1
4 Darren_Fisher 4.0 +B28 +W25 -B8 +B6 -W2 +B9
5 Ian_Kennedy 4.0 -W3 -B9 +W28 +B22 +W16 +W10
6 Jacob_Haughey 3.5 +B21 =W1 +B7 -W4 -B3 +W14
7 Richard_Jackson 3.5 +W22 +B11 -W6 +B9 =B1 -W2
8 Graham_Nolan 3.0 +B24 +B16 +W4 — — —
9 BJ_Harrison 3.0 -B15 +W5 +B10 -W7 +B14 -W4
10 Chris_Barry 3.0 +W19 -B2 -W9 +B11 +W13 -B5
11 Cohen_Stringer 3.0 +B14 -W7 -B3 -W10 +W19 +B16
12 William_Lynn 3.0 — — — +W23 +B22 +W17
13 Mehrdad_Dehnabi 2.5 -B1 +W24 +B25 -W3 -B10 =W19
14 Aaryan_Jasti 2.5 -W11 =B22 +W19 +B25 -W9 -B6
15 Dundun_Zhang 2.0 +W9 +B3 -W2 — — —
16 Arlo_Brooker 2.0 +B20 -W8 -B1 +W17 -B5 -W11
17 Daksha_Dinesh 2.0 -W2 +B28 -W18 -B16 +W25 -B12
18 Nathan_Sun 2.0 — +W20 +B17 — — —
19 Yuanwei_Zhao 2.0 -B10 =W21 -B14 +W20 -B11 =B13
20 John_Feyter 2.0 -W16 -B18 -W24 -B19 +W27 +B25
21 Rayford_Ruan 1.5 -W6 =B19 +W22 — — —
22 Carlos_Duan 1.5 -B7 =W14 -B21 -W5 -W12 +B26
23 Felix_Murray 1.0 — — — -B12 -W26 +B27
24 Bruce_Wang 1.0 -W8 -B13 +B20 — — —
25 Shiven_Patel 1.0 +BYE -B4 -W13 -W14 -B17 -W20
26 Kevin_Joash 1.0 — — — — +B23 -W22
27 David_Murray 0.0 — — — — -B20 -W23
28 Athul_Kaimal 0.0 -W4 -W17 -B5 — — —

Two New Members

Posted: 03/09/2025 by Ian in Club News

The club welcomes Aaryan Jasti and Shiven Patel as new members.

Two New Members

Posted: 28/08/2025 by Ian in Club News

The club welcomes BJ and Daksha as new members

Record Turnout

Posted: 28/08/2025 by Ian in Club News

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

Ratings Updated

Posted: 22/08/2025 by Ian in Club News

graphClub ratings have been updated to include the games from Winter (1). Check out where you stand.

Winter (1) to Paul

Posted: 22/08/2025 by Ian in Club News

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 — — —

 

Record Turnout For Winter (1)

Posted: 13/08/2025 by Ian in Club News

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

Ratings Updated

Posted: 06/08/2025 by Ian in Club News

graphClub ratings have been updated to include the games from the recent club blitz. Check out where you stand.

Twenty + Zero Next Week

Posted: 06/08/2025 by Ian in Club News

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

Nathan Club Blitz Champion 2025

Posted: 06/08/2025 by Ian in Club News

 

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

 

Chris Barry And Paul Dalley New Members

Posted: 03/08/2025 by Ian in Club News

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 Waikato School Champions 2025

Posted: 03/08/2025 by Ian in Club News

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

 

 

 

 

Club Blitz Next Week

Posted: 31/07/2025 by Ian in Club News

We will have the club blitz championship next week. Six (or maybe even 7) rounds of 5 + 3. Come along for some fast paced action. All welcome.

Club Ratings Updated

Posted: 31/07/2025 by Ian in Club News

graphClub ratings have been updated to include the games from both 10 + 0 (A), 10 + 0 (B), and the club rapid.. Some recent climbers. Check out where you stand.

Alex Lee Newest Member

Posted: 31/07/2025 by Ian in Club News

The club welcomes ALex as its newest member.

Nathan Club Rapid Champion 2025

Posted: 31/07/2025 by Ian in Club News

Two players finished the club rapid on 4 ½ points. In the end the title of Club Rapid Champion for 2025 goes to Nathan on tie break. In the 10 + 0 Ian came out on top with a score of 5. Crosstables below

Club Rapid

1 Nathan_Sun 4.5 =BYE +B23 +W12 +B2 — +W5
2 Ian_Kennedy 4.5 +B13 +W14 +B10 -W1 =W3 +B6
3 Jacob_Haughey 4.0 =BYE +B11 +W17 +W14 =B2 —
4 Dundun_Zhang 4.0 -W11 +B19 +W22 -B6 +W14 +B13
5 Graham_Nolan 3.5 +W8 =B12 -W7 +B19 +W6 -B1
6 Austin_John 3.0 -B14 +W29 +B13 +W4 -B5 -W2
7 Paul_Dalley 3.0 +W22 — +B5 — — +B11
8 Yori_Mochinda 3.0 -B5 — +W25 +B22 +W12 —
9 William_Lynn 3.0 =BYE — =W18 -B11 +W22 +B14
10 John_Feyter 2.5 +B29 =BYE -W2 +B18 — —
11 Yuanwei_Zhao 2.5 +B4 -W3 -B14 +W9 =B13 -W7
12 Anzar_Shafiq 2.5 +B27 =W5 -B1 -W13 -B8 +W20
13 Arlo_Brooker 2.5 -W2 +B31 -W6 +B12 =W11 -W4
14 Cooper_Gaddes 2.0 +W6 -B2 +W11 -B3 -B4 -W9
15 Bruce_Wong 2.0 — — — +BYE — +B25
16 Liam_Membery 1.5 +W23 =BYE — — — —
17 Seth_Hotten 1.5 =BYE +BYE -B3 — — —
18 Tam_Wu 1.5 — +W27 =B9 -W10 — —
19 Athul_Kaimal 1.5 =B21 -W4 +B27 -W5 — —
20 Rayford_Ruan 1.5 — — — =W27 +W28 -B12
21 Heagan_Henare-lynch 1.0 =W19 =BYE — — — —
22 Cohen_Stringer 1.0 -B7 +W32 -B4 -W8 -B9 —
23 Aaryan_Jasti 1.0 -B16 -W1 +B30 — — —
24 Anend 1.0 — — +BYE — — —
25 Chris_Barry 1.0 — — -B8 — +BYE -W15
26 Alex_Lee 1.0 — — — — — +B28
27 Carlos_Duan 0.5 -W12 -B18 -W19 =B20 — —
28 Darren_Fisher 0.0 — — — — -B20 -W26
29 Shiven_Patel 0.0 -W10 -B6 — — — —
30 BJ_Harrison 0.0 — — -W23 — — —
31 Joel_Pittams 0.0 — -W13 — — — —
32 Craig_Jonas 0.0 — -B22 — — — —
24 Carlos_Duan 0.0 -W3 -B9 — — — —

Ten + 0 (B)

1 Ian_Kennedy 5.0 +BYE =W6 =B13 +W4 +B8 +B3
2 Jacob_Haughey 4.0 +W9 +B3 +B7 +W11 — —
3 Dundun_Zhang 4.0 +B24 -W2 +B10 +W7 +B6 -W1
4 Graham_Nolan 3.5 +W17 =B5 -W11 -B1 +W16 +W8
5 Nathan_Sun 3.5 +B18 =W4 — — +W19 +B10
6 Richard_Jackson 3.5 +W16 =B1 -B17 +W9 -W3 +B12
7 Cooper_Gaddes 3.0 +W23 +B8 -W2 -B3 -W12 +W13
8 William_Lynn 3.0 +B10 -W7 +B9 +W13 -W1 -B4
9 Anzar_Shafiq 3.0 -B2 +W24 -W8 -B6 +W20 +B16
10 Arlo_Brooker 3.0 -W8 +B23 -W3 +W17 +B13 -W5
11 Yori_Mochinda 2.5 =B13 +W21 +B4 -B2 — —
12 Darren_Fisher 2.5 — — =W16 +B23 +B7 -W6
13 Austin_John 2.0 =W11 +B22 =W1 -B8 -W10 -B7
14 Bruce_Wong 2.0 — +B17 — — — +W23
15 Alex_Lee 2.0 — — — — +W23 +B20
16 Yuanwei_Zhao 1.5 -B6 -W18 =B12 +W20 -B4 -W9
17 Cohen_Stringer 1.0 -B4 -W14 +W6 -B10 — —
18 John_Feyter 1.0 -W5 +B16 — — — —
19 Paul_Dalley 1.0 — — — — -B5 +BYE
20 Chris_Barry 1.0 — — +W23 -B16 -B9 -W15
21 Tam_Wu 0.5 =W22 -B11 — — — —
22 Athul_Kaimal 0.5 =B21 -W13 — — — —
23 Rayford_Ruan 0.0 -B7 -W10 -B20 -W12 -B15 -B14

Darren Fisher Newest Member

Posted: 25/07/2025 by Ian in Club News

The club welcomes Darren

One Week Left In Club Rapid Champs

Posted: 25/07/2025 by Ian in Club News

With one week to go standings are below

Club Rapid

1 Jacob_Haughey 4.0 =BYE +B8 +W16 +W11 =B2
2 Ian_Kennedy 3.5 +B9 +W11 +B10 -W4 =W1
3 Graham_Nolan 3.5 +W7 =B14 -W12 +B15 +W5
4 Nathan_Sun 3.5 =BYE +B21 +W14 +B2 —
5 Austin_John 3.0 -B11 +W28 +B9 +W6 -B3
6 Dundun_Zhang 3.0 -W8 +B15 +W20 -B5 +W11
7 Yori_Mochinda 3.0 -B3 — +W22 +B20 +W14
8 Yuanwei_Zhao 2.5 +B6 -W1 -B11 +W13 =B9
9 Arlo_Brooker 2.5 -W2 +B29 -W5 +B14 =W8
10 John_Feyter 2.5 +B28 =BYE -W2 +B17 —
11 Cooper_Gaddes 2.0 +W5 -B2 +W8 -B1 -B6
12 Paul_Dalley 2.0 +W20 — +B3 — —
13 William_Lynn 2.0 =BYE — =W17 -B8 +W20
14 Anzar_Shafiq 1.5 +B26 =W3 -B4 -W9 -B7
15 Athul_Kaimal 1.5 =B25 -W6 +B26 -W3 —
16 Seth_Hotten 1.5 =BYE +BYE -B1 — —
17 Tam_Wu 1.5 — +W26 =B13 -W10 —
18 Liam_Membery 1.5 +W21 =BYE — — —
19 Rayford_Ruan 1.5 — — — =W26 +W27
20 Cohen_Stringer 1.0 -B12 +W31 -B6 -W7 -B13
21 Aaryan_Jasti 1.0 -B18 -W4 +B30 — —
22 Chris_Barry 1.0 — — -B7 — +BYE
23 Anend 1.0 — — +BYE — —
24 Bruce_Wong 1.0 — — — +BYE —
25 Heagan_Henare-Lynch 1.0 =W15 =BYE — — —
26 Carlos_Duan 0.5 -W14 -B17 -W15 =B19 —
27 Darren_Fisher 0.0 0.0 — — — -B19
28 Shiven_Patel 0.0 -W10 -B5 — — —
29 Joel_Pittams 0.0 — -W9 — — —
30 BJ_Harrison 0.0 — — -W21 — —
31 Craig_Jonas 0.0 — -B20 — — —

10 + 0 (B)

1 Jacob_Haughey 4.0 +W14 +B2 +B7 +W5
2 Dundun_Zhang 3.0 +B22 -W1 +B9 +W7
3 Ian_Kennedy 3.0 +BYE =W6 =B8 +W11
4 William_Lynn 3.0 +B9 -W7 +B14 +W8
5 Yori_Mochinda 2.5 =B8 +W19 +B11 -B1
6 Richard_Jackson 2.5 +W12 =B3 -B16 +W14
7 Cooper_Gaddes 2.0 +W21 +B4 -W1 -B2
8 Austin_John 2.0 =W5 +B20 =W3 -B4
9 Arlo_Brooker 2.0 -W4 +B21 -W2 +W16
10 Nathan_Sun 1.5 +B15 =W11 — —
11 Graham_Nolan 1.5 +W16 =B10 -W5 -B3
12 Yuanwei_Zhao 1.5 -B6 -W15 =B13 +W18
13 Darren_Fisher 1.5 — — =W12 +B21
14 Anzar_Shafiq 1.0 -B1 +W22 -W4 -B6
15 John_Feyter 1.0 -W10 +B12 — —
16 Cohen_Stringer 1.0 -B11 -W17 +W6 -B9
17 Bruce_Wong 1.0 — +B16 — —
18 Chris_Barry 1.0 — — +W21 -B12
19 Tam_Wu 0.5 =W20 -B5 — —
20 Athul_Kaimal 0.5 =B19 -W8 — —
21 Rayford_Ruan 0.0 -B7 -W9 -B18 -W13
22 Carlos_Duan 0.0 -W2 -B14 — —

Tam Wu Newest Member

Posted: 16/07/2025 by Ian in Club News

The club welcomes Tam Wu

Ruan Rayford Newest Member

Posted: 16/07/2025 by Ian in Club News

The club welcomes Ruan Rayford as its newest member

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