| 1 | Ramesh_Krishnamachari | 3.0 | +B9 | +W3 | +B8 |
| 2 | Richard_Dare | 3.0 | +B6 | +W9 | +B4 |
| 3 | Ian_Kennedy | 2.0 | +W5 | -B1 | +W7 |
| 4 | Richard_Jackson | 2.0 | +W10 | +B7 | -W2 |
| 5 | William_Lynn | 2.0 | -B3 | +W6 | +B9 |
| 6 | Erwin_Pacua | 1.0 | -W2 | -B5 | +W10 |
| 7 | Hegan_Henare-Lynch | 1.0 | +B8 | -W4 | -B3 |
| 8 | Trevor_Sycamore | 1.0 | -W7 | +B10 | -W1 |
| 9 | Cameron_Munroe | 0.0 | -W1 | -B2 | -W5 |
| 10 | Cohen_Stringer | 0.0 | -B4 | -W8 | -B6 |
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The club welcomes Ramesh Krishnamachari as its newest member
The club is in recess for the school holidays. We will resume 15 October with Spring Rapid (20 + 0) rounds 1, 2, 3. All welcome. See you then.
| 1 | Richard_Dare | 5.0 | +B7 | +W4 | +B2 | +W3 | +B5 |
| 2 | Nathan_Sun | 3.5 | +W8 | +B6 | -W1 | +W4 | =B3 |
| 3 | Richard_Jackson | 3.5 | +BYE | +W7 | +B5 | -B1 | =W2 |
| 4 | Cameron_Munroe | 3.0 | +W6 | -B1 | +W8 | -B2 | +BYE |
| 5 | Ian_Kennedy | 3.0 | +B9 | +BYE | -W3 | +B8 | -W1 |
| 6 | Jackson_Whitwell | 3.0 | -B4 | -W2 | +B7 | +W9 | +B8 |
| 7 | Heagan_Henare-Lynch | 2.0 | -W1 | -B3 | -W6 | +BYE | +B9 |
| 8 | Cohen_Stringer | 1.0 | -B2 | +W9 | -B4 | -W5 | -W6 |
| 9 | Trevor_Sycamore | 1.0 | -W5 | -B8 | +BYE | -B6 | -W7 |
| 1 | Richard_Dare | 5.0 | +W7 | +W6 | +B2 | +W4 | +B8 |
| 2 | Ian_Kennedy | 4.0 | +B8 | +W4 | -W1 | +B5 | +B6 |
| 3 | Richard_Jackson | 3.0 | -B6 | -B7 | +W8 | +BYE | +W5 |
| 4 | William_Lynn | 2.0 | +W5 | -B2 | +W7 | -B1 | — |
| 5 | Heagan_Henare-Lynch | 2.0 | -B4 | +W8 | +B6 | -W2 | -B3 |
| 6 | Cohen_Stringer | 1.5 | +W3 | -B1 | -W5 | =B8 | -W2 |
| 7 | Cameron_Munroe | 1.0 | -B1 | +W3 | -B4 | — | — |
| 8 | Athul_Kaimal | 0.5 | -W2 | -B5 | -B3 | =W6 | -W1 |
By popular demand we will have 5 + 3 blitz next week. Blitz nights are always a great intro to the club. Guests and new members welcome. See you there.
Club ratings have been updated incorporating all recent games. Check out where you are at.
Nathan managed an unbroken 8-0 to become club lightning champ for 2024
Crosstable is below
|
1 |
Nathan_Sun |
8.0 |
+W8 |
+W9 |
+B6 |
+W7 |
+B2 |
+W5 |
+B4 |
+B3 |
|
2 |
Richard_Dare |
7.0 |
+B6 |
+W7 |
+B5 |
+B3 |
-W1 |
+B4 |
+W10 |
+W8 |
|
3 |
Cameron_Munroe |
4.5 |
=W4 |
+BYE |
+B9 |
-W2 |
-W5 |
+B8 |
+B7 |
-W1 |
|
4 |
Leo_Li |
4.5 |
=B3 |
-W5 |
+B10 |
+W6 |
+B7 |
-W2 |
-W1 |
+B9 |
|
5 |
Richard_Jackson |
4.5 |
+W10 |
+B4 |
-W2 |
+W9 |
+B3 |
-B1 |
=W6 |
-W7 |
|
6 |
Darcy_Beckett |
4.5 |
-W2 |
+B11 |
-W1 |
-B4 |
+W8 |
+B9 |
=B5 |
+W10 |
|
7 |
Ian_Kennedy |
4.0 |
+BYE |
-B2 |
+W8 |
-B1 |
-W4 |
+B10 |
-W3 |
+B5 |
|
8 |
Cohrn_Stringer |
3.0 |
-B1 |
+W10 |
-B7 |
+W11 |
-B6 |
-W3 |
+W9 |
-B2 |
|
9 |
Heagan_Henare |
2.0 |
+W11 |
-B1 |
-W3 |
-B5 |
+BYE |
-W6 |
-B8 |
-W4 |
|
10 |
Dundun |
2.0 |
-B5 |
-B8 |
-W4 |
+BYE |
+W11 |
-W7 |
-B2 |
-B6 |
|
11 |
Zak_Kilgour |
1.0 |
-B9 |
-W6 |
+BYE |
-B8 |
-B10 |
— |
— |
— |
The club welcomes Darcy Beckett as its newest member
We will have a lightning tournament next week, 3+2. Come along for some fast paced skittles. All welcome
Winter (3) crosstable below
|
1 |
Richard_Dare |
6.0 |
+B10 |
+W3 |
+B2 |
+W4 |
+B8 |
+W5 |
|
2 |
Nathan_Sun |
5.0 |
+W11 |
+B6 |
-W1 |
+B5 |
+W3 |
+B4 |
|
3 |
Ian_Kennedy |
4.0 |
+W5 |
-B1 |
+W4 |
+B7 |
-B2 |
+W8 |
|
4 |
William_Lynn |
3.0 |
+B8 |
+W9 |
-B3 |
-B1 |
+W7 |
-W2 |
|
5 |
Joel |
3.0 |
-B3 |
+W10 |
+B8 |
-W2 |
+W12 |
-B1 |
|
6 |
Whinnie |
3.0 |
+B7 |
-W2 |
-B9 |
-W8 |
+B10 |
+W12 |
|
7 |
Richard_Rackson |
2.5 |
-W6 |
+B11 |
+W13 |
-W3 |
-B4 |
=W10 |
|
8 |
Cohen_Stringer |
2.0 |
-W4 |
+B13 |
-W5 |
+B6 |
-W1 |
-B3 |
|
9 |
Athul_Kamal |
2.0 |
+W13 |
-B4 |
+W6 |
— |
— |
— |
|
10 |
Heagan_Henare-Lynch |
1.5 |
-W1 |
-B5 |
-W11 |
+B12 |
-W6 |
=B7 |
|
11 |
Darcy_Beckett |
1.0 |
-B2 |
-W7 |
+B10 |
— |
— |
— |
|
12 |
Trevor_Sycamore |
0.0 |
— |
— |
— |
-W10 |
-B5 |
-B6 |
|
13 |
Warren |
0.0 |
-B9 |
-W8 |
-B7 |
— |
— |
— |
Winter(2) is below. Winter (3) starts August 27. All welcome
| 1 | Richard_Dare | 6.0 | +B13 | +W9 | +B6 | +W2 | +B3 | +W5 |
| 2 | William_Lynn | 5.0 | +W5 | +B3 | +W7 | -B1 | +W8 | +B6 |
| 3 | Ian_Kennedy | 3.0 | +B10 | -W2 | +B11 | +W6 | -W1 | -B4 |
| 4 | Darcy_Beckett | 3.0 | — | — | — | +W11 | +B10 | +W3 |
| 5 | Heagan_Henare-Lynch | 2.5 | -B2 | -W6 | =B9 | +W10 | +B11 | -B1 |
| 6 | Richard_Jackson | 2.0 | -W7 | +B5 | -W1 | -B3 | +B12 | -W2 |
| 7 | Leo_Li | 2.0 | +B6 | +W10 | -B2 | — | — | — |
| 8 | Whinne | 2.0 | — | — | — | +W12 | -B2 | +W10 |
| 9 | Brandon | 1.5 | +W11 | -B1 | =W5 | — | — | — |
| 10 | Cohen_Stringer | 1.0 | -W3 | -B7 | +BYE | -B5 | -W4 | -B8 |
| 11 | Warren | 1.0 | -B9 | +BYE | -W3 | -B4 | -W5 | -B12 |
| 12 | Joel | 1.0 | — | — | — | -B8 | -W6 | +W11 |
| 13 | Cameron_Munroe | 0.0 | -W1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Club ratings have been updated incorporating Winter (1). Check out where you are at.
Winter(1) crosstable below. Winter (2) starts next week. All welcome
| 1 | Richard_Dare | 6.0 | +B13 | +W8 | +B2 | +W4 | +B6 | +W5 |
| 2 | Nathan_Sun | 4.5 | +W11 | +B4 | -W1 | +B5 | =W3 | +B7 |
| 3 | William_Lynn | 3.5 | -B4 | -W11 | +B10 | +W7 | =B2 | +W6 |
| 4 | Darcy_Beckett | 2.5 | +W3 | -W2 | +B11 | -B1 | =W5 | -B10 |
| 5 | Richard_Jackson | 2.5 | -B6 | +W10 | +B7 | -W2 | =B4 | -B1 |
| 6 | Graham_Nolan | 2.5 | +W5 | =W7 | -B8 | +B10 | -W1 | -B3 |
| 7 | Ian_Kennedy | 2.5 | +W10 | =B6 | -W5 | -B3 | +B9 | -W2 |
| 8 | Ryan_Zhou | 2.0 | +W16 | -B1 | +W6 | — | — | — |
| 9 | Athul_Kaimal | 2.0 | — | — | — | +B12 | -W7 | +BYE |
| 10 | Cohen_Stringer | 2.0 | -B7 | -B5 | -W3 | -W6 | +B15 | +W4 |
| 11 | Heagan_Henare-Lyn | 1.0 | -B2 | +B3 | -W4 | — | — | — |
| 12 | Ryan_Tonks | 1.0 | — | — | — | -W9 | +B14 | — |
| 13 | Cameron_Munroe | 0.0 | -W1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 14 | Zitendra_Das | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | -W12 | — |
| 15 | Shiva_Das | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | -W10 | — |
| 16 | Jackson_Whitwell | 0.0 | -B8 | — | — | — | — | — |
Graham and Ian recently coordinated the regional semifinals for the National High Schools chess tournament. Six teams of four played in a single round robin with time control 25 + 5. Final score is as below. HBHS A will travel to Wellington later in the year to compete in the finals. We wish them every success.
|
. |
Team |
Games |
+ = – |
Pts |
|
1 |
HBHS A |
5 |
5-0-0 |
10 |
|
2 |
HBHS B |
5 |
4-0-1 |
8 |
|
3 |
Hillcrest A |
5 |
3-0-2 |
6 |
|
4 |
St Johns |
5 |
2-0-3 |
4 |
|
5 |
Hillcrest B |
5 |
1-0-4 |
2 |
|
6 |
Cambridge |
5 |
0-0-5 |
0 |
Next week we start a new tournament: 3 rounds per night at 20 + 0 over two weeks. 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 incorporating The club rapid. Check out where you are at.
Crosstable below. RIchard is Club Blitz Champ 2024
|
1 |
Richard_Dare |
6.0 |
+W7 |
+B4 |
+W9 |
+B2 |
+W3 |
+W6 |
|
2 |
Nathan_Sun |
4.0 |
-B8 |
+W12 |
+B4 |
-W1 |
+B6 |
+W7 |
|
3 |
William_Lynn |
4.0 |
-W6 |
+B10 |
+W7 |
+B9 |
-B1 |
+W4 |
|
4 |
Ian_Kennedy |
3.0 |
+B15 |
-W1 |
-W2 |
+B5 |
+W7 |
-B3 |
|
5 |
Cameron_Munroe |
2.5 |
=BYE |
-W8 |
+B6 |
-W4 |
+B10 |
— |
|
6 |
Darcy_Beckett |
2.0 |
+B3 |
-W9 |
-W5 |
+B10 |
-W2 |
-B1 |
|
7 |
Richard_Jackson |
2.0 |
-B1 |
+W17 |
-B3 |
+W12 |
-B4 |
-B2 |
|
8 |
Ryan_Zhou |
2.0 |
+W2 |
+B5 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
|
9 |
Carlos_Roque |
2.0 |
+W10 |
+B6 |
-B1 |
-W3 |
— |
— |
|
10 |
Heagan_Henare-Lynch |
1.0 |
-B9 |
-W3 |
+B14 |
-W6 |
-W5 |
-B13 |
|
11 |
Jeremy_Coombe |
1.0 |
+B12 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
|
12 |
Liam_Treanor |
1.0 |
-W11 |
-B2 |
+W16 |
-B7 |
— |
— |
|
13 |
George_Yang |
— |
1.0 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
|
14 |
Athul_Kaimal |
1.0 |
— |
— |
-W10 |
+BYE |
— |
— |
|
15 |
Carl_Roque |
0.0 |
-W4 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
|
16 |
Felix_NN |
0.0 |
— |
— |
-B12 |
— |
— |
— |
|
17 |
Stuart_Harvey |
0.0 |
— |
-B7 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
Club nights resume 23 July
By popular consensus the time control for the club rapid is now 25 + 0 allowing two games per night. After four rounds the standings are as below. Final two rounds when the club resumes after the break.
| 1 | Richard_Dare | 4.0 | +W6 | +B7 | +W4 | +B3 |
| 2 | William_Lynn | 3.0 | -W8 | +B11 | +W6 | +B4 |
| 3 | Nathan_Sun | 2.0 | -B5 | +W12 | +B7 | -W1 |
| 4 | Carlos_Roque | 2.0 | +W11 | +B8 | -B1 | -W2 |
| 5 | Ryan_Zhou | 2.0 | +W3 | +B9 | — | — |
| 6 | Richard_Jackson | 2.0 | -B1 | +W14 | -B2 | +W12 |
| 7 | Ian_Kennedy | 2.0 | +B15 | -W1 | -W3 | +B9 |
| 8 | Darcy_Beckett | 2.0 | +B2 | -W4 | -W9 | +B11 |
| 9 | Cameron_Munroe | 1.5 | =BYE | -W5 | +B8 | -W7 |
| 10 | Jeremy_Coombe | 1.0 | +B12 | — | — | — |
| 11 | Heagan_Henare-Lynch | 1.0 | -B4 | -W2 | +B13 | -W8 |
| 12 | Liam_Treanor | 1.0 | -W10 | -B3 | +W16 | -B6 |
| 13 | Athul_Kaimal | 1.0 | — | — | -W11 | +BYE |
| 14 | Stuart_Harvey | 0.0 | — | -B6 | — | — |
| 15 | Carl_Roque | 0.0 | -W7 | — | — | — |
| 16 | Felix | 0.0 | — | — | -B12 | — |
Hamilton Chess Club 