18th BoP Rapid 2024 is to be held on Saturday 24th February 2024. The Bay of Plenty Rapid (BoP Rapid) that is held on the last Saturday of February annually is one of most popular weekend rapids in the country. Time control is 25 minutes plus 5 seconds. Details and entry forms are here. Get your entry in and enjoy playing chess in a pleasant tournament at one of the most beautiful regions in the country.
The club is in action after the Summer Hiatus. Nathan took line honours in the Icebreaker blitz. We will have 3 rounds of 10 + 0 on each of two weeks from next week. Guests welcome. See you then
| 1 | Nathan | 5.0 | -B3 | +W6 | +B7 | +B2 | +W4 | +W5 |
| 2 | Ian | 5.0 | +B5 | +W7 | +B3 | -W1 | +B8 | +W4 |
| 3 | Richard | 4.0 | +W1 | +B4 | -W2 | +B7 | -W6 | +B8 |
| 4 | Graham | 3.0 | +B6 | -W3 | +B5 | +W8 | -B1 | -B2 |
| 5 | Cameron | 3.0 | -W2 | +B8 | -W4 | +B6 | +W7 | -B1 |
| 6 | Tokushu | 2.0 | -W4 | -B1 | -W8 | -W5 | +B3 | +B7 |
| 7 | Ryan | 1.0 | +B8 | -B2 | -W1 | -W3 | -B5 | -W6 |
| 8 | Robert | 1.0 | -W7 | -W5 | +B6 | -B4 | -W2 | -W3 |
Only one more week until we kick off for the new year. We will start with the icebreaker blitz as per usual, followed by the Summer Cup over two nights, then into the club champs on 5 March. The proposed calendar for the year is posted here. We look forward to an exciting year of chess. New members welcome. See you next week
The club is in recess now for the Summer break, we will resume February 13 with icebreaker blitz, see you then. Leave comments on this post if you have suggestions for the calendar for next year. Have a great Summer, and see you in the new year. NEW MEMBERS ALWAYS WELCOME
Club ratings have been updated to close out for 2023. Check where you ended up for the year.
We had 10 for the final night. Jeremy came through with a score of 6 and oh. For his effort he picked up 47 club rating points on the night, reached the 1600 barrier to become the clubs fourth highest rated player, and ends the year top of the club ladder.
| 1 | Jeremy | Coombe | 6.0 | +B11 | +W9 | +B3 | +W2 | +B4 | +W5 |
| 2 | Richard | Dare | 5.0 | +W4 | +B6 | +W10 | -B1 | +B3 | +W7 |
| 3 | Graham | Nolan | 4.0 | +W12 | +B7 | -W1 | +B6 | -W2 | +B10 |
| 4 | Hugh | Masters | 3.0 | -B2 | -W5 | +B8 | +W11 | -W1 | +B12 |
| 5 | Ian | Kennedy | 3.0 | -W7 | +B4 | +W12 | -B10 | +W6 | -B1 |
| 6 | Daniel | Loy | 3.0 | +B10 | -W2 | +B9 | -W3 | -B5 | +W11 |
| 7 | Tejinder | Singh | 3.0 | +B5 | -W3 | -B11 | +W9 | +W10 | -B2 |
| 8 | Brendan | Tangiora | 3.0 | — | — | -W4 | +B12 | +B11 | +W9 |
| 9 | William | Lynn | 2.0 | +BYE | -B1 | -W6 | -B7 | +W12 | -B8 |
| 10 | Prashanth | Mistry | 2.0 | -W6 | +BYE | -B2 | +W5 | -B7 | -W3 |
| 11 | Byrun | Day | 1.0 | -W1 | -B12 | +W7 | -B4 | -W8 | -B6 |
| 12 | Richard | Jackson | 1.0 | -B3 | +W11 | -B5 | -W8 | -B9 | -W4 |
Seven players turned out last night. Prashanth took out the blitz with a score of 6 + 0. More blitz next week.
| 1 | Prashanth_Mistry | 6.0 | +W6 | +B4 | +W2 | +B5 | +W3 | +BYE |
| 2 | Richard_Dare | 5.0 | +B7 | +W3 | -B1 | +W4 | +B6 | +W5 |
| 3 | Richard_Jackson | 3.5 | +W5 | -B2 | =W4 | +BYE | -B1 | +W7 |
| 4 | William_Lynn | 3.5 | +BYE | -W1 | =B3 | -B2 | +W7 | +W6 |
| 5 | Ian_Kennedy | 3.0 | -B3 | +W7 | +B6 | -W1 | +BYE | -B2 |
| 6 | Tokusho_Littlewood | 2.0 | -B1 | +BYE | -W5 | +B7 | -W2 | -B4 |
| 7 | Trevor_Sycamore | 1.0 | -W2 | -B5 | +BYE | -W6 | -B4 | -B3 |
Club ratings have been updated to reflect recent games. Ratings graphs have also been redrawn for 2023 to reflect members last 50 games. Honorable mention to Richard Jackson who has gained 42 club rating points in his last 10 games.
We have next week and then the final club night for the year will be 5 December. Games format on each of the nights will depend on turnout. Dont miss out. Guests welcome
We have had a couple of round robins over the past two weeks. Results below.
| 1 | RichardDare | 3.0 | +W2 | +B3 | +W4 |
| 2 | Ian Kennedy | 2.0 | -B1 | +W4 | +B3 |
| 3 | Tejinder Singh | 1.0 | +B4 | -W1 | -W2 |
| 4 | Mark Hloba | 0.0 | -W3 | -B2 | -B1 |
| Pos | ID | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ||
| 1 | 3 | Richard Dare | 5.0 | * | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | 6 | Richard Jackson | 4.0 | 0 | * | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | 5 | Willliam Lynn | 2.5 | 0 | 0 | * | ½ | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | 1 | Ian Kennedy | 2.5 | 0 | 0 | ½ | * | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | 2 | Robert Spencer | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | * | 1 |
| 6 | 4 | Mark Hloba | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | * |
We had a five round rapid at 6 + 3. Spring (2) starts next week
| 1 | Richard_Dare | 5.0 | +B3 | +W2 | +B4 | +B6 | +W5 |
| 2 | Richard_Jackson | 4.0 | +W4 | -B1 | +W5 | +B3 | +W6 |
| 3 | Tejinder_Singh | 3.0 | -W1 | +B5 | +W6 | -W2 | +B4 |
| 4 | Ian_Kennedy | 2.0 | -B2 | +W6 | -W1 | +B5 | -W3 |
| 5 | Robert_Spencer | 1.0 | +B6 | -W3 | -B2 | -W4 | -B1 |
| 6 | MarkHloba | 0.0 | -W5 | -B4 | -B3 | -W1 | -B2 |
Sadly we approach the one year anniversary of Hiltons untimely death. For those interested Paul has organized for a cafe lunch gathering at the Hamilton Gardens on 12th November at noon.
Spring (1) goes to Richard. We will start Spring (2) next week, 20 + 0 3 games per night over two weeks. Guests welcome. See you there
| 1 | Richard_Dare | 6.0 | +W4 | +B6 | +W2 | +B3 | +W5 | +B7 |
| 2 | Tejinder_Singh | 5.0 | +B10 | +W3 | -B1 | +B4 | +W6 | +W5 |
| 3 | Ishaan_Singh | 4.0 | +W5 | -B2 | +W8 | -W1 | +B4 | +B6 |
| 4 | Graham_Nolan | 3.0 | -B1 | +W9 | +B5 | -W2 | -W3 | +B12 |
| 5 | Richard_Jackson | 2.0 | -B3 | +BYE | -W4 | +W9 | -B1 | -B2 |
| 6 | William_Lynn | 2.0 | +BYE | -W1 | -B9 | +W12 | -B2 | -W3 |
| 7 | Cole_Martinez | 2.0 | — | — | — | +W11 | +B9 | -W1 |
| 8 | Jamie | 1.5 | =B9 | +W10 | -B3 | — | — | — |
| 9 | Robert_Spencer | 1.5 | =W8 | -B4 | +W6 | -B5 | -W7 | -B11 |
| 10 | Mark_Hloba | 1.0 | -W2 | -B8 | +BYE | — | — | — |
| 11 | Justin_Martin | 1.0 | — | — | — | -B7 | -B12 | +W9 |
| 12 | Ian_Kennedy | 1.0 | — | — | — | -B6 | +W11 | -W4 |
| 1 | John_Batucan | 5.0 | +B7 | +W2 | +B4 | +W3 | +B5 |
| 2 | Richard_Dare | 4.0 | +W5 | -B1 | +W8 | +B6 | +W3 |
| 3 | Tejinder_Singh | 3.0 | +W8 | +B4 | +W6 | -B1 | -B2 |
| 4 | Ian_Kennedy | 3.0 | +B9 | -W3 | -W1 | +B8 | +W6 |
| 5 | JeremyCoombe | 3.0 | -B2 | +W10 | +B9 | +W7 | -W1 |
| 6 | Williiam_Lynn | 2.0 | +B10 | +W7 | -B3 | -W2 | -B4 |
| 7 | Richard_Jackson | 2.0 | -W1 | -B6 | +W10 | -B5 | +W9 |
| 8 | Robert_Spencer | 2.0 | -B3 | +W9 | -B2 | -W4 | +B10 |
| 9 | JohnFeyter | 1.0 | -W4 | -B8 | -W5 | +B10 | -B7 |
| 10 | Hanwen_Xu | 0.0 | -W6 | -B5 | -B7 | -W9 | -W8 |
Club ratings have been updated to reflect the Lightning, Blitz, and Ten and Oh (1) games.
We had five rounds of ten and zero. Spotting tactics is the key. Same again next week. New players welcome.
| 1 | John_Batucan | 4.0 | — | +B8 | +W4 | +W2 | +B3 |
| 2 | Richard_Dare | 4.0 | +W8 | +B3 | +W5 | -B1 | +W6 |
| 3 | Tejinder_Singh | 3.0 | +B7 | -W2 | +W10 | +B5 | -W1 |
| 4 | Ian_Kennedy | 3.0 | +B6 | -W5 | -B1 | +W9 | +B7 |
| 5 | Williiam_Lynn | 3.0 | +W9 | +B4 | -B2 | -W3 | +B10 |
| 6 | Jonathon_Wilson | 2.0 | -W4 | -B9 | +W8 | +W7 | -B2 |
| 7 | Richard_Jackson | 2.0 | -W3 | +B10 | +W9 | -B6 | -W4 |
| 8 | Chris_Tallman | 1.5 | -B2 | -W1 | -B6 | +W10 | =B9 |
| 9 | Robert_Spencer | 1.5 | -B5 | +W6 | -B7 | -B4 | =W8 |
| 10 | BJ_Walbaekken | 0.5 | =BYE | -W7 | -B3 | -B8 | -W5 |
For the first two club nights next term we will try out a format that is new for the club – a five round tournament on each of the two nights with time control 10 + 0. New members and guests welcome. See you then.
A limited turnout last week for the club blitz
| 1 | Richard_Dare | 5.0 | +W6 | +B2 | +W3 | +B5 | +W4 |
| 2 | Tejinder_Singh | 3.5 | +B5 | -W1 | +B4 | =B3 | +W6 |
| 3 | Chris_Tallman | 3.0 | =W4 | +B6 | -B1 | =W2 | +W5 |
| 4 | Ian_Kennedy | 1.5 | =B3 | -W5 | -W2 | +B6 | -B1 |
| 5 | Richard_Jackson | 1.0 | -W2 | +B4 | -W6 | -W1 | -B3 |
| 6 | Robert_Spencer | 1.0 | -B1 | -W3 | +B5 | -W4 | -B2 |
We will have a two week break for the school holidays
We will have a six round tournament at 5 + 3 next week. This is one of the most popular time controls. See you there. New members welcome
