We set a club record with six new members joining on the first night of the year — Colin Barrett-Hogg, Sivaram Manoharan, Thomas Beier, Stanley Lin, Ben Firestone, Jarvis Xiang. Colin, Sivaram and Jarvis have all returned after several years absence while Thomas Stanley and Ben are new blood. Welcome guys.
We had a great turnout on the first night of the year with 26 players fronting. Several new members joined up, and some members returned after an absence of several years. The club keeps getting stronger and stronger. We managed only two games due to some computer teething problems and will continue the tournament in two weeks time at slightly longer time control. Next week is the GM simul so don’t miss out.
| 1 | Richard Dare | 2.0 | +W14 | +B12 |
| 2 | Prashant Mistry | 2.0 | +B15 | +W13 |
| 3 | Graham Nolan | 2.0 | +W16 | +B8 |
| 4 | Colin Barrett-Hogg | 2.0 | +W10 | +B7 |
| 5 | Eushin Kang | 2.0 | +W22 | +B9 |
| 6 | Sivaram Manoharan | 2.0 | +B23 | +W11 |
| 7 | Andrew Malcouronne | 1.0 | +B19 | -W4 |
| 8 | Murray Tuatini | 1.0 | +W17 | -W3 |
| 9 | Thomas Beier | 1.0 | +W18 | -W5 |
| 10 | William Crombie | 1.0 | -B4 | +W21 |
| 11 | Joel Crombie | 1.0 | +W24 | -B6 |
| 12 | Gary Judkins | 1.0 | +W25 | -W1 |
| 13 | Andy Song | 1.0 | +W26 | -B2 |
| 14 | Nathanial Loy | 1.0 | -B1 | +W24 |
| 15 | Rowan Lightfoot | 1.0 | -W2 | +B25 |
| 16 | Richard Jackson | 1.0 | -B3 | +W23 |
| 17 | William Lynn | 1.0 | -B8 | +B20 |
| 18 | Kevin Li | 1.0 | -B9 | +W22 |
| 19 | Leo Dizon | 1.0 | -W7 | +B26 |
| 20 | Ian Kennedy | 0.5 | =B21 | -W17 |
| 21 | Daniel Dizon | 0.5 | =W20 | -B10 |
| 22 | Sean Clark | 0.0 | -B5 | -B18 |
| 23 | Stanley Lin | 0.0 | -W6 | -B16 |
| 24 | Daniel Loy | 0.0 | -B11 | -B14 |
| 25 | Ben Firestone | 0.0 | -B12 | -W15 |
| 26 | Jarvis Xiang | 0.0 | -B13 | -W19 |
We have the possibility of a GM Simul on club night 11th February.
Dejan Bojkov is a Bulgarian GM and was champion of Bulgaria in 2009. He was the trainer for Antoaneta Stefanova who was Women’s World Champion from 2004 to 2006. Degan gave a simul at the club back in June 2018 that was very popular. The final score for that night was 24.5 to 0.5 with credit going to Prashanth who took the draw. William Lynn and Joel Crombie were in with chances on that night also. The cost to play will be $10 payable on the night. If you are interested please let Ian know by completing the form below. Note the simul will only go ahead if we have the numbers.
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The club calendar for 2020 has been posted. Continuing last years trend there is an emphasis on longer format games. Club nights resume on 4th February with 3 games at 20 + 0. See you there
Club ratings have been updated (now really including the just completed rapid). Graphs of ratings have also been updated. Check out the graphs to see if you have gone up or down in your last 50 games.
Club ratings have been updated including the just completed rapid. Graphs of ratings have also been updated. Check out the graphs to see if you have gone up or down in your last 50 games.
The club is in recess for the Summer.
We will kick off the New Year with first club night on 28 January. Next years calendar will be posted shortly. See you in 2020.
We had a six round 5 + 3 for the final night of the year. Richard top scored on 5 but honourable mentions to new face Bernize van der Walt with 4 points and a notable win against Prashanth, and also to Andrew who took the point against Richard in the final round
| 1 | Richard Dare | 5.0 | +B4 | +W5 | +B7 | +W3 | +B6 | -W2 |
| 2 | Andrew Malcouronne | 4.5 | =W9 | -B10 | +W8 | +B13 | +W11 | +B1 |
| 3 | Prashant Mistry | 4.0 | +W10 | +B12 | +W6 | -B1 | +B5 | -W4 |
| 4 | Bernize van der Walt | 4.0 | -W1 | +B9 | +W13 | -B6 | +W10 | +B3 |
| 5 | Graham Nolan | 4.0 | +W13 | -B1 | +W12 | +B10 | -W3 | +B11 |
| 6 | Gary Judkins | 3.5 | +B14 | +W11 | -B3 | +W4 | -W1 | =B7 |
| 7 | Ian Kennedy | 3.5 | -B11 | +W14 | -W1 | +B12 | +W13 | =W6 |
| 8 | Marelize van der Walt | 3.0 | -W12 | -B13 | -B2 | +W9 | +B14 | +W10 |
| 9 | Michael Lin | 2.5 | =B2 | -W4 | -B14 | -B8 | +W12 | +B13 |
| 10 | Andy Song | 2.0 | -B3 | +W2 | +B11 | -W5 | -B4 | -B8 |
| 11 | Thomas | 2.0 | +W7 | -B6 | -W10 | +W14 | -B2 | -W5 |
| 12 | William Lynn | 2.0 | +B8 | -W3 | -B5 | -W7 | -B9 | +W14 |
| 13 | Rowan Lightfoot | 1.0 | -B5 | +W8 | -B4 | -W2 | -B7 | -W9 |
| 14 | Richard Jackson | 1.0 | -W6 | -B7 | +W9 | -B11 | -W8 | -B12 |
Next week 4 December is the last night of the year. We will have a six round swiss. Guests welcome.
| 1 | Graham Nolan | 5.5 | +W18 | +B2 | =B3 | +W4 | +B5 | +W6 |
| 2 | Richard Dare | 5.0 | +B9 | -W1 | +B5 | +W3 | +B6 | +W4 |
| 3 | Prashant Mistry | 4.5 | +W6 | +B4 | =W1 | -B2 | +W7 | +B5 |
| 4 | William Lynn | 3.0 | +B19 | -W3 | +B8 | -B1 | +W9 | -B2 |
| 5 | Andrew Malcouronne | 2.5 | +W16 | +B13 | -W2 | =B6 | -W1 | -W3 |
| 6 | Richard Jackson | 2.5 | -B3 | +W19 | +B9 | =W5 | -W2 | -B1 |
| 7 | Max Stephens | 2.5 | — | — | +W12 | +W9 | -B3 | |
| 8 | Ian Kennedy | 2.5 | -W13 | +B16 | -W4 | =B10 | =W11 | =B7 |
| 9 | Rowan Lightfoot | 2.0 | -W2 | +B18 | -W6 | -B7 | -B4 | +W14 |
| 10 | William Crombie | 1.5 | — | — | +W16 | =W8 | — | |
| 11 | Michael Lin | 1.5 | — | — | — | — | =B8 | +W17 |
| 12 | Joel Crombie | 1.0 | — | — | -B7 | +B16 | — | |
| 13 | Robert Craig | 1.0 | +B8 | -W5 | — | — | — | — |
| 14 | AndySong | 1.0 | — | — | — | — | +W15 | -B9 |
| 15 | Philip Rice | 1.0 | — | — | — | — | -B14 | +B16 |
| 16 | Thomas | 0.5 | -B5 | -W8 | -B10 | -W12 | =B17 | -W15 |
| 17 | Murray Tuatini | 0.5 | — | — | — | — | =W16 | -B11 |
| 18 | Leo Dizon | 0.0 | -B1 | -W9 | — | — | — | — |
| 19 | Daniel Dizon | 0.0 | -W4 | -B6 | — | — | — | — |
| 1 | Richard Dare | 5.5 | +W13 | +B3 | +W4 | =B2 | +W5 | +B9 |
| 2 | Michael Lin | 4.5 | +B8 | -W7 | +B16 | =W1 | +B6 | +B4 |
| 3 | William Lynn | 4.0 | +W5 | -W1 | +B7 | +B12 | -W4 | +B10 |
| 4 | Prashant Mistry | 4.0 | +W19 | +B14 | -B1 | +W7 | +B3 | -W2 |
| 5 | Richard Jackson | 4.0 | -B3 | +B13 | +W11 | +W6 | -B1 | +W7 |
| 6 | Andy Song | 3.0 | -W14 | +B19 | +W18 | -B5 | -W2 | +B11 |
| 7 | Gary Judkins | 2.0 | +W18 | +B2 | -W3 | -B4 | -W10 | -B5 |
| 8 | Kaeden Govender | 2.0 | -W2 | +B11 | +W14 | — | — | — |
| 9 | Robert Craig | 2.0 | — | — | — | +W17 | +B15 | -W1 |
| 10 | Rowan Lightfoot | 2.0 | — | — | — | +BYE | +B7 | -W3 |
| 11 | Ian Kennedy | 1.5 | -B16 | -W8 | -B5 | =W15 | +B17 | -W6 |
| 12 | Phillip Rice | 1.5 | — | — | — | -W3 | +BYE | =B15 |
| 13 | Nathanial Loy | 1.0 | -B1 | -W5 | +B19 | — | — | — |
| 14 | Daniel Loy | 1.0 | +B6 | -W4 | -B8 | — | — | — |
| 15 | Graham Nolan | 1.0 | — | — | — | =B11 | -W9 | =W12 |
| 16 | Murray Tuatini | 1.0 | +W11 | -B18 | -W2 | — | — | — |
| 17 | Byron | 1.0 | — | — | — | -B9 | -W11 | +BYE |
| 18 | Joel Crombie | 1.0 | -B7 | +W16 | -B6 | — | — | — |
| 19 | Sean Clark | 0.0 | -B4 | -W6 | -W13 | — | — | — |
| 1 | Richard_Dare | 3.0 | +W9 | +B2 | +W5 |
| 2 | William_Lynn | 2.0 | +W7 | -W1 | +B4 |
| 3 | Michael_Lin | 2.0 | +B6 | -W4 | +B12 |
| 4 | Gary_Judkins | 2.0 | +W11 | +B3 | -W2 |
| 5 | Prashant_Mistry | 2.0 | +W14 | +B10 | -B1 |
| 6 | Kaeden_Govender | 2.0 | -W3 | +B13 | +W10 |
| 7 | Richard_Jackson | 2.0 | -B2 | +B9 | +W13 |
| 8 | Andy_Song | 2.0 | -W10 | +B14 | +W11 |
| 9 | Nathanial_Loy | 1.0 | -B1 | -W7 | +B14 |
| 10 | Daniel_Loy | 1.0 | +B8 | -W5 | -B6 |
| 11 | Joel_Crombie | 1.0 | -B4 | +W12 | -B8 |
| 12 | Murray_Tuatini | 1.0 | +W13 | -B11 | -W3 |
| 13 | Ian_Kennedy | 0.0 | -B12 | -W6 | -B7 |
| 14 | Sean_Clark | 0.0 | -B5 | -W8 | -W9 |
| 1 | Michael Lin | 5.5 | +B10 | +W5 | =W2 | +B4 | +W12 | +B3 |
| 2 | Richard Dare | 5.5 | +B11 | +W13 | =B1 | +W3 | +B5 | +W7 |
| 3 | Prashant Mistry | 4.0 | +W18 | +B8 | +W4 | -B2 | +W13 | -W1 |
| 4 | Graham Nolan | 4.0 | +B6 | +W7 | -B3 | -W1 | +B15 | +W8 |
| 5 | William Lynn | 3.0 | +W19 | -B1 | +B7 | -W6 | -W2 | +B12 |
| 6 | Max Stephens | 3.0 | -W4 | +B23 | +W10 | +B5 | — | — |
| 7 | Ian Kennedy | 3.0 | +B24 | -B4 | -W5 | +W20 | +B11 | -B2 |
| 8 | Rowan Lightfoot | 3.0 | +B12 | -W3 | -B15 | +W11 | +B9 | -B4 |
| 9 | William Crombie | 3.0 | — | — | +B21 | +B18 | -W8 | +W15 |
| 10 | Kaeden Govender | 2.5 | -W1 | +B19 | -B6 | =W17 | -B16 | +W21 |
| 11 | Richard Jackson | 2.5 | -W2 | +B24 | =W12 | -B8 | -W7 | +B16 |
| 12 | Andy Song | 2.5 | -W8 | +BYE | =B11 | +W15 | -B1 | -W5 |
| 13 | Robert Craig | 2.0 | +B15 | -B2 | — | — | -B3 | +W19 |
| 14 | Ben Wright | 2.0 | +B23 | +W16 | — | — | — | — |
| 15 | Gary Judkins | 2.0 | -W13 | +B18 | +W8 | -B12 | -W4 | -B9 |
| 16 | Daniel Loy | 2.0 | +BYE | -B14 | — | — | +W10 | -W11 |
| 17 | Sean Clark | 1.5 | — | — | +W19 | =B10 | — | — |
| 18 | Nathanial Loy | 1.0 | -B3 | -W15 | +B22 | -W9 | — | — |
| 19 | Murray Tuatini | 1.0 | -B5 | -W10 | -B17 | -W22 | +W21 | -B13 |
| 20 | Philip Rice | 1.0 | — | — | +BYE | -B7 | — | — |
| 21 | Leon Lee | 1.0 | — | — | -W9 | +BYE | -B19 | -B10 |
| 22 | Joel Crombie | 1.0 | — | — | -W18 | +B19 | — | — |
| 23 | Leonardo | 0.0 | -W14 | -W6 | — | — | — | — |
| 24 | Matthew | 0.0 | -W7 | -W11 | — | — | — | — |
Our club juniors continue to go from strength to strength and turned in a stunning performance today at the NZ Chess Power Nationals
Kaeden Govender (Southwell) won the Junior school division of the with a clean slate score of 9/9, while Michael Lin won the Open (senior school) division with 8.5/9. Both earn the Power Chess Junior Master title as well as gold medals and certificates. HBHS won the secondary school team event, beating long time holders, Mt Roskill College, by a point. Michael top scored in that event, too, with 8/9 while the rest of the team all scored 6/9.
Congratulations to the Hamilton Boys High team and coach Graham Nolan on coming third at the national secondary school chess championships. Club stalwarts Max Michaeal Nathaniel and Eushin came clear third behind Macleans and Auckland Grammer. The team lost to Macleans 3-1, had 2-2 against Auckland Grammer and Mount Roskill, and beat Kings and Avondale, all of which had been seeded in the top six. The result augurs well for next year as all four players will still be at school, and all are making steady improvement in their chess based on club rankings.
Belated posting
| 1 | Richard Dare | 5.5 | +B14 | +W8 | +B5 | +W9 | =B2 | +W4 |
| 2 | Prashant Mistry | 4.0 | +B13 | =W3 | +B8 | +W5 | =W1 | -B6 |
| 3 | Andrew Malcouronne | 4.0 | +W7 | =B2 | -W4 | +B10 | +B9 | =W8 |
| 4 | Joel Crombie | 4.0 | +B15 | -W9 | +B3 | +W13 | +B6 | -B1 |
| 5 | Michael Lin | 4.0 | +W12 | +B16 | -W1 | -B2 | +W11 | +B13 |
| 6 | Andy Song | 4.0 | +B10 | +W14 | -B9 | +B11 | -W4 | +W2 |
| 7 | Eushin Kang | 4.0 | -B3 | -W15 | +B17 | +W14 | +B13 | +W9 |
| 8 | Max Stephens | 3.5 | +W18 | -B1 | -W2 | +B12 | +W16 | =B3 |
| 9 | Hilton Bennett | 3.0 | +W11 | +B4 | +W6 | -B1 | -W3 | -B7 |
| 10 | Rowan Lightfoot | 3.0 | -W6 | +B12 | -W11 | -W3 | +B17 | +B16 |
| 11 | Sean Clark | 3.0 | -B9 | +W17 | +B10 | -W6 | -B5 | +W15 |
| 12 | Ian Kennedy | 3.0 | -B5 | -W10 | +B15 | -W8 | +B14 | +W18 |
| 13 | Kaeden Govender | 2.0 | -W2 | +B18 | +W16 | -B4 | -W7 | -W5 |
| 14 | Richard Jackson | 2.0 | -W1 | -B6 | +W18 | -B7 | -W12 | +B17 |
| 15 | Leonardo | 2.0 | -W4 | +B7 | -W12 | -B16 | +W18 | -B11 |
| 16 | Gary Judkins | 2.0 | +B17 | -W5 | -B13 | +W15 | -B8 | -W10 |
| 17 | Zane Brown | 1.0 | -W16 | -B11 | -W7 | +B18 | -W10 | -W14 |
| 18 | David Lee | 0.0 | -B8 | -W13 | -B14 | -W17 | -B15 | -B12 |
We re-convene 15 October, see you then
| 1 | Richard Dare | 2.0 | +B11 | +W6 |
| 2 | Michael Lin | 2.0 | +B12 | +W10 |
| 3 | Graham Nolan | 2.0 | +B9 | +W13 |
| 4 | Prashant Mistry | 2.0 | +W16 | +B7 |
| 5 | Ben Wright | 2.0 | +B17 | +W8 |
| 6 | Robert Craig | 1.0 | +B14 | -B1 |
| 7 | Rowan Lightfoot | 1.0 | +B15 | -W4 |
| 8 | Daniel Loy | 1.0 | +BYE | -B5 |
| 9 | Max Stephens | 1.0 | -W3 | +B17 |
| 10 | William Lynn | 1.0 | +W19 | -B2 |
| 11 | Richard Jackson | 1.0 | -W1 | +B18 |
| 12 | Kaeden Govender | 1.0 | -W2 | +B19 |
| 13 | Ian Kennedy | 1.0 | +B18 | -B3 |
| 14 | Gary Judkins | 1.0 | -W6 | +B16 |
| 15 | Andy Song | 1.0 | -W7 | +BYE |
| 16 | Nathanial Loy | 0.0 | -B4 | -W14 |
| 17 | Leonardo | 0.0 | -W5 | -W9 |
| 18 | Matthew | 0.0 | -W13 | -W11 |
| 19 | Murray Tuatini | 0.0 | -B10 | -W12 |
I got the school holidays wrong so we are not in recess for another week. Chess will go ahead this coming tuesday 24 September. We will have the first night of a three night tournament, two games per night, 25 + 5. See you there. We will then break for the school holidays and resume 15 October
Kaeden joins the club as its newest member. He has 15 games on the club rating table and enters at a respectable 1541.Welcome Kaeden
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