Hamilton Chess Club

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

Next week 4 December  is the last night of the year. We will have a six round swiss. Guests welcome.

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

We re-convene 15 October, see you then

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

The club welcomes David as its newest member.

We will have a graded Robin of three games with groups of four players based on your current club ranking next week. Time control will be 20 + 0. Don’t be late because once the groups are set I cant go back and remake them all

Club ratings have been updated including the just completed rapid. Graphs of ratings have also been updated. See if you have gone up or down.

If you have been thinking about coming along for a look then Sep 10 at 7pm is your best bet. We will start have a six round blitz night, each game lasting around 12 minutes. 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 be part of the fun. Read this page for guidance if you are thinking of joining the club

Next week we will have the club lightning event. Eight rounds of 3 + 2. All welcome