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 | — |
The club welcomes Heagan Henare-Lynch as its newest member
| 1 | Richard_Dare | 2.0 | +W7 | +B6 |
| 2 | Ryan_Zhou | 2.0 | +W8 | +B10 |
| 3 | Carlos_Roque | 2.0 | +W13 | +B5 |
| 4 | Jeremy_Coombe | 1.5 | +B14 | =BYE |
| 5 | Darcy_Beckett | 1.0 | +B9 | -W3 |
| 6 | Ian_Kennedy | 1.0 | +B12 | -W1 |
| 7 | Richard_Jackson | 1.0 | -B1 | +W15 |
| 8 | Nathan_Sun | 1.0 | -B2 | +W14 |
| 9 | William_Lynn | 1.0 | -W5 | +B13 |
| 10 | Cameron_Munroe | 0.5 | =BYE | -W2 |
| 11 | Graham_Nolan | 0.5 | =BYE | — |
| 12 | Carl_Roque | 0.5 | -W6 | =BYE |
| 13 | Heagan_Henare-Lynch | 0.0 | -B3 | -W9 |
| 14 | Liam_Treanor | 0.0 | -W4 | -B8 |
| 15 | Stuart_Harvey | 0.0 | — | -B7 |
Welcome Stuart
Club ratings have been updated incorporating Autumn (3). Check out where you are at.
You can see how your rating has fared over your last 50 games by clicking this link
We start the club rapid next week, 6 rounds 25 + 5. See you there
|
1 |
Richard_Dare |
5.0 |
-B6 |
+W13 |
+B10 |
+W5 |
+B2 |
+W3 |
|
2 |
Nathan_Sun |
4.5 |
+W13 |
+B6 |
+W9 |
=B3 |
-W1 |
+B7 |
|
3 |
William_Lynn |
4.5 |
+W10 |
+B16 |
+W5 |
=W2 |
+B4 |
-B1 |
|
4 |
Ian_Kennedy |
4.0 |
+W14 |
-B9 |
+W6 |
+B7 |
-W3 |
+B5 |
|
5 |
Richard_Jackson |
3.0 |
+B12 |
+W15 |
-B3 |
-B1 |
+W10 |
-W4 |
|
6 |
Carlos_Roque |
3.0 |
+W1 |
-W2 |
-B4 |
+B14 |
-W7 |
+B17 |
|
7 |
Ryan_Tonks |
3.0 |
-B15 |
+W12 |
+B16 |
-W4 |
+B6 |
-W2 |
|
8 |
Leo_Li |
3.0 |
— |
— |
— |
+B17 |
+W14 |
+B10 |
|
9 |
Roland_Liu |
2.0 |
+W11 |
+W4 |
-B2 |
— |
— |
— |
|
10 |
Darcy_Beckett |
2.0 |
-B3 |
+W17 |
-W1 |
+B12 |
-B5 |
-W8 |
|
11 |
Tejinder_Singh |
2.0 |
-B9 |
+W14 |
+B15 |
— |
— |
— |
|
12 |
Carl_Roque |
2.0 |
-W5 |
-B7 |
-B13 |
-W10 |
+W17 |
+B14 |
|
13 |
Jackson_Whitwell |
1.0 |
-B2 |
-B1 |
+W12 |
— |
— |
— |
|
14 |
Athul_Kaimal |
1.0 |
-B4 |
-B11 |
+W17 |
-W6 |
-B8 |
-W12 |
|
15 |
Graham_Nolan |
1.0 |
+W7 |
-B5 |
-W11 |
— |
— |
— |
|
16 |
Stuart_Harvey |
1.0 |
+B17 |
-W3 |
-W7 |
— |
— |
— |
|
17 |
Paul_Clark |
0.0 |
-W16 |
-B10 |
-B14 |
-W8 |
-B12 |
-W6 |
The club welcomes Carlos as its newest member
| 1 | Nathan_Sun | 3.0 | +W11 | +B9 | +W3 |
| 2 | William_Lynn | 3.0 | +W10 | +B12 | +W4 |
| 3 | Roland_Liu | 2.0 | +W5 | +W6 | -B1 |
| 4 | Richard_Jackson | 2.0 | +B15 | +W13 | -B2 |
| 5 | Tejinder_Singh | 2.0 | -B3 | +W14 | +B13 |
| 6 | Ian_Kennedy | 2.0 | +W14 | -B3 | +W9 |
| 7 | Richard_Dare | 2.0 | -B9 | +W11 | +B10 |
| 8 | Ryan_Tonks | 2.0 | -B13 | +W15 | +B12 |
| 9 | Carlos_Roque | 1.0 | +W7 | -W1 | -B6 |
| 10 | Darcy_Beckett | 1.0 | -B2 | +W16 | -W7 |
| 11 | Jackson_Whitwell | 1.0 | -B1 | -B7 | +W15 |
| 12 | Stuart_Harvey | 1.0 | +B16 | -W2 | -W8 |
| 13 | Graham_Nolan | 1.0 | +W8 | -B4 | -W5 |
| 14 | Athul_Kaimal | 1.0 | -B6 | -B5 | +W16 |
| 15 | Carl_Roque | 0.0 | -W4 | -B8 | -B11 |
| 16 | Paul_Clark | 0.0 | -W12 | -B10 | -B14 |
Autumn (2) went to Richard. Autumn (3) starts next week.
|
1 |
Richard_Dare |
6.0 |
+B9 |
+W6 |
+B2 |
+W3 |
+B4 |
+W5 |
|
2 |
Nathan_Sun |
5.0 |
+W10 |
+B4 |
-W1 |
+B12 |
+B3 |
+W7 |
|
3 |
Tejinder_Singh |
4.0 |
+B12 |
+W11 |
+B9 |
-B1 |
-W2 |
+W4 |
|
4 |
Carlos_Roque |
3.0 |
+B7 |
-W2 |
+B12 |
+B5 |
-W1 |
-B3 |
|
5 |
William_Lynn |
2.5 |
-B6 |
+W12 |
+B11 |
-W4 |
=W7 |
-B1 |
|
6 |
Jackson_Whitwell |
2.0 |
+W5 |
-B1 |
+W10 |
— |
— |
— |
|
7 |
Ian_Kennedy |
2.0 |
-W4 |
-B10 |
+W14 |
=B8 |
=B5 |
-B2 |
|
8 |
Darcy_Beckett |
1.5 |
— |
— |
— |
=W7 |
+W12 |
— |
|
9 |
Cameron_Munroe |
1.0 |
-W1 |
+B14 |
-W3 |
— |
— |
— |
|
10 |
Ryan_Zhou |
1.0 |
-B2 |
+W7 |
-B6 |
— |
— |
— |
|
11 |
Roland_Liu |
1.0 |
+BYE |
-B3 |
-W5 |
— |
— |
— |
|
12 |
Paul_Clark |
0.0 |
-W3 |
-B5 |
-W4 |
-W2 |
-B8 |
— |
|
13 |
Richard_Jackson |
0.0 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
|
14 |
Masun_Nayak |
0.0 |
— |
-W9 |
-B7 |
— |
— |
— |
The AGM will now be at the conclusion of games 4 June
We will have a brief AGM after the regular chess games on 4 June. Main items for discussion will be Financial Reports and Election of Officers. Previous minutes and financial reports will be available on the night or you can email Ian to obtain a copy beforehand if you wish