Hamilton Chess Club

The 5th and final Rookies Shield chess event for 2011 is on Sunday 4 Sept. This will be held at the Hamilton Chess Club, 21 Grantham St Hamilton, next to the Waikato museum.

We hope to see you there for another fun filled chess-playing day. We cater for those not used to playing in chess tournaments. It will also be good practice for any school kids going on to the National interschools at the end of Sept.

The chess will be fast and furious – 7 games over the day, with short time controls of 15 minutes each for all your thinking time. Cash Prizes will be given as a minimum for overall 1st and 2nd, the best adult, best unrated player, and the best U18, U16, U14, U12, U10 and U8 players (players can only win one prize).

Being the last Rookies shield event for 2011, therre will also be prizegiving for the best accumulated scores over the 5 rounds of 2011.

Entry fees:
$15 for adults (or just $10 if also entering a junior – come on you parents – take up the challenge and mix it up with your kids!)
$10 for juniors and Hamilton Chess Club members.
Be there from 11am (round 1 starts at 11.30am) – and there will be a 25 minute lunch break after round 3.

Please register in advance so we know you are coming (entry fees payable on the day). Go here: https://hamiltonchess.net/events/rookies-shield/

for more details and how to register.

I hope to see many new faces. Please get in touch with me if you have any questions.

The 4th Rookies Shield chess event is on this Sunday 17th July (in most people’s school holidays, so you have no excuse!).

This will be held at the Hamilton Chess Club, 21 Grantham St Hamilton, next to the Waikato museum.

We hope to see you there for another fun filled chess-playing day. We cater for those not used to playing in chess tournaments.

The chess will be fast and furious – 7 games over the day, with short time controls of 15 minutes each for all your thinking time. Cash Prizes will be given as a minimum for overall 1st and 2nd, the best adult, best unrated player, and the best U18, U16, U14, U12, U10 and U8 players (players can only win one prize).

Entry fees:
$15 for adults (or just $10 if also entering a junior – come on you parents – take up the challenge and mix it up with your kids!)
$10 for juniors and Hamilton Chess Club members.
Be there from 11am (round 1 starts at 11.30am) – and there will be a 25 minute lunch break after round 3.

Please register in advance so we know you are coming (entry fees payable on the day). Go here: https://hamiltonchess.net/events/rookies-shield/

for more details and how to register.

thanks, and hope to see many new faces. Please get in touch with me if you have any questions.

Our now world famous Rookies Shield series of events had its third round on 29th May. Full results are here. Over 7 games, Lillian Dare (6 points) won from Ian Kennedy (5.5) with Christopher Symon (U14) and Daniel Gong (U10) both on 5 points. Aaron Wang (U8, 4 pts) and Thomas Duncan (U12, 2 pts) both won their age divisions.

The next Rookies shield will be on 17 July.

Today we had our biggest and best event so far, with 30 entries! We used the large upstairs space for the games, and kept the usual club room downstairs for fun/analysis chess between the ‘serious’ stuff upstairs. Richard Dare and his Mum Lillian came in first and second. David Chen, Christopher Symon, Benjamin Symon, Alphaeus Ang and Zion Vaughters won the 1st in the U18, U14, U12, U10 and U8 age groups. Elyse Oliveira was the highest scoring girl. Full prize list, standing and cross table are here. Photos from the event will be added to the site when they become available.

Thanks to Keong Ang for assisting as arbiter, the parents who supported their children and those that also dared to compete against them 😉 And thanks to having the 8 kids and a few playing adults from Hikuai school.

Just in case you missed it, the Hamilton Press ran a story yesterday about the Lara Stock/Michael Stock affair, with a picture and some quotes. See the article WGM wins Hamilton Rookies Shield 23Mar2011. It looks fairly accurate – I just thought they could have added a mention of this site as well.

Our now world famous Rookies Shield series of events will hold its second round on 10 April. Full details are here. This is already shaping to be our biggest and best event so far, with 20 entries already! We hope to use the large upstairs space for the games, and keep the usual club room downstairs for fun/analysis chess between the ‘serious’ stuff upstairs. So please register online so we can plan our resources for the big day!

Edit 4/4/11: So far we have 22 players (18 juniors) registered, to make it an interesting day this Sunday. A few more game adults would be appreciated! And a new entry fee: usually it is normally $15 for adults, but now it is just $10 if also entering a junior – come on you parents – take up the challenge and mix it up with your kids!