Kapiti Coast Chess Blog - 13 May 2019
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Greetings Chess Lovers, to the Kapiti Coast Chess Blog. Catch up with what is happening on the Kapiti Coast and see how the regions best players play, plus tips on how to improve your game and much more.....
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NORTH ISLAND CHAMPIONSHIPS 2019
For those of you who have not been able to follow the action in last months Championships, below is the final position of the top 20 and ties.
The tournament itself was extremely strong with 20 of the 56 entrants rated over 2000. All credit must go to the eventual winner, Michael Steadman, who successfully defended the title he won last year.
The chance to go for the "Hat Trick" next year must be tempting!!
Homeless Chess Champ is Turning Heads
The New York Times: This 8-Year-Old Chess Champion Will Make You Smile. Click on Link Below:
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/
THE BLUE TRAIN CHESS CLUB
No major happenings, happening at the Blue Train but with the club starting to hit double figures, plans are afoot to introduce "Refreshments" during the evening to make things a little more "Social".
One notable event is that on Sunday the 26th May, the club is hosting the "Rongotea Chess Club" in a friendly match-up of 5-6 boards with players playing 2 games against each other with opposite colours. A day the club is looking forward to, with host Chris Evans, planning a mini sumptuous lunch for all involved.
KAPITI CHESS CLUB
Last week saw the conclusion of the 1st Series of the Leo Eicholtz Trophy with Club Champion Gordon Lyall and David Paul sharing the lead with 7pts from 8 games. Ross Jackson followed in 3rd with new member Neels du Plessis showing his class with a good fourth placing.
The Annual Rapid tournament is taking place on 25th May with entries being taken up to on the day. See their web site above for details
WELLINGTON CHESS CLUB
Over the past 3 weeks the club has held 2 tournaments to fill in the interim weeks leading up to the Autumn Cup.
The Fischer Random - A specialised form of chess where the primary pieces start from a randomly selected position along the back rank.
Thematic Challenge - Paired players are given a set position played by past Masters and challenged to play on from there. First as White then again as Black against different opponents.
Resulting tables after 6 games:
Fischer Random
Thematic Challenge
Due to the nature of the tournaments, neither are Rated.
AUTUMN CUP 2019
Wellington Chess Club commences its first major tournament on Thursday with the 1st round of the Autumn Cup.
The tournament is a round robin of 6 groups based on ratings, with a time control of 75mins + 30 Secs.
1st Round and Group Pairings are:
Results and a few games next week.
Greetings Chess Lovers, to the Kapiti Coast Chess Blog. Catch up with what is happening on the Kapiti Coast and see how the regions best players play, plus tips on how to improve your game and much more.....
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NORTH ISLAND CHAMPIONSHIPS 2019
For those of you who have not been able to follow the action in last months Championships, below is the final position of the top 20 and ties.
Pos
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T | NAME | Rtg | Pts | |
| 1 | FM | Steadman, Michael | 2342 |
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| 2 | FM | Wastney, Scott | 2396 |
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| 3 | IM | Ker, Anthony F | 2472 | 6 | |
| 4 | FM | Smith, Robert W | 2313 | 5.5 | |
| 5 | FM | Croad, Nicholas | 2453 | 5.5 | |
| 6 | CM | Duneas, John | 2196 | 5.5 | |
| 7 | CM | Nagorski, Alex | 1971 | 5.5 | |
| 8 | WIM | Timergazi, Layla | 2155 | 5.5 | |
| 9 | CM | Cilia Vincenti, David | 2208 | 5 | |
| 10 | Dowden, R Anthony | 2189 |
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| 11 | Lee, Edward S | 2042 |
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| 12 | WFM | Zhang, Jasmine H. | 2090 | 5 | |
| 13 | He, Caleb | 1799 | 5 | ||
| 14 | Nijman, Brian | 2136 | 4.5 | ||
| 15 | Goodhue, Nathan | 2141 | 4.5 | ||
| 16 | IM | Dive, Russell J | 2431 | 4.5 | |
| 17 | Wells, Clinton A | 1979 | 4.5 | ||
| 18 | Nyberg, Michael | 2091 | 4.5 | ||
| 19 | WFM | Punsalan, Vyanla M | 2077 | 4.5 | |
| 20 | McNabb, Matthew | 2201 |
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| 21 | Tanoi, T Edward | 2048 | 4.5 | ||
| 22 | Findlay, John | 1734 | 4.5 | ||
| 23 | Dolejs, Dan | 1872 | 4.5 |
The tournament itself was extremely strong with 20 of the 56 entrants rated over 2000. All credit must go to the eventual winner, Michael Steadman, who successfully defended the title he won last year.
The chance to go for the "Hat Trick" next year must be tempting!!
Homeless Chess Champ is Turning Heads
The New York Times: This 8-Year-Old Chess Champion Will Make You Smile. Click on Link Below:
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/
THE BLUE TRAIN CHESS CLUB
No major happenings, happening at the Blue Train but with the club starting to hit double figures, plans are afoot to introduce "Refreshments" during the evening to make things a little more "Social".
One notable event is that on Sunday the 26th May, the club is hosting the "Rongotea Chess Club" in a friendly match-up of 5-6 boards with players playing 2 games against each other with opposite colours. A day the club is looking forward to, with host Chris Evans, planning a mini sumptuous lunch for all involved.
KAPITI CHESS CLUB
Last week saw the conclusion of the 1st Series of the Leo Eicholtz Trophy with Club Champion Gordon Lyall and David Paul sharing the lead with 7pts from 8 games. Ross Jackson followed in 3rd with new member Neels du Plessis showing his class with a good fourth placing.
The Annual Rapid tournament is taking place on 25th May with entries being taken up to on the day. See their web site above for details
WELLINGTON CHESS CLUB
Over the past 3 weeks the club has held 2 tournaments to fill in the interim weeks leading up to the Autumn Cup.
The Fischer Random - A specialised form of chess where the primary pieces start from a randomly selected position along the back rank.
Thematic Challenge - Paired players are given a set position played by past Masters and challenged to play on from there. First as White then again as Black against different opponents.
Resulting tables after 6 games:
Fischer Random
1
Wastney, Scott 2396
5.5
2 Croad, Nic 2445 5
3 Dive, Russell 2433 4.5
4-5 Ker,
Anthony 2475 3
Winter, Ryan 2100
3
6-9
Brockway, Andrew 1841
2.5
Tanoi, T E 2050
2.5
Pomeroy, Arthur 2083
2.5
Jackson, Ross 1955 2.5
10-11 Bennett, Sarah 1404 2
Sellen, Ian 2041
2
12
Turner, Michael 2133
1.5
13-15 Hurndall, Robert 1600 1
Cooke, Xandi 1360
1
Sharma, Vaibhav 1200
1
16-17 Langford, Josh 1500 0
Dunlop, Rafe 1400 0 Thematic Challenge
1
He, Paul 1687 5
2-7
Benitez, Edgar
2017 4
Sole, Michael
1897 4
Laking, Robert
2000 4
Stone, Andrew
2100 4
Winfield, Alan
1932 4
Coghini, Phillip
1900 4
8 Farrington, Lawrence 1755 3.5
9-12
Quayle, Jamie
1500 3
Darr, Samuel
1522 3
He, Caleb
1845 3
Stoeveken, Peter
1853 3
13-14 Mullan, Brett 1923 2.5
Wevers, Alexis
1779 2.5
15-18 Ashe, Michael 1550 2
Ackroyd, William
1300 2
Cameron, Will
1200 2
Knecht, Roger
1400 2
19
Kibblewhite, Daniel
1496 1.5
20
Osborne, Geoff 1520 1
21
Carroll, Lewis
1178 0.5Due to the nature of the tournaments, neither are Rated.
AUTUMN CUP 2019
Wellington Chess Club commences its first major tournament on Thursday with the 1st round of the Autumn Cup.
The tournament is a round robin of 6 groups based on ratings, with a time control of 75mins + 30 Secs.
1st Round and Group Pairings are:
Group A: Wastney-Ker Croad-Nijman Cilia-Vincenti-Dive
Players rated from 2475 to 2175
Group B: Sellen-Stone Pomeroy-Benitez Tanoi-Nyberg
Players rated from 2099 to 2041
Group C: Laking-Forster Chen-Coghini Rossiter-Winter
Players rated from 2118 to 1923
Group D: Stoeveken-Jackson Mullan-Winfield Aldridge-Sole
Players rated from 1955 to 1853
Group E: Wevers-He C Farrington-Quayle Brockway-He P
Players rated from 1845 to 1687
Group F: Ashe-Stracy Hurndall-Dixon Heyworth-Darr
Players rated from 1701 to 1518
Well that's all for this week. We look forward to reporting next week on what's happening on the Kapiti Coast and the Wellington Region.
If anyone is in the area on a Tuesday night, feel welcome to pop in to the Blue Train Chess Club and join us for a good nights Chess.
If anyone is in the area on a Tuesday night, feel welcome to pop in to the Blue Train Chess Club and join us for a good nights Chess.
Yours InChess
Alan Winfield
Blue Train Chess Club meets every Tuesday Night
from 6.30pm at 31 Rimutaka St, Paraparaumu
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