Author: Alex Huang

I Love Chess Holiday Program Term 2 Holidays July 6th-10th

Hi everyone, The I Love Chess Holiday Program (Term 2 Holidays) starts in less than 3 weeks. On Monday 6th July to Friday 10th July, from 9:00AM to 3:00PM. The cost is $50 per person for each day. There are two levels: Club Players (500-1200) and Advanced (1000-1600).

I Love Chess Holiday Program Term 2 Holidays
Venue: Auckland Chess Centre, 17 Cromwell St, Mt Eden
Schedule:
Each Day From 9:00AM to 3:00PM
Mon 6th Jul – Club Players Day 1
Tues 7th Jul – Club Players Day 2
Wed 8th Jul – Club Players Day 3
Thurs 9th Jul – Advanced Players Day 1
Fri 10th Jul – Advanced Players Day 2

Organiser/Lecturer: CM Alex Huang
Wechat: CrystNovA|Email: mcr.flw@hotmail.com|TXT: O21-O543891

Each day includes lectures, a practice tournament and chess related activities. If you would like to register, please contact Alex directly.

Junior Club online May 9th & May 16th

Hi everyone. Due to a clash with the ADW tournament this weekend and next weekend, we will be running our junior club online on Sat 9th May and Sat 16th May at 5PM to 6:15PM. I have already sent out the Zoom code to those who have registered/paid for Junior Club Term 2 via Trybooking. If you haven’t paid it means you won’t get the details to join. But it is not too late to register to join, I will check tomorrow for new registrations. Any questions please contact Alex.

Trybooking Registration: https://www.trybooking.com/nz/BDFA
Check our Junior Club schedule: https://www.aucklandchess.nz/junior-club/

I Love Chess Term 1 Holiday Program Apr 6th-10th

Hi everyone, The I Love Chess Holiday Program Term 1 Holidays 2026 starts on Monday 6th April to Friday 10th April.


The I Love Chess Holiday Program Term 1 Holidays 2026
Dates: April 6th to April 10th
Time: 9AM to 3PM each day
Venue: Auckland Chess Centre, Mt Eden
Lecturer: CM Alex Huang
Levels: Club Player (Mon to Wed), Advanced (Thurs and Fri)
Cost: $50 for each day

To Register: Please email Alex at mcr.flw@hotmail.com or message him via Wechat ID: CrystNovA. You can scan the barcode (via Wechat) on the poster.

More information is available by request. Alex

I Love Chess Holiday Program Summer 2026

Hi everyone, The I Love Chess Holiday Program Summer 2026 starts on Monday 19th January to Friday 23rd January. The poster and details are as follows:


The I Love Chess Holiday Program Summer 2026
Dates: Jan 19th to Jan 23rd
Time: 9AM to 3PM each day
Venue: Auckland Chess Centre, Mt Eden
Lecturer: CM Alex Huang
Levels: Club Player (Mon to Wed), Advanced (Thurs and Fri)
Cost: $50 for each day

To Register: Please email Alex at mcr.flw@hotmail.com or message him via Wechat ID: CrystNovA . As he may not be available to return your TXT message.

More information is available by request.

Cheers. Alex

The ACC Junior Club 2025 Prizegiving Winners

Hi everyone, it’s been a wonderful year with our students learning, having fun enjoying playing and improving at chess. Today we celebrate their achievements. Here are the list of all the awards given out today:

The ACC Junior Club Prizegiving 2025 Winners:

Player of the Year: Tyler Rust
Most Valuable Player: Sheldon Fan
Most Improved Player: Ethan Ruoqing Chen
Most Improved Player: Cici Yu
Most Improved Player: Reddington Chen

Summer Rapid 1 1st : Tyler Rust
Summer Rapid 1 2nd : Alex Sha
Summer Rapid 2 1st : Ethan Ruoqing Chen
Summer Rapid 2 2nd : Alex Sha
Summer Blitz 1st : Sheldon Fan
Summer Blitz 2nd : Claytin Su

Autumn Rapid 1 1st= : Tyler Rust, Sheldon Fan
Autumn Rapid 2 1st : Sheldon Fan
Autumn Rapid 2 2nd : Tyler Rust
Autumn Blitz 1st= : Cici Yu, Alex Sha

Winter Rapid 1 1st : Tyler Rust
Winter Rapid 1 2nd : Khang Bui
Winter Rapid 2 1st : Tyler Rust
Winter Rapid 2 2nd : Ethan Ruoqing Chen
Winter Rapid 3 1st : Alex Sha
Winter Rapid 3 2nd : Tyler Rust

Spring Rapid 1 1st= : Ethan Ruoqing Chen, Jordan Carter
Spring Rapid 2 1st : Sheldon Fan
Spring Rapid 2 2nd : Cici Yu

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Congratulations to all our prizewinners!

I wish you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

We are resuming on Saturday 31st January. See you then. Alex

Results of The ACC I Love Chess Rapid Nov 16th

Hi everyone, Here are the results and photos from our tournament yesterday.

The ACC I Love Chess Rapid Tournament November 16th:
Winners:
1st Tyler Rust 5.5/6
2nd Vihaan Bala 5.0/6
3rd= Fiona Li (by Tiebreak), Reddington Chen, Oliver Mok, Jordan Carter & William Moore 4.0/6   
Grade Prizes:
U-800 Aaryan Mohan (by Tiebreak) 3.0/6
U-500 Zach Inverarity 2.0/6
U-200 Jordan Carter 4.0/6
Full Results: Link

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Great job to our winners. See you all next year! Alex

Results of The ACC I Love Chess Rapid Sep 28th

Hi everyone, It was a very early morning (due to Daylight Saving) and our dedicated young chess players all gathered here to play some rapid chess. Here are the results and photos:

The ACC I Love Chess Rapid Tournament (September Edition)
Date: September 28th 2025
Time Control: 15+5
Rounds: 6
Main Organiser: The Sky Dragon Chess Club
Referee/Arbiter: National Arbiter Alex Huang
Winners:
1st Eric Chen 5.0/6
2nd= Pragyan Shashidhara & Gideon Goh 4.5/6
Grade Prizes:
U-800: William Moore
U-500: Riyansh Mehta
U-200: Bruno Krzeczkowski
Full Results: Link

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Congratulations to our winners! See you again on November 16th for The ACC I Love Chess Rapid Tournament (November Edition).

The ACC I Love Chess Rapid Tournament July 6th Results

The ACC I Love Chess Rapid Tournament (July Edition)
Date: 6th July 2025
Time Control: 15+5
Main Organiser: The Sky Dragon Chess Club
Referee/Arbiter: National Arbiter Alex Huang
Winners:
1st Maksim Korolev 6.0/6
2nd= Aleksei Korolev, Asher Kirschbaum 5.0/6
4th Robin Xiao 4.5/6
5th= Ethan Tai, Amy Hawke, Minh Nguyen, Mitchell Wang 4.0/6
Grade Prizes:
Best U-800: Khang Bui 3.0/6
Best U-500: Adishanker Menon 3.0/6
Best U-200: Benjamin Ng 3.5/6
Full Results: https://www.vegaresult.com/vega/5105

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Congratulations to our winners! See you again on September 28th for The ACC I Love Chess Rapid Tournament (September Edition).