We have changed the format of the 2021 Club Champs, Aug 30 – Nov 1. As we cannot guarantee a stable round-robin for 10 players of the A-grade, the grade will be converted to a 20-player Swiss (and probably the captain will have to take leave whenever there’s an odd number of players in the A-grade).
The full list of registrations is here, with the top 20 moving to A-grade before August 30:
Registration is closed for the ACC two-day, six-round, NZCF- and FIDE-rated rapid chess tournament on August 16 and 23. No new registrations will be accepted. The only exception is if you played in the Winter Cup but forgot to register for this one.
Please check your name here: https://www.aucklandchess.nz/vega/2021/wwwACCSpringRapid/playersname.html
Congrats to all winners of the Winter Cup A/B/C grades!
There are 56 names already in the ACC Spring Rapid tournament. Please register by writing to the club captain. Priority will be given to regular club members who attend our Monday nights. We can accommodate a maximum of 70 players for this tournament.
The schedule is Monday, Aug 16 and 23, 7:00 pm. It’s a 6-round, FIDE- and NZCF-rated tournament.
If you have already registered, please double-check your name on the Vega page https://www.aucklandchess.nz/vega/2021/wwwACCSpringRapid/playersname.html
ACC Rapid 25+5 FIDE- and NZCF-rated tournament will be run on Aug 16 and 23, right after the Winter Cup, and on Aug 30 we will start the Club Champs (a 10-player round-robin and one big Swiss for all). Don’t forget to sign up in the club to get ahead of others when the registration becomes public 🙂
Inspired by the ongoing success of the George Trundle, this new tournament also comprises four individual nine-round ten-player classical round-robin tournaments with the same ideal one round per day, starting at 2 pm, schedule. The four tournaments are known as the Masters, Qualifiers, Reserves and Talents. The entry fee is $100, only 40 players can be accommodated, so get your entry in early!
More details are on the tournament website. Organised by North Shore Chess Club, but played at ACC, 17 Cromwell Street, Mt Eden, Auckland.
Quick notice: ACC is open for the Winter Cup tonight, which might start just 15 mins later due to the ongoing Trundle tournament (needs time to reset the clocks). If you’re sick or travelling and cannot play, please let the captain know before 6:30 pm. Thanks!
Auckland Interclub B-grade, the five-round team tournament of several Auckland chess clubs starts this Sunday, July 4. The full schedule is below. Please also find team rosters and follow results on Google Docs, https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1zW_DtdjE0c0pwcfKf7o5BZgkYku3Zt0vmanlA-rFqUo/edit?usp=sharing
Round 1, July 4
North Shore – Howick-Pakuranga
Papatoetoe – ACC
Summit – Waitakere
Round 2, July 25
Howick-Pakuranga – Waitakere
ACC – Summit
North Shore – Papatoetoe
Round 3, Aug 1
Papatoetoe – Howick-Pakuranga
Summit – North Shore
Waitakere – ACC
Round 4, Aug 15
Howick-Pakuranga – ACC
North Shore – Waitakere
Papatoetoe – Summit
Round 5, Sep 12
Summit – Howick-Pakuranga
Waitakere – Papatoetoe
ACC – North Shore
There will be no Friday casual chess on July 9, 16, and 23. We will run the night this Firday, July 2, and resume later on July 30.
Thanks to everyone who signed up for the Auckland Interclub B-grade team. ACC is the defending champion in B-grade, too. Our team this year, ordered by current NZCF rating, is
| Stephen Peak | 1688 |
| Andrew Michael | 1603 |
| Grant Burrows | 1579 |
| Hunter Po’e-Tofaeono | 1486 |
| Daksh Bhatt | 1384 |
| Sai Somaraju | 1336 |
| Mantra Bhatt | 1287 |
| Tyleah Po’e-Tofaeono | 1278 |
| John McClory | 1227 |
| Grayson Po’e-Tofaeono | 1217 |
| Pranav Shenoy | 1110 |
| Adele Zhou | 1054 |
| Annie Yue | 1026 |
| Srirama Vikhhyath | 990 |
| David Chen | 0 |
| Leo Yitao Lian | 0 |
Every match we will need six players, so please all be ready to play as substitutes if somebody gets sick or gets an emergency on the day of the match. Calendar and schedule of the rounds below.
Dates: Sunday 4 July, 25 July, 1 August, 15 August, 12 September, with 2 reserve dates, 19 September, 26 September.
Venue: Stables cafe, Alexandra Park (it’s behind the building as you enter the complex, and you can walk through the cafeteria to that side).
Games start at 6:30 pm so players need to come at about 6:15-6:20.
Round 1
North Shore – Howick-Pakuranga
Papatoetoe – Auckland
Summit – Waitakere
Round 2
Howick-Pakuranga – Waitakere
Auckland – Summit
North Shore – Papatoetoe
Round 3
Papatoetoe – Howick-Pakuranga
Summit – North Shore
Waitakere – Auckland
Round 4
Howick-Pakuranga – Auckland
North Shore – Waitakere
Papatoetoe – Summit
Round 5
Summit – Howick-Pakuranga
Waitakere – Papatoetoe
Auckland – North Shore
Teams on the left are White on board 1. Colours alternate from board 1 to board 6.