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The 2025 Auckland Interclubs season has just finished. Auckland Chess Centre won the A-grade classical and B-grade classical tournaments. We came second in the blitz event and junior (U14) rapid event. Summit CC was the winner of these two.

Big thanks to all of our players:

A-grade: (two teams, listed in board order)
Alphaeus Ang, Daqi Mao, Cohen Young, and Leo Baker;
Isabelle Ning, Sarah Sun, Sophia Feng, Luna Lu, and Emily Gan.

B-grade: (board order) Timothy Ha, Huw Dann, Alex Pan, and Brogan Powlesland.

Blitz: (alphabetical order) Alphaeus Ang, Benjamin Guo, Bruce Wheeler, Daqi Mao, Isabelle Ning, Jordan Lewis, and Leo Baker.

Junior: (board order) Daqi Mao, Grayson Po’e-Tofaeono, Yanshuo Pei, and Ryan Hwang.

With the Winter Cup already ongoing (still a few spots open), the next big thing at ACC is the July edition of the ACC Double Weekends, when you can get up to 8 classical rated games with a regular time control of 90+30, played on two consecutive weekends. You can also take any number of byes.

All details about ADW (this year we have July, August, and September left) – https://newzealandchess.nz/auckland-double-weekends-july-2025/

Hi everyone, we are continuing to run our series of Rapid chess tournaments this year. The next one is coming up on Sunday 6th July. Here are the info and poster.

Event: The I Love Chess Rapid Tournament (July Edition)
Date: Sunday 6th July
Time: 9:30AM to 2PM
Rounds: 6 Rounds
Venue: Auckland Chess Centre
Cost: $20 per player
Rated: All games are NZCF nationally rated where possible.
Registered Entries: Link

If you would like to enter, please email Alex or message him through Wechat.

Mark your calendars! If you’re in Auckland in January, join ACC and participate in the inaugural ACC Chess Festival 2026! It runs from Jan 2 to Jan 11, three FIDE- and NZCF-rated events, blitz, rapid, and classical. More details to be published on https://newzealandchess.nz/acc-chess-festival-2026/

Please use the TryBooking link on the club calendar to register for the Winter Cup. It’s a 9-round Swiss tournament from June 16 to August 11. If you plan to take more than 3 byes due to exams or travelling, please consider NOT registering to give space to others. An exception is given to those who represent NZL in international events. They need practice at ACC.

If you can’t play on Mondays, you can still play in the ACC Double Weekends series, which will run in July, August, and September this year.

The list of Winter Cup players who have registered is here https://www.vegaresult.com/vega/5844

FM Alphaeus Ang won the Autumn Cup on 6.5/7, conceding only a draw to Preeyansh Roul, who came second on 5.5/7 together with Yanbo Jin. Full standings are on https://www.vegaresult.com/vega/5184

The Autumn Rapid is our next Monday night event on May 26 and June 9. We are closed on the public holiday, June 2. Please register via TryBooking – the link is on top of our Calendar and Tournament sections.

The ACC Double Weekends (ADW) series resumes in May, two consecutive weekends of 10-11 and 17-18 May, when you can get up to 8 classical FIDE- and NZCF-rated games at 90+30 time control. You can also take any number of byes, just let us know in advance, or at the right times during the ADW Register online here https://newzealandchess.nz/auckland-double-weekends-may-2025 .

I Love Chess Rapid Tournament
Apr 20th Results:

Winners:
1st Vihaan Bala 6.0/6
2nd= Ethan Tai & Maksim Korolev 5.0/6
4th= Aleksei Korolev, Claytin Su, Dylan Sun & Amy Hawke 4.0/6

Grade Prizes:
Best U800: Dylan Sun
Best U500: Riyansh Mehta
Best U200: Pragyan Shashidhara

Easter Raffle Winner (Book Prize): Mario Huang

Full Results: https://www.vegaresult.com/vega/5104

Our next event is on Sunday 6th July. Hope to see you there! Alex

If you’re travelling during school holidays, remember to let the captain know in advance of your absence. Round 3 of the Autumn Cup will be held on 14/4, and round 4 will be held on 28/4. We are closed on Easter Monday, 21/4.

We are also running double weekends in May, so please check our calendar https://aucklandchess.nz/calendar and register your spot.

FM Alphaeus Ang won the first ACC Double Weekends (ADW) event of March 2025 on 7.5/8, conceding only one draw to Justin Wang. Justin Wang, Markis Tew, and Maximilian Fang finished 2nd= on 5.5/8.

The double weekend model, an add-on to our Monday meets, proved convenient for more than 30 players to play comfortably on normal weekends with a slow time control like in big tournaments. The next event will be held in May (10th, 11th, 17th, 18th of May). If you want to play at ACC but are busy on weekdays, consider playing on weekends. There is currently no limit on the number of “byes” in the ADW, so you don’t have to play all 8 rounds, and yet it’s a great opportunity to get up to 8 rated games in just two weeks inside a calendar month and a FIDE rating period.

Registration details can be found here https://newzealandchess.nz/auckland-double-weekends-2025/