The ACC committee has decided with regret, to extended the cancellation of Monday Night Chess though till the end of May. Further extensions are possible.
The Summer Cup will be cut short to the 5 rounds already played. Results will be sent in for rating.
The Autumn Rapid is cancelled, potentially it might be played later in the year.
The Autumn Cup is cancelled.
We are going to stop taking subscription fees for now. Some of the 2020 fee may be credited towards the 2021 subscription. Detail will be worked out when chess restarts
Events to be played in 2020 will depend on when chess restarts.
With the spread of Covid19 overseas, it is increasingly likely that it will be spreading in Auckland before the end of March.
To ensure the safety of our members and their families, we have decided to cancel the March 16 and March 23 Monday night Chess.
Please check the club website and Facebook page regularly for updates. We will post news there.
We will be creating fields and entries for the Autumn Rapid and Autumn Cup in case these go ahead. We are also looking at options for online games. The remaining two rounds of the Summer Cup may be played later or we may reduce it to five rounds.
Updated Guidelines for Playing Nights
We have the following additional guidelines for when Club Nights restart.
A reminder that players can request half-point byes for any reason. Please text Simon on 021 575 233.
We would ask the following not to come to the club:
People who have been outside New Zealand in the last two weeks
People who are in close contact with somebody who has been outside New Zealand in the last two weeks
People who are ill with Colds, Cough, Runny Nose, Flu or other infectious illness
People with compromised immune systems
At the Club
We will be working to add more soap and other cleaning options.
Players should wash their hands with soap regularly, especially after using the toilet.
Players should reduce direct physical contact, including no handshakes at the start of games.
Players can wear masks to reduce risk of picking up an infection. But if you are sick yourself you should stay home.
There were a large number of players taking byes in Round 5 due to exams and concerns over Covid-19. A reminder that half point byes are always available on request provided they are notified before 6:45pm on Monday evening.
We will do a further post on the weekend regarding Covid-19 and the Chess Club.
For now a reminder that entries for the Autumn Rapid and Autumn Cups are now open for all players who played in the Summer Cup.
A Grade Round 5
Allen Fan and Alphaeus Ang got wins to share the lead. Daniel Gong is just behind on 4 points. Another 7 players are on 3.5
Upsets in A Grade Round 5
Rauen Le Grange drew with Gordon Morrell Euan McDougall beat Nigel Metge Virginia Milne drew with Abraham Deng
B Grade Round 5
The Leader from round 4, Neil Sonnekus was beaten by the underrated Anderson Chen.
Anderson is now in the lead by himself with Neil, Mike Steiner and Baraa Al-Afaghani half a point behind.
Upsets in B Grade Round 5
Anderson Chen beat Neil Sonnekus Pranav Shenoy beat Adam Macauley Charles Liu beat Lucas Xiao Adam Ali beat Luiz Stephany Filho
The Autumn Rapid will be starting on March 30th while the Autumn Cup is on April 20th. Due to lack of space we are limiting entries to both and opening entry in stages. Please read below for details.
Limit on Field Sizes
Autumn Rapid – 75 players Autumn Cup – 85 players
Entry dates
Entries should be via the sheet at the club or a text or email to Simon Lyall ( 021 575 233 ). Text message is preferred
6pm March 8 – Open for players who played in the Summer Cup A Grade
6pm March 13 – Open for players who played in the Summer Cup B Grade (plus players above)
6pm March 20 – Open for all
Entries are first-in-first served within each group. Players will be expected to have payed subscriptions before the start of the rapid. Early entries will be ignored.
Entries are not confirm until posted on website.
Grades in the Autumn Cup
Sorted of players will be via Current FIDE rating with NZCF rating as a backup.
Registration for the Autumn Rapid and Autumn Cup will go up in the next few days. Due to lack of physical space at the Club there will be restrictions on numbers in both tournaments.
A reminder that if you are sick and possibly infectious then please do not come to club nights. You can get a half-point bye for any round of a Swiss tournament bye texting Simon Lyall on 021 575 233 before 6:45pm.
A reminder that the draft draws below is not final. It will change when people takes byes. Also if you turn up at 7 on a Club night and are listed as a bye then please tell Simon and stick around for a while. We will try and pair you with somebody whose opponent hasn’t turned up.
The two leaders in round 3, Allen Fan and Alphaeus Ang drew so they are now joined by two other juniors (Daniel Gong and Felix Xie) in 1st equal with 3.5.
The adults from A Grade are all half a point behind on 3.
Upsets in A Grade round 4
Daqi Mao beat Abraham Deng Muhammad Razzaq beat Grant Burrows Akshay Sharma drew with Alex Nagorski Felix Xie beat Gordon Morrell Jeffrey Yu beat Joe Wang Boyuan Zhang beat Simon Lyall Winston Weng beat Eric Wu
B Grade
Neil Sonnekus is now the sole leader, undefeated on 4 points. Just behind on 3.5 are Alan Leach and Anderson Chen
Upsets in B Grade round 4
Sophia Feng beat Hunter Po’e-Tofaeono Anderson Chen beat Wayne McDougall Adam Ali beat John McClory Pranav Shenoy beat Ayaan Vasudeva
The 2021 NZ Chess Congress has just been announced. It will be in Palmerston North at the start of January 2021 and comprise 7 tournaments including the NZ Open Championship. An Entry form with details is online.
There are now just two players on 3 points. Allan Fan (who beat Bruce Watson in Round 3) and Alphaeus Ang.
The Black player was also the winner on the bottom 6 boards.
A Potential draw for round 4 is below.
Upsets in A Grade round 3
Allen Fan beat Bruce Watson Lewis Jordan drew with Gordon Morell Hugh Gao drew with Kenny Zhang
B Grade
Fewer upsets on the top boards in B grade than A. There are 3 leaders Mike Steiner, Neil Sonnekus and Jacob Yuan on 3 points. 3 others are just back on 2.5 points.
Upsets in A Grade round 4
Sai Somearaju beat John McClory (986 point rating difference!) Sophia Feng beat Liuz Filho Anderson Chen beat Sylvia McDougall Eden Oshri beat Ying Wang
The first round of the Summer Cup was on Monday the 10th of February.
We were very full with 97 players entered in the tournament and 84 people playing in Round 1. This is at the limit of the number of players we can fit into the centre so no further entries will be accepted for this tournament.
Hi everyone, the Friday Night junior chess (which originally we planned to start tomorrow for this year) will be postponed until further notice. We expect to reopen in a few weeks time. Sorry for any inconvenience. Will let you know on this website when we do start again this year. Alex
