We have created the schedule for Term 1 2024: https://www.aucklandchess.nz/saturday-night-junior-chess/. We are starting one week later due to the Auckland Waitangi Weekender.
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Club AGM Minutes, Dec 18, 2023
Auckland Chess Centre’s Annual General Meeting took place on 18/12/2023
Meeting opened 7.03
Approximately 25 members present
No minutes are available from the last meeting.
Apologies from Nigel Metge
Nominations opened:
President: Bruce Wheeler
Vice President: Leo Baker
Treasurer: Mike Steadman
Secretary: Keong Ang
Club Captain: Timothy Ha
General Committee:
Jacob Barry
Karl Holdo
Brogan Powlesland
Nominations closed without contention.
Accepted en bloc
General business:
John McClory – Thanks to the people who decipher scores, and request players to take notation more carefully.
Meeting closed 7.09
SJN cancelled Nov 11th, Resumes Nov 18th
Due to ACW tournament, the Saturday Junior Night is cancelled today. We will continue next week on 11/18.
ACC won the Auckland Interclubs in A-grade, B-grade, and Junior!
Congratulations to our teams who performed really well in the Auckland Interclubs this year. Back in August, on Sunday 20/08 we won the A-grade on tiebreaks after tough matches with Summit and North Shore.
On Saturday 28/10 we won the Junior (rapid) Interclubs comfortably, with two teams from ACC which came first and second ahead of North Shore and Summit. It’s been 7 years since the last time we won the Junior Interclubs. This year we had a very solid group of players born in 2009 and 2010 and some younger stars like Daqi 🙂
And on Sunday 29/10 our team drew with Summit to win the B-grade tournament!
Well done, and thanks to everyone who played for ACC! It’s a long list, but you can find the names in the detailed pairings on the following pages (click each round)
A-grade, https://www.vegaresult.com/orion-trn/www2252/pairs1.php
B-grade, https://www.vegaresult.com/orion-trn/www2496/pairs1.php
Junior, https://www.vegaresult.com/orion-trn/www2666/pairs1.php
We still have one more event, the Blitz Auckland Interclubs in December, and we’ll probably have two teams playing there, A and B. We’re the defending champion for that event.
Spring Cup starts Monday, 30/10 – check your registration
We’ve added players to the Spring Cup that starts this Monday. It’s an NZCF-rated event, not FIDE-rated.
https://www.vegaresult.com/vega/index.php?id=2657
Please let the captain know if you’re NOT playing at all. Please also let us know if we forgot your name. And as usual, please let the captain know if you’re not coming on a Monday.
SJN cancelled Oct 21, resumes Oct 28
Our weekly Saturday Junior Night is cancelled this Labour Weekend. We continue on Oct 28.
FM Alphaeus Ang is the 2023 Club Champion!
Alphaeus finished the tournament on 8.5/9, conceding only one draw to Everett Bishop. Hunter Po’e-Tofaeono and Everett Bishop came second on 6.5/9. On six points and third equal are Clinton Wells, Isabelle Ning, Kenneth Liu, and Yolanda Chang. Full details on Vega.
Congrats!
Next Monday our club is closed for the traditional Labour Day weekend event, the Merv Morrison Memorial (21-23/10). See you on Oct 30 for the Spring Cup.
Merv Morrison Memorial to be held on Oct 21-23
The 2023 Merv Morrison Memorial will be held over the Labour Day weekend, as usual, 21-23/10. Register online at https://newzealandchess.nz/merv-morrison-memorial-2023/ — ACC venue has limited space and it’s more than half full now with early entries.
Saturday Junior Night starts next week Oct 14
Hi guys, just a heads up we are starting next Saturday (Oct 14th). The schedule has been updated: https://www.aucklandchess.nz/saturday-night-junior-chess/
SJN cancelled Aug 26. Resumes Sep 2
Due to the ACW tournament. We will resume next week.