New Zealand Chess News Results

December 14th - 22nd 2019 - Australasian Masters, Melbourne, AUSTRALIA.

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Kiwis participating:
FM Stephen G Lukey (GM Norm Event).
FM Daniel Hanwen Gong (IM Norm Event).
FM Alphaeus Wei Ern Ang (IM Norm Event).

GM Norm Event
1st: GM Temur Kuybokarov.

IM Norm Event
1st=: IM James Morris, Albert Winkleman.

Venue: Melbourne Chess Club - 66 Leicester St, Fitzroy.

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L-R: GM Temur Kuybokarov, IO Leonid Sandler, IA Peter Tsai.

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L-R: IM James Morris, Albert Winkleman.

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L-R: IA Peter Tsai, FA Kyle Gibson, IA Leonid Sandler, FA Chris Zuccala.

December 15th 2019 - Summit Junior Chess Rapid, Epsom, Auckland.
Organised by Summit Chess Club.

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Under 2000
1st: Kendrick Zhang.
2nd: Rohit Mudaliar.
3rd=: Baraa Al-Afaghani, Tracy Tang, Yolanda Chang, Isabelle Yixuan Ning.

Under 1000
1st=: Oliver Zhao, Chris Wang, Xinrui Liu.

December 7th - 13th 2019 - Lidums Australian Young Masters, Adelaide, AUSTRALIA.

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Kiwis participating:
Caleb He (Open).
Paul He (Open).

December 8th 2019 - The ACC Junior Chess Series, Auckland.
Organised by Auckland Chess Centre.

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Open
1st: FM Alphaeus Wei Ern Ang.
2nd: Philli Park-Tamati.
Book Prize: Isabelle Yixuan Ning.

Under 900
1st: Arthur Chu.
2nd=: Ethan Sheng, Devin Du.
Book Prize: Xinyang Wang.

FM Alphaeus Ang.

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Arthur Chu.

Philli Park-Tamati.

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L-R: Devin Du, Ethan Sheng.

Isabelle Yixuan Ning.

December 7th 2019 - North Island Rapid Chess Championship, Auckland.
Organised by Auckland Chess Centre.

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1st=: FM Daniel Hanwen Gong, Evan Timothy Capel (Joint North Island Rapid Champions 2019).
3rd=: Giovanni Antonio Thornton, IM Paul Anthony Garbett.
Veteran: FM Robert Gibbons, William Lynn.
Senior: FM Michael V R Steadman, Antonio Krstev, CM Bruce Wheeler, CM Benjamin U Lim.
Female: Shenyue Li.
Junior: FM Alphaeus Wei Ern Ang.
Under1700: Philli Park-Tamati.
Under1400: Abraham Deng.

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L-R: Evan Capel, FM Daniel Gong.

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L-R: IM Paul Garbett, Gino Thornton.

Abraham Deng.

November 30th - December 1st 2019 - Papatoetoe Rapid, Papatoetoe, Auckland.
Organised by Papatoetoe Chess Club.

Incorporating 34th Papatoetoe Rapid and 5th Papatoetoe Junior Rapid.

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Event Cancelled

November 26th - December 4th 2019 - World Chess Championships for Disabled People, Open - Youth - Cadet, Cardiff, WALES.
Organised by Welsh Chess Union.

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Event Cancelled

World Chess Championships for Disabled People 2019

November 17th 2019 - Summit Rapid Chess Tournament, Auckland.
Organised by Summit Chess Club.

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A Grade
1st: IM Paul A Garbett.
2nd=: FM Michael V R Steadman, FM Daniel Hanwen Gong, FM Robert W Smith.
Under1900: Felix Xie.

B Grade
1st: Philli Park-Tamati.
2nd=: Chahal Aman, Rauen Le Grange.
Under1500: Hao Tang, Baraa Al-Afaghani, Boyuan Zhang.
Under1300: Briene Membrere

Junior
1st: Tracy Tang.
2nd=: Ruichen Wang, Justin Huang, Joseph Xin, Adam Ali.
Under900: Alexander Hanru Pan, Jerry Dai, Tarun Mudaliar, Devin Du, Anas Al-Afaghani.
Under600: Kaibo (Bosco) Jin, Alexandra Shan.

L-R: IM Paul A Garbett, FM Daniel Hanwen Gong.

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November 11th - 24th 2019 - World Senior Chess Championship, Bucharest, ROMANIA.
Organised by Federatia Romana de Sah.

More information in and (pdf document).

Kiwis participating:
CM Hilton Bennett (Open 50+).
FM Robert Gibbons (Open 65+).
CM/WFM Helen Milligan (Women 50+).

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Venue: Rin Grand Hotel, Bucharest.

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November 10th 2019 - The ACC Junior Chess Series, Auckland.
Organised by Auckland Chess Centre.

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Open
1st: Felix Xie.
2nd=: Xintong (Winston) Weng, Rohit Mudaliar.
Book Prize: Isabelle Yixuan Ning.

Under 1200
1st: Victor Coen.
2nd: Yaoyuan Zhang.
Book Prize: Charlotte Ray.

Under 800
1st: Oliver Zhao.
2nd=: Anas Al-Afaghani, Paul Yuan, Jack Zhu, Sophia Feng, Tarun Mudaliar.
Book Prize: Sai Vivan Karthikeya Somaraju.

Felix Xie.

Victor Coen.

Oliver Zhao.

L-R: Xintong (Winston) Weng, Rohit Mudaliar.

Yaoyuan Zhang.

L-R: Sophia Feng, Paul Yuan, Anas Al-Afaghani, Jack Zhu, Tarun Mudaliar.

Charlotte Ray.

Sai Vivan Karthikeya Somaraju.

November 8th - 15th 2019 - Asian Amateur Chess Championship 2019, Kathmandu, NEPAL.
Organised by Nepal Chess Association.

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November 1st - 5th 2019 - MCC Greg Hjorth Open Weekender, Melbourne, AUSTRALIA.
Organised by Melbourne Chess Club.

Guaranteed prize pool of AUD6,000 plus.
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Entries, pairings and results in tournament discussion.

Open
1st: WGM Julia Ryjanova.
2nd=: IM Stephen J Solomon, IM James Morris, Sean Christian Goh, Kai Jie Soo.
6th=: Chris Kolak, Daniel Gusain, Nicholas Ilic.

Under 1900 and Over 1700
1st=: Daniel Holland, Tharmara Narenthran.

Under 1700 and Over 1500
1st=: Tom Kalisch, Sean Hawkins.

Under 1500 and Over 1300
1st: Michael Khamatgaleev.
2nd=: Robinson He, Jennifer Morrison.

Under 1300 and Over 1200
1st=: Arthur Gao, Damaris Augustine, Daniel Danning Gao.

Under 1000 and Over 0
1st=: Oliver Pearl, John Paul Cauchi.

Unrated
Daniel Skilbeck.

Brilliancy prize
Kai Jie Soo.

Biggest upset (Juniors)
Damaris Augustine.

Venue: Melbourne Chess Club - 66 Leicester St, Fitzroy.

November 3rd 2019 - South Island Rapid Championship, Christchurch.
Organised by Canterbury Chess Club.

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1st=: Richie Christie, Paul Summers.
South Island Rapid Champion: Richie Christie.
3rd=: Matthew D McNabb, Ralph Hart, Andrew Masters, Artem Anikonov.
Under 1700 1st=: Andrew Masters, Artem Anikonov.

October 28th - November 6th 2019 - World Youth u16 Chess Olympiad 2019, Corum, TURKEY.
Organised by Turkish Chess Federation.

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Further information and applications for NZL representative player places through (Email) NZCF Secretary.

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World Youth Under 16 Chess Olympiad 2019

October 26th - 28th 2019 - Merv Morrison Memorial, Auckland.

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Open
1st: IM Brodie McClymont.
2nd=: IM Paul Anthony Garbett, Evan Timothy Capel, FM Michael V R Steadman.

Under 2100 and Over 1800
1st: CM Benjamin U Lim.
2nd=: J Nigel Metge, CM David Cilia Vincenti, Prashant Mistry, CM Alex Nagorski.

Under 1800 Merv Morrison Memorial Trophy
1st=: Huy Minh (Timothy) Ha, Karl Holdo, Rauen Le Grange, Grant L Burrows.

Under 1500 and Over 1000
1st: Grant L Burrows.
2nd=: Jacob Barry, Michael Ashe, David Junyang Zhu.

Under 1000
1st=: Aanand Madhav, Emily Gan.

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IM Brodie McClymont.

L-R: IM Paul Garbett, Evan Capel, FM Mike Steadman.

CM Benjamin Lim.

L-R: Rauen Le Grange, Grant Burrows, Karl Holdo, Timothy Ha.

L-R: Michael Ashe, David Junyang Zhu.

L-R: Aanand Madhav, Emily Gan.

October 20th 2019 - Summit Junior Chess Rapid, Epsom, Auckland.
Organised by Summit Chess Club.

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Under 2000
1st: Xintong (Winston) Weng.
2nd: Felix Xie.
3rd: Alex Coates.

Under 1000
1st=: Tracy Tang, Alexander Hanrui Pan.
3rd: Jerry Dai.

Under500 1st: Ethan Yin.
Under500 2nd: Oliver Zhao.

October 19th-30th 2019 - 2nd Pattaya Open, D'varee Jomtien Beach, Pattaya, THAILAND.
Organised by 101 Chess Academy.

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October 14th - 26th 2019 - World Junior Chess Championship, New Delhi, INDIA.
Organised by Delhi Chess Association with AICF.

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Further information and applications for NZL representative player places through (Email) NZCF Secretary.

Kiwis participating:
WFM Vyanla Punsalan (Girls).

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October 13th 2019 - The ACC Junior Chess Series, Auckland.
Organised by Auckland Chess Centre.

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More information in Tournament Flyer and Entry Form (PDF document).

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Open
1st: FM Alphaeus Ang.
2nd: Philli Park-Tamati.
Book Prize: Hunter Po'e-Tofaeono.

Under 1200
1st: Charles Lu.
2nd=: Tarun Mudaliar, Peter Zhou, Grayson Po'e-Tofaeono, Adam Ali.
Book Prize: Ruichen Wang.

Under 800
1st: Oliver Zhao.
2nd: Arthur Chu.
Book Prize: Zac Harrison.

October 12th-19th 2019 - 6th New Caledonia Open, Noumea, NEW CALEDONIA.
Organised by Ligue d’Echecs de Nouvelle-Calédonie.

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Kiwis participating:
IM Russel Dive.
FM John Duneas.
IM Anthony Ker
Nigel Metge
FM Bob Smith.
WFM Vivian Smith.
FM Mike Steadman.

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October 5th - 10th 2019 - South Island Championship, Hanmer Springs.
Organised by Canterbury Chess Club.

Printable tournament information and Entry Form (pdf document).

More information by clicking on "2019 South Island Championships" link in Canterbury Chess Club website.

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1st: FM Michael V R Steadman.
2nd: FM Scott Wastney.
3rd: FM John Duneas.
4th=: Giovanni Antonio Thornton, Edward Lee, Matthew David McNabb.
South Island Champions: Edward Lee, Matthew David McNabb.
All Canterbury Champion: Matthew David McNabb.
Under2000: Felix Xie, Richie Christie.
Under1700: WCM Nadia Braganza, Kendrick Botong Zhang, Stephen Taylor.

Venue: Heritage Hotel Hanmer Springs.

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Photo by Richard Christie

October 1st - 13th 2019 - World Youth u14, u16, u18 Chess Championship, Mumbai, INDIA.
Organised by All Marathi Chess Association (Maharashtra).

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Further information and applications for NZL representative player places through (Email) NZCF Secretary.

No Kiwis participating.

September 28th - 29th 2019 - Interschools Finals 2019, Palmerston North.
Organised by Manawatu Knights Chess Club.

Contact Organiser, (Email) for more information.

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Secondary
1st: Macleans College, Bucklands Beach, East Auckland. (WIM Jasmine Haomo Zhang, Richard Jiang, Terry Shen, Kevin Chengye Guan, Oliver Dai).
2nd: Auckland Grammar, Epsom, Central Auckland. (FM Daniel Hanwen Gong, FM Allen Chi Zhou Fan, James Jiayu Liu, Daljit Dhillon).
3rd: Hamilton Boys' High, Hamilton, Waikato. (Eushin Kang, Michael Lin, Max Stephens, Nathanael Loy).

Intermediate
1st: Takapuna Normal Intermediate, Takapuna, North Shore. (CM Richard Meng, Matthew Chen, Jeffrey Yu, Eddie Kim).
2nd: ACG Parnell College, Parnell, Central Auckland. (Felix Xie, Allen Weng, Chenghao Li, Ethan Zhang, Lanjun Liu).
3rd: King's School, Remuera, East Auckland. (Xintong (Winston) Weng, Vincent Cai, Jacob Chai, Mithun Ramassh).

Primary
1st: Milford School, Milford, North Shore. (Penghao (Jack) Chen, Emily Gan, Bevis Jiang, Peter Zhou, Isaac Wang).
2nd: Pinehurst, Albany, North Shore. (Kendrick Zhang, Nicholas Xu, Jerry Yang, Anderson Chen, Eric Sun).
3rd: Hillsborough Primary School, Hillsborough, Central Auckland. (Tyleah Po'e-Tofaeono, Grayson Po'e-Tofaeono, Hunter Po'e-Tofaeono, Abraham Chanwong, Ayaan Vasudeva).

Best Individual Secondary
Board 1: Euan McDougall (Mt Roskill Grammar, Mt Roskill, Central Auckland).
Board 2: FM Allen Chi Zhou Fan (Auckland Grammar, Epsom, Central Auckland).
Board 3: Rohit Mudaliar (Avondale College, Avondale, East Auckland).
Board 4: Nhi Yen (Nina) Nguyen (Rangitoto College, Mairangi Bay, North Shore).

Best Individual Intermediate
Board 1: Felix Xie (ACG Parnell College, Parnell, Central Auckland).
Board 2: Matthew Chen (Takapuna Normal Intermediate, Takapuna, North Shore).
Board 3: Jeffrey Yu (Takapuna Normal Intermediate, Takapuna, North Shore).
Board 4: Eddie Kim (Takapuna Normal Intermediate, Takapuna, North Shore).

Best Individual Primary
Board 1: Paul He (Eastern Hutt, Lower Hutt, Wellington).
Board 2: Max Mei (Cornwall Park, Greenlane, Central Auckland).
Board 3: Zikun Kenneth Liu (Pigeon Mountain, Bucklands Beach, East Auckland).
Board 4: Abraham Chanwong (Hillsborough, Hillsborough, Central Auckland).

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September 25th 2019 - Auckland Interschools Chess Finals, Auckland.
Organised by Auckland Chess Association.

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Secondary
1st: Auckland Grammar, Epsom, Central Auckland. (FM Daniel Hanwen Gong, FM Allen Chi Zhou Fan, James Jiayu Liu, Daljit Dhillon).
2nd: Macleans College, Bucklands Beach, East Auckland. (WIM Jasmine Haomo Zhang, Richard Jiang, Oliver Dai, Terry Shen, Kevin Chengye Guan).
3rd: Liston College, Henderson, West Auckland. (FM Alphaeus Wei Ern Ang, Nathan Ichwansjah, Paarth Dhyani, Charlie Bi, Conrad Wei Zhe Ang).

Intermediate
1st: Takapuna Normal Intermediate, Takapuna, North Shore. (CM Richard Meng, Matthew Chen, Jeffrey Yu, Eddie Kim).
2nd: Mount Roskill Intermediate, Mount Roskill, Central Auckland. (Nicholas R D McKinlay, Baraa Al-Afaghani, Saahir Sami Safwan Saheb, Adam Ali, Kevin Dai).
3rd: Farm Cove Intermediate, Pakuranga, East Auckland. (Thomas Zheng, Vincent Zhang, Julian Ling, Joseph Tan).

Primary
1st: Hillsborough Primary School, Hillsborough, Central Auckland. (Tyleah Po'e-Tofaeono, Grayson Po'e-Tofaeono, Hunter Po'e-Tofaeono, Abraham Chanwong, Ayaan Vasudeva).
2nd: Milford School, Milford, North Shore. (Penghao (Jack) Chen, Emily Gan, Bevis Jiang, Peter Zhou, Isaac Wang).
3rd: Pigeon Mountain Primary School, Bucklands Beach, East Auckland. (Eric Zhang, Kenneth Liu, Anthony Hu, Alexander Hanrui Pan).

Best Individual Secondary
Board 1: FM Alphaeus Wei Ern Ang (Liston College, Henderson, West Auckland).
Board 2: FM Allen Chi Zhou Fan (Auckland Grammar, Epsom, Central Auckland), Richard Jiang (Macleans College, Bucklands Beach, East Auckland).
Board 3: James Jiayu Liu (Auckland Grammar, Epsom, Central Auckland), Richard Jiang (Macleans College, Bucklands Beach, East Auckland).
Board 4: Terry Shen (Macleans College, Bucklands Beach, East Auckland), Daljit Dhillon (Auckland Grammar, Epsom, Central Auckland).

Best Individual Intermediate
Board 1: CM Richard Meng (Takapuna Normal Intermediate, Takapuna, North Shore).
Board 2: Matthew Chen (Takapuna Normal Intermediate, Takapuna, North Shore).
Board 3: Jeffrey Yu (Takapuna Normal Intermediate, Takapuna, North Shore).
Board 4: Eddie Kim (Takapuna Normal Intermediate, Takapuna, North Shore).

Best Individual Primary
Board 1: Penghao (Jack) Chen (Milford School, Milford, North Shore).
Board 2: Kenneth Liu (Pigeon Mountain Primary School, Bucklands Beach, East Auckland), Emily Gan (Milford School, Milford, North Shore), Grayson Po'e-Tofaeono (Hillsborough Primary School, Hillsborough, Central Auckland).
Board 3: Anthony Hu (Pigeon Mountain Primary School, Bucklands Beach, East Auckland).
Board 4: Alexander Hanrui Pan (Pigeon Mountain Primary School, Bucklands Beach, East Auckland).

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September 22nd 2019 - Summit Junior Chess Rapid, Epsom, Auckland.
Organised by Summit Chess Club.

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Under 2000
1st: Philli Park-Tamati.
2nd=: Xintong (Winston) Weng, Felix Xie, Kendrick Botong Zhang.

Under 1000
1st: Patrick Lin.
2nd=: Tracy Tang, Anderson Chen.

Under500 1st: Kaibo (Bosco) Jin.
Under500 2nd: Alexandra Shan.

September 17th 2019 - Auckland Catholic Primary Schools Chess Competition, Massey, Auckland.
Organised by St Paul's School.

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Championship
1st: Our Lady Star of the Sea A, Howick. (Wesley Lau, Aaron Santoso, Emily Chan, Joseph Chen).
2nd: Saint Mary's A, Northcote. (Maximillian Wong, A Gavin Saptaputra, Tai Bowsell-Nguyen, Ethan Choy).
3rd: Saint Paul's A, Massey. (Darius Krishna, Anselm Keestra-May, Brennen Tapiador, Alexander Haynes).

Beginners
1st: Our Lady Star of the Sea C, Howick. (Geoffrey Cai, Alicia Cao, Jason Cooper, Anson Tse).
2nd: Saint Mary's C, Northcote. (Quillan Drum, Jaiden Roca, Xavier McCarthy, James McIndoe).
3rd: Marist, Mount Albert. (Season Go, Joshua Andersen, Dylan Judd, Gabrielle Cobb, Matias Martinez).

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September 15th 2019 - The ACC Junior Chess Series, Auckland.
Organised by Auckland Chess Centre.

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Open
1st: FM Alphaeus Ang.
2nd: Felix Xie.
Book Prize: Hunter Po'e-Tofaeono.

Under 1200
1st: Grayson Po'e-Tofaeono.
2nd=: Emily Gan, Victor Coen, Lifan (Tim) Zhang, Anderson Chen, Nicholas Xu.
Book Prize: Bevis Jiang.

Under 800
1st: Ayaan Vasudeva.
2nd: Oliver Zhao.
Book Prize: Eason Guo.

FM Alphaeus Ang.

Felix Xie.

Grayson Po'e-Tofaeono.

L-R: Lifan (Tim) Zhang, Nicholas Xu, Victor Coen, Anderson Chen, Emily Gan.

Ayaan Vasudeva.

Oliver Zhao.

Eason Guo.

September 8th - 18th 2019 - Asian Seniors Chess Championships, Almaty, KAZAKHSTAN.
Organised by Kazakhstan Chess Federation.

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Kiwi participating:
CM/WFM Helen Milligan (Over 50).

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September 7th 2019 - Wellington Rapid, Thorndon, Wellington.
Organised by Wellington Chess Club.

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1st: FM Scott Wastney.
2nd=: IM Anthony Ker, Paul He, Caleb He, Samuel Darr.

August 24th - 25th 2019 - Peter Stuart Memorial (formerly North Shore Open), North Shore, Auckland.
Organised by North Shore CC.

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Open
1st=: CM Alphaeus Ang, Evan T Capel, FM Ben Hague.
under2100: Gino Thornton, WFM Jasmine Zhang, WFM Vyanla Punsalan.
under1900: Felix Xie, CM Richard Meng, Caleb Wright.

B Grade
1st=: Clinton Wells, Hao Tang.
3rd=: Allen Li, Timothy Ha.
under1600: Allen Li.
under1475: Narasimhan Lakshmi Ravi, Boyuan Zhang.

C Grade
1st=: Leo Noel Bainov, Mathew Steadman.
3rd=: Tim Zhang, Kevin Shen Su, Kedar Walke.
over16years: Kedar Walke.
under16years: Kevin Shen Su.
under10years: Bevis Jiang, Lucas Xiao.
under9years: Tim Zhang.

2019 Peter Stuart Memorial chess tournament room scene

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L-R: Daniel Johns (secretary), Evan T Capel, CM Alphaeus Ang, FM Ben Hague, Neil Gunn (vice president).

Gino Thornton.

L-R: Felix Xie, CM Richard Meng.

Felix Xie.

L-R: Clinton Wells, Hao Tang.

Huy Minh (Timothy) Ha.

Allen Li.

Narasimhan Lakshmi Ravi.

Leo Noel Bainov.

Kedar Walke.

Kevin Shen Su.

Tim Zhang.

August 20th - September 2nd 2019 - World Cadets u8, u10, u12 Chess Championship, Weifang, CHINA.
Organised by Chinese Chess Association.

More information in or in (pdf document).

Kiwi(s) participating:
Kendrick Botong Zhang (under 10 Open).
Jeffrey Yu (under 12 Open).
Isabelle Yixuan Ning (under 10 Girls).
Hannah Ruihan Xu (under 10 Girls).
Jiajie (Tracy) Liu (under 12 Girls).
Anya Thurner (under 12 Girls).

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L-R: Hannah Ruihan Xu, Anya Thurner, Jiajie (Tracy) Liu, Isabelle Yixuan Ning, Kendrick Botong Zhang, Jeffrey Yu.

August 18th 2019 - Summit Junior Chess Rapid, Epsom, Auckland.
Organised by Summit Chess Club.

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More information in Tournament Flyer and Entry Form (PDF document).

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Open
1st: CM Alphaeus Ang.
2nd: Felix Xie.
3rd: Alex Coates.

Under 1000
1st=: Justin Feng, Anderson Chen, Kaibo (Bosco) Jin.

Under500 1st: Ruiting Zheng.
Under500 2nd: Oliver Zhao.

Summit Junior Chess Rapid 18th August 2019 players meeting

Summit Junior Chess Rapid 18th August 2019 round 4 scene

L-R: Alex Coates, Felix Xie, CM Alphaeus Ang.

L-R: Anderson Chen, Justin Feng, Kaibo (Bosco) Jin.

L-R: Oliver Zhao, FM/FI Daniel Gong (organiser/arbiter).

August 18th 2019 - 4th Queen's Cup, Remuera, Auckland.
Organised by Chess Power.

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August 9th-19th 2019 - 16th Malaysian Chess Festival, Kuala Lumpur, MALAYSIA.
Organised by Dato’ Arthur Tan Chess Centre (DAT Chess Centre).

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Kiwi(s) participating:
CM Paul Spiller.
FM Robert Gibbons.
CM Hilton Bennett.

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August 5th-12th 2019 - 3rd International Irena Warakomska Memorial 2019, Suwałki, POLAND.
Organised by Irena Warakomska Association.

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Register for participation by 5th July 2019 .

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August 3rd-11th 2019 - 9th International Chess Festival - Riga Technical University Open 2019, Riga, LATVIA.
Organised by Riga Technical University and Latvian Chess Federation.

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August 2nd-11th 2019 - 26th Abu Dhabi International Chess Festival, Abu Dhabi, UAE.
Organised by Abu Dhabi Chess & Culture Club.

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August 7th-9th 2019 - Bay of Plenty Primary, Intermediate & Secondary Interschools, Tauranga.
Organised by the Mount Maunganui RSA Chess Club.

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Secondary 1st place: Bethlehem.
Intermediate 1st place: Aquinas.
Primary 1st Place: Lynmore.

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Intermediate division.

Primary division.

August 8th 2019 - New Zealand Girls Interschool Chess Championships, Mt Albert, Auckland.

More information in (PDF document).

Secondary Champion:
Mt Roskill Grammar.
Sylvia McDougall (board 1), Celia Chanwong (board 2), Kirushni Suthakaran (board 3), Crystal Chanwong (board 4), Aushadhi Dharanikota (reserve).

Intermediate Champion:
ACG Sunderland.
Anya Thurner (board 1), Yolanda Chang (board 2), Sophia Feng (board 3), Miu Miu Jin (board 4).

Primary Champion:
Willow Park School.
Chenchen Wang (board 1), Kaylie Chen (board 2), Alexandra Shan (board 3), Sarah Sun (board 4).

July 28th - August 7th 2019 - Belt and Road China Hunan International Chess Open, Tongguanyao, Changsha, Hunan, CHINA.
Organised by Chinese Chess Association.

More information in (PDF document).

Earlybird entries till 28th April 2019. Normal entries till 28th June 2019. Late entries after 28th June 2019.
No entries accepted after 5th July 2019.

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August 4th 2019 - The ACC Junior Chess Series, Auckland.
Organised by Auckland Chess Centre.

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Open
1st: CM Alphaeus Ang.
2nd: CM Oliver Picken.
Book Prize: Krystal Lal.

Under 1200
1st: Tyleah Po'e-Tofaeono.
2nd=: Yaoyuan Zhang, Eddie Kim, Jerry Yang, Anderson Chen.
Book Prize: Grayson Po'e-Tofaeono.

Under 800
1st: Anthony Hu.
2nd=: Oliver Zhao, Peter Zhou.
Book Prize: Shuntaro Nozaki.

CM Alphaeus Ang.

CM Oliver Picken.

Krystal Lal.

Tyleah Po'e-Tofaeono.

L-R: Anderson Chen, Eddie Kim, Jerry Yang, Yaoyuan Zhang.

Grayson Po'e-Tofaeono.

Anthony Hu.

L-R: Peter Zhou, Oliver Zhao.

Shuntaro Nozaki.

July 26th-28th 2019 - Waikato Open, Hamilton.
Organised by Hamilton Chess Club.

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A Grade
1st: FM Ben Hague.
2nd: Ralph Hart.
3rd: IM Russell Dive.
Under2000 1st: FM Robert Gibbons.
Under2000 2nd=: WFM Jasmine Zhang, Richard Dare, WFM Vyanla Punsalan, CM Helmut Marko.
Under1875 1st: CM Benjamin Lim.
Under1875 2nd=: Caleb Wright, CM Oliver Picken, William Lynn.
Under1650 1st: Isabelle Ning.
Under1650 2nd: WCM Nadia Braganza.
Best Waikato Player (Len Whitehouse Memorial Cup): Richard Dare.

B Grade
1st=: Karl Holdo, Max Stephens.
3rd=: Nathanael Loy, Ian Kennedy, Kevin Li.
Under1450 1st: Max Stephens.
Under1450 2nd: Nathanael Loy.
Under1450 grade prize: WCM Eva Lourenco, Gary Judkins.
Under1200 1st: Kevin Li.
Under1200 2nd=: Udula Bandara, Joel Crombie.
Best Waikato Junior (William Lynn Cup): Max Stephens.

Waikato Open chess tournament room scene

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L-R: IM Russell Dive, Ralph Hart, FM Ben Hague.

L-R: FM Robert Gibbons, Isabelle Ning, William Lynn, CM Oliver Picken.

L-R: Max Stephens, Karl Holdo.

L-R: Kevin Li, Nathanael Loy, Ian Kennedy.

L-R: Kevin Li, Udula Bandara, Max Stephens, Nathanael Loy, Gary Judkins.

Book prize winners choosing their books.

July 28th 2019 - Summit Junior Chess Rapid, Epsom, Auckland.
Organised by Summit Chess Club.

Contact (Email) for more information.

More information in Tournament Flyer and Entry Form (PDF document).

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Open
1st: Tracy Jiajie Liu.
2nd: Daqi Mao.
3rd=: Allen Weng, Charles Lu, Penghao (Jack) Chen.

Under 1000
1st: Maxwell Xiao.
2nd: Tracy Tang.
3rd: Vincent Cai.

Under500 1st: Oliver Zhao.
Under500 2nd: Kyan Jiarun Zhang.

July 20th-21st 2019 - Peter Stuart Memorial Training Tourney, Glenfield, Auckland.
Organised by North Shore Chess Club.

Contact (Email) for more information.

More information and detailed results in .

Players were splt into 3 equivalent strength groups. Prizewinners from each group are:

Group A
1st: Owen Jin.
2nd=: Daqi Mao, Uday Jain.
Under1350: Daqi Mao.

Group B
1st: Kendrick Zhang.
2nd=: CM Richard Meng, Philli Park-Tamati.
Under1350: Eddie Kim, Tracy Tang.

Group C
1st: CM Oliver Picken.
2nd=: Boyuan Zhang, Jeffrey Yu.
Under1350: Brian Zhao, Yaoyuan Zhang, Penghao (Jack) Chen, Tim Zhang.

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July 17th-25th 2019 - 2nd Taiwan (CTCA) International Youth Open, Kaoshiung, TAIWAN.
Organised by Chinese Taipei Chess Association and Kaohshiung Chess Association.

Age groups for under7, under9, under11, under13, under17, under19, Open.

More information online in or in (PDF document).

Early registration for participation by 30th April 2019.
Registration deadline is 31st May 2019.

Kiwi(s) participating:
Felix Xie (under11) 1st!

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1st place Under11, Felix Xie (2nd from left).

July 12th - 14th 2019 - Checkmate FIDE Open, Adelaide, AUSTRALIA.
Organised by South Australian Chess Association.

More information in (Online forum) and .

Kiwi(s) participating:
Sravan Renjith.
Isabelle Yixuan Ning.
Zhi Cheng (Caleb) He.
Zhi Yu (Paul) He.

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Open
1st: GM Anton Smirnov.
2nd=: GM Bobby Cheng, Sravan Renjith.
4th=: IM Trevor Tao, Ronald Scott, WCM Nguyen Mai Chi Phan, William Wedding.
Best Rating improvement: Isabelle Yixuan Ning.
Best Under1600: Dino Cinco.
Joint Best Juniors: George Bartley, Chathula Kiripitige.

Challengers
1st: Anthony Huynh.
2nd: Gungaajantsan Lkhagvasuren.
3rd=: James Spencer, Elizabeth Ports, Chris Benham.
Best Rating performance: Tharan Balachander
Best Rated Junior: Alistair Maria
2nd= Best Rated Juniors: Ethan Liu, Hamish Pattison
Joint Best Unrated Juniors: Pink Fang, Manav Karthikeyan

July 13th 2019 - The ACC Junior Chess Series, Auckland.
Organised by Auckland Chess Centre.

Contact (Email) for more information.

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Open
1st: CM Alphaeus Ang.
2nd: CM Oliver Picken.
Book Prize: Kendrick Zhang.

Under 1200
1st: Emily Gan.
2nd=: Bevis Jiang, Hunter Po'e-Tofaeono.
Book Prize: Maxwell Xiao.

Under 800
1st: Tracy Tang.
2nd=: Isaac Wang, Harrison D Xiao.
Book Prize: Annie Yue.

July 2019 ACC Junior Chess Series.

CM Alphaeus Ang.

CM Oliver Picken.

Kendrick Zhang.

Emily Gan.

L-R: Bevis Jiang, Hunter Po'e-Tofaeono.

Maxwell Xiao.

Tracy Tang.

L-R: Isaac Wang, Harrison D Xiao.

Annie Yue.

July 12th - 15th 2019 - Oceania and New Zealand Senior Championship, Howick, Auckland.
Organised by Howick-Pakuranga CC.

Contact (Email) for more information.

More information in Tournament Flyer and Entry Form (PDF document).

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Oceania and NZ Senior Chess Championship
1st= and Joint Oceania Senior Chess Champions: IM Leonid Sandler (AUS), FM Mike Steadman.
1st and NZ Senior Chess Champion: FM Mike Steadman.
3rd=: IM Paul Garbett, FM Bob Smith.
NZ Over65 Champion: IM Paul Garbett.

FM Mike Steadman.

Joint Oceania Senior Chess Champion 2019

NZ Senior Chess Champion 2019.

Group photo of participants.

L-R: FM Mike Steadman, Paul Spiller, Tony Booth, IM Leonid Sandler.

IM Paul Garbett.

July 9th - 15th 2019 - World Junior Chess Championship for the Disabled, Cherry Hill, New Jersey, USA.
Organised by Chess Educators with FIDE DIS Commission and USCF.

More information in (pdf document).

Further information and applications for NZL representative player places through Winsome Stretch, NZCF Secretary. email: [email protected].

Crowne Plaza Philadelphia - Cherry Hill

July 8th - 12th 2019 - New Zealand Junior Championship, Howick, Auckland.
Organised by Howick-Pakuranga CC.

Contact (Email) for more information.

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NZ Junior Chess Championship
1st and NZ Junior Chess Champion: CM Alphaeus Ang.
2nd: FM Daniel Gong.
3rd: CM Oliver Picken.
4th=: Connor Hackney, Abraham Deng, Jeffrey Yu, Boyuan Zhang, Sylvia McDougall.
NZ Schoolpupils Champion: CM Alphaeus Ang.
NZ Schoolgirls Champion: Sylvia McDougall.
NZ Under16 Champion: FM Daniel Gong.
NZ Under16 Girls Champion: Sylvia McDougall.
NZ Under14 Champions: Lucase Yang, Aidan Morgan.
NZ Under12 Champions: Abraham Deng, Jeffrey Yu.
NZ Under12 Girls Champion: Yolanda Chang.
NZ Under10 Champion: Penghao (Jack) Chen.
NZ Under10 Girls Champion: Hannah Xu.
NZ Under8 Champion: Daqi Mao.
NZ Under8 Girls Champion: Lauren Ng.

NZ Junior Rapid Chess Championship
1st and NZ Junior Rapid Chess Champion: CM Alphaeus Ang.
2nd=: WCM Nicole Qin, CM Oliver Picken, Oscar Qin, Jeffrey Yu.
NZ Schoolpupils Rapid Champion: CM Alphaeus Ang.
NZ Schoolgirls Rapid Champion: WCM Nicole Qin.
NZ Under16 Rapid Champions: WCM Nicole Qin, CM Oliver Picken.
NZ Under16 Girls Rapid Champion: WCM Nicole Qin.
NZ Under14 Rapid Champion: Aanand Madhav.
NZ Under12 Rapid Champion: Oscar Qin, Jeffrey Yu.
NZ Under12 Girls Rapid Champion: Yolanda Chang, .
NZ Under10 Rapid Champion: Hannah Xu.
NZ Under10 Girls Rapid Champion: Hannah Xu.
NZ Under8 Rapid Champion: Daqi Mao.
NZ Under8 Girls Rapid Champion: Tracy Tang.

CM Alphaeus Ang

NZ Junior Chess Champion 2019

NZ Schoolpupils Chess Champion 2019.

NZ Junior Rapid Chess Champion 2019.

NZ Schoolpupils Rapid Chess Champion 2019.

CM Alphaeus Ang.

NZ Junior Chess Champion.

CM Oliver Picken.

3rd place NZ Junior Championship.

Lucase Yang.

Joint NZ Under14 Champion.

Penghao (Jack) Chen.

NZ Under10 Champion.

Daqi Mao.

NZ Under8 Champion.

Lauren Ng.

NZ Under8 Girls Champion.

L-R: CM Oliver Picken, Oscar Qin, Jeffrey Yu, WCM Nicole Qin.

2nd equal place, NZ Junior Rapid.

L-R: Matthew Chen, Aanand Madhav.

NZ Junior Rapid Schoolpupils prize.

L-R: Hannah Xu, Yolanda Chang.

NZ Junior Rapid Schoolgirls prize.

June 30th - July 9th 2019 - Asian Juniors and Girls Chess Championship, Solo, INDONESIA.
Organised by PERCASI.

More information in (pdf document).

Kiwi(s) participating:
Ethan Zhang.

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June 30th 2019 - 3rd Queen's Cup, Remuera, Auckland.
Organised by Chess Power.

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June 29th - July 7th 2019 - World Amateur Chess Championship 2019, Manzanillo, Colima, MEXICO.
Organised by Federación Nacional de Ajedrez de México.

More information in or in (pdf document).

Further information and applications for NZL representative player places through (Email) NZCF Secretary.

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June 29th - July 7th 2019 - Commonwealth Chess Championships, New Delhi, INDIA.
Organised by Delhi Chess Association.

More information in (pdf document).

Further information and applications for NZL representative player places through (Email) NZCF Secretary.

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June 28th 2019 - Auckland Girls Chess Championship, Mount Albert, Auckland.

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Over 12 years old
Overall
1st=: Nadia Braganza (Carmel College), Sylvia McDougall (Mt Roskill Grammar), Renae Ghadiali (Epsom Girls Grammar), Saasha Ghadiali (Epsom Girls Grammar), Selena Xi Hu (Diocesan School for Girls).
Under 18
1st: Kirushni Suthakaran (Mt Roskill Grammar).
2nd: Heidi Fung (Epsom Girls Grammar).
3rd: Joyce Wang (Epsom Girls Grammar).
Under 16
1st: Sylvia McDougall (Mt Roskill Grammar).
2nd=: Jayti Pattni (Macleans College), Erica Yue Hu (Diocesan School for Girls), Tamara Land (Rangitoto College).
Under 14
1st=: Nadia Braganza (Carmel College), Renae Ghadiali (Epsom Girls Grammar), Saasha Ghadiali (Epsom Girls Grammar), Selena Xi Hu (Diocesan School for Girls).

Under 12 years old
1st=: Anya Thurner (ACG Sunderland), Ruichen Wang (Willow Park School).
3rd=: Yolanda Chang (ACG Sunderland), Layne Almonte (St Dominic's Catholic College), Ruiting Zheng (ACG Parnell).

Under 10 years old
Overall
1st: Hannah Xu (St Kentigern).
2nd: Sophia Feng (ACG Sunderland).
3rd=: Lauren Ng (Diocesan School for Girls), Emily Gan (Milford School), Alexandra Shan (Willow Park School), Nicole Zhao (New Windsor School).
Under 8
1st: Lauren Ng (Diocesan School for Girls).
2nd: Alyssa Wanru Yuan (St Cuthbert's College).
3rd=: Sophia Liu (Diocesan School for Girls), Sandra Hou (Sancta Maria Primary), Tracy Tang (Botany Downs School), Vonara Pathiranage (Warkworth School), Koko Riddering (Green Bay Primary School), Fang Fei Zhao (Elim Christian College).

June 23rd 2019 - Summit Junior Chess Rapid, Epsom, Auckland.
Organised by Summit Chess Club.

Contact (Email) for more information.

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Open
1st: Daqi Mao.
2nd=: Lucas Xiao, Emily Gan, Eddie Kim.

Under 1000
1st: Maxwell Xiao.
2nd: Jerry Yang.
3rd=: Anthony Hu, Charlotte Ray.

Under 11years: Eden Oshri.
Under 9years: David Zhu.

June 19th - 29th 2019 - Asian Schools Chess Championship, Tashkent, UZBEKISTAN.
Organised by Uzbekistan Chess Federation.

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June 19th 2019 - Bay of Plenty Girls Championship, Tauranga.
Organised by the Mount Maunganui RSA Chess Club.

Winners
Secondary: McKenzie Swinburne.
Intermediate: Claire Ma.
Primary: Tamara Morris.

June 16th 2019 - The ACC Junior Chess Series, Auckland.
Organised by Auckland Chess Centre.

Contact (Email) for more information.

More information in Tournament Flyer and Entry Form (PDF document).

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Open
1st: CM Alphaeus Ang.
2nd=: Felix Xie, WCM Nadia Braganza.
Book Prize: Alex Coates.

Under 1200
1st: Zachary Yu.
2nd: Daqi Mao.
Book Prize: Bevis Jiang.

Under 800
1st: Grayson Po'e-Tofaeono.
2nd: Harrison D Xiao.
Book Prize: Anthony Hu.

CM Alphaeus Ang.

L-R: WCM Nadia Braganza, Felix Xie.

Alex Coates.

Zachary Yu.

Daqi Mao.

Bevis Jiang.

Grayson Po'e-Tofaeono.

Harrison D Xiao.

Anthony Hu.

June 15th 2019 - Upper Hutt Rapid, Upper Hutt.
Organised by Upper Hutt CC.

Contact (Email) for more information.

A Grade
1st: FM Scott Wastney.
2nd=: IM Anthony Ker, Brian Nijman, IM Russell Dive.

B Grade
1st: Michael Sole.
2nd: Lars Dobbertin-King.
3rd: Dion Charles.

C Grade
1st: Paul He.
2nd: Samuel Darr.
3rd=: Geoffrey Gunawan, Glen Sullivan.

Junior Grade
1st=: Adam Ord, Zac Li, Joshua Knowles.

June 10th-20th 2019 - 12th Annual Karen Asrian Memorial 2019, Yerevan, ARMENIA.
Organised by Armenian Chess Federation.

More information in (PDF document).

Register for participation by 1st May 2019.

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June 9th - 19th 2019 - 20th ASEAN Age Group Championships, Mandalay, MYANMAR.

Age groups for under6, under8, under10, under12, under14, under16, under18, under20, under30, under40, under50, over50, over65.

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June 6th - 16th 2019 - Asian Continental Chess Championship, Xing Tai, CHINA.
Organised by Chinese Chess Federation.

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June 1st-3rd 2019 - 42nd Trusts Chess Open, Henderson, Auckland.
Organised by Waitakere Chess Club.

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A Grade
1st: Evan T Capel.
2nd=: IM Russell J Dive, CM John Duneas, FM Michael V R Steadman, CM David Cilia Vincenti.
under2200: FM Robert E Gibbons.
under2070: CM Alex Nagorski, Prashant Mistry, Antonio Krstev.
under1940: Romie Lord Guerra.

B Grade
1st: Sheng Yip Chan.
2nd: Philli Park-Tamati.
3rd: Hao Tang.
under1700: Allen Li, Karl Holdo, Aaron Ziwen Wang.
under1650: Oscar Shu Xuan Qin.
under1560: Hugh Gao.

C Grade
1st: Jia Wang.
2nd: Adithya Elara Rajesh.
3rd=: Rohit Mudaliar, Kedar Walke, Anya Thurner.
under1350: Brian Zhao.
under1170: Penghao (Jack) Chen, Baraa Al-Afaghani.
under1020: Ethan Yichen Liu.

Junior Grade
1st: Zachary Yu.
2nd=: Philbert Zhai, Andy Yang.
under10years: Anas Al-Afaghani.
under8years 1st: Eric Zhang.
under8years 2nd: Daqi Mao.

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Evan T Capel.

L-R: FM Michael V R Steadman, CM John Duneas, IM Russell J Dive.

FM Robert E Gibbons.

Sheng Yip Chan.

Jia Wang.

Zachary Yu.

May 25th 2019 - The ACC Junior Chess Series, Auckland.
Organised by Auckland Chess Centre.

Contact (Email) for more information.

More information in Tournament Flyer and Entry Form (PDF document) and .

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Open
1st: Felix Xie.
2nd: Rohit Mudaliar.
Book Prize: Philli Park-Tamati.

Under 1200
1st: Yaoyuan Zhang.
2nd: Justin Huang.
Book Prize: Bryan Kang.

Under 800
1st: Bevis Jiang.
2nd=: Anas Al-Afaghani, Tarun Mudaliar & Ruan Kruger.
Book Prize: Austin Picard.

Felix Xie.

Yaoyuan Zhang.

Rohit Mudaliar.

Justin Huang.

Bryan Kang.

Bevis Jiang.

L-R: Tarun Mudaliar, Anas Al-Afaghani, Ruan Kruger.

Austin Picard.

May 18th-19th 2019 - ACC May Weekender, Auckland.

A combination of 2 tournaments consisting 9 rounds of Blitz followed by 9 rounds of Rapid.
Score from Rapid would have twice the value of Blitz when determining standings.
Blitz is FIDE rated.

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Open
1st: Evan Timothy Capel.
2nd: CM Alphaeus Ang.
3rd: FM Ben Hague.

Under2100 and Over1800
1st: Sheng Yip Chan.
2nd: Romie Lord Guerra.

Under1800
1st: Euan McDougall.
2nd: Alexis Delpech.
3rd: Xintong (Winston) Weng.

Under1400
1st: Pratik Jadhav.
2nd: Baraa Al-Afaghani.

Evan Timothy Capel.

CM Alphaeus Ang.

FM Ben Hague.

Sheng Yip Chan.

Romie Lord Guerra.

Alexis Delpech.

Xintong (Winston) Weng.

Pratik Jadhav.

Baraa Al-Afaghani.

May 12th 2019 - Summit Junior Chess Rapid, Epsom, Auckland.
Organised by Summit Chess Club.

Contact (Email) for more information.

More information in Tournament Flyer and Entry Form (PDF document).

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Open
1st: Oscar Shu Xuan Qin.
2nd=: Aaron Ziwen Wang, Xintong (Winston) Weng.
Under 1200: Daqi Mao.
Under 1000: Max Luo.

Under 1000
1st: Justin Huang.
2nd: Patrick Lin.
3rd=: Yuke Chan, Joseph Xin, Charlotte Ray.
Under 11years: Yin Ma.
Under 9years: Justin Feng.

Oscar Qin (front)

May 5th 2019 - 2nd Queen's Cup, Remuera, Auckland.
Organised by Chess Power.

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April 26th- May 1st 2019 - 46th Selangor Open Chess Tournament, Cititel Mid Valley Hotel, Kuala Lumpur, MALAYSIA.

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April 25th, 27th - 28th 2019 - ACC ANZAC Weekender, Auckland.

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Open
1st: CM John Duneas.
2nd: Romie Lord Guerra.
3rd=: CM Alphaeus Ang, CM Allen Fan.

Under 1800
1st: Oliver Dai.
2nd=: WCM Nadia Braganza, Oscar Qin, Barry Hooton, Philli Park-Tamati.

Under 1500
1st=: Boyuan Zhang, Jacob Yuan.
3rd=: Jeffrey Yu, Michael Ashe, Matthew Chen.

Under 1200
1st=: Pasindu Jayawickrama, Penghao (Jack) Chen.
3rd=: David Junyang Zhu, Murray Cramp, Michael Ma.

CM John Duneas.

Romie Lord Guerra.

L-R: CM Alphaeus Ang, CM Allen Fan.

Oliver Dai.

L-R: Philli Park-Tamati, Oscar Qin, Barry Hooton.

Jeffrey Yu.

L-R: Pasindu Jayawickrama, Penghao (Jack) Chen.

Michael Ma.

April 23rd-28th 2019 - Macquarie University Chess Festival - Sydney International Open, Macquarie University, Balaclava Road, North Ryde, NSW, AUSTRALIA.

More information online in .

Kiwi(s) participating:
FM Mike Steadman (Open).
FM Daniel Gong (Open).
CM David Cilla Vincenti (Open).
Sravan Renjith (Open).
CM Hilton Bennett (Open).
Aaron Wang (Challengers).
Isabelle Ning (Challengers).
Narasimhan Lakshmi Ravi (Challengers).

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April 21st 2019 - The ACC Junior Chess Series, Auckland.
Organised by Auckland Chess Centre.

Contact (Email) for more information.

More information in Tournament Flyer and Entry Form (PDF document) and .

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Open
1st: Aidan Morgan.
2nd=: Baraa Al-Afaghani, Alex Coates.
Book Prize: Nicholas Xu.

Under 1200
1st: Victor Coen.
2nd=: Charles Lu, Yaoyuan Zhang.
Book Prize: Eric Fan.

Under 800
1st: Daqi Mao.
2nd: Vihandu V S Jayawickrama.
Book Prize: Jonathan Hair.

1st Aidan Morgan.

L-R: Alex Coates, Baraa Al-Afaghani.

Victor Coen.

Daqi Mao.

L-R: Charles Lu, Yaoyuan Zhang.

Eric Fan.

Vihandu V S Jayawickrama.

Jonathan Hair.

April 19th - 22nd 2019 - North Island Championship, Wellington.
Organised by Wellington CC.

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1st: FM Mike Steadman (North Island Champion).
2nd: FM Scott Wastney.
3rd: IM Anthoy Ker.

April 19th-21st 2019 - 1st Student Chess Cup 2019, Koper, SLOVENIA.

More information online in .

Organisers will accept first 150 applicants and may increase participation by 50 players.
Participation open to students who would like to enroll in Master's studies at the Faculty of Management, University of Lomonosov. Participants only need to know basic rules of chess.

Participation is FREE (includes tournament fee, accommodation, food, info bag, free parties).

There are 7 scholarship prizes:
1st prize: 2 years free tuition fees (EUR7,000), 2 years free accommodation.
2nd prize: 2 years free tuition fees, 1 year free accommodation (in Moscow).
3rd prize: 2 years free tuition fees, 1 year of free accommodation (in Koper).
4th prize: 2 years free tuition fees.
5th prize: 1 year free tuition fees.
Women 1st prize: 2 years free tuition fees.
Women 2nd prize: 1 year free tuition fees.

April 18th-22nd 2019 - Doeberl Cup, Canberra Southern Cross Club, Woden, ACT, AUSTRALIA.

More information online in .

Kiwi(s) participating:
Sravan Renjith (Premier).
CM Hilton Bennett (Premier).
Gavin Marner (Major).
Isabelle Ning (Major).
Felix Xie (Major)

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April 17th - 27th 2019 - World School Chess Championships, Antalya, TURKEY.
Organised by Turkish Chess Federation.

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April 15th - 25th 2019 - World Senior Team Championships, Rhodes, GREECE.

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International Chess Festival of Rhodes 2019 .

April 8th-16th 2019 - GAMMA Reykjavik Open, Reykjavik, ICELAND.

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Kiwi(s) participating:
CM Bill Forster.
Alan Aldridge.

April 6th-14th 2019 - 19th Bangkok Chess Club Open Chess Championships, Centara Grand Ladprao, Chatuchak, Bangkok, THAILAND.
Organised by Bangkok Chess Club.

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19th Bangkok Chess Open

April 1st - 10th 2019 - Asian Youth Chess Championships, Kaluthara, SRI LANKA.
Organised by Chess Federation of Sri Lanka.

More information in (pdf document) and (docx document).

Kiwi(s) participating:
Under 14 Open: Zhi Cheng (Caleb) He.
Under 12 Open: Zhi Yu (Paul) He.
Under 12 Girls: Jiajie (Tracey) Liu.
Under 10 Open: Kendrick Botong Zhang.
Under 10 Girls: Isabelle Yixuan Ning.

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April 7th 2019 - Summit Junior Chess Rapid, Epsom, Auckland.
Organised by Summit Chess Club.

Contact (Email) for more information.

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Open
1st: Xintong (Winston) Weng.
2nd: Rohit Mudaliar.
3rd=: Junyang David Zhu, Jacob Yuan.
Under 1300: Baraa Al-Afaghani.
Under 1200: Daqi Mao.

Under 1000
1st: Patrick Lin.
2nd=: Jerry Dai, Tracy Tang.
Under 10years: Dean Yu.
Under 8years: Justin Feng.

March 24th 2019 - Summit Junior Chess Rapid, Epsom, Auckland.
Organised by Summit Chess Club.

Contact (Email) for more information.

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Open
1st: Xintong (Winston) Weng.
2nd: Lucas Xiao.
3rd=: James Zhaojin Qin, Jacob Yuan, Junyang (David) Zhu, Lucase Yang, Emily Gan, Jay Zi Xuan Zhao.
Under 1300: Lucas Xiao.
Under 1000: Eugene Wang.

Under 1000
1st: Daqi Mao.
2nd: Zikun Kenneth Liu.
3rd=: Fangfei Zhao, Aaron Shi, Muyang Sunny Liu, Justin Huang.
Under 11years: Andy Yang.
Under 8years: Justin Feng.

March 17th 2019 - The ACC Junior Chess Series, Auckland.
Organised by Auckland Chess Centre.

Contact (Email) for more information.

More information in Tournament Flyer and Entry Form (PDF document).

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Open
1st: CM Alphaeus Ang.
2nd=: Winston Weng, Yolanda Chang & Alex Coates.
Book Prize: Lucas Xiao.

Under 1200
1st=: Layne Almonte & Zihan Mei.
Book Prize: Ethan Zhang.

Under 800
1st=: Anas Al-Afghani, Sam Lin & Tim Zhang.
Book Prize: Victor Coen.

1st CM Alphaeus Ang.

L-R: Alex Coates, Winston Weng, Yolanda Chang.

L-R: Layne Almonte, Max Zihan Mei.

L-R: Anas Al-Afghani, Tim Zhang, Sam Lin.

L-R: Ethan Zhang, Lucas Xiao, Victor Coen.

March 16th 2019 - Latvian Rapid, Pakuranga, Auckland.
Organised by Howick-Pakuranga CC.

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A-Grade
1st: CM Alphaeus Ang.
2nd=: Antonio Krstev, FM Bob Smith, FM Alexei Kulashko, Evan Capel (MAS).
under2100: Sheng Yip Chan (MAS).
under1900: CM Benjamin Lim.

B-Grade
1st=: Timothy Ha.
2nd=: WFM Jasmine Zhang & Neil Cruden.
4th=: Andrew Li, Alexis Delpech, Don Eade, Kendrick Zhang (under 1500 grade prize), Felix Xie & Euan McDougall (sharing under 1600 grade prize).

C-Grade
1st=: Ariel Patdu & Rohit Mudaliar.
3rd: Liam Healey.
4th=: Scott Smith, Uday Jain & Hao Tang.

D-Grade
1st=: Keenan Taylor & Allen Weng.
3rd: Pasindu Jayawickrama.
4th: Lucase Yang.

CM Alphaeus Ang, Champion at 16 years old!

L-R: IA Bob Gibbons, FM Martin Dreyer (Sponsor & Club President), FA Ying Wang.

March 6th - 14th 2019 - 9th HDBank Cup International Chess Tournament, Ho Chi Minh City, VIETNAM.
Organised by Viet Nam Chess Federation.

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Venue: Rex Hotel Saigon.

February 23rd 2019 - 14th Bay of Plenty Rapid, Mount Maunganui.
Organised by Mount Maunganui RSA Chess Club.

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A-Grade
1st: Romie Lord Guerra.
2nd=: FM Daniel Gong, Evan Capel.
4th=: CM Alphaeus Ang, IM Russell Dive, Irmak Sipahioglu, Ralph Hart.
under2100: Noel Pinic (Best Bay of Plenty Player).
under1900: WFM Jasmine Zhang.

B-Grade
1st=: Chahal Aman, Luis Angel Duran Rubalcava.
3rd=: Timothy Ha, Simon Lyall.
under1600: Aaron Wang, Connor Hackney, Philli Park-Tamati.
under1400: Leo Kim.

Junior
1st: Md Shahmat Mahin.
2nd=: Daniel Kang, Nrusingha Rath, Aidan Morgan.
under10: Matthew Kim.

GMs are dime a dozen, find them everywhere!

Romie Lord Guerra.

L-R: Evan Capel, FM Daniel Gong.

L-R: Irmak Sipahioglu, IM Russell Dive, CM Alphaeus Ang, Werner Corbe.

L-R: Werner Corbe, Noel Pinic.

L-R: WFM Jasmine Zhang, Werner Corbe.

L-R: Chahal Aman, Werner Corbe, Luis Angel Duran Rubalcava.

L-R: Werner Corbe, Simon Lyall, Timothy Ha.

L-R: Werner Corbe, Philli Park-Tamati, Aaron Wang, Connor Hackney.

L-R: Leo Kim, Werner Corbe.

L-R: Md Shahmat Mahin, Werner Corbe.

L-R: Aidan Morgan, Daniel Kang, Werner Corbe, Nrusingha Rath, Caleb Wright.

L-R: Werner Corbe, Matthew Kim.

February 17th-23rd 2019 - Oceania Zonal, GUAM.

Printable tournament information and Registration form (pdf document).

Kiwi(s) participating:
Open: CM John Duneas (official NZL representative), R Anthony Dowden, CM Paul Spiller.
Women: WFM Vyanla M Punsalan (official NZL representative).

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February 17th 2019 - Summit Junior Chess Rapid, Epsom, Auckland.
Organised by Summit Chess Club.

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Open
1st: Felix Xie.
2nd=: Aaron Ziwen Wang, Kendrick Zhang.

Under 1000
1st: Baraa Al-Afaghani.
2nd=: Vincent Cai, Charles Lu.

February 17th 2019 - 1st Queen's Cup, Remuera, Auckland.
Organised by Chess Power.

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February 10th 2019 - The ACC Junior Chess Series, Auckland.
Organised by Auckland Chess Centre.

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Open
1st: Alex Coates.
2nd=: Penghao (Jack) Chen, Xintong (Winston) Weng, Philli Park-Tamati.
Book Prize: Aidan Morgan.

Under 1200
1st: Charles Lu.
2nd=: Adam Ali, Ruichen Wang.
Book Prize: Tejasvi Kichavadi.

Under 800
1st: Eric Fan.
2nd: Charlotte Ray.
Book Prize: Anderson Chen.

Alex Coates.

Eric Fan.

L-R: Winston Weng, Jack Chen.

L-R: Adam Ali, Ruichen Wang.

Charlotte Ray.

Anderson Chen.

February 9th 2019 - 7th Hawkes Bay Rapid, Napier.
Organised by Hawkes Bay Chess.
Venue: Greenmeadows East Community Hall, 83 Tait Drive Taradale.

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A Grade
1st: FM Stephen Lukey.
2nd: Evan Capel (MAS).
3rd: FM Robert Smith.

B Grade
1st=: Bernard Carpinter, Felix Xie.
3rd: WFM Vivian Smith.

Junior
Cancelled due to insufficient numbers. 3 players transferred to B grade.

January 26th-28th 2019 - Auckland Anniversary Weekender, Auckland.

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Open
1st: CM Alphaeus Ang.
2nd: FM Mike Steadman.
3rd=: CM Benji Lim, WCM Nicole Qin.

Under 1800
1st: WCM Nicole Qin.
2nd=: Timothy Ha, CM Aurel-John Buciu (AUS), WCM Nadia Braganza.

Under 1500
1st: Isabelle Ning.
2nd=: Jacob Yuan, Oscar Qin, Pridiyathon Kulchayodom (THA), Uday Jain, Sean Myers (AUS), WCM Eva Lourenco, Kendrick Zhang, David Vincent.

Under 1200
1st: Hannah Xu.
2nd=: Anya Thurner, Jay Zhao, Aaron Shi, Scott Smith.

CM Alphaeus Ang.

FM Mike Steadman.

WCM Nicole Qin.

L-R: CM Aurel-John Buciu (AUS), WCM Nadia Braganza, Timothy Ha.

Isabelle Ning.

L-R: WCM Eva Lourenco, Oscar Qin, Sean Myers (AUS), Pridiyathon Kulchayodom (THA).

Hannah Xu.

Scott Smith.

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January 25th-28th 2019 - 2019 FIDE Open, Mermaid Waters, Gold Coast, Queensland, AUSTRALIA.
Organised by Queensland Women's Chess League.

An ACF Grand Prix Cat 5 Event and CAQ Grand Prix Event.

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Top 8 boards live broadcast.

Oriana Room, Lone Star Tavern, Quality Hotel Mermaid Waters.

January 25th 2019 - The ACC Junior Chess Series, Auckland.
Organised by Auckland Chess Centre.

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Open
1st: CM Alphaeus Ang.
2nd: Felix Xie.
3rd: Rohit Mudaliar.

Under 1200
1st: Eden Oshri.
2nd: David Zhu.
3rd: Charles Lu.

Under 800
1st=: Ashe Stevenson, Baraa Al-Afaghani.
3rd: Jack Zhu.

CM Alphaeus Ang

Eden Oshri

L-R: Baraa Al-Afaghani, Ashe Stevenson.

Felix Xie

David Zhu

L-R: Jack Zhu, Rohit Mudaliar, Charles Lu.

January 23rd-24th 2019 - New Zealand Rapid and Blitz, Auckland.
Venue: Waipuna Conference Centre.

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NZ Rapid
1st=: GM Timur Gareyev (USA).
2nd=: GM Vasily Papin (RUS), IM Leonid Sandler (AUS), Ralph Hart (NZL), FM Brandon Clarke (ENG).
NZ Rapid Champion: Ralph Hart.

NZ Blitz
1st: GM Timur Gareyev (USA).
2nd: Romie Lord Guerra (PHI).
3rd: Evan Capel (MAS).
NZ Blitz Champions: Ralph Hart, Sravan Renjith, FM Daniel Gong, IM Paul Garbett, FM Robert Smith, Nigel Metge.

January 15th-20th 2019 - New Zealand Open and Major Open, Auckland.
Venue: Waipuna Conference Centre.

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NZ Open
1st=: FM Brandon Clarke (ENG), GM Timur Gareyev (USA).
3rd=: GM Vasily Papin (RUS), GM Darryl Johansen (AUS), IM Aleks Wohl (AUS), IM Anthony Ker (NZL), FM Dusan Stojic (AUS), IM Russell Dive (NZL), IM Leonid Sandler (AUS).
NZ Champions: IM Anthony Ker, IM Russell Dive.
Under2200: IM Paul Garbett (NZL), FM Eliot Soo-Burrowes (AUS).

Major Open
1st: Romi Lord Guerra (PHI).
2nd: David Lovejoy (AUS).
3rd=: FM Robert Gibbons (NZL), Bernd Kievelitz (GER).
NZ Major Open Champion: FM Robert Gibbons.
Under1900: Michael Sole (NZL), Oliver Dai (NZL), Kenneth Holt (AUS), Caleb He (NZL).
Under1700: Wayne Knightbridge (NZL).

L-R: GM Timur Gareyev, FM Brandon Clarke.

L-R: IM Anthony Ker, IM Russell Dive.

January 15th-20th 2019 - New Zealand Open Junior Championship, Auckland.
Venue: Waipuna Conference Centre.

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1st: FM Allen Fan.
2nd=: Paul He, Winston Weng.

U20 trophy: Euan McDougall.
U16 trophy: FM Allen Fan.
U15: Uday Jain.
U14 trophy: Winston Weng.
U13=: Jeffrey Yu, Isabelle Ning, Hannah Xu.
U10 trophy: Isabelle Ning

L-R: Euan McDougall, Jeffrey Yu, Hannah Xu, Uday Jain, Isabelle Ning, Winston Weng, Paul He, Allen Fan.

January 5th-13th 2019 - Oceania Youth & Oceania Under20 Chess Championship, Auckland.
Organised by Auckland Chess Centre.

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Direct Title winners need to meet FIDE standard rating requirements before claiming their titles.
For NZL players, NZCF pays for all titles claimed except CM/WCM.

For a direct title to be awarded an applicant has to have achieved at some time or other a minimum rating as follows:
IM 2200, FM 2100, CM 2000, WIM 2000, WFM 1900, WCM 1800.

Medallists and Title/Norm winners:

Age Group	Medal		Title	Norm
Under 20 Open	Gold	(AUS) Zelesco, Karl	IM title	GM norm
Under 20 Open	Silver	(AUS) Cannon, David	FM title	IM norm
Under 20 Open	Bronze	(NZL) Ang, Alphaeus Wei Ern	FM title	IM norm
Under 18 Open	Gold	(AUS) Cannon, David	IM title
Under 18 Open	Silver	(NZL) Ang, Alphaeus Wei Ern	FM title
Under 18 Open	Bronze	(AUS) Chan, Kris	FM title
Under 16 Open	Gold	(NZL) Fan, Allen Chi Zhou	FM title	IM norm
Under 16 Open	Silver	(AUS) Wang, Kayson	FM title (1st=)
Under 16 Open	Bronze	(AUS) Zou, Brendan	CM title
Under 14 Open	Gold	(NZL) Meng, Richard	FM title
Under 14 Open	Silver	(AUS) Zillmann, Shawn	CM title
Under 14 Open	Bronze	(AUS) Lim, Christopher	CM title
Under 12 Open	Gold	(NZL) Renjith, Sravan	FM title
Under 12 Open	Silver	(AUS) Li, Oliver	CM title
Under 12 Open	Bronze	(NZL) Qin, Oscar Shu Xuan	CM title
Under 10 Open	Gold	(AUS) Ooi, Jayden	CM title
Under 10 Open	Silver	(NZL) Zhang, Kendrick (Kenny)	CM title
Under 10 Open	Bronze	(AUS) Zhao, Tiger Chengxin	CM title
Under 8 Open	Gold	(AUS) Zhao, Tiger Chengxin	CM title
Under 8 Open	Silver	(AUS) Ni, Lucas	CM title
Under 8 Open	Bronze	(AUS) Wang, Daniel	CM title
Under 20 Girls	Gold	(NZL) Zhang, Jasmine Haomo	WIM title	WGM norm
Under 20 Girls	Silver	(NZL) Punsalan, Vyanla M	WFM title	WIM norm
Under 20 Girls	Bronze	(AUS) Lim, Cassandra	WFM title	WIM norm
Under 18 Girls	Gold	(NZL) Zhang, Jasmine Haomo	WIM title	WIM norm
Under 18 Girls	Silver	(NZL) Punsalan, Vyanla M	WFM title
Under 18 Girls	Bronze	(AUS) Lim, Cassandra	WFM title
Under 16 Girls	Gold	(NZL) Zhang, Jasmine Haomo	WFM title	WIM norm
Under 16 Girls	Silver	(NZL) Punsalan, Vyanla M	WCM title
Under 16 Girls	Bronze	(AUS) Lim, Cassandra	WCM title
Under 14 Girls	Gold	(NZL) Braganza, Nadia	WFM title
Under 14 Girls	Silver	(NZL) Yuan, Kimberley	WCM title
Under 14 Girls	Bronze	(AUS) Wong, Cern	WCM title
Under 12 Girls	Gold	(AUS) Chang, Sophie	WFM title
Under 12 Girls	Silver	(AUS) Retnaraja, Athena-Malar	WCM title
Under 12 Girls	Bronze	(NZL) Ning, Isabelle Yixuan	WCM title
Under 10 Girls	Gold	(NZL) Ning, Isabelle Yixuan	WCM title
Under 10 Girls	Silver	(AUS) Feng, Angela	WCM title
Under 10 Girls	Bronze	(NZL) Xu, Hannah	WCM title
Under 8 Girls	Gold	(AUS) Rupasinghe, Chanya
Under 8 Girls	Silver	(AUS) Li, Esther
Under 8 Girls	Bronze

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2019 Events Results