Merv Morrison Memorial Chess Tournament 2020 is a 6 round chess tournament held from 24th to 26th October 2020 at the Auckland Chess Centre.

Merv Morrison Memorial 2020

under1800 Merv Morrison trophy winners

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Merv Morrison Memorial 2020

Saturday 24th October to Monday 26th October 2020.

Entry Details

Entry Fees

$50 per player.

Entry Instructions

No entries accepted after 9am 24th October 2020 or when full.

Only first 50 fully paid player entries accepted due to space constraints.

Club account for payment:12-3011-0713528-00 (state name & “MervM”).

Use online entry form to enter.

Event Information

Summarised information available in printable PDF brochure.

Dates

Saturday 24th October to Monday 26th October 2020.

Venue

Auckland Chess Centre exterior

Auckland Chess Centre, 17 Cromwell Street, Mount Eden, Auckland.

Eligibility

Open to all players.

Non-NZL players must have FIDE ID issued by their chess federation.

NZL players without FIDE ID must provide full Date of Birth.

Only first 50 fully paid player entries accepted due to space constraints.

Format

6 round Swiss tournament, NZCF & FIDE rated where possible.

Time Controls

90 minutes each player plus 30 seconds increment per move from move one.

Schedule

Start TimeDay & Date
Players meeting9.15amSaturday 24th October 2020
Round 19.30amSaturday 24th October 2020
Round 22.30pmSaturday 24th October 2020
Round 39.30amSunday 25th October 2020
Round 42.30pmSunday 25th October 2020
Round 59.30amMonday 26th October 2020
Round 62.30pmMonday 26th October 2020

Prize giving as soon as possible after completion of the last game.

Prize Fund

1st2nd3rd
Open$320$200$100
Under 1800$220$180$80

Plus Grade Prizes to the value of $300

(The under1800 winner wins the Merv Morrison Trophy for 2020)

PLEASE NOTE:

No player may claim more than one prize.

In the event of a tie, prize money will be shared.

Players eligible for open, under1800, or grade prize, would receive the highest monetary value prize.

Personnel

Chief Organiser: IO Michael V R Steadman.

Chief Arbiter: IA Keong Ang.

Results

Vega Webpage View

Link to Vega Results.

Photos available from

Prizewinners

PositionPointsPlayer
Open
1st6/6FM Alphaeus Wei Ern Ang
2nd equal5/6CM David Cilia Vincenti
2nd equal5/6Romie Lord Guerra
under 2100 and over 1800
1st equal4/6Daniel-Ioan Runcan
1st equal4/6J Nigel Metge
1st equal4/6Benjamin U Lim
under 1800
Joint Merv Morrison Memorial Trophy winner1st equal4/6Xintong (Winston) Weng
Joint Merv Morrison Memorial Trophy winner1st equal4/6WCM Nadia Braganza
3rd equal3.5/6Karl Holdo
3rd equal3.5/6Daqi Mao
3rd equal3.5/6Rauen Le Grange
3rd equal3.5/6Isabelle Yixuan Ning
under 1500
1st equal3/6Lucas Yang
1st equal3/6Michael Ashe
1st equal3/6Bevis Jiang
1st equal3/6Eric Fan
1st equal3/6Narasimhan Lakshmi Ravi

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