47th Trusts Open 2025
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47th Trusts Open 2025
47th Trusts Open 2025 is a 6 round chess tournament held from Saturday 31st May to Monday 2nd June 2025 (King’s Birthday Weekend) at the Te Pai Centre, Henderson, Auckland.
Results
Prizewinners
| Position | Points | Player | |
|---|---|---|---|
| A Grade | |||
| 1st | 6/6 | FM Alphaeus Wei Ern Ang | |
| 2nd | 5/6 | FM Felix Xie | |
| 3rd | 4.5/6 | John Ray B Batucan | |
| 4th equal | 4/6 | IM Anthony F Ker | |
| 4th equal | 4/6 | FM Robert W Smith | |
| 4th equal | 4/6 | Ilias Angelo (Leo) Baker | |
| 4th equal | 4/6 | Markis Yao Zen Tew | |
| 4th equal | 4/6 | Saptorshi Gupta | |
| Under 2150 equal | 3.5/6 | CM Cohen Young | |
| Under 2150 equal | 3.5/6 | CM William Rui Liu | |
| Under 1950 equal | 3/6 | Dion A Wilson | |
| Under 1950 equal | 3/6 | CM Anthony Fikh | |
| Under 1870 equal | 3/6 | Preeyansh Roul | |
| Under 1870 equal | 3/6 | Matthew Keith | |
| B Grade | |||
| 1st | 5.5/6 | Richard Jingjie Liu | |
| 2nd | 5/6 | Xxavier Willoughby-Ansell | |
| 3rd equal | 4.5/6 | Lucas Hoang | |
| 3rd equal | 4.5/6 | Yanshuo Pei | |
| 3rd equal | 4.5/6 | Jenre Angelo Fabay | |
| 3rd equal | 4.5/6 | Nathan Sun | |
| 3rd equal | 4.5/6 | Timothy Huy Minh Ha | |
| Under 1650 equal | 4/6 | Ningnan Wang | |
| Under 1650 equal | 4/6 | Alan Gaynor | |
| Under 1650 equal | 4/6 | Vihaan Bala | |
| Under 1650 equal | 4/6 | Nahuel Lino Serron | |
| Under 1580 | 4/6 | Lok Jim (Lauren) Ng | |
| 3rd equal B Grade, Under 1500 |
4.5/6 | Geetham Addagada | |
| C Grade | |||
| 1st | 5.5/6 | Senuk Rathayake | |
| 2nd | 5/6 | Jasreman Preet Singh | |
| 3rd equal | 4.5/6 | Nicole Xiaoyin Zhao | |
| 3rd equal | 4.5/6 | Maksim Korolev | |
| 3rd equal | 4.5/6 | Khim Tee Tan | |
| 3rd equal | 4.5/6 | Mingjun Elvin Sun | |
| 3rd equal | 4.5/6 | Vidhur Kannan | |
| 3rd equal | 4.5/6 | Conghan (Kirby) Shao | |
| 3rd equal | 4.5/6 | Zane Sarmad | |
| Under 1150 equal | 4/6 | Tairan (George) Wang | |
| Under 1150 equal | 4/6 | Franklyn Zhang | |
| Under 1000 equal | 4/6 | Yucheng (Aiden) Ren | |
| Under 1000 equal | 4/6 | Kyan Choi | |
| Under 1000 equal | 4/6 | Lucy Chen | |
| Under 1000 equal | 4/6 | Jayden Chen | |
| 3rd equal C Grade, Under 800 |
4.5/6 | Edward Buisson-Hiriart | |
| Junior Grade | |||
| 1st | 5.5/6 | Jayden Hsu | |
| 2nd | 5/6 | Agastya Iyer | |
| 3rd | 4.5/6 | Brooklyn Sun | |
| 4th equal | 4/6 | Shawin Sasikaran | |
| Disqualified, Over 12 years old |
4th equal | 4/6 | Aymaan Alzaid |
| Disqualified, Over 12 years old |
4th equal | 4/6 | Ansh Chandra |
| 4th equal | 4/6 | Gideon Goh | |
| 4th equal | 4/6 | Charles Zhao | |
| Under 10 years old | 1st | 3.5/6 | Raphael Zhang |
| Under 10 years old | 2nd equal | 3/6 | Kane Ruike Luo |
| Under 10 years old | 2nd equal | 3/6 | Yunhan Chen |
| Under 10 years old | 2nd equal | 3/6 | Keshav Venugopalan |
| Under 8 years old | 1st | 3/6 | Ryder Chen |
| Under 8 years old | 2nd | 2/6 | Arthur Gyuan Zhou |
Vega Webpage View
Links to Vega Webpages.
A tournament, B tournament, C tournament, Junior tournament.
Live Game Broadcast
Link to broadcast of games on Lichess with 15 minutes delay.
Photos available from
Entry Details
Entry Fees
| Tournament | By 28th May 2025 | Late |
|---|---|---|
| A grade | $60 | $70 |
| B grade | $60 | $70 |
| C grade | $60 | $70 |
| Junior grade | $50 | $55 |
| GMs and IMs | Free | $10 |
GMs and IMs would have $60 entry fee deducted from prizes of $100 or more.
Family discount, deduct $5 a player for 2 or more family members.
Entry Instructions
Use online entry form to enter and for further instructions.
New Zealand chess players who participate in more than one NZCF rated event in a year must be a member of a chess club that is affiliated or associated with NZCF (New Zealand Chess Federation). The Mount Maunganui RSA Chess Club offers memberships that fulfill this requirement from just $15.
Event Information
47th Trusts Open 2025 is a 6 round chess tournament held at the Te Pai Centre, Henderson, Auckland over King’s Birthday Weekend from Saturday 31st May to Monday 2nd June 2025. There is an anticipated prize fund of $6600 spread over 4 tournaments.
Summarised information available in printable brochure.
Dates
Saturday 31st May to Monday 2nd June 2025
Venue
Cnr Lincoln Road & Te Pai Place, Henderson, Auckland.
Travel Arrangements
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.
Players rated between 1800 and 1999 can enter either the A or B grade tournaments. Other players can enter a tournament higher than their rating, but the organisers reserve the right to move them if they feel they have entered an inappropriate one.
Format
Four separate 6 round Swiss tournaments. A, B, C, NZCF & FIDE rated where possible. Junior NZCF rated only where possible.
- A tournament (1800 and above)
- B Tournament (1500 to 1999)
- C Tournament (under 1500)
- Junior Tournament (under 12 years old on 1st January, 2025 and under 1200)
Time Controls
90 minutes each player plus 30 seconds increment per move from move one.
Schedule
| Start Time | Day & Date | |
|---|---|---|
| Report attendance | 9am | Saturday 31st May 2025 |
| Round 1 | 9.30am | Saturday 31st May 2025 |
| Round 2 | 2.30pm | Saturday 31st May 2025 |
| Round 3 | 9.30am | Sunday 1st June 2025 |
| Round 4 | 2.30pm | Sunday 1st June 2025 |
| Round 5 | 9.30am | Monday 2nd June 2025 |
| Round 6 | 2.30pm | Monday 2nd June 2025 |
Prizegiving will be held as soon as possible after conclusion of the last game of round 6.
Prize Fund
| Tournament | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A grade | $1000 | $750 | $500 | $350 |
| 6 wins bonus | $150 | |||
| Rating prize 1/3 | $100 | |||
| Rating prize 2/3 | $100 | |||
| Rating prize 3/3 | $100 | |||
| Upset per round | $20 | |||
| B grade | $450 | $350 | $250 | $150 |
| 6 wins bonus | $100 | |||
| Rating prize 1/3 | $75 | |||
| Rating prize 2/3 | $75 | |||
| Rating prize 3/3 | $75 | |||
| Upset per round | $20 | |||
| C grade | $350 | $250 | $150 | $100 |
| 6 wins bonus | $50 | |||
| Rating prize 1/3 | $50 | |||
| Rating prize 2/3 | $50 | |||
| Rating prize 3/3 | $50 | |||
| Upset per round | $20 | |||
| Junior grade | $200 | $150 | $100 | $50 |
| Under 10 years | $60 | $40 | ||
| Under 8 years | $60 | $40 |
Agreed draws under 30 moves are not permitted.
First breach – loss of 50% of any prize money.
Second breach – loss of 100% of any prize money.
Personnel
Chief Organiser: IO Bob Smith
Chief Arbiter: IA Bruce Pollard
