North Island Rapid Championships 2025
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North Island Rapid Championships 2025
North Island Rapid Championships 2025 held Saturday 29th November 2025 at Wellington Bridge Club, 17 Tinakori Road, Thorndon, Wellington.
Results
Prizewinners
| Position | Points | Player | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joint North Island Rapid Champion | 1st equal | 5/6 | FM Nicolas Croad |
| Joint North Island Rapid Champion | 1st equal | 5/6 | Ryan Winter |
| Joint North Island Rapid Champion | 1st equal | 5/6 | FM Ollie Archer |
| Joint North Island Rapid Champion | 1st equal | 5/6 | WIM Layla Timergazi |
| Joint North Island Rapid Champion | 1st equal | 5/6 | CM Cohen Young |
| Under 1800 equal | 4/6 | Daniel Winsley | |
| Under 1800 equal | 4/6 | Benjamin Guo |
Vega Webpage View
Link to Vega Webpages.
Live Game Broadcast
Link to broadcast of games on Lichess with 5 minutes delay.
Entry Details
Entry Fees
$40 per player.
Entry Instructions
Club account for payment: Wellington Chess Club 06-0582-0096726-00
Please include your name under particulars and “NI Rapid” as reference.
Use online entry form to enter.
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
Summarised information available on organiser’s webpage.
Dates
Saturday 29th November 2025
Venue
17 Tinakori Road, Thorndon, Wellington.
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.
Format
6 round Swiss tournament, NZCF & FIDE rated where possible.
Time Controls
25 minutes each player plus 5 seconds increment per move from move one.
Schedule
| Start Time | Day and Date | |
|---|---|---|
| Players meeting | 9am | Saturday 29th November 2025 |
| Round 1 | 9.30am | Saturday 29th November 2025 |
| Round 2 | 10.40am | Saturday 29th November 2025 |
| Round 3 | 11.50am | Saturday 29th November 2025 |
| Lunch Break | Saturday 29th November 2025 | |
| Round 4 | 2pm | Saturday 29th November 2025 |
| Round 5 | 3.10pm | Saturday 29th November 2025 |
| Round 6 | 4.20pm | Saturday 29th November 2025 |
Prizegiving after Round 6.
Prize Fund
$1000 Prize Fund Including U1800 rating group prizes.
Personnel
Chief Organiser: Karthik Sethuramalingam
Chief Arbiter: Gordon Lyall
