Auckland Chess Weekend June 2023
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Auckland Chess Weekend June 2023
Auckland Chess Weekend June 2023 is part of a series of 7 over-the-board (OTB) chess tournaments with 6 rounds played over 2 days on a weekend.
Auckland Chess Centre (ACC) is having a series of OTB tournaments to be run throughout 2023, the Auckland Chess Weekends (ACW). These tournaments will fill the gaps between months with long weekends when ACC’s big open tournaments are traditionally run. The main differences are:
- ACW events take only two days, just a normal weekend, and you can leave long weekends for bigger plans such as travelling
- ACW events are played in a slightly faster time control of 60 minutes plus 30 seconds increment, which is still considered classical by FIDE
- Unrated players in ACW events will not have to play each other, which provides an opportunity for more players to get FIDE-rated quicker.
This year, ACW would be run on the following dates:
April and October are omitted as ACC would be holding the George Trundle Round-robins and ANZAC Weekender in April, and Merv Morrison Memorial during the Labour Day weekend in October.
Except for December, every month you’d be able to find a classical OTB event at ACC. Welcome to play classical chess with us!
Results
1st equal: Leo Baker and Preeyansh Roul.
Vega Webpage View
Links to Vega Results.
Live Game Broadcast
Links to broadcast of live games on DGT Livechess and Lichess.
Photos available from
Entry Details
Entry Restrictions
Players must be rated below 2400 standard FIDE or unrated.
Non-NZL players must have FIDE ID issued by their chess federation.
NZL players without FIDE ID must provide full Date of Birth.
Participation is restricted to ACC members and invited players only.
Only first 50 player entries per ACW tournament accepted due to space constraints.
Entry Instructions
No entries accepted after 9am Saturday 24th June 2023 or when full.
All entries must be made online through TryBooking (available from 9am 20th May 2023) or through using the form below. Multiple players may be entered in the same booking, simply select number of players (tickets).
Name of player entered would be listed in Vega Results. Link also available in Results section of this webpage.
Please contact us if name is not listed more than a day after submission.
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 $10.
Event Information
Summarised information available in printable PDF brochure.
Auckland Chess Weekend June 2023 is the third in a series of 7 separate chess tournaments of 6 rounds each. Each tournament is played at a pace of 3 rounds per day over 2 days (Saturday and Sunday) in a weekend.
Players must be rated under 2400 standard FIDE, or be unrated to be eligible to participate in a tournament. Rating ceiling is enforced on a per tournament basis, a player’s eligibility is reinstated if their rating falls below the ceiling in the month of a tournament.
Players who do not have FIDE standard (classical) ratings would not be paired with each other where possible. This is to make it easier for unrated players to earn their initial ratings.
Main purpose of the Auckland Chess Weekends is to provide chess players more opportunities to play standard time control games over the board. Players who play in every tournament in ACW 2023 series would play up to 42 OTB chess games.
Dates
Saturday 24th to Sunday 25th June 2023
Venue
Auckland Chess Centre, 17 Cromwell Street, Mt Eden, Auckland.
Travel Arrangements
Flights and Accommodation with WayAway
Car Hire with Economy Bookings
Eligibility
Players must be rated below 2400 standard FIDE or unrated.
Non-NZL players must have FIDE ID issued by their chess federation.
NZL players without FIDE ID must provide full Date of Birth.
Participation is restricted to ACC members and invited players only.
Only first 50 player entries per ACW tournament accepted due to space constraints.
Format
Auckland Chess Weekends 2023 consists of 7 separate 6 round Swiss system chess tournaments.
Players who do not have FIDE standard (classical) ratings would not be paired with each other where possible. This is to make it easier for unrated players to earn their initial ratings.
Time Controls
60 minutes each player plus 30 seconds increment per move from move one.
Schedule
| Start Time | Day | |
|---|---|---|
| Players meeting | 9am | Saturday |
| Round 1 | 9.30am | Saturday |
| Round 2 | 1pm | Saturday |
| Round 3 | 4.30pm | Saturday |
| Round 4 | 9.30am | Sunday |
| Round 5 | 1pm | Sunday |
| Round 6 | 4.30pm | Sunday |
Prize Fund
In order to keep participation costs to a minimum, there is no prize money. You are playing because you want to play OTB chess.
Main purpose of the Auckland Chess Weekends is to provide chess players more opportunities to play OTB chess games. Players who play in every tournament in ACW 2023 series would play up to 42 OTB chess games.
Personnel
Chief Organiser: IO Mike Steadman
Chief Arbiter: IA Keong Ang
Arbiter: Timothy Ha
