Auckland May Weekender 2021 is a combined chess tournament of 18 rounds consisting of 9 rounds of Blitz followed by 9 rounds of Rapid. Held from 22nd to 23rd May 2021 at the Auckland Chess Centre.

Auckland May Weekender 2021

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Sun 23rd May 2021

Auckland May Weekender 2021

Auckland May Weekender 2021 is a chess tournament held from Saturday 22nd to Sunday 23rd May 2021 at the Auckland Chess Centre. It is a combined tournament of 18 rounds consisting of 9 rounds of Blitz followed by 9 rounds of Rapid.

Entry Details

Entry Fees

$50 per player.

Entry Instructions

No entries accepted after 9am 22nd May 2021 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 & “MayWk”).

Use online entry form to enter.

Tournament FULL 9.50pm Tuesday 27th April 2021

Event Information

Summarised information available in printable PDF brochure.

Dates

Saturday 22nd and Sunday 23rd May 2021

Venue

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

18 rounds combined Swiss tournaments played as 2 tournaments.

9 rounds Blitz & 9 rounds Rapid. FIDE and NZCF rated where possible.

Final standings would be determined by combining both tournaments scores.

Rapid games have double value of Blitz games for standings purposes.

Time Controls

Blitz, 3 minutes each player plus 2 seconds increment per move from move one.

Rapid, 25 minutes each player plus 5 seconds increment per move from move one.

Schedule

	Start Time	Day & Date
Players meeting	9.15am	Saturday 22nd May 2021
Blitz Rounds 1-9	9.30am	Saturday 22nd May 2021
Rapid Rounds 1-4	2pm	Saturday 22nd May 2021
Rapid Rounds 5-7	9.30am	Sunday 23rd May 2021
Rapid Rounds 8-9	2pm	Sunday 23rd May 2021

Prize Fund

	1st	2nd	3rd
Open	$320	$200	$100
Under 1800	$220	$180	$80

Plus Grade Prizes to the value of $300

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 Mike Steadman

Chief Arbiter: IA Keong Ang

Results

Vega Webpage View

Link to Vega Results. Blitz or Rapid.

Live Game Broadcast

Boards 1 to 4 for Blitz and Rapid are broadcast live and may be viewed through Auckland Chess Centre’s Link.

PGN files of recorded games available for download from Dropbox for Blitz and Rapid.

Standings by Composite Score

Composite Standings			Blitz Rounds	Rapid Rounds	Total Rounds
			9	9	18
Open		Rating	BlitzScore	RapidScore	CompositeScore
1	Ang, Alphaeus Wei Er	2182	7	7.5	22
2	Steadman, Michael V	2189	7	6.5	20
3	Gong, Daniel Hanwen	2119	6.5	6.5	19.5
4	Xie, Felix	1858	5.5	7	19.5
5	Thornton, Giovanni A	2086	7.5	5.5	18.5
6	Krstev, Antonio	1959	5.5	6.5	18.5
7	Wang, Aaron Ziwen	1619	6.5	6	18.5
8	Zhang, Jasmine Haomo	1877	6	6	18
9	Qin, Oscar Shu Xuan	1659	6	6	18
10	Ning, Isabelle Yixua	1623	5.5	5.5	16.5
11	Nagorski, Alex	1836	5.5	5	15.5
12	Zhang, Kendrick Boto	1584	5.5	5	15.5
13	Ha, Huy Minh (Timoth	1626	4.5	5.5	15.5
14	Barnett-Harris, Luca	1338	4.5	5.5	15.5
15	Thurner, Anya	1242	4.5	5.5	15.5
16	Chung, Francisco	1916	4	5.5	15
17	Chen, Matthew	1475	4	5.5	15
18	Po`e-Tofaeono, Hunte	1426	6	4.5	15
19	Etemadipour, Ramin	1412	3.5	5.5	14.5
20	Lim, Louis	1509	5	4.5	14
21	Guan, Ar John	1459	6	4	14
22	Yu, Zachary	1407	5	4.5	14
23	Yue, Annie	1288	5	4.5	14
24	Zhu, David Junyang	1330	4.5	4.5	13.5
25	Wang, Justin Zhide	1395	4.5	4.5	13.5
26	Lee, Fergus	1284	4.5	4.5	13.5
27	Zhao, Jay Zi Xuan	1290	4	4.5	13
28	Gan, Emily	1267	5	4	13
29	Chen, Anderson	1335	3	5	13
30	Coen, Victor	1103	5	4	13
31	Mao, Daqi	1615	5.5	3.5	12.5
32	Coates, Alex	1334	5	3.5	12
33	Lau, Brillion Yan Ju	593	4	4	12
34	Liu, William Rui	1348	3.5	4	11.5
35	Po`e-Tofaeono, Grays	1386	4.5	3.5	11.5
36	Cooper, Nigel	1585	3	4	11
37	Hwang, Ryan	1385	4	3.5	11
38	Salvador, Markus	1218	4	3.5	11
39	Hu, Anthony	1055	4	3.5	11
40	Somaraju, Sai Vivan	1322	0	5	10
41	McDonald, Duncan	1170	4	3	10
42	Nimmakayala, Srirama	1127	4	3	10
43	Rehansi, D P Sayuni	960	3	3	9
44	Hara, Koki	655	3	3	9
45	Zhang, Franklyn	562	2	3	8
46	Gu, Marcus Zhenbo	707	2	2.5	7
47	Gu, Claire Yuqi	516	3	2	7
48	Xiao, Julian	0	2	2.5	7
49	Somaraju, Jathin Nan	894	0	2	4
Under1800		Rating	BlitzScore	RapidScore	CompositeScore
1	Wang, Aaron Ziwen	1619	6.5	6	18.5
2	Qin, Oscar Shu Xuan	1659	6	6	18
3	Ning, Isabelle Yixua	1623	5.5	5.5	16.5
4	Zhang, Kendrick Boto	1584	5.5	5	15.5
5	Ha, Huy Minh (Timoth	1626	4.5	5.5	15.5
6	Barnett-Harris, Luca	1338	4.5	5.5	15.5
7	Thurner, Anya	1242	4.5	5.5	15.5
8	Chen, Matthew	1475	4	5.5	15
9	Po`e-Tofaeono, Hunte	1426	6	4.5	15
10	Etemadipour, Ramin	1412	3.5	5.5	14.5
11	Lim, Louis	1509	5	4.5	14
12	Guan, Ar John	1459	6	4	14
13	Yu, Zachary	1407	5	4.5	14
14	Yue, Annie	1288	5	4.5	14
15	Zhu, David Junyang	1330	4.5	4.5	13.5
16	Wang, Justin Zhide	1395	4.5	4.5	13.5
17	Lee, Fergus	1284	4.5	4.5	13.5
18	Zhao, Jay Zi Xuan	1290	4	4.5	13
19	Gan, Emily	1267	5	4	13
20	Chen, Anderson	1335	3	5	13
21	Coen, Victor	1103	5	4	13
22	Mao, Daqi	1615	5.5	3.5	12.5
23	Coates, Alex	1334	5	3.5	12
24	Lau, Brillion Yan Ju	593	4	4	12
25	Liu, William Rui	1348	3.5	4	11.5
26	Po`e-Tofaeono, Grays	1386	4.5	3.5	11.5
27	Cooper, Nigel	1585	3	4	11
28	Hwang, Ryan	1385	4	3.5	11
29	Salvador, Markus	1218	4	3.5	11
30	Hu, Anthony	1055	4	3.5	11
31	Somaraju, Sai Vivan	1322	0	5	10
32	McDonald, Duncan	1170	4	3	10
33	Nimmakayala, Srirama	1127	4	3	10
34	Rehansi, D P Sayuni	960	3	3	9
35	Hara, Koki	655	3	3	9
36	Zhang, Franklyn	562	2	3	8
37	Gu, Marcus Zhenbo	707	2	2.5	7
38	Gu, Claire Yuqi	516	3	2	7
39	Xiao, Julian	0	2	2.5	7
40	Somaraju, Jathin Nan	894	0	2	4
Under1500 & Over1200		Rating	BlitzScore	RapidScore	CompositeScore
1	Barnett-Harris, Luca	1338	4.5	5.5	15.5
2	Thurner, Anya	1242	4.5	5.5	15.5
3	Chen, Matthew	1475	4	5.5	15
4	Po`e-Tofaeono, Hunte	1426	6	4.5	15
5	Etemadipour, Ramin	1412	3.5	5.5	14.5
6	Guan, Ar John	1459	6	4	14
7	Yu, Zachary	1407	5	4.5	14
8	Yue, Annie	1288	5	4.5	14
9	Zhu, David Junyang	1330	4.5	4.5	13.5
10	Wang, Justin Zhide	1395	4.5	4.5	13.5
11	Lee, Fergus	1284	4.5	4.5	13.5
12	Zhao, Jay Zi Xuan	1290	4	4.5	13
13	Gan, Emily	1267	5	4	13
14	Chen, Anderson	1335	3	5	13
15	Coates, Alex	1334	5	3.5	12
16	Liu, William Rui	1348	3.5	4	11.5
17	Po`e-Tofaeono, Grays	1386	4.5	3.5	11.5
18	Hwang, Ryan	1385	4	3.5	11
19	Salvador, Markus	1218	4	3.5	11
20	Somaraju, Sai Vivan	1322	0	5	10
Under1200		Rating	BlitzScore	RapidScore	CompositeScore
1	Coen, Victor	1103	5	4	13
2	Lau, Brillion Yan Ju	593	4	4	12
3	Hu, Anthony	1055	4	3.5	11
4	McDonald, Duncan	1170	4	3	10
5	Nimmakayala, Srirama	1127	4	3	10
6	Rehansi, D P Sayuni	960	3	3	9
7	Hara, Koki	655	3	3	9
8	Zhang, Franklyn	562	2	3	8
9	Gu, Marcus Zhenbo	707	2	2.5	7
10	Gu, Claire Yuqi	516	3	2	7
11	Xiao, Julian	0	2	2.5	7
12	Somaraju, Jathin Nan	894	0	2	4

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Prizewinners

	Position	Points	Player
Open
	1st	22/27	FM Alphaeus Wei Ern Ang
	2nd	20/27	FM Michael V R Steadman
	3rd equal	19.5/27	FM Daniel Hanwen Gong
	3rd equal	19.5/27	Felix Xie
Under 1800
	1st	18.5/27	Aaron Ziwen Wang
	2nd	18/27	Oscar Shu Xuan Qin
	3rd	16.5/27	WCM Isabelle Yixuan Ning
Under 1500 and Above 1200
	1st equal	15.5/27	Lucas Barnett-Harris
	1st equal	15.5/27	Anya Thurner
Under 1200
	1st	13/27	Victor Coen
	2nd	12/27	Brillion Yan Jun Lau