Auckland May Weekender 2021
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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
Auckland Chess Centre, 17 Cromwell Street, Mt 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
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
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 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
9 | 9 | 18 |
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Open | Rating | BlitzScore | RapidScore | CompositeScore |
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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 |
