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George Trundle 2023
George Trundle 2023 is a chess event comprising 4 separate individual single round robin tournaments. Held from Wednesday 12th to Sunday 16th and Tuesday 18th to Friday 21st April 2023 at the Auckland Chess Centre. Each George Trundle 2023 tournament has 9 rounds with 10 players each. Tournaments are the Masters, Qualifiers, Reserves and Talents.
Results
Prizewinners
| Position | Points | Player | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Masters | |||
| 1st | 7.5/9 | FM Alphaeus Wei Ern Ang | |
| 2nd equal | 6.5/9 | Zachary Yu | |
| 2nd equal | 6.5/9 | Cohen Young | |
| Qualifiers | |||
| 1st equal | 6.5/9 | Preeyansh Roul | |
| 1st equal | 6.5/9 | Alex Coates | |
| 1st equal | 6.5/9 | Jacob Barry |
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10th April 2023 update
Due to low entry numbers, George Trundle 2023 would comprise 2 round robin tournaments, Masters and Qualifiers. Pairings for all 9 rounds are now available in the section below (titled “Round Robin pairings for all 9 rounds).
Links to Vega Results. Masters, Qualifiers, Reserves, Talents.
Round Robin pairings for all 9 rounds
| Round 1 | |||
| Board | White | Black | |
| 1 | Wells, Clinton A. | 0 – 1 | Young, Cohen |
| 2 | Ang, Alphaeus Wei Ern | 1 – 0 | Mistry, Prashant |
| 3 | Yu, Zachary | ½ – ½ | Chang, Yolanda |
| 4 | Zhu, David Junyang | ½ – ½ | Yu, Weiyang |
| 5 | McDonald, Duncan | 0 – 1 | Thurner, Anya |
| Round 2 | |||
| Board | White | Black | |
| 1 | Young, Cohen | 1 – 0 | Thurner, Anya |
| 2 | Yu, Weiyang | 0 – 1 | McDonald, Duncan |
| 3 | Chang, Yolanda | 0 – 1 | Zhu, David Junyang |
| 4 | Mistry, Prashant | ½ – ½ | Yu, Zachary |
| 5 | Wells, Clinton A. | ½ – ½ | Ang, Alphaeus Wei Ern |
| Round 3 | |||
| Board | White | Black | |
| 1 | Ang, Alphaeus Wei Ern | 1 – 0 | Young, Cohen |
| 2 | Yu, Zachary | 1 – 0 | Wells, Clinton A. |
| 3 | Zhu, David Junyang | 1 – 0 | Mistry, Prashant |
| 4 | McDonald, Duncan | 0 – 1 | Chang, Yolanda |
| 5 | Thurner, Anya | ½ – ½ | Yu, Weiyang |
| Round 4 | |||
| Board | White | Black | |
| 1 | Young, Cohen | 1 – 0 | Yu, Weiyang |
| 2 | Chang, Yolanda | 1 – 0 | Thurner, Anya |
| 3 | Mistry, Prashant | 0 – 1 | McDonald, Duncan |
| 4 | Wells, Clinton A. | 0 – 1 | Zhu, David Junyang |
| 5 | Ang, Alphaeus Wei Ern | 0 – 1 | Yu, Zachary |
| Round 5 | |||
| Board | White | Black | |
| 1 | Yu, Zachary | 1 – 0 | Young, Cohen |
| 2 | Zhu, David Junyang | 0 – 1 | Ang, Alphaeus Wei Ern |
| 3 | McDonald, Duncan | 1 – 0 | Wells, Clinton A. |
| 4 | Thurner, Anya | 1F-0F | Mistry, Prashant |
| 5 | Yu, Weiyang | ½ – ½ | Chang, Yolanda |
| Round 6 | |||
| Board | White | Black | |
| 1 | Young, Cohen | ½ – ½ | Chang, Yolanda |
| 2 | Mistry, Prashant | 0F-1F | Yu, Weiyang |
| 3 | Wells, Clinton A. | ½ – ½ | Thurner, Anya |
| 4 | Ang, Alphaeus Wei Ern | 1 – 0 | McDonald, Duncan |
| 5 | Yu, Zachary | ½ – ½ | Zhu, David Junyang |
| Round 7 | |||
| Board | White | Black | |
| 1 | Zhu, David Junyang | 0 – 1 | Young, Cohen |
| 2 | McDonald, Duncan | ½ – ½ | Yu, Zachary |
| 3 | Thurner, Anya | 0 – 1 | Ang, Alphaeus Wei Ern |
| 4 | Yu, Weiyang | 0 – 1 | Wells, Clinton A. |
| 5 | Chang, Yolanda | 1F-0F | Mistry, Prashant |
| Round 8 | |||
| Board | White | Black | |
| 1 | Young, Cohen | 1F-0F | Mistry, Prashant |
| 2 | Wells, Clinton A. | 0 – 1 | Chang, Yolanda |
| 3 | Ang, Alphaeus Wei Ern | 1 – 0 | Yu, Weiyang |
| 4 | Yu, Zachary | ½ – ½ | Thurner, Anya |
| 5 | Zhu, David Junyang | ½ – ½ | McDonald, Duncan |
| Round 9 | |||
| Board | White | Black | |
| 1 | McDonald, Duncan | 0 – 1 | Young, Cohen |
| 2 | Thurner, Anya | 1 – 0 | Zhu, David Junyang |
| 3 | Yu, Weiyang | 0 – 1 | Yu, Zachary |
| 4 | Chang, Yolanda | 0 – 1 | Ang, Alphaeus Wei Ern |
| 5 | Mistry, Prashant | 0F-1F | Wells, Clinton A. |
| Round 1 | |||
| Board | White | Black | |
| 1 | Tang, Tracy | 0 – 1 | Steele, Hayden |
| 2 | Preeyansh Roul | 0 – 1 | Joel, Chris |
| 3 | Hooton, Barry R | 0 – 1 | Barry, Jacob |
| 4 | Tao, Junqing Jerome | ½ – ½ | Coates, Alex |
| 5 | Holdo, Karl | 1 – 0 | Weng, Stephen |
| Round 2 | |||
| Board | White | Black | |
| 1 | Steele, Hayden | 1 – 0 | Weng, Stephen |
| 2 | Coates, Alex | 1 – 0 | Holdo, Karl |
| 3 | Barry, Jacob | 0 – 1 | Tao, Junqing Jerome |
| 4 | Joel, Chris | 1 – 0 | Hooton, Barry R |
| 5 | Tang, Tracy | 1 – 0 | Preeyansh Roul |
| Round 3 | |||
| Board | White | Black | |
| 1 | Preeyansh Roul | 1 – 0 | Steele, Hayden |
| 2 | Hooton, Barry R | 1 – 0 | Tang, Tracy |
| 3 | Tao, Junqing Jerome | 1 – 0 | Joel, Chris |
| 4 | Holdo, Karl | 0 – 1 | Barry, Jacob |
| 5 | Weng, Stephen | 0 – 1 | Coates, Alex |
| Round 4 | |||
| Board | White | Black | |
| 1 | Steele, Hayden | 0 – 1 | Coates, Alex |
| 2 | Barry, Jacob | 1 – 0 | Weng, Stephen |
| 3 | Joel, Chris | 1 – 0 | Holdo, Karl |
| 4 | Tang, Tracy | ½ – ½ | Tao, Junqing Jerome |
| 5 | Preeyansh Roul | 1 – 0 | Hooton, Barry R |
| Round 5 | |||
| Board | White | Black | |
| 1 | Hooton, Barry R | 1 – 0 | Steele, Hayden |
| 2 | Tao, Junqing Jerome | 0 – 1 | Preeyansh Roul |
| 3 | Holdo, Karl | ½ – ½ | Tang, Tracy |
| 4 | Weng, Stephen | 0 – 1 | Joel, Chris |
| 5 | Coates, Alex | 1 – 0 | Barry, Jacob |
| Round 6 | |||
| Board | White | Black | |
| 1 | Steele, Hayden | 0 – 1 | Barry, Jacob |
| 2 | Joel, Chris | 0F-1F | Coates, Alex |
| 3 | Tang, Tracy | 1 – 0 | Weng, Stephen |
| 4 | Preeyansh Roul | 1 – 0 | Holdo, Karl |
| 5 | Hooton, Barry R | 1 – 0 | Tao, Junqing Jerome |
| Round 7 | |||
| Board | White | Black | |
| 1 | Tao, Junqing Jerome | 1 – 0 | Steele, Hayden |
| 2 | Holdo, Karl | 1 – 0 | Hooton, Barry R |
| 3 | Weng, Stephen | 0 – 1 | Preeyansh Roul |
| 4 | Coates, Alex | ½ – ½ | Tang, Tracy |
| 5 | Barry, Jacob | 1F-0F | Joel, Chris |
| Round 8 | |||
| Board | White | Black | |
| 1 | Steele, Hayden | 1F-0F | Joel, Chris |
| 2 | Tang, Tracy | 0 – 1 | Barry, Jacob |
| 3 | Preeyansh Roul | 1 – 0 | Coates, Alex |
| 4 | Hooton, Barry R | 1 – 0 | Weng, Stephen |
| 5 | Tao, Junqing Jerome | ½ – ½ | Holdo, Karl |
| Round 9 | |||
| Board | White | Black | |
| 1 | Holdo, Karl | 0 – 1 | Steele, Hayden |
| 2 | Weng, Stephen | 0 – 1 | Tao, Junqing Jerome |
| 3 | Coates, Alex | ½ – ½ | Hooton, Barry R |
| 4 | Barry, Jacob | ½ – ½ | Preeyansh Roul |
| 5 | Joel, Chris | 0F-1F | Tang, Tracy |
Live Game Broadcast
Links to broadcast of Masters games on DGT Livechess and Lichess.
Photos available from
Entry Details
Entry Fees
$100 per player.
Entry Instructions
Only first 20 fully paid player entries accepted due to space constraints.
All entries and payments must be made online with TryBooking (available from 12pm 2nd March 2023) or through using the form below. Multiple players may be entered in the same booking, simply select number of players (tickets).
Once entries are full, subsequent players may apply to be placed in waiting list before being selected to be invited to substitute for any entered players who need to withdraw.
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.
Event Information
Summarised information available in printable PDF brochure.
Dates
Wednesday 12th to Friday 21st April 2023.
Rest day on Monday 17th April 2023.
Venue
Auckland Chess Centre, 17 Cromwell Street, Mt Eden, Auckland.
Book Flights, Transport and Accommodation with
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.
Automatic entry to first 20 players.
Once entries are full, subsequent players may apply to be placed in waiting list before being selected to be invited to substitute for any entered players who need to withdraw.
Format
Masters is a 9 round single round robin tournament of 10 players, NZCF & FIDE rated where possible.
Qualifiers is a 9 round single round robin tournament of 10 players, NZCF & FIDE rated where possible.
Four 9 round single round robin tournaments, NZCF & FIDE rated where possible.
Time Controls
90 minutes each player plus 30 minutes at move 40, with 30 seconds increment per move from move one.
Schedule
| Start Time | Day & Date | |
|---|---|---|
| Players meeting | 1.45pm | Wednesday 12th April 2023 |
| Round 1 | 2pm | Wednesday 12th April 2023 |
| Round 2 | 2pm | Thursday 13th April 2023 |
| Round 3 | 2pm | Friday 14th April 2023 |
| Round 4 | 2pm | Saturday 15th April 2023 |
| Round 5 | 2pm | Sunday 16th April 2023 |
| Break | No Games | Monday 17th April 2023 |
| Round 6 | 2pm | Tuesday 18th April 2023 |
| Round 7 | 2pm | Wednesday 19th April 2023 |
| Round 8 | 2pm | Thursday 20th April 2023 |
| Round 9 | 2pm | Friday 21st April 2023 |
Prize Fund
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Masters | $300 | $200 | $150 |
| Qualifiers | $300 | $200 | $150 |
Highest scoring NZ player in Masters wins the George Trundle Trophy for 2021.
PLEASE NOTE:
- In the event of a tie, prize money will be shared.
Personnel
Chief Organiser: IO Mike Steadman
Chief Arbiter: IA Keong Ang
Arbiter: Timothy Ha
