Kapiti Rapid Tournament 2025
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Kapiti Rapid Tournament 2025
Kapiti Rapid Tournament 2025 is a 6 round rapid chess tournament held on Saturday 24th May 2025 at Paraparaumu College, Paraparaumu.
Results
Prizewinners
| Position | Points | Player | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open | |||
| 1st equal | 5.5/6 | IM Anthony F Ker | |
| 1st equal | 5.5/6 | FM Ollie Archer | |
| Under 1700 | |||
| 1st equal | 4/6 | Lucas Qu | |
| 1st equal | 4/6 | Afique M Nazeer | |
| 1st equal | 4/6 | Raghava Kumar | |
| Under 1300 | |||
| 1st equal | 4/6 | Stanley Fitton | |
| 1st equal | 4/6 | Finn O'Brien | |
| 1st equal | 4/6 | Ian Shannon | |
| Under 20 years | |||
| 1st | 5.5/6 | FM Ollie Archer | |
| 2nd | 5/6 | Luke Chang | |
| Under 14 | |||
| 1st | 4/6 | Lucas Qu | |
| Under 12 | |||
| 1st | 3/6 | William Sun | |
| 2nd equal | 2.5/6 | Sreenikesh Miriyala | |
| 2nd equal | 2.5/6 | Sahayne Vithanalage | |
| Best Kapiti player | |||
| 1st equal | 4/6 | L Ross Jackson | |
| 1st equal | 4/6 | David Paul | |
| 1st equal | 4/6 | Stanley Fitton |
Vega Webpage View
Link to Vega Webpages.
Vega Webpage View
Link to broadcast of games on Lichess.
Entry Details
Entry Fees
$60 per player.
Entry Instructions
No entries accepted after 5pm 22nd May 2025 or when full.
Kapiti Chess Club account for payment: 06 0730 0064954 00 (Include your name & “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 in printable PDF brochure.
Date
Saturday 24th May 2025
Venue
151 Mazengarb Road, Paraparaumu 5032
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 & Date | |
|---|---|---|
| Briefing | 9.10am | Saturday 24th May 2025 |
| Round 1 | 9.30am | Saturday 24th May 2025 |
| Round 2 | 10.45am | Saturday 24th May 2025 |
| Round 3 | 12pm | Saturday 24th May 2025 |
| Lunch Break | Saturday 24th May 2025 | |
| Round 4 | 2pm | Saturday 24th May 2025 |
| Round 5 | 3.15pm | Saturday 24th May 2025 |
| Round 6 | 4.30pm | Saturday 24th May 2025 |
Prize Fund
Based on entries received.
Personnel
Chief Organiser: Gordon Lyall
