Latvian Rapid 2021
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Latvian Rapid 2021
Latvian Rapid 2021 is a 6 round rapid chess tournament held on Saturday 20th March 2021 at Te Tuhi Centre of the Arts, Pakuranga, Auckland. The tournament is divided into 4 separate grades.
Entry Details
Entry Fees
Grandmasters and International Masters free (but a $60 entry fee deducted from prizes over $100).
$70 for ‘A’ and ‘B’ tournaments.
$60 for ‘C’ and ‘D’ tournaments.
Discount $10 if paid before 1st March 2021.
Entry Instructions
Entries close Friday 19th March 2021.
Club account for payment: BNZ 02 0168 0091321 01 (state name & tournament choice).
Use online entry form to enter.
Event Information
Summarised information available in printable PDF brochure.
Dates
Saturday 20th March 2021.
Venue
13 Reeves Road, Pakuranga, 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.
Format
Time Control
25 minutes each player plus 5 seconds increment per move from move one.
Schedule
| Start Time | |
|---|---|
| Players' meeting | 9am |
| Round 1 | 9.30am |
| Round 2 | 10.45am |
| Round 3 | 12pm |
| Lunch Break | 1pm |
| Round 4 | 1.30pm |
| Round 5 | 2.45pm |
| Round 6 | 4pm |
Lunch after Round 3, between 1pm and 1.30pm approx.
Prize giving approx. 5.30pm.
Prize Fund
| A Grade | B Grade | C Grade | D Grade | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | $750 | $500 | $350 | $250 |
| 2nd | $500 | $350 | $250 | $150 |
| 3rd | $350 | $250 | $150 | $100 |
| 4th | $200 | $150 | $100 | $50 |
| Grade prizes | 2x $100 | 2x $75 |
Other grade prizes may be awarded dependent upon entries.
PLEASE NOTE: No player may claim more than one prize.
Personnel
Chief Organiser: Ludi Zhang
Chief Arbiter: IA Bob Gibbons
Arbiter: IA Ying Wang
Results
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Photos available from
Prizewinners
| Tournament | Position | Points | Player |
|---|---|---|---|
| A Grade | |||
| 1st | 6/6 | GM Gawain C B Jones | |
| 2nd | 5/6 | FM Alphaeus Wei Ern Ang | |
| 3rd equal | 4.5/6 | FM Allen Chi Zhou Fan | |
| 3rd equal | 4.5/6 | Daniel-Ioan Runcan | |
| Under 2100 | 4/6 | Giovanni A Thornton | |
| Under 1900 equal | 3/6 | WIM Jasmine Haomo Zhang | |
| Under 1900 equal | 3/6 | CM Benjamin U Lim | |
| Under 1900 equal | 3/6 | Oliver Dai | |
| Under 1900 equal | 3/6 | WCM Isabelle Yixuan Ning | |
| B Grade | |||
| 1st | 6/6 | Daqi Mao | |
| 2nd | 5/6 | Briene Membrere | |
| 3rd equal | 4.5/6 | Simon Lyall | |
| 3rd equal | 4.5/6 | Allen Li | |
| Under 1600 | 3.5/6 | Mathew Steadman | |
| Under 1500 | 4/6 | Josh Little | |
| C Grade | |||
| 1st | 5.5/6 | Fergus Lee | |
| 2nd | 5/6 | Emily Gan | |
| 3rd | 4.5/6 | Ramin Etemadipour | |
| 4th equal | 4/6 | Baraa Zara | |
| 4th equal | 4/6 | Weiyang Yu | |
| 4th equal | 4/6 | Narasimhan Lakshmi Ravi | |
| 4th equal | 4/6 | Zikun Kenneth Liu | |
| 4th equal | 4/6 | Scott R Smith | |
| 4th equal | 4/6 | Lucas Xiao | |
| 4th equal | 4/6 | Hunter Po'e-Tofaeono | |
| D Grade | |||
| 1st equal | 5/6 | Junqing Jerome Tao | |
| 1st equal | 5/6 | Brillion Lau | |
| 1st equal | 5/6 | Charlotte Ray | |
| 4th | 4.5/6 | George Guo |
