NZ Senior Championship 2020
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New Zealand Senior Chess Championship 2020
Postponed due to COVID-19 to
Thursday 26th November to Sunday 29th November 2020.
WAS: Thursday 10th September to Sunday 13th September 2020.
WAS: Friday 24th to Monday 27th April 2020.
All information updated below.
Entry Details
Entry Fees
$50 per player.
Entry Instructions
No entries accepted after 6pm 26th November 2020 or when full.
Only first 50 fully paid player entries accepted due to space constraints.
Half point bye available in Round 1.
Club account for payment:12-3011-0713528-00 (state name & “NZSnr”).
Use online entry form to enter.
Event Information
Summarised information available in printable PDF brochure.
Dates
Postponed due to COVID-19 to
Thursday 26th November to Sunday 29th November 2020.
WAS: Thursday 10th September to Sunday 13th September 2020.
WAS: Friday 24th to Monday 27th April 2020.
All information updated below.
Venue
Auckland Chess Centre, 17 Cromwell Street, Mount Eden, Auckland.
Eligibility
Players must be over the age of 49 on 1st January 2020 (born before the year 1971).
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
6 round Swiss tournament, NZCF and FIDE rated where possible.
Time Controls
90 minutes each player plus 30 seconds increment per move from move one.
Schedule
| Start Time | Day & Date | |
|---|---|---|
| Players meeting | 6.45pm | Thursday 26th November 2020 |
| Round 1 | 7pm | Thursday 26th November 2020 |
| Round 2 | 9.30am | Friday 27th November 2020 |
| Round 3 | 2.30pm | Friday 27th November 2020 |
| Round 4 | 9.30am | Saturday 28th November 2020 |
| Round 5 | 2.30pm | Saturday 28th November 2020 |
| Round 6 | 9.30am | Sunday 29th November 2020 |
Players have the option of taking a half point bye in Round 1.
Prize giving as soon as possible after completion of the last game.
Prize Fund
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open | $400 | $300 | $200 | $100 |
| Veteran (born in year 1955 or earlier) | $100 | |||
| Female | $100 |
Plus Grade Prizes to the value of $200.
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 or grade prize would receive the highest monetary value prize.
Personnel
Chief Organiser: IO Michael V R Steadman
Chief Arbiter: IA Keong Ang
Results
Vega Webpage View
Link to Vega Results.
View games PGN
All games from all 6 rounds are available for download NZSeniors2020.pgn and also available for viewing below.
Photos available from
Prizewinners
| Position | Points | Player | |
|---|---|---|---|
| NZ Seniors | |||
| Joint NZ Senior Champion | 1st equal | 4.5/6 | Nunilon III Fulo |
| Joint NZ Senior Champion | 1st equal | 4.5/6 | FM Leonard J McLaren |
| Joint NZ Senior Champion | 1st equal | 4.5/6 | Gordon Morrell |
| Joint NZ Senior Champion | 1st equal | 4.5/6 | CM Benjamin U Lim |
| Joint NZ Senior Champion | 1st equal | 4.5/6 | FM Robert E Gibbons |
| NZ Veterans | |||
| NZ Veteran Champion | 1st | 4.5/6 | FM Robert E Gibbons |
| 2nd equal | 3/6 | CM Richard Taylor | |
| 2nd equal | 3/6 | Nigel Cooper | |
| Female | |||
| 1st | 2/6 | WCM Eva Lourenco | |
| under 1800 and above 1500 | |||
| 1st equal | 3.5/6 | Mark Gilmour | |
| 1st equal | 3.5/6 | Nigel Cooper | |
| under 1500 | |||
| 1st | 3/6 | Haiqi Victor Wang |
