Oceania Chess Zonal 2023
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Oceania Chess Zonal 2023
Oceania Chess Zonal 2023 would be organised by Chess Victoria and held in Melbourne from Monday 23rd to Saturday 28th January 2023. This prestigious FIDE World Championship qualifying competition is open to players from the Oceania Zone Federations (Australia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Guam, Nauru, Fiji, Palau). There will be separate Open, Women’s, and Blitz Tournaments. All being 9 round Swiss events.
Results
Vega Webpage View
Links to Vega Webpages (by Box Hill Chess Club): Open, Womens, Blitz.
Links to Vega Webpages (by LiveChess.aunz.net): Open, Womens.
Live Game Broadcast
Oceania Chess Zonal 2023 games would be broadcast by LiveChess.aunz.net instructions in this post. Direct links to view broadcasted games:
Unofficial broadcast on Lichess that may be easier and more familiar to view.
Discussion about Oceania Chess Zonal 2023 can be viewed in ChessChat.
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Prizewinners
Currently subject to confirmation!!
| Position | Points | Player | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open | |||
| Oceania Zonal 3.6 Open Champion | 1st | 7.5/9 | GM Temur Kuybokarov |
| 1st equal | 7.5/9 | IM Gary W Lane | |
| 1st equal | 7.5/9 | FM Patrick Gong | |
| 1st equal | 7.5/9 | FM Yi Liu | |
| 1st equal | 7.5/9 | IM Stephen J Solomon | |
| 1st equal | 7.5/9 | IM James Morris | |
| 7th equal | 7/9 | GM Zong Yuan Zhao | |
| 7th equal | 7/9 | Kai Jie Soo | |
| Under 2000 | 6.5/9 | Ollie Archer | |
| Under 1800 | 5.5/9 | Terrence Tang | |
| Under 1800 | 5.5/9 | Benjamin Leong | |
| Under 1800 | 5.5/9 | Ridley Scott | |
| Under 1800 | 5.5/9 | Oscar Gao | |
| Under 1800 | 5.5/9 | Sayum Rupasinghe | |
| Under 1600 | 6/9 | Qiming Niu | |
| Women | |||
| Oceania Zonal 3.6 Women Champion | 1st | 8/9 | WGM Julia Ryjanova |
| 2nd | 7.5/9 | WGM Jilin Zhang | |
| 3rd equal | 6/9 | WFM Vyanla M Punsalan | |
| 3rd equal | 6/9 | Alaina Vincent | |
| 3rd equal | 6/9 | Chloe Fan | |
| 3rd equal | 6/9 | WFM Kristine Quek | |
| 3rd equal | 6/9 | Om O'Carroll | |
| Blitz | |||
| Oceania Zonal 3.6 Blitz Champion | 1st | 8/9 | FM Yi Liu |
| 2nd equal | 7/9 | IM Ari Dale | |
| 2nd equal | 7/9 | FM Patrick Gong | |
| 2nd equal | 7/9 | FM Sravan Renjith | |
| 2nd equal | 7/9 | Jack Rodgers | |
| Oceania Zonal 3.6 Women Blitz Champion | 6th equal | 6.5/9 | Chao Xin Cheng |
Direct Title or Direct Norm winners
NZL players who are able to claim Direct Titles or Direct Norms (subject to meeting FIDE requirements).
| Title or Norm | Type | Points | Player | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open | ||||
| FM title | 65% or more score in minimum 9 played games (6/9 points or more) | 6.5/9 | CM Felix Xie | |
| FM title | 65% or more score in minimum 9 played games (6/9 points or more) | 6/9 | Hao Tang | |
| CM title | 50% or more score in minimum 9 played games (4.5/9 points or more) | 6.5/9 | Ollie Archer | 1 point by forfeit Ineligible for FM |
| CM title | 50% or more score in minimum 9 played games (4.5/9 points or more) | 5.5/9 | WCM Isabelle Yixuan Ning | |
| CM title | 50% or more score in minimum 9 played games (4.5/9 points or more) | 5/9 | Aaron Ziwen Wang | |
| CM title | 50% or more score in minimum 9 played games (4.5/9 points or more) | 5/9 | Justin Zhide Wang | |
| CM title | 50% or more score in minimum 9 played games (4.5/9 points or more) | 5/9 | William Rui Liu | |
| CM title | 50% or more score in minimum 9 played games (4.5/9 points or more) | 4.5/9 | Zachary Yu | |
| CM title | 50% or more score in minimum 9 played games (4.5/9 points or more) | 4.5/9 | Philli Park-Tamati | |
| CM title | 50% or more score in minimum 9 played games (4.5/9 points or more) | 4.5/9 | Thomas Van der Hoorn | |
| CM title | 50% or more score in minimum 9 played games (4.5/9 points or more) | 4.5/9 | Cohen Young | |
| CM title | 50% or more score in minimum 9 played games (4.5/9 points or more) | 4.5/9 | Caleb He | |
| CM title | 50% or more score in minimum 9 played games (4.5/9 points or more) | 4.5/9 | Paul He | |
| CM title | 50% or more score in minimum 9 played games (4.5/9 points or more) | 4.5/9 | David Junyang Zhu | |
| Women | ||||
| WIM norm | Bronze (3rd after tiebreak) | 6/9 | WFM Vyanla M Punsalan | |
| WCM title | 50% or more score in minimum 9 played games (4.5/9 points or more) | 4.5/9 | Luna Xu | |
| WCM title | 50% or more score in minimum 9 played games (4.5/9 points or more) | 4.5/9 | Yolanda Chang |
Entry Details
Entry Fees
Free for GM, WGM, IM, WIM.
AUD180 Open Tournament
AUD150 Women Tournament
AUD30 Blitz Tournament
Curent list of Entries.
Entry Instructions
Event Information
More information available in event website.
Dates
Open and Women’s. Monday 23rd to Saturday 28th January 2023.
Blitz. Starting 9am Thursday 26th January 2023.
Venue
NewHope Baptist Church | NewHope Community Centre, 3 Springfield Road, Blackburn North, Victoria 3130, Australia.
Travel Arrangements
The organisers suggestions for accommodation, public transport, things to do, and places to eat around the venue.
Flights and Accommodation with WayAway
Car Hire with Economy Bookings
Eligibility
The tournaments (Open and Women’s) are open to players from the following Oceania Federations (Australia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Island, Guam, Nauru, Fiji, Palau).
Entry Requirements:
- Players must be members of the participating federations.
- Rating requirement for Australian Federation players: Must be above ACF Classic 1000 or FIDE Standard 1000. Players below this rating will be placed on a waitlist and may be allowed to enter based on entry numbers.
- Players from other federations must have a FIDE ID (entries not restricted by rating)
Format
Oceania Chess Zonal 2023 will be run as two separate Open and Women’s Tournaments. Both being 9 round Swiss events.
Oceania Chess Blitz 2023 will be run as a single 9 round Swiss tournament.
Time Controls
Open and Women’s. 90 minutes per player per game, plus 30 seconds increment per move from move one.
Blitz. 3 minutes per player per game, plus 2 seconds increment per move from move one.
Default time (resulting in forfeiture of game) is 30 minutes from start of round.
Schedule
All times AEDT.
| Start Time | Day and Date | |
|---|---|---|
| Opening Ceremony | 12pm | Monday 23rd January 2023 |
| Round 1 | 1pm | Monday 23rd January 2023 |
| Round 2 | 10am | Tuesday 24th January 2023 |
| Round 3 | 3pm | Tuesday 24th January 2023 |
| Round 4 | 10am | Wednesday 25th January 2023 |
| Round 5 | 3pm | Wednesday 25th January 2023 |
| Blitz | 9am | Thursday 26th January 2023 |
| Round 6 | 1pm | Thursday 26th January 2023 |
| Round 7 | 10am | Friday 27th January 2023 |
| Round 8 | 3pm | Friday 27th January 2023 |
| Round 9 | 10am | Saturday 28th January 2023 |
| Playoff and Prize Giving | 3pm | Saturday 28th January 2023 |
Prize Fund
All monies in AUD.
| Open | Women | Blitz | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | $2,500 | $1,500 | $500 |
| 2nd | $1,250 | $800 | $300 |
| 3rd | $1,000 | $500 | $200 |
| 4th | $700 | $200 | $100 |
| 5th | $500 | ||
| 6th | $250 | ||
| 7th | $200 | ||
| Under 2000 | $200 | ||
| Under 1800 | $200 | ||
| Under 1600 | $200 | ||
| Top Woman | $200 | ||
| 4 rating groups | $50 each |
Direct titles and Direct norms are available through the following positions or scores (subject to meeting FIDE requirements).
| Open | Women | |
|---|---|---|
| Gold or 1st equal (best 3 after tiebreak) | IM title | WIM title |
| Silver (2nd after tiebreak) | IM norm (9 games) | WIM norm (9 games) |
| Silver (2nd after tiebreak) | FM title | WFM title |
| Bronze (3rd after tiebreak) | IM norm (9 games) | WIM norm (9 games) |
| Bronze (3rd after tiebreak) | FM title | WFM title |
| 65% or more score in minimum 9 played games (6/9 points or more) | FM title | WFM title |
| 50% or more score in minimum 9 played games (4.5/9 points or more) | CM title | WCM title |
Personnel
Chief Organiser: IO Leonid Sandler. mobile 0412 201 891
Chief Arbiter: IA Peter Tsai. mobile 0419 324 870
