Papatoetoe Rapid Chess 2020 incorporates the 34th Papatoetoe Rapid Open and 5th Papatoetoe Junior Rapid. All tournaments are 6 round swisses.

Papatoetoe Rapid 2020

Papatoetoe Rapid venue Papatoetoe Hunters Corner Bowling Club exterior

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Papatoetoe Rapid 2020

Saturday 5th December 2020, 34th Papatoetoe Rapid Open.

Sunday 6th December 2020, 5th Papatoetoe Junior Rapid.

Entry Details

Entry Fees

34th Papatoetoe Rapid Open:

  • $50 per player, A Grade.
  • $50 per player, B Grade.
  • $40 per player, C Grade.

 

5th Papatoetoe Junior Rapid:

  • $20 per player.

Family discount of $5 per player for two or more family members.

GMs and IMs free (entry fee will be deducted from winnings over $100).

Entry Instructions

No entries accepted after 5pm Thursday 3rd December 2020.

Online payments only. No cheques or cash accepted.

Club account for payment: 12-3028-0428483-00.

with OPEN A or OPEN B or OPEN C and/or JUN as Particulars, your NZCF/FIDE ID if known or Date of Birth as Payee Code, Surname as Reference.

Use online entry form to enter.

Event Information

Summarised information available in printable PDF brochures for Papatoetoe Rapid and Papatoetoe Junior Rapid.

Dates

Saturday 5th December 2020, 34th Papatoetoe Rapid Open.

Sunday 6th December 2020, 5th Papatoetoe Junior Rapid.

Venue

Papatoetoe Rapid venue Papatoetoe Hunters Corner Bowling Club exterior
Papatoetoe Hunters Corner Bowling Club

247 Great South Road, Papatoetoe.

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.

34th Papatoetoe Rapid Open:

  • A Grade for players rated 1800 and above.
  • B Grade for players rated under 1800.
  • C Grade for players rated under 1500.

The Organiser reserves the right to move players to a different tournament if they feel an inappropriate one has been entered.

5th Papatoetoe Junior Rapid:

  • Players must be under the age of 20 years before 1st January 2020.

Format

34th Papatoetoe Rapid Open, three separate 6 round swiss system tournaments.

5th Papatoetoe Junior Rapid, a six round swiss system tournament.

All tournaments FIDE and NZCF rated where possible.

Time Controls

All tournaments, Rapid: 25 minutes per player plus 5 seconds increment per move from move one.

Refreshments

Tea, coffee and biscuits will be provided for players throughout the event.

Schedule

34th Papatoetoe Rapid Open Start
Saturday 5th December 2020
Players Meeting 9am
Round 1 9.30am
Round 2 10.45am
Round 3 12pm
Lunch
Round 4 2pm
Round 5 3.15pm
Round 6 4.30pm
5th Papatoetoe Junior Rapid Start
Sunday 6th December 2020
Players Meeting 9am
Round 1 9.30am
Round 2 10.45am
Round 3 12pm
Lunch
Round 4 2pm
Round 5 3.15pm
Round 6 4.30pm

Prizegiving as soon as possible after last game of the day is completed.

Prize Fund

34th Papatoetoe Rapid Open Prize
A Grade
1st $350
2nd $200
3rd $120
4th $80
Grade prizes $100
B Grade
1st $200
2nd $120
3rd $80
Grade prizes $80
C Grade
1st $120
2nd $80
3rd $50
Grade prizes $60

34th Papatoetoe Rapid Open prizefund of $1640 guaranteed prizes.

PLEASE NOTE:

  • No player may claim more than one monetary prize.
  • In the event of a tie, prize money will be shared.
  • Players eligible for more then one prize in a tournament would receive the highest monetary value prize.
5th Papatoetoe Junior Rapid Prize
Overall
1st $100 plus Trophy
2nd $60
3rd $40
Best Girl $40 plus Trophy
Age Group 1st
Under 18 Medal
Under 16 Medal
Under 14 Medal
Under 12 Medal
Under 10 Medal
Under 8 Medal

5th Papatoetoe Junior Rapid, additional SPECIAL PRIZES awarded.

If tied, trophies and medals are subject to tiebreaks. Each player can only win one trophy/medal.

Winners names are engraved on Junior Championship Trophy and Best Girl Trophy. Winners take home engraved miniature cups.

Please Note:

  • No player may claim more than one monetary prize.
  • Tie-breaks only apply to trophies and medals. Monetary prizes are combined and shared if tied.
  • In the event of joint overall champions, all names are engraved on championship trophy.
  • Age group medals awarded in bands, e.g. a player eligible for under 14 cannot win under 16 prize.

Personnel

Chief Organiser: Stan Yee

Chief Arbiter: IA Bob Gibbons

Arbiters: NA Stan Yee and NA Alex Postma.

Results

Vega Webpage View

Link to Vega Results.

A Grade, B Grade, C Grade, Junior.

Photos available from

Prizewinners

34th Papatoetoe Rapid Open
Position Points Player
A Grade
1st equal 5/6 FM Alphaeus Wei Ern Ang
1st equal 5/6 FM Daniel Hanwen Gong
3rd equal 4.5/6 FM Leonard J McLaren
3rd equal 4.5/6 IM Paul A Garbett
under 2200 4/6 CM Oliver Picken
under 2000 equal 3.5/6 Felix Xie
under 2000 equal 3.5/6 Andrew Li
B Grade
1st equal 5/6 Timothy Huy Minh Ha
1st equal 5/6 Francisco Nascimento
3rd equal 4.5/6 Oliver Dai
3rd equal 4.5/6 Briene Membrere
under 1500 equal 4/6 Daqi Mao
under 1500 equal 4/6 Allen Li
under 1500 equal 4/6 Edison Yang
C Grade
1st 5.5/6 Tejasvi Kichavadi
2nd 5/6 Kedar Walke
3rd 4.5/6 Robert Hurndell
under 1200 equal 4/6 Sunil Thalor
under 1200 equal 4/6 William Rui Liu
under 1200 equal 4/6 Richard Lu
5th Papatoetoe Junior Rapid
Position Points Player
Overall
1st 6/6 FM Alphaeus Wei Ern Ang
2nd 5/6 Andrew Li
3rd equal 4.5/6 Francisco Nascimento
3rd equal 4.5/6 CM Oliver Picken
3rd equal 4.5/6 Abraham Deng
3rd equal 4.5/6 Lucas Xiao
Best Girl 4/6 Emily Gan
Age Groups
under 18 6/6 FM Alphaeus Wei Ern Ang
under 16 5/6 Andrew Li
under 14 4.5/6 Abraham Deng
under 12 4.5/6 Lucas Xiao
under 10 4/6 Emily Gan
under 8 3.5/6 Sai Vivan Karthikeya Somaraju

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