Summit Rapid Championships 2025
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Summit Rapid Championships 2025
Summit Rapid Championships 2025 comprise 3 separate chess tournaments of 6 rounds each that are held on Sunday 2nd November 2025 at Mount Eden War Memorial Hall, Mount Eden, Auckland.
Results
Prizewinners
| Position | Points | Player | |
|---|---|---|---|
| A (Open) | |||
| Summit Rapid Champion | 1st | 5.5/6 | FM Felix Xie |
| 2nd | 5/6 | Maximilian Fang | |
| 3rd equal | 4.5/6 | Ziyi Huang | |
| 3rd equal | 4.5/6 | Ziyu Huang | |
| 3rd equal | 4.5/6 | CM William Rui Liu | |
| 3rd equal | 4.5/6 | CM Justin Zhide Wang | |
| B (Under 1800) | |||
| Summit Rapid Under1800 Champion | 1st | 5.5/6 | Jenre Angelo Fabay |
| 2nd equal | 5/6 | Tamoghna Reddy Degapudi | |
| 2nd equal | 5/6 | Aidan Prince | |
| 2nd equal | 5/6 | Sinura Alwis | |
| 2nd equal | 5/6 | Ariel A Patdu | |
| Junior | |||
| Summit Rapid Junior Champion | 1st, Best Under 600 |
6/6 | Cynthia Wang |
| 2nd equal | 5/6 | Mayura Venugopalan | |
| 2nd equal, Best Under 900 |
5/6 | Hongyue (Charlie) Liu | |
| 2nd equal | 5/6 | Prasoon Ishaan | |
| Best Under 900 | 4.5/6 | Keshav Venugopalan | |
| Best Under 600 | 4/6 | Bezerra de Oliveira |
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Entry Details
Entry Fees
$60 for A Grade and B Grade tournaments.
$45 for Junior tournament.
GMs and IMs free (but a $60 entry fee deducted from prizes over $100).
$5 discount per player for 2 or more same immediate family members.
Entry Instructions
Summit Chess Club account for payment: 12-3061-0024771-00 (state name & tournament choice).
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
Sunday 2nd November 2025
Venue
489 Dominion Road, Mount Eden, Auckland.
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
Three 6 round Swiss tournaments, NZCF & FIDE rated where possible.
Time Controls
25 minutes each player plus 5 seconds increment per move from move one.
Schedule
| Start Time | |
|---|---|
| Players' meeting | 9.15am |
| Round 1 | 9.30am |
| Round 2 | 10.45am |
| Round 3 | 12pm |
| Round 4 | 2pm |
| Round 5 | 3.15pm |
| Round 6 | 4.30pm |
Lunch between Rounds 3 and 4.
Prize giving at approximately 5.30pm.
Prize Fund
| 'A' Tournament | 1800 and above | |
| 1st | $350 | Summit Rapid Champion |
| 2nd | $200 | |
| 3rd | $100 |
| 'B' Tournament | Under 1800 | |
| 1st | $250 | Summit Rapid U1800 Champion |
| 2nd | $100 | |
| 3rd | $50 |
| 'Junior' Tournament | Under 14yrs and Under 1200 | |
| 1st | $150 | Summit Rapid Junior Champion |
| 2nd | $100 | |
| 3rd | $50 | |
| Best Under 900 | $50 | |
| Best Under 600 | $50 |
Other grade prizes may be awarded dependent upon entries.
PLEASE NOTE:
- No player may claim more than one prize.
- In the event of a tie, prize money will be shared.
Personnel
Chief Organiser: Ying Wang
Chief Arbiter: IA Ying Wang
