Thursday, 20 February 2014

Summer Cup 3 - Russell v Layla Sensation!

The wonderful and talented 12 year old Layla Timergazi scaled new heights last night when she held the NZ number 2 to an exciting draw. Here is the game:





Summer Cup 2014 - Round 3

Results

No Name                     Total  Result   Name                 Total

 1 Dive, Russell            [2]      =:=    Timergazi, Layla     [2]  
 2 Jackson, Ross            [2]      =:=    Stracy, Don          [2]  
 3 Ker, Anthony             [1.5]    1:0    Rossiter, Philip     [1.5]
 4 Forster, Bill            [1.5]    =:=    Pomeroy, Arthur      [1.5]
 5 Cunningham, Patrick      [1.5]    0:1    Van der Hoorn, Mark  [1]  
 6 Sellen, Ian              [1]      1:0    List, Robert         [1]  
 7 Tionko, Efrain           [1]      0:1    Farrington, Lawrence [1]  
 8 Aldridge, Alan           [1]      1:0    Baker, Jack          [1]  
 9 Meravanage, Satwik       [1]      0:1    Stoeveken, Peter     [1]  
10 Nicholls, Alistair       [1]      1:0    Wight, Joshua        [1]  
11 Aumeier, Beate           [1]      0:1    Roberts, Michael     [1]  
12 Brockway, Andrew         [.5]     1:0    Collings, Alex       [.5] 
13 Bennett, Sarah           [.5]     0:1    Theodosiou, Andreas  [0]  
14 Sknar, Andriy            [0]      0:1    Sknar, Andrew        [0]  
15 Konakanchi, Karthik      [0]      1:0    MacDonald, John      [1]  
16 Meyer, Marany            [1.5]    =:=    BYE                       
17 Nyberg, Michael          [2]      =:=    BYE                       
18 Marney, John             [1]      =:=    BYE                       
19 Drinkwater, Blaise       [1]      =:=    BYE                       
20 Sampathkumar, Shyamkumar [0]      =:=    BYE                       
21 Mouat, Bill              [1]      =:=    BYE                       

Cross Table

No Name                     Rtg Loc  Total  1    2    3  

1  Dive, Russell                2441 2.5   12:W 14:W  4:D
2  Jackson, Ross                2000 2.5   32:W  7:W  6:D
3  Nyberg, Michael              2021 2.5   22:W 15:W  0:D
4  Timergazi, Layla             1952 2.5   24:W 20:W  1:D
5  Ker, Anthony                 2423 2.5    0:D 23:W 17:W
6  Stracy, Don                  1870 2.5   33:W 19:W  2:D
7  Farrington, Lawrence         1721 2     13:W  2:L 26:W
8  Pomeroy, Arthur              2115 2     18:D 21:W  9:D
9  Forster, Bill                2054 2     25:W 17:D  8:D
10 Van der Hoorn, Mark          2232 2      0:D  0:D 18:W
11 Meyer, Marany                2062 2      0:D 34:W  0:D
12 Roberts, Michael             1814 2      1:L 24:W 28:W
13 Sellen, Ian                  2112 2      7:L 31:W 25:W
14 Stoeveken, Peter             1861 2     37:W  1:L 29:W
15 Nicholls, Alistair           1848 2     36:W  3:L 23:W
16 Aldridge, Alan               1964 2     23:L 33:W 27:W
17 Rossiter, Philip             1835 1.5   29:W  9:D  5:L
18 Cunningham, Patrick          1783 1.5    8:D 35:W 10:L
19 Mouat, Bill                       1.5    0:W  6:L  0:D
20 Marney, John                 1675 1.5   31:W  4:L  0:D
21 Brockway, Andrew             1769 1.5    0:D  8:L 35:W
22 Drinkwater, Blaise           1450 1.5    3:L 36:W  0:D
23 Wight, Joshua                1253 1     16:W  5:L 15:L
24 Konakanchi, Karthik          1235 1      4:L 12:L 30:W
25 List, Robert                 1670 1      9:L 37:W 13:L
26 Tionko, Efrain               1966 1      0:D  0:D  7:L
27 Baker, Jack                       1      0:D  0:D 16:L
28 Aumeier, Beate               995  1      0:D  0:D 12:L
29 Meravanage, Satwik                1     17:L 32:W 14:L
30 MacDonald, John              1400 1      0:D  0:D 24:L
31 Sknar, Andrew                1370 1     20:L 13:L 37:W
32 Theodosiou, Andreas          1374 1      2:L 29:L 34:W
33 Sampathkumar, Shyamkumar     1228 .5     6:L 16:L  0:D
34 Bennett, Sarah               860  .5     0:D 11:L 32:L
35 Collings, Alex                    .5     0:D 18:L 21:L
36 Konakanchi, Pramodh               0     15:L 22:L  0: 
37 Sknar, Andriy                929  0     14:L 25:L 31:L

Provisional draw for round 4

No Name                 Total  Result   Name                     Total

 1 Jackson, Ross        [2.5]     :     Dive, Russell            [2.5]
 2 Timergazi, Layla     [2.5]     :     Ker, Anthony             [2.5]
 3 Stracy, Don          [2.5]     :     Nyberg, Michael          [2.5]
 4 Van der Hoorn, Mark  [2]       :     Aldridge, Alan           [2]  
 5 Pomeroy, Arthur      [2]       :     Nicholls, Alistair       [2]  
 6 Stoeveken, Peter     [2]       :     Sellen, Ian              [2]  
 7 Roberts, Michael     [2]       :     Meyer, Marany            [2]  
 8 Farrington, Lawrence [2]       :     Forster, Bill            [2]  
 9 Rossiter, Philip     [1.5]     :     Mouat, Bill              [1.5]
10 Marney, John         [1.5]     :     Cunningham, Patrick      [1.5]
11 Drinkwater, Blaise   [1.5]     :     Brockway, Andrew         [1.5]
12 Baker, Jack          [1]       :     Tionko, Efrain           [1]  
13 List, Robert         [1]       :     Konakanchi, Karthik      [1]  
14 Theodosiou, Andreas  [1]       :     Aumeier, Beate           [1]  
15 Sknar, Andrew        [1]       :     Meravanage, Satwik       [1]  
16 MacDonald, John      [1]       :     Wight, Joshua            [1]  
17 Collings, Alex       [.5]      :     Sampathkumar, Shyamkumar [.5] 
18 Bennett, Sarah       [.5]      :     Sknar, Andriy            [0]  

Friday, 14 February 2014

Summer Cup Round 2

After the fun and games of round 1, the nearest we got to an upset on Thursday was Philip Rossiter drawing with Bill Forster. Welcome to Alex Collings, another Thorndon School veteran, and also to Jack Baker who will be joining the tournament in round 3. Beate Aumeier will also be back from her travels and join the tournament then.

Summer Cup 2014 - Round 2

Results

No Name                     Total  Result   Name                Total

 1 Stoeveken, Peter         [1]      0:1    Dive, Russell       [1]  
 2 Rossiter, Philip         [1]      =:=    Forster, Bill       [1]  
 3 Nyberg, Michael          [1]      1:0    Nicholls, Alistair  [1]  
 4 Farrington, Lawrence     [1]      0:1    Jackson, Ross       [1]  
 5 Timergazi, Layla         [1]      1:0    Marney, John        [1]  
 6 Mouat, Bill              [1]      0:1    Stracy, Don         [1]  
 7 Wight, Joshua            [1]      0:1    Ker, Anthony        [.5] 
 8 Pomeroy, Arthur          [.5]     1:0    Brockway, Andrew    [.5] 
 9 Meyer, Marany            [.5]     1:0    Bennett, Sarah      [.5] 
10 Collings, Alex           [.5]     0:1    Cunningham, Patrick [.5] 
11 Sknar, Andrew            [0]      0:1    Sellen, Ian         [0]  
12 Sampathkumar, Shyamkumar [0]      0:1    Aldridge, Alan      [0]  
13 Roberts, Michael         [0]      1:0    Konakanchi, Karthik [0]  
14 List, Robert             [0]      1:0    Sknar, Andriy       [0]  
15 Konakanchi, Pramodh      [0]      0:1    Drinkwater, Blaise  [0]  
16 Theodosiou, Andreas      [0]      0:1    Meravanage, Satwik  [0]  
17 Van der Hoorn, Mark      [.5]     =:=    BYE                      
18 Tionko, Efrain           [.5]     =:=    BYE                      
19 Aumeier, Beate           [.5]     =:=    BYE                      
20 Baker, Jack              [.5]     =:=    BYE                      

Cross Table

No Name                     Rtg Loc  Total  1    2  

1  Dive, Russell                2441 2     22:W 15:W
2  Nyberg, Michael              2021 2     23:W 16:W
3  Jackson, Ross                2000 2     31:W 12:W
4  Timergazi, Layla             1952 2     32:W 17:W
5  Stracy, Don                  1870 2     33:W 13:W
6  Forster, Bill                2054 1.5   24:W  7:D
7  Rossiter, Philip             1835 1.5   25:W  6:D
8  Ker, Anthony                 2423 1.5    0:D 14:W
9  Pomeroy, Arthur              2115 1.5   10:D 28:W
10 Cunningham, Patrick          1783 1.5    9:D 30:W
11 Meyer, Marany                2062 1.5    0:D 29:W
12 Farrington, Lawrence         1721 1     26:W  3:L
13 Mouat, Bill                       1      0:W  5:L
14 Wight, Joshua                1253 1     27:W  8:L
15 Stoeveken, Peter             1861 1     35:W  1:L
16 Nicholls, Alistair           1848 1     36:W  2:L
17 Marney, John                 1675 1     34:W  4:L
18 Van der Hoorn, Mark          2232 1      0:D  0:D
19 Tionko, Efrain               1966 1      0:D  0:D
20 Baker, Jack                       1      0:D  0:D
21 Aumeier, Beate               995  1      0:D  0:D
22 Roberts, Michael             1814 1      1:L 32:W
23 Drinkwater, Blaise           1450 1      2:L 36:W
24 List, Robert                 1670 1      6:L 35:W
25 Meravanage, Satwik                1      7:L 31:W
26 Sellen, Ian                  2112 1     12:L 34:W
27 Aldridge, Alan               1964 1     14:L 33:W
28 Brockway, Andrew             1769 .5     0:D  9:L
29 Bennett, Sarah               860  .5     0:D 11:L
30 Collings, Alex                    .5     0:D 10:L
31 Theodosiou, Andreas          1374 0      3:L 25:L
32 Konakanchi, Karthik          1235 0      4:L 22:L
33 Sampathkumar, Shyamkumar     1228 0      5:L 27:L
34 Sknar, Andrew                1370 0     17:L 26:L
35 Sknar, Andriy                929  0     15:L 24:L
36 Konakanchi, Pramodh               0     16:L 23:L

Provisional Round 3 Draw

No Name                     Total  Result   Name                 Total

 1 Dive, Russell            [2]       :     Timergazi, Layla     [2]  
 2 Jackson, Ross            [2]       :     Nyberg, Michael      [2]  
 3 Stracy, Don              [2]       :     Pomeroy, Arthur      [1.5]
 4 Ker, Anthony             [1.5]     :     Rossiter, Philip     [1.5]
 5 Forster, Bill            [1.5]     :     Meyer, Marany        [1.5]
 6 Cunningham, Patrick      [1.5]     :     Van der Hoorn, Mark  [1]  
 7 Sellen, Ian              [1]       :     List, Robert         [1]  
 8 Tionko, Efrain           [1]       :     Farrington, Lawrence [1]  
 9 Aldridge, Alan           [1]       :     Baker, Jack          [1]  
10 Drinkwater, Blaise       [1]       :     Stoeveken, Peter     [1]  
11 Nicholls, Alistair       [1]       :     Wight, Joshua        [1]  
12 Aumeier, Beate           [1]       :     Roberts, Michael     [1]  
13 Brockway, Andrew         [.5]      :     Meravanage, Satwik   [1]  
14 Bennett, Sarah           [.5]      :     Collings, Alex       [.5] 
15 Sampathkumar, Shyamkumar [0]       :     Theodosiou, Andreas  [0]  
16 Sknar, Andriy            [0]       :     Sknar, Andrew        [0]  
17 Konakanchi, Karthik      [0]       :     Konakanchi, Pramodh  [0]  
18 Marney, John             [1]      =:=    BYE                       
19 Mouat, Bill              [1]      =:=    BYE                       

Thursday, 30 January 2014

Summer Cup 2014 Opens; Results and Pictures

Great to see you back for the start of the 2014 season!

A few absences, but we have 33 players registered for the Summer Cup. I am still accepting entries if you're interested.
Not everyone expected turned up - one player ran out of petrol on the way to the club, and another got the start date wrong. If you find at the last minute you can't make it in time, please text me on 021-136-8645.

Nice to see Blaise Drinkwater back at the club after a long absence. He put up a very creditable fight against Michael Nyberg.

Plenty of upsets! Apart from yours truly succumbing to Lawrence Farrington, the sensation of the year (so far!) was young Joshua Wight (rating 1253) beating Alan Aldridge (rating 1964) when the latter ran out of time in a difficult position. Well done Joshua! And well done too to Patrick Cunningham who held Arthur Pomeroy to a draw on board 2.


Summer Cup 2014 - Round 1

Results

No Name                Total  Result   Name                     Total

 1 Dive, Russell       [0]      1:0    Roberts, Michael         [0]  
 2 Cunningham, Patrick [0]      =:=    Pomeroy, Arthur          [0]  
 3 Sellen, Ian         [0]      0:1    Farrington, Lawrence     [0]  
 4 Forster, Bill       [0]      1:0    List, Robert             [0]  
 5 Drinkwater, Blaise  [0]      0:1    Nyberg, Michael          [0]  
 6 Jackson, Ross       [0]      1:0    Theodosiou, Andreas      [0]  
 7 Aldridge, Alan      [0]      0:1    Wight, Joshua            [0]  
 8 Konakanchi, Karthik [0]      0:1    Timergazi, Layla         [0]  
 9 Stracy, Don         [0]      1:0    Sampathkumar, Shyamkumar [0]  
10 Sknar, Andriy       [0]      0:1    Stoeveken, Peter         [0]  
11 Nicholls, Alistair  [0]      1:0    Konakanchi, Pramodh      [0]  
12 Meravanage, Satwik  [0]      0:1    Rossiter, Philip         [0]  
13 Mouat, Bill         [0]      1:0    BYE                           
14 Ker, Anthony        [0]      =:=    BYE                           
15 Van der Hoorn, Mark [0]      =:=    BYE                           
16 Brockway, Andrew    [0]      =:=    BYE                           
17 Bennett, Sarah      [0]      =:=    BYE                           
18 Marney, John        [0]      1:0    Sknar, Andrew            [0]  
19 Meyer, Marany       [0]      =:=    BYE                           
20 Tionko, Efrain      [0]      =:=    BYE                           

Provisional Draw - Round 2

No Name                     Total  Result   Name                Total

 1 Stoeveken, Peter         [1]       :     Dive, Russell       [1]  
 2 Rossiter, Philip         [1]       :     Forster, Bill       [1]  
 3 Nyberg, Michael          [1]       :     Nicholls, Alistair  [1]  
 4 Farrington, Lawrence     [1]       :     Jackson, Ross       [1]  
 5 Timergazi, Layla         [1]       :     Marney, John        [1]  
 6 Mouat, Bill              [1]       :     Stracy, Don         [1]  
 7 Wight, Joshua            [1]       :     Ker, Anthony        [.5] 
 8 Van der Hoorn, Mark      [.5]      :     Brockway, Andrew    [.5] 
 9 Pomeroy, Arthur          [.5]      :     Bennett, Sarah      [.5] 
10 Meyer, Marany            [.5]      :     Cunningham, Patrick [.5] 
11 Sknar, Andrew            [0]       :     Sellen, Ian         [0]  
12 Sampathkumar, Shyamkumar [0]       :     Aldridge, Alan      [0]  
13 Roberts, Michael         [0]       :     Konakanchi, Karthik [0]  
14 List, Robert             [0]       :     Sknar, Andriy       [0]  
15 Konakanchi, Pramodh      [0]       :     Drinkwater, Blaise  [0]  
16 Theodosiou, Andreas      [0]       :     Meravanage, Satwik  [0]  
17 Tionko, Efrain           [.5]     =:=    BYE                      



Bob List (right) unhappy with his position against Bill Forster

Joshua Wight (left) on his way to sensational victory against Alan Aldridge

Karthik Konakanchi battles against Layla Timergazi, with little brother Pramodh overcome by the excitement












Wednesday, 8 January 2014

Julian Mazur Memorial 2013 Final Crosstable

I never did get round to publishing the final cross table from the Julian Mazur Memorial that finished in December. We had a very exciting finish, thanks to Mark van der Hoorn's win against Russell Dive (annotated on the Wellington Chess Club website)

Thanks to all of you for taking part. Club starts again on 23rd January, with the Summer Cup starting on the following Thursday, 30th January.




Results

No Name                Loc  Total  Result   Name                 Loc  Total

 1 Van der Hoorn, Mark 2230 [5]      1:0    Dive, Russell        2421 [6.5]
 2 Wastney, Scott      2447 [5.5]    1:0    Aldridge, Alan       1990 [5]  
 3 Nyberg, Michael     2027 [5]      0:1    Ker, Anthony         2422 [5]  
 4 Pomeroy, Arthur     2113 [4.5]    0:1    Forster, Bill        2071 [4.5]
 5 Stone, Andrew       2076 [4.5]    1:0    Jackson, Ross        1990 [4.5]
 6 Sellen, Ian         2072 [4]      1:0    Farrington, Lawrence 1761 [4]  
 7 Tionko, Efrain      1844 [4]      0:1    Stoeveken, Peter     1910 [4]  
 8 Konakanchi, Pramodh      [2]      0:1    Wilkins, Mark        1901 [4]  
 9 Kay, Bruce          1825 [4]      1:0    Rossiter, Philip     1836 [3.5]
10 Brockway, Andrew    1770 [3.5]    1:0    List, Robert         1702 [3.5]
11 Cunningham, Patrick 1590 [3.5]    1:0    Wevita, Roshan       1511 [3]  
12 Theodosiou, Andreas 1365 [3]     .5:.5   Wight, Joshua        1231 [3]  
13 Stracy, Don         1851 [3]      +:-    Sknar, Andrew        1370 [2.5]
14 Aumeier, Beate      992  [2.5]    0:1    Whittle, Jonathon    1736 [2.5]
15 Konakanchi, Karthik 927  [2.5]    1:0    Kierstead, James          [2]  
16 Mouat, Bill              [1]      0:1    Meravanage, Satwik        [2]  
17 Timergazi, Layla    1889 [4]     .5:.5   BYE                            
18 Roberts, Michael    1781 [3.5]   .5:.5   BYE                            
19 Marney, John        1600 [3.5]   .5:.5   BYE                            
20 Sknar, Andriy       958  [3]      0:0    BYE                            
21 Huelin, Richard          [.5]    .5:.5   BYE                            
22 Facchini, Fabrizio  1235 [2.5]   .5:.5   BYE                            
23 Bennett, Sarah      853  [2.5]    0:0    BYE                            

Cross Table

No Name                 Loc  Total  1    2    3    4    5    6    7    8  

1  Wastney, Scott       2447 6.5   20:W  7:W  4:W  3:W  2:L  5:D 13:W  9:W
2  Dive, Russell        2421 6.5   24:W 10:W  5:W  8:W  1:W 13:D  3:W  4:L
3  Ker, Anthony         2422 6     25:W  9:W 13:W  1:L  6:W 14:W  2:L  7:W
4  Van der Hoorn, Mark  2230 6     19:W 39:W  1:L 18:W  0:D  0:D 15:W  2:W
5  Forster, Bill        2071 5.5   30:W 16:W  2:L 15:D 23:W  1:D 14:D 13:W
6  Stone, Andrew        2076 5.5   42:W 12:L 25:W 23:D  3:L 24:W 26:W 14:W
7  Nyberg, Michael      2027 5     36:W  1:L 24:W 21:W  0:D  8:W  0:D  3:L
8  Kay, Bruce           1825 5      0:D 27:W 34:W  2:L 12:W  7:L 10:D 26:W
9  Aldridge, Alan       1990 5     29:W  3:L  0:D 25:W  0:D 16:W 18:W  1:L
10 Stoeveken, Peter     1910 5     28:W  2:L 19:W 13:L  0:D 17:W  8:D 18:W
11 Sellen, Ian          2072 5     33:W 18:D  0:D 12:W 14:L 26:D 23:D 20:W
12 Wilkins, Mark        1901 5     38:W  6:W 18:L 11:L  8:L 29:W 30:W 37:W
13 Pomeroy, Arthur      2113 4.5   17:W 23:W  3:L 10:W 20:W  2:D  1:L  5:L
14 Jackson, Ross        1990 4.5    0:D  0:D 17:W 16:W 11:W  3:L  5:D  6:L
15 Timergazi, Layla     1889 4.5    0:D 21:W  0:D  5:D 18:D 20:W  4:L  0:D
16 Brockway, Andrew     1770 4.5   41:W  5:L 35:W 14:L 37:W  9:L 19:D 24:W
17 Cunningham, Patrick  1590 4.5   13:L 37:W 14:L 27:D 34:W 10:L 36:W 30:W
18 Tionko, Efrain       1844 4     37:W 11:D 12:W  4:L 15:D 21:W  9:L 10:L
19 Marney, John         1600 4      4:L 33:W 10:L 22:L 36:W 28:W 16:D  0:D
20 Farrington, Lawrence 1761 4      1:L 28:W 32:W 34:W 13:L 15:L 22:W 11:L
21 Roberts, Michael     1781 4     32:W 15:L 30:W  7:L 22:W 18:L  0:D  0:D
22 Stracy, Don          1851 4      0:D  0:D  0:L 19:W 21:L 25:W 20:L 36:+
23 Pandey, Alok         1901 4     40:W 13:L 43:+  6:D  5:L 27:W 11:D  0: 
24 List, Robert         1702 3.5    2:L 40:W  7:L 41:W  0:D  6:L 27:W 16:L
25 Whittle, Jonathon    1736 3.5    3:L 29:W  6:L  9:L 41:W 22:L  0:D 34:W
26 Rossiter, Philip     1836 3.5    0:D 34:- 31:W  0:D 30:W 11:D  6:L  8:L
27 Konakanchi, Karthik  927  3.5    0:D  8:L 36:D 17:D 28:W 23:L 24:L 38:W
28 Wight, Joshua        1231 3.5   10:L 20:L 38:+ 32:W 27:L 19:L 38:W 29:D
29 Theodosiou, Andreas  1365 3.5    9:L 25:L 40:W 37:L 35:W 12:L 32:W 28:D
30 Wevita, Roshan       1511 3      5:L 41:W 21:L 35:W 26:L 37:W 12:L 17:L
31 Sknar, Andriy        958  3     39:L  0:D 26:L 36:L 40:+ 33:+  0:D  0:L
32 Meravanage, Satwik        3     21:L 36:W 20:L 28:L  0:D  0:D 29:L 41:W
33 Facchini, Fabrizio   1235 3     11:L 19:L 37:L 40:W  0:D 31:- 41:W  0:D
34 Aumeier, Beate       992  2.5    0:D 26:+  8:L 20:L 17:L 36:L 37:W 25:L
35 Bennett, Sarah       853  2.5    0:D  0:D 16:L 30:L 29:L 40:W  0:D  0:L
36 Sknar, Andrew        1370 2.5    7:L 32:L 27:D 31:W 19:L 34:W 17:L 22:-
37 Konakanchi, Pramodh       2     18:L 17:L 33:W 29:W 16:L 30:L 34:L 12:L
38 Kierstead, James          2     12:L 42:L 28:-  0:D  0:D 41:W 28:L 27:L
39 Miriyala, Rama Rao   1906 1.5   31:W  4:L  0:D  0:   0:   0:   0:   0: 
40 Huelin, Richard           1     23:L 24:L 29:L 33:L 31:- 35:L  0:D  0:D
41 Mouat, Bill               1     16:L 30:L  0:W 24:L 25:L 38:L 33:L 32:L
42 Veldhuizen, Matt     1574 1      6:L 38:W  0:   0:   0:   0:   0:   0: 
43 Walters, Taina       1119 1      0:D  0:D 23:-  0:   0:   0:   0:   0: 





Wednesday, 1 January 2014

Pics from the Christmas Party

Sorry it's been a while since I updated this site. My New Year's resolution is to keep it up to date!

Many thanks to those who sent in photos from the Christmas party / prizegiving / Transfer chess. It was a lot of fun, as those who attended will agree. Here is the link to Beate's photos

I am sorry I have no idea who won the transfer chess, but I suspect it was either Russell Dive or Anthony Ker. Mark van der Hoorn was unfortunately unable to be present to defend his title.

Thanks to Beate, and also to Bob List, who provided this picture of the 4-handed chess being played by some of the top players in New Zealand:

This game was won by man on form, Russell Dive (no, they weren't playing as partners). In the background are the 4 young players who took their places later on in the evening.

Here are a couple of pictures from my camera:



Monday, 2 December 2013

Julian Mazur Round 6 - Top Players Held


Congratulations to Arthur Pomeroy for bringing Russell's string of wins to a close, with a solid draw, ending an a-pawn up in an unwinnable endgame. And also to Bill Forster for his draw against number 1 player Scott Wastney, a very long and entertaining game which ended up with just a bishop and 2 kings on the board.





All this means that Anthony "just" needs to beat Russell in round 7 to take the lead.





Results

No Name                 Loc  Total  Result   Name                Loc  Total

 1 Dive, Russell        2421 [5]     .5:.5   Pomeroy, Arthur     2113 [4]  
 2 Ker, Anthony         2422 [4]      1:0    Jackson, Ross       1990 [4]  
 3 Forster, Bill        2071 [3.5]   .5:.5   Wastney, Scott      2447 [4]  
 4 Kay, Bruce           1825 [3.5]    0:1    Nyberg, Michael     2027 [3.5]
 5 Sellen, Ian          2072 [3]     .5:.5   Rossiter, Philip    1836 [3]  
 6 Brockway, Andrew     1770 [3]      0:1    Aldridge, Alan      1990 [3]  
 7 Farrington, Lawrence 1761 [3]      0:1    Timergazi, Layla    1889 [3]  
 8 Tionko, Efrain       1844 [3]      1:0    Roberts, Michael    1781 [3]  
 9 List, Robert         1702 [2.5]    0:1    Stone, Andrew       2076 [2.5]
10 Cunningham, Patrick  1590 [2.5]    0:1    Stoeveken, Peter    1910 [2.5]
11 Konakanchi, Karthik  927  [2.5]    0:1    Pandey, Alok        1901 [2.5]
12 Theodosiou, Andreas  1365 [2]      0:1    Wilkins, Mark       1901 [2]  
13 Stracy, Don          1851 [2]      1:0    Whittle, Jonathon   1736 [2]  
14 Wight, Joshua        1231 [2]      0:1    Marney, John        1600 [2]  
15 Wevita, Roshan       1511 [2]      1:0    Konakanchi, Pramodh      [2]  
16 Sknar, Andrew        1370 [1.5]    1:0    Aumeier, Beate      992  [1.5]
17 Sknar, Andriy        958  [1.5]    +:-    Facchini, Fabrizio  1235 [1.5]
18 Mouat, Bill               [1]      0:1    Kierstead, James         [1]  
19 Huelin, Richard           [0]      0:1    Bennett, Sarah      853  [1]  
20 Van der Hoorn, Mark  2230 [3.5]   .5:.5   BYE                           
21 Meravanage, Satwik        [1.5]   .5:.5   BYE                           

Standings

Place Name                 Feder Rtg Loc  Score M-Buch. Buch. Progr.

  1   Dive, Russell                  2421 5.5      15.5  22.5   20.5
  2   Ker, Anthony                   2422 5        16.0  22.5   18.0
 3-5  Wastney, Scott                 2447 4.5      17.5  26.0   18.5
      Pomeroy, Arthur                2113 4.5      14.5  22.5   16.5
      Nyberg, Michael                2027 4.5      12.0  19.0   15.0
6-11  Forster, Bill                  2071 4        14.5  23.0   15.0
      Tionko, Efrain                 1844 4        13.5  19.5   14.5
      Van der Hoorn, Mark            2230 4        13.0  20.5   15.5
      Timergazi, Layla               1889 4        13.0  20.0   13.5
      Jackson, Ross                  1990 4        12.5  20.0   14.5
      Aldridge, Alan                 1990 4        11.0  18.0   13.0
12-17 Sellen, Ian                    2072 3.5      14.0  20.0   14.0
      Stoeveken, Peter               1910 3.5      13.0  20.0   12.0
      Kay, Bruce                     1825 3.5      13.0  19.5   14.0
      Pandey, Alok                   1901 3.5      13.0  18.0   12.5
      Stone, Andrew                  2076 3.5      11.5  18.5   12.5
      Rossiter, Philip               1836 3.5      10.5  15.0   11.0
18-24 Roberts, Michael               1781 3        14.5  21.0   12.0
      Wilkins, Mark                  1901 3        13.0  19.0   12.0
      Farrington, Lawrence           1761 3        12.0  17.5   12.0
      Stracy, Don                    1851 3        12.0  17.0    9.5
      Brockway, Andrew               1770 3        12.0  16.5   12.0
      Marney, John                   1600 3        11.5  17.0    8.0
      Wevita, Roshan                 1511 3        11.0  15.5    9.0
25-29 Cunningham, Patrick            1590 2.5      12.0  17.5    8.5
      List, Robert                   1702 2.5      11.5  17.5    9.0
      Konakanchi, Karthik            927  2.5      11.0  16.0    8.5
      Sknar, Andriy                  958  2.5      10.5  15.0    5.5
      Sknar, Andrew                  1370 2.5       9.0  14.5    6.0
30-36 Whittle, Jonathon              1736 2        13.0  18.5    7.0
      Meravanage, Satwik                  2        11.5  16.0    6.5
      Wight, Joshua                  1231 2        11.0  16.5    7.0
      Bennett, Sarah                 853  2        11.0  14.5    6.5
      Konakanchi, Pramodh                 2        10.5  16.5    7.0
      Kierstead, James                    2        10.5  14.0    3.5
      Theodosiou, Andreas            1365 2         9.0  13.5    6.0
37-39 Aumeier, Beate                 992  1.5      12.0  18.5    8.0
      Facchini, Fabrizio             1235 1.5       9.5  13.5    4.0
      Miriyala, Rama Rao             1906 1.5       1.5   7.0    3.5
40-42 Mouat, Bill                         1        11.0  16.0    4.0
      Veldhuizen, Matt               1574 1         6.0   6.0    1.0
      Walters, Taina                 1119 1         1.5   6.0    2.5
 43   Huelin, Richard                     0         8.5  13.0    0.0

Sunday, 1 December 2013

November 2013 Club Ratings


Here are the latest NZCF ratings for Wellington club players.
Standard rating list, followed by rapid rating list.


STANDARD LIST:


Club rank
National rank Name Standard Rating
1
  1  WASTNEY, SCOTT 2446
2
  2  DIVE, RUSSELL J 2441
3
  4  KER, ANTHONY F 2423
4
 22  VAN DER HOORN, MARK W 2232
5
 31  NIJMAN, BRIAN 2180
6
 43  POMEROY, ARTHUR J 2115
7
 44  SELLEN, IAN 2112
8
 57  STONE, ANDREW 2078
9
 62  MEYER, MARANY 2062
10
 67  FORSTER, WILLIAM 2054
11
 73  NYBERG, MICHAEL 2021
12
 79  JACKSON, L ROSS 2000
13
 98  TIONKO, EFRAIN 1966
14
100  ALDRIDGE, ALAN L 1964
15
103  TIMERGAZI, LAYLA 1952
16
120  PANDEY, ALOK 1917
17
121  MIRIYALA, RAMA RAO 1915
18
123  WILKINS, MARK 1905
19
134  STRACY, DON M 1870
20
138  STOEVEKEN, PETER 1861
21
142  NICHOLLS, ALISTAIR 1848
22
149  ROSSITER, PHILIP E 1835
23
151  HEWSON, MICHAEL 1831
24
156  HAVUKKALA, ILKKA 1827
25
158  ROBERTS, MICHAEL H 1814
26
170  HEATON, KEN 1786
27
171  CUNNINGHAM, PATRICK D 1783
28
172  KAY, J BRUCE 1782
29
175  RABINA, ROMEO 1776
30
180  BROCKWAY, ANDREW 1769
31
193  WHITTLE, JONATHON 1728
32
197  FARRINGTON, LAWRENCE B 1721
33
215  CAPPER, DAVID S 1685
34
218  MARNEY, JOHN 1675
35
221  LIST, ROBERT 1670
36
229  SHIERLAW, HAMISH 1650
37
239  COOK, JOHN 1624
38
258  GILLESPIE, JOHN G 1579
39
263  GUPTA, SAURABH 1566
40
264  VELDHUIZEN, MATT 1564
41
283  TIMERGAZI, IREK 1537
42
292  FRATER, DYLAN 1518
43
297  PERERA, IMALKA 1507
44
318  JOHNSON, ALEX 1455
45
331  WEVITA, ROSHAN 1430
46
343  STRAUSS, WERNER 1384
47
349  THEODOSIOU, ANDREAS 1374
48
353  SKNAR, ANDREW 1370
49
353  SCOTT-HOWMAN, ZACK 1370
50
357  STRAUSS, KEEGAN 1357
51
378  LIM, AIDAN 1305
52
397  WIGHT, JOSHUA 1253
53
402  FACCHINI, FABRIZIO 1243
54
404  KONAKANCHI, KARTHIK 1235
55
408  SAMPATHKUMAR, SHYAMKUMAR 1228
56
442  PALMER, LUKE 1107
57
449  WALTERS, TAINA 1074
58
462  AUMEIER, BEATE  995
59
472  SKNAR, ANDRIY  929
60
476  CAREY, BRUCE  889
61
483  BENNETT, SARAH  860
62
502  LIM, SIMON  596










RAPID LIST:







Club rank
National Rank Name Rapid Rating
1
    1  DIVE, RUSSELL J 2390
2
    3  KER, ANTHONY F 2357
3
    4  WASTNEY, SCOTT 2348
4
   24  VAN DER HOORN, MARK W 2137
5
   31  NIJMAN, BRIAN 2067
6
   35  MEYER, MARANY 2042
7
   36  NYBERG, MICHAEL 2041
8
   50  POMEROY, ARTHUR J 1996
9
   57  JACKSON, L ROSS 1975
10
   61  FORSTER, WILLIAM 1941
11
   65  STONE, ANDREW 1919
12
   67  SELLEN, IAN 1911
13
   69  ALDRIDGE, ALAN L 1906
14
   79  MIRIYALA, RAMA RAO 1864
15
   82  TIMERGAZI, LAYLA 1853
16
   83  FROST, PAUL F E 1848
17
   97  ROBERTS, MICHAEL H 1781
18
  109  WILKINS, MARK 1750
19
124 PANDEY, ALOK 1687
20
  126  FARRINGTON, LAWRENCE B 1683
21
  127  KAY, J BRUCE 1681
22
  129  STOEVEKEN, PETER 1662
23
  134  BROCKWAY, ANDREW 1654
24
  141  WHITTLE, JONATHON 1641
25
146 PERERA, IMALKA 1628
26
150 NICHOLLS, ALISTAIR 1624
27
  152  CAPPER, DAVID S 1614
28
  153  COOK, JOHN 1613
29
  159  VELDHUIZEN, MATT 1603
30
  166  SHIERLAW, HAMISH 1588
31
  168  LIST, ROBERT 1575
32
  171  CUNNINGHAM, PATRICK D 1563
33
180 WALTERS, TAINA 1528
34
184 TIMERGAZI, IREK 1510
35
199 FACCHINI, FABRIZIO 1445
36
  201  FRATER, DYLAN 1438
37
  204  GILLESPIE, JOHN G 1427
38
207 WEVITA, ROSHAN 1420
39
  210  HEATON, KEN 1392
40
  219  SKNAR, ANDREW 1359
41
  222  JOHNSON, ALEX 1357
42
  223  MARNEY, JOHN 1348
43
  242  KONAKANCHI, KARTHIK 1287
44
  263  THEODOSIOU, ANDREAS 1225
45
  269  WIGHT, JOSHUA 1204
46
289 AUMEIER, BEATE 1090
47
  314  SKNAR, ANDRIY  940
48
319 BENNETT, SARAH  900