North Shore Chess Club

Events for 2019

This year, North Shore Chess Club will be running only its own events. However, our President will be running East Auckland, South Auckland, and Central Auckland events, in addition to our own North Shore competitions. The following dates and venues are confirmed.
Many photos from these events will be available on the NZ Chess News Facebook page (no login required):
see NZ Chess News

July 29th, North Shore Intermediate, Wairau Intermediate
Full results on Orion: Intermediate teams.
Gold: Takapuna A (CM Richard Meng, Jeffrey Yu, Matthew Chen, Eddie Kim)
Silver: Northcross A (David Huang, Zachary Yu, Yaoyuan Zhang, Daniel Wei)
Bronze: Kristin School (Randal Chi Li, Leo Zhou, Ryan Fan, Lucas Liu)
The only medal for 6/6 went to:
CM Richard Meng
Takapuna Normal Intermediate, Northcross Intermediate and Kristin School qualify for the National Finals.
Takapuna Normal Intermediate qualifies for the Auckland Finals.
Photos can be found at NZ Chess News Facebook Page.
Dedicated webpage: North Shore Intermediate Webpage.

July 30th, North Shore Primary, Wairau Intermediate
Full results on Orion: Primary teams.
Gold: Milford A (Jack Chen, Emily Gan, Bevis Jiang, Peter Zhou, Isaac Wang)
Silver: Pinehurst A (Kendrick Zhang, Nicholas Xu, Jerry Yang, Eric Sun)
Bronze: Kristin A (Isabelle Ning, Richie Liu, Cooper Ashley, Ethan Yin)
Medals for 6/6 go to:
Isabelle Ning (Kristin A)
Harrison Xiao (Forrest Hill A)
Andrew Law (Takapuna)
Emily Gan (Milford A)
Bevis Jiang (Milford A)
Milford Primary, Pinehurst School and Kristin School qualify for the National Finals.
Milford Primary qualifies for the Auckland Finals.
Photos can be found at NZ Chess News Facebook Page.
Dedicated webpage: North Shore Primary Webpage.

August 15th, North Shore Secondary, Westlake Boys High School
Follow on Orion: Secondary teams.
Gold: Rangitoto A (Andrew Li, Quan Nam (Ted) Nguyen, Nhi Yen (Nina) Nguyen, Raymond Huang)
Silver: Kristin A (Boyuan Zhang, Rodney Xiang Rei Li, Leo Xiang Yu Li, James Xu)
Bronze: Westlake A (Pridiyathon Kulchayodom, Nathaniel Williamson, George Yang, Ian Qiu)
The only medal for 6/6 went to:
Rodney Xiang Rei Li (Kristin A)
Rangitoto College qualifies for the National Finals and the Auckland Finals.
Photos can be found at NZ Chess News Facebook Page.
Dedicated webpage: North Shore Secondary Webpage.

These are qualifying events for the 2019 NZCF National Interschool Championships, to be held in Palmerston North, September 28th-29th. The winner of each regional event will represent that region in the appropriate division (Primary, Intermediate, or Secondary). If 20 or more teams compete, a second school will qualify; if 30 or more teams, a third school will qualify. Schools may enter as many teams as they like, but can only win one qualifying place.

Tournament Format: Matches are played on four boards (two with white and two with black pieces), so four players are required for each team. We will allow teams with 3 players but not fewer. Teams may have 5 players (with one resting each round) but the rule about staying in the same order applies. There will be six rounds using the Swiss pairing method (Orion or VegaTeam software).

Teams and Board Order: The players in each team should be ranked as closely as possible in order of playing strength, with the strongest player on board one, the second strongest on board two, etc. This order must remain unchanged throughout the day. Please indicate the order on the entry form and confirm with the arbiter on arrival. Furthermore, a school’s A-team should be stronger than its B-team, etc. It is permissible for a school's reserve player to float between teams but he/she must be listed as the fifth player for all relevant teams before the event starts. No team may have more than 5 players listed.

Playing Times: Teams need to register their presence before 9:00am on the day of the tournament. A players’ meeting will follow and the first round should commence about 9:15am. There will be a break for lunch and we aim to finish by 2:30pm. Digital chess clocks will be used with each player having 15 minutes base time for the game plus additional time of 5 seconds added per move. This time control is similar to that used in the National Finals.

Adult Support: Visiting school teams must have an adult (teacher, parent, or guardian) present to supervise them. We will provide arbiters and make the pairings - anyone who is interested in learning how to do this is during the event should let us know in advance.

Entries: The entry fee must be paid before the event starts, by cheque or online to the North Shore CC account. All entries will be acknowledged and more detailed information will be circulated as soon as possible after the entry deadline. Entries will be listed here, in Orion or Vega files.

Prizes: There will be no prize-giving at the event - teams are free to leave as soon as all their games are finished. The first three teams will receive gold, silver, and bronze medals, which will be individually engraved with the students' names and sent to schools after the event, for presentation at Assembly. Some regions have trophies which are awarded annually - if you are in possession of such a trophy, please remember to bring it to the event!

Queries: Please email Helen Milligan