North Shore Chess Club

2024 Peter Stuart Memorial Open, 28-30 June

This year, Matariki falls on Friday 28th June.
The event is now confirmed and will be held at the Auckland Chess Centre, 17 Cromwell St, Mount Eden, Auckland.
Due to space restrictions, we can host a maximum of 64 players.
Late entries are now accepted with a fee of $100, until 26th June or the event is full.
The organisers reserve the right to refuse entries at their discretion, and to refuse to pair anyone who is clearly unwell.

There is a pdf flyer available for download here:
Peter Stuart Memorial Open flyer
You will also find all the information, links, and winners at the dedicated webpage:
Peter Stuart Memorial Open

Full results on Vega: PSM Open.

2024 Prizewinners:
1st John Ray B Batucan
2nd= FM Leonard McLaren, FM Felix Xie, & FM Alphaeus Ang
Rating Group A: 1st= FM Kendrick Zhang, WCM Nadia Braganza, Ziyi Huang, Leo Malcolm, & Winston Weng
Rating Group B: 1st= Jenre Angelo Fabay, Martin Zhou, & Richard Jingjie Liu
Rating Group C: 1st= Brillion Yan Ju Lau & Afique M Nazeer
Upset prizes were awarded to Brillion Yan Ju Lau (x2), Preeyansh Roul, WCM Yolanda Chang, Daniel Wang, & Troy Matich.

Summary

The event will be a 6-round swiss, NZCF- and FIDE-rated where possible. The time control will be 90 minutes for all moves with an increment of 30 seconds per move from move 1. Non-NZL players must provide FIDE ID before the tournament begins.

Half-point Byes

A player may take a single half-point bye in any one of the first 5 rounds. Notice should be given before the start of the tournament.

Timetable

Friday, 28th June
9:00am Players’ Meeting
9:30am Round 1
2:30pm Round 2
Saturday, 29th June
9:30am Round 3
2:30pm Round 4
Sunday, 30th June
9:30am Round 5
2:30pm Round 6
The prizegiving will take place as soon as possible after the conclusion of the last round.

Coronavirus issues

Masks are strongly recommended. The FIDE requirement to shake hands will not be enforced. Food and drink should be consumed outside. The Chief Arbiter may refuse to pair anyone who is clearly unwell.

We renamed the North Shore Open to commemorate Peter Stuart.