Auckland Chess Centre
17 Cromwell Street, Mt. Eden, Auckland.
Tournament between champion schools teams from the 5 (North, South, East, West, Central) Auckland interschool regions.
There is a tournament for each of the 3 divisions (Primary, Intermediate, Secondary) of 5 teams each. Total of 15 teams in 3 tournaments.
Tournaments would be run as 5 round single round robins between teams.
Teams consist of 4 players (with optional reserve)
Players must be ranked in order of playing strength within a team; the order must be declared before the start of the event and must not change during the event.
Chess clocks are used for all games.
Games are played with rapid time control of 25 minutes each player plus 5 seconds increment per move from move one.
Champion teams from the 5 Auckland regions would compete with all the other teams to determine how they rank against each other. In past years the Auckland Finals champion would go on to become the National Finals champion.
Teams playing in the Auckland Finals gain valuable experience through playing under the same time control as that used in the National Final. Being held on the Wednesday just before National Finals weekend keeps this experience fresh.
Self service tea and coffee is available in the Auckland Chess Centre club kitchen for accompanying adults.
There is no canteen available so players would need to bring their own food and drink.
Adult supervision to purchase food from nearby shops is the responsibility of the respective teams accompanying adults.
Wednesday 25th September 2019
9am till 2.30pm.
We will conclude the competition earlier if possible.
Teams register they are present.
Welcome, announcements and other instructions.
There is no prizegiving ceremony. Teams are permitted to leave as soon as all their games are over.
Entry is FREE. There are no entry fees.
All entries will be acknowledged and listed on this webpage.
Only the champion school from one of the 5 Auckland interschool regions qualifies to enter a team. If the champion school forgoes their place, the next highest ranked school (and so forth) from the region may enter a team.
Entries close Wednesday 18th September 2019. Late entries may be accepted.
Auckland Interschools Chess Finals
Team
Best Individual
Board 1
FM Alphaeus Wei Ern Ang (Liston College).
Board 2
FM Allen Chi Zhou Fan (Auckland Grammar).
Richard Jiang (Macleans College).
Board 3
James Jiayu Liu (Auckland Grammar).
Board 4
Terry Shen (Macleans College).
Daljit Dhillon (Auckland Grammar).
Team
Best Individual
Board 1
CM Richard Meng (Takapuna Normal Intermediate).
Board 2
Matthew Chen (Takapuna Normal Intermediate).
Board 3
Jeffrey Yu (Takapuna Normal Intermediate).
Board 4
Eddie Kim (Takapuna Normal Intermediate).
Team
Best Individual
Board 1
Penghao (Jack) Chen (Milford School).
Board 2
Kenneth Liu (Pigeon Mountain Primary School).
Emily Gan (Milford School).
Grayson Po’e-Tofaeono (Hillsborough Primary School).
Board 3
Anthony Hu (Pigeon Mountain Primary School).
Board 4
Alexander Hanrui Pan (Pigeon Mountain Primary School).
Entries are closed.
Any queries or amendments, please use form below.
Auckland Interschools Chess Finals
