The next big chess event in New Zealand is the 118th New Zealand congress. As a 1964 NZCF and a 1959 Fide rated player I find the Championship entries list to be rather troubling. In my opinion, I give you a list of the only exceptions a player should be granted entry into the Championship if they don't meet the rating requirements.
1) A current North or South Island champion
2) A promising junior rated atleast over 1800
3) Last years Major open winner
In all other cases such exceptions granted only lessen the quality of the New Zealand championship and take away from the Major open. Apart from this the 118th Chess Congress looks like a good event.
The 118th New Zealand Chess Championship will be an 11-round Swiss system tournament, with a minimum of 18 players, open to all NZ players with a current NZCF standard rating of 2000 or higher, or a FIDE rating of at least 2100. In the event of fewer than 18 qualified players entering, sufficient Major Open entrants will be invited, in order of rating, to bring the field up to 18. In the event of no more than 12 entries being received, the Championship will be conducted as a round robin of 12 players.
The Championship will be FIDE rated and overseas players may be invited by the NZCF council. Players are reminded that the North Island Champion, South Island Champion, and Junior Champion are eligible to play in the Championship.
Any NZ player who does not fulfil the rating requirements set out above may apply to be treated as a special case; the player must demonstrate exceptional circumstances. Please apply to the NZCF, Box 216, Shortland Street, Auckland 1010.
Entries so far (NZCF November ratings, with November FIDE in brackets): IM Russell Dive 2460 (2375), IM Anthony Ker 2444 (2336), FM Scott Wastney 2375 (2300), FM Bob Smith 2371 (2287), FM Mike Steadman 2362 (2285), Daniel Shen 2258 (2187), Leonard McLaren 2244 (2207), Bruce Wheeler 2190 (2122), Helen Milligan 2148 (2028), Matthew Barlow 2137 (2140), Antonio Krstev 2129 (2094), Noel Pinic 2121 (2035), Bob Gibbons 2086 (2022), Ivan Dordevic 2080 (-), Peter Stuart 2070 (2025), Richard Taylor 2065 (1929), Alan Ansell 2050 (2001), Hilton Bennett 2046 (1974), Nathan Goodhue 2030 (1996), Fuatai Fuatai 2027 (2017), Ross Jackson 2013 (1966), Luke Li 1992 (1943), Bill Forster 1990 (1908), Hans Gao 1987 (1842), Judy Gao 1964 (1897), Hamish Gold 1927 (1841), Winston Yao 1676 (-).
This is an NZCF Grand Prix Superclass event, the first of the 2011 season.
The Major Open will be an 11-round Swiss system tournament open to all NZ players with a current NZCF standard rating of under 2000. Players with a current NZCF rating over 2000 are not eligible.
Entries so far (NZCF November ratings): Peter Fraemohs 1999, David Evans 1984, Caleb Wright 1936, Bruce Kay 1802, Don Stracy 1796, Arthur Casilang 1746, Bob Mitchell 1726, John Pakenham 1715, Nicole Tsoi 1711, Simon Lyall 1695, Wayne Puepuemai 1687, Scott Yang 1648, Eric Wu 1624, Michael Roberts 1622, David Rong 1604, Malo Puepuemai 1501, George Chen 1473, Hao Jia 1459, William J W Zhang 1409, Hristo Kolev 1397, Andrew Geng Li 1354, John Ansell 1320, Cathy Fan 1308, Alphaeus Ang 1235, Leo Zhang 1209, Linton Rudkins 1141, Allen Fan 1018, Olivia Dong 1000, Bella Qian 975, Brian Lim.
Saturday, December 18, 2010
Oceania Zonal Rotorua 2011
A new Fide ratings list is due out in January so ratings are subject to change before the tournament
Open Section Entry list as at 19 December 2010
1) GM Zong-Yuan Zhao (AUS) 2586
2) GM David Smerdon (AUS) 2531
3) IM George Xie (AUS) 2478
4) IM Stephen Solomon (AUS) 2397
5) IM Gary Lane (AUS) 2373
6) FM Moulthun Ly (AUS) 2321
7) FM Bobby Cheng (AUS) 2316
8) FM Max Illingworth (AUS) 2304
9) FM Bob Smith (NZL) 2287
10) FM Mike Steadman (NZL) 2285
11) FM Tim Reilly (AUS) 2276
12) IM Vladimir Feldman (AUS) 2262
13) FM Junta Ikeda (AUS) 2262
14) FM Stephen Lukey (NZL) 2244
15) Gareth Oliver (AUS) 2210
16) Andrew Brown (AUS) 2175
17) Eugene Schon (AUS) 2157
18) *David Hacche (AUS) 2119
19) Joselito Marcos (PNG) 2095
20) FM Brian Jones (AUS) 2084
21) Shaun Press (PNG) 2067
22) Justin Tan (AUS) 2052
23) Tristan Stevens (AUS) 2050
24) Noel Pinic (NZL) 2035
25) Andrew Fitzpatrick (AUS) 2032
26) Helen Milligan (NZL) 2028
27) Fedja Zulfic (AUS) 2024
28) *Justin Davis (NZL) 2023
29) Fuatai Fuatai (NZL) 2017
30) Manoj Kumar (FIJ) 2009
31) Leon Kempen (AUS) 2003
32) *Hilton Bennett (NZL) 1974
33) Adrian Flitney (AUS) 1974
34) William Lynn (NZL) 1962
35) Brandon Tangaibasa (SOL) 1932
36) Nicholas Deen-Cowell (AUS) 1917
37) Sanmogan Goundar (Fij) 1904
38) *Amir Karibasic (AUS) 1902
39) *Dan Dolejs (NZL) 1892
40) Richard Voon (AUS) 1890
41) Roberto Hernandez (PLW) 1833
42) Bruce Gloistein (NZL) 1817
43) Joshua Bishop (AUS) 1803
44) Nigel Cooper (NZL) 1769
45) Francesco Antoniazzi(AUS) 1685
46) Matthew Bennett (AUS) 1660
47) Tito Cabunagan (PLW) --
* Provisional entries
Open Section Entry list as at 19 December 2010
1) GM Zong-Yuan Zhao (AUS) 2586
2) GM David Smerdon (AUS) 2531
3) IM George Xie (AUS) 2478
4) IM Stephen Solomon (AUS) 2397
5) IM Gary Lane (AUS) 2373
6) FM Moulthun Ly (AUS) 2321
7) FM Bobby Cheng (AUS) 2316
8) FM Max Illingworth (AUS) 2304
9) FM Bob Smith (NZL) 2287
10) FM Mike Steadman (NZL) 2285
11) FM Tim Reilly (AUS) 2276
12) IM Vladimir Feldman (AUS) 2262
13) FM Junta Ikeda (AUS) 2262
14) FM Stephen Lukey (NZL) 2244
15) Gareth Oliver (AUS) 2210
16) Andrew Brown (AUS) 2175
17) Eugene Schon (AUS) 2157
18) *David Hacche (AUS) 2119
19) Joselito Marcos (PNG) 2095
20) FM Brian Jones (AUS) 2084
21) Shaun Press (PNG) 2067
22) Justin Tan (AUS) 2052
23) Tristan Stevens (AUS) 2050
24) Noel Pinic (NZL) 2035
25) Andrew Fitzpatrick (AUS) 2032
26) Helen Milligan (NZL) 2028
27) Fedja Zulfic (AUS) 2024
28) *Justin Davis (NZL) 2023
29) Fuatai Fuatai (NZL) 2017
30) Manoj Kumar (FIJ) 2009
31) Leon Kempen (AUS) 2003
32) *Hilton Bennett (NZL) 1974
33) Adrian Flitney (AUS) 1974
34) William Lynn (NZL) 1962
35) Brandon Tangaibasa (SOL) 1932
36) Nicholas Deen-Cowell (AUS) 1917
37) Sanmogan Goundar (Fij) 1904
38) *Amir Karibasic (AUS) 1902
39) *Dan Dolejs (NZL) 1892
40) Richard Voon (AUS) 1890
41) Roberto Hernandez (PLW) 1833
42) Bruce Gloistein (NZL) 1817
43) Joshua Bishop (AUS) 1803
44) Nigel Cooper (NZL) 1769
45) Francesco Antoniazzi(AUS) 1685
46) Matthew Bennett (AUS) 1660
47) Tito Cabunagan (PLW) --
* Provisional entries
Saturday, December 4, 2010
Queenstown Chess Classic 2012
2012 Queenstown Classic - confirmed!
New Zealand's most prestigious international Open tournament, The Queenstown Chess Classic, will return for a 3rd edition 15th-23rd January 2012. The $50,000 in sponsorship is being provided by New Zealand Chess Grandmaster Murray Chandler. As with the previous Queenstown events (in 2006 and 2009), the 2012 Classic will be a fully-fledged International Open tournament. It will feature nine rounds over nine days, and will incorporate the 119th New Zealand National Championship. The tournament website www.queenstownchess.com will be updated regularly over the coming months.
Palmerston North Chess Club Champions
Congratulations to A grade winner Justin Davis and B grade Champion Jack James
Thursday, December 2, 2010
Oceania Zonal Rotorua 2011
Oceania Zonal 2011 Entries (including "*" - provisional entries)as at 2 December 2010
1) GM David Smerdon (AUS) 2531
2) IM George Xie (AUS) 2478
3) IM Stephen Solomon (AUS) 2397
4) IM Gary Lane (AUS) 2373
5) FM Bobby Cheng (AUS) 2316
6) FM Max Illingworth (AUS) 2304
7) FM Bob Smith (NZL) 2287
8) *FM Mike Steadman (NZL) 2285
9) *FM Tim Reilly (AUS) 2276
10) IM Vladimir Feldman (AUS) 2262
11) FM Junta Ikeda (AUS) 2262
12) Gareth Oliver (AUS) 2210
13) *Andrew Brown (AUS) 2175
14) Eugene Schon (AUS) 2157
15) *Quentin Johnson (NZL) 2128
16) *David Hacche (AUS) 2119
17) Joselito Marcos (PNG) 2095
18) FM Brian Jones (AUS) 2084
19) *Shaun Press (PNG) 2067
20) Justin Tan (AUS) 2052
21) Tristan Stevens (AUS) 2050
22) Noel Pinic (NZL) 2035
23) Andrew Fitzpatrick (AUS) 2032
24) Helen Milligan (NZL) 2028
25) *Justin Davis (NZL) 2023
26) Fuatai Fuatai (NZL) 2017
27) Manoj Kumar (FIJ) 2009
28) *Leon Kempen (AUS) 2003
29) *Hilton Bennett (NZL) 1974
30) Adrian Flitney (AUS) 1974
31) Brandon Tangaibasa (SOL) 1932
32) *Amir Karibasic (AUS) 1902
33) *Dan Dolejs (NZL) 1892
34) Roberto Hernandez (PLW) 1833
35) Bruce Gloistein (NZL) 1817
36) Nigel Cooper (NZL) 1769
37) Francesco Antoniazzi(AUS) 1685
38) Tito Cabunagan (PLW) --
*- Provisional entry
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1) GM David Smerdon (AUS) 2531
2) IM George Xie (AUS) 2478
3) IM Stephen Solomon (AUS) 2397
4) IM Gary Lane (AUS) 2373
5) FM Bobby Cheng (AUS) 2316
6) FM Max Illingworth (AUS) 2304
7) FM Bob Smith (NZL) 2287
8) *FM Mike Steadman (NZL) 2285
9) *FM Tim Reilly (AUS) 2276
10) IM Vladimir Feldman (AUS) 2262
11) FM Junta Ikeda (AUS) 2262
12) Gareth Oliver (AUS) 2210
13) *Andrew Brown (AUS) 2175
14) Eugene Schon (AUS) 2157
15) *Quentin Johnson (NZL) 2128
16) *David Hacche (AUS) 2119
17) Joselito Marcos (PNG) 2095
18) FM Brian Jones (AUS) 2084
19) *Shaun Press (PNG) 2067
20) Justin Tan (AUS) 2052
21) Tristan Stevens (AUS) 2050
22) Noel Pinic (NZL) 2035
23) Andrew Fitzpatrick (AUS) 2032
24) Helen Milligan (NZL) 2028
25) *Justin Davis (NZL) 2023
26) Fuatai Fuatai (NZL) 2017
27) Manoj Kumar (FIJ) 2009
28) *Leon Kempen (AUS) 2003
29) *Hilton Bennett (NZL) 1974
30) Adrian Flitney (AUS) 1974
31) Brandon Tangaibasa (SOL) 1932
32) *Amir Karibasic (AUS) 1902
33) *Dan Dolejs (NZL) 1892
34) Roberto Hernandez (PLW) 1833
35) Bruce Gloistein (NZL) 1817
36) Nigel Cooper (NZL) 1769
37) Francesco Antoniazzi(AUS) 1685
38) Tito Cabunagan (PLW) --
*- Provisional entry
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