8 rounds of the 15 minute Freebird Trophy have now been played and David Paul leads the field on 8 points—2 points ahead of Todd Stewart, with several players 1 point behind Todd. Round 7 of the John Kingston Memorial Trophy is played 10 February.

Round 6 of the John Kingston Memorial Trophy was played and David Paul leads the field by one and half points with 2 rounds to go. Next Wednesday—following Easter—we have four rounds towards our 15 minute each Freebird Trophy. Some Club subs are still due—these should have been paid by in March.

After 2 rounds of the John Kingston Memorial Trophy the lead is shared by Glenys Mills, Todd Stewart and David Paul. It’s early days yet and there’s a lot more water to flow under the bridge with 6 more rounds to be played in this 8 round Tournament. 
David Paul in his AGM Club Captain’s Report mentions an idea regarding changing our meeting night from Wednesday night to Tuesday. I would like to throw this out for discussion so please email me with your comments (which I will forward to all email capable members) and will also follow up with face-to-face discussion. 

Kapiti Chess AGM occurred. The 2012 Committee was re-elected with Mike O’Rorke replacing David Paul as Club Captain. All games for 2013 will start at 7:45 sharp. Those playing must be at the Club by 7:35. Please let Mike O’Rorke know if you will be late by phoning or texting him on 027 7345664 and he will put you into the draw.  Club fees are set the same as 2012, please pay these by end of March.

Chess is now under way for 2013 with the start of our Freebird 15 minute Tournament. Four rounds were played and David Paul leads the field.
Next week—13 February—is the annual AGM where we will review last year, elect officials and set fees. Please come along and support the Club and play some casual games later.

Hello everyone the chess club meets tomorrow night 7pm for the AGM then the 1st 4 rounds of the Freebird 15 15 series one commences hopefully at around 7.45 so hopefully you have all honed your chess skills with the view of knocking David Paul off his perch

Chess resumes next week on 6 February at the Paraparaumu Library, 7:30 start.
We begin the year with 4 rounds of our Freebird trophy—15 minutes per player time-frame.
The Chess Calendar for the year has been published—thanks David.

The 120th NZ Chess Congress was held in Wellington with the final round 11 held today. Club member David Paul played in the Major Open and finished a respectable 4th equal—well done David. Photos of the event can be found Here  and full results are available Here.