2015 Kapiti Rapid
The Kapiti Chess Club Rapid Tournament held in the Banana Leaf Restaurant, Raumati Beach was a resounding success. Over the Saturday, 20 people, including Bob and Viv Smith from Mount Maunganui, played 6 rounds of exciting rapid chess, interrupted half-way by a superb Malaysian Curry. 5 NZ Chess champions were in attendance and International Chess Master Russell Dive won the event with 5 and half points out of 6 games.
Current Kapiti chess champion David Paul came 3rd overall, winning the B grade section with a commendable 4 points.
| NAME | RATING | TOTAL | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
1 | DIVE, RUSSELL | 2393 | 5.5 | 11:W | 6:W | 2:W | 4:D | 5:W | 13:W |
2 | KER, ANTHONY | 2381 | 4.5 | 12:W | 7:W | 1:L | 3:W | 4:D | 8:W |
3 | WASTNEY, SCOTT | 2336 | 4 | 13:W | 8:D | 6:W | 2:L | 11:W | 4:D |
4 | SMITH, BOB | 2313 | 4.5 | 14:W | 10:W | 5:W | 1:D | 2:D | 3:D |
5 | NYBERG, MICHAEL | 2057 | 3 | 15:W | 19:W | 4:L | 8:W | 1:L | 7:L |
| B GRADE | ||||||||
6 | JACKSON, ROSS | 1963 | 3.5 | 16:W | 1:L | 3:L | 18:W | 10:D | 14:W |
7 | PAUL, DAVID | 1911 | 4 | 17:W | 2:L | 13:D | 14:W | 8:D | 5:W |
8 | MCGOWAN, ALISTAIR | 1874 | 3 | 18:W | 3:D | 10:W | 5:L | 7:D | 2:L |
9 | WINFIELD, ALAN | 1863 | 3 | 19:L | 15:D | 17:W | 13:L | 12:W | 10:D |
10 | DOBBERTIN – KING, LARS | 1772 | 3 | 20:W | 4:L | 8:L | 15:W | 6:D | 9:D |
11 | BURNS, GUY | 1770 | 3.5 | 1:L | 16:W | 14:D | 12:W | 3:L | 20:W |
12 | LIST, BOB | 1744 | 2.5 | 2:L | 17:D | 19:W | 11:L | 9:L | 16:W |
13 | SMITH, VIV | 1720 | 3.5 | 3:L | 18:W | 7:D | 9:W | 19:W | 1:L |
| C GRADE | ||||||||
14 | CUNNINGHAM, PAT | 1657 | 2.5 | 4:L | 20:W | 11:D | 7:L | 17:W | 6:L |
15 | REID, ANTON | 1605 | 2.5 | 5:L | 9:D | 16:L | 10:L | 20:W | 19:W |
16 | PARLANE – POWELL, LYNN | 1450 | 2 | 6:L | 11:L | 15:W | 19:L | 18:W | 12:L |
17 | WILLS, ZEPHYR | 1435 | 1.5 | 7:L | 12:D | 9:L | 20:W | 14:L | 18:L |
18 | DOYLE, SEAN | 1389 | 2 | 8:L | 13:L | 20:W | 6:L | 16:L | 17:W |
19 | O KANE, NICHOLAS | 1261 | 2 | 9:W | 5:L | 12:L | 16:W | 13:L | 15:L |
20 | BENEFIELD, PAUL | 1249 | 0 | 10:L | 14:L | 18:L | 17:L | 15:L | 11:L |
The Venue was
Banana Leaf Restaurant
346 Rosetta Road
Raumati Beach Shops