Several Kapiti players travelled to Hutt International Boys’ School recently to compete in the Upper Hutt Rapid, joining a strong field from across the Wellington region.
Our juniors produced some excellent performances, gaining valuable tournament experience and continuing to improve against quality opposition. Isaiah Heta and Stanley Fitton both scored 4 wins from 6 games in the A-grade, only losing to much higher rated players.
A special congratulations to Carter Harris, who won outright the B grade in his first Junior Tournament. He was presented with a chess board painted by a local artist.
The A-grade was won by CM Thomas van der Hoorn on 5.5/6, ahead of IM Anthony Ker, Fiso Kainen, and Kayden Loke all on 5/6.
It’s fantastic to see so many Kapiti juniors competing regularly in tournaments and developing their chess skills. We look forward to seeing many of them in action again at the Kapiti Junior Chess Championship on 29 August at Paraparaumu College.
Well done to all our players! ♟️
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