The Kāpiti Rapid
The Kāpiti Rapid is an NZCF-rated open tournament hosted annually by the Kāpiti Chess Club. Typically run as a 6 round Swiss with a 25m+5s time control, and prizes over several grades. The tournament was first run in 1991.
Click on the year, for results and coverage of that year’s tournament.
| Year | Date | Field | Winner | Best Kāpiti Player (from 2009) Flora Paul Memorial Trophy |
| 8 Jun | 45 | Cohen Young | David Paul | |
| 27 May | 50 | Anthony Ker, Russell Dive | David Paul | |
| 28 May | 40 | Ben Hague | Ross Jackson | |
| 29 May | 45 | Russell Dive | Guy Burns, Ross Jackson, David Paul | |
| 21 Nov | 40 | Nicolas Croad | David Paul, Ross Jackson | |
| 2019 | 25 May | 33 | Scott Wastney | Guy Burns, David Paul |
| 2018 | 27 May | 19 | Jeremy Knowles | Alan Winfield |
| 2017 | ** not held ** | |||
| 2016 | ** not held ** | |||
| 2015 | 27 Sep | 20 | Russell Dive | David Paul |
| 2014 | ** not held ** | |||
| 2013 | 7 Sep | 12 | Scott Wastney, Michael Nyberg | Alistair McGowan, Mike O’Rorke |
| 2012 | 8 Sep | 26 | Michael Nyberg | Todd Stewart, Guy Burns, David Paul |
| 2011 | 8 Oct | 40 | Ben Hague | David Paul, Itay Ben-Dom |
| 2010 | 5 Sep | 25 | Anthony Ker, Russell Dive | Alistair McGowan |
| 2009 | 20 Sep | 38 | Anthony Ker | David Paul, Denis Sosnoski |
| 2008 | 21 Sep | 49 | Russell Dive | on NZCF website |
| 2007 | 2 Sep | 36 | Daniel Baider, Stephen Lukey, Nicolas Croad | |
| 2006 | 9 Jul | 29 | Scott Wastney | |
| 2005 | 2 Jul | ? | ? | |
| 2004 | 3 Jul | 18 | Mark Van der Hoorn | |
| 2003 | 5 Jul | 30 | Russell Dive | |
| 2002 | 4 May | 25 | Russell Dive, Mark Van der Hoorn | |
| 2001 | ** not held ** | |||
| 2000 | 20 May | 22 | Mark Sinclair | |
| 1999 | 8 May | 32 | Russell Dive, Stephen Lukey | |
| 1998 | 9 May | 36 | Russell Dive | |
| 1997 | 19 Apr | 42 | Russell Dive | |
| 1996 | 20 Apr | 42 | Mark Sinclair, Jonathan Sarfati, Bob Smith | |
| 1995 | 22 Apr | 34 | Rajko Mastilovich | |
| 1994 | 23 Apr | 28 | Russell Dive, Mark Sinclair | |
| 1993 | 24 Apr | 32 | Jonathan Sarfati, Mark Noble | |
| 1992 | 25 Apr | 22 | Anthony Ker | |
| 1991 | 27 Apr | 34 | Russell Dive, Jonathan Sarfati | |