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2009 Kapiti Rapid
Sunday 20 September 2009. A field of 38 players ensured the annual Kapiti Rapid 6 round tournament was another success. Anthony Ker wiped the field clean with an impressive 6 point sweep—perhaps his most difficult game of the day was round one against the mighty Kapiti Chess Club battler, Mike O’Rorke who played a brilliant 62 move game with some draw potentials? Junior Alan Ansell and Wellington’s Ross Jackson played above their weights and finished with an impressive 4.5 points, along with Edward Lee and former Kapiti player Martin Hill.
Kapiti’s David Paul and Dennis Sosnoski kept the top B grade prize in Kapiti’s hands for a second year running with 3.5 point finishes. Junior Ryan Hill also played well in this grade with 3 points along with Kapiti’s Mike O’Rorke. Argentinian Sebastian Manzt supply of Mate tea possibly helped him to also finish with 3 points in the B Grade.
Anil Jhurane took the C Grade prize, with 3.5 points—this result will boost his rating—followed closely on 3, by Juniors Michael Yuan, Tawan Sunathvanichka, and James Stewart.
The Junior prize was shared by Ryan Lee, Pasan Pahalawatta and David Kweon—names to be watched closely as future champions maybe?
RESULTS
A GRADE
No
NAME
RATING
TOTAL
1
2
3
4
5
6
1
KER, ANTHONY
2345
6
21:W
10:W
8:W
2:W
12:W
3:W
3
LEE, EDWARD
2057
4.5
23:W
12:D
17:W
6:W
2:W
1:L
6
HILL, MARTIN
1965
4.5
26:W
16:W
9:W
3:L
11:W
5:D
JUNIOR
10
ANSELL, ALAN
1765
4.5
30:W
1:L
21:W
26:W
5:D
9:W
12
JACKSON, ROSS
1719
4.5
32:W
3:D
13:W
7:W
1:L
11:W
2
CROAD, NICHOLAS
2290
4
22:W
11:W
7:W
1:L
3:L
14:W
4
BURNS, CHRIS J
2004
4
24:W
13:D
5:L
22:D
16:W
21:W
5
MCDONALD, JOHN A
1973
4
25:W
17:L
4:W
15:W
10:D
6:D
7
NIJMAN, BRIAN
1945
4
27:W
19:W
2:L
12:L
22:W
20:W
8
NYBERG, MICHAEL
1935
4
28:W
18:W
1:L
17:W
9:L
26:W
9
DAVIS, JUSTIN
1881
4
29:W
20:W
6:L
27:W
8:W
10:L
11
SIMS, MARTIN
1740
3
31:W
2:L
23:W
20:W
6:L
12:L
B GRADE
No
NAME
RATING
TOTAL
1
2
3
4
5
6
18
SONOSKI, DENNIS
1540
3.5
37:W
8:L
27:L
29:D
31:W
25:W
13
PAUL, DAVID
1699
3.5
33:W
4:D
12:L
25:L
34:W
17:W
24
LIST, ROBERT
1403
3
4:L
33:W
15:L
19:W
14:L
34:W
21
O’RORKE, MIKE
1423
3
1:L
34:W
10:L
36:W
27:W
4:L
JUNIOR
20
HILL, RYAN
1463
3
14:+
9:L
34:W
11:L
30:W
7:L
14
MANTZ, SEBASTIAN
1690
3
20:-
29:L
37:W
33:W
24:W
2:L
JUNIOR
22
YUAN, DANIEL
1405
2.5
2:L
31:D
29:W
4:D
7:L
30:D
19
MCGOWAN, ALISTAIR
1515
2.5
38:W
7:L
26:L
24:L
33:D
28:W
17
HOLDAWAY, STEWART
1645
2.5
36:W
5:W
3:L
8:L
25:D
13:L
16
REID, ANTON
1658
2.5
35:W
6:L
25:D
31:W
4:L
:
15
FARRINGTON, LAWRENCE
1672
2
34:L
30:W
24:W
5:L
26:L
29:L
JUNIOR
23
DE SILVA, NIRANJAN
1403
1
3:L
32:W
11:L
34:L
35:L
33:L
C GRADE
No
NAME
RATING
TOTAL
1
2
3
4
5
6
29
JHURANE, ANIL
1173
3.5
9:L
14:W
22:L
18:D
28:W
15:W
JUNIOR
25
YUAN, MICHAEL
1386
3
5:L
36:W
16:D
13:W
17:D
18:L
26
STEWART, JAMES
1361
3
6:L
35:W
19:W
10:L
15:W
8:L
JUNIOR
27
SUNATHVANICHKAL, TAWAN
1320
3
7:L
38:W
18:W
9:L
21:L
35:W
JUNIOR
30
LEE, RYAN
1052
2.5
10:L
15:L
35:W
37:W
20:L
22:D
JUNIOR
31
PAHALAWATTA, PASAN
1036
2.5
11:L
22:D
28:W
16:L
18:L
36:W
JUNIOR
33
KWEON, DAVID
1010
2.5
13:L
24:L
38:W
14:L
19:D
23:W
JUNIOR
34
AGAC-AC, JOHN
1005
2
15:W
21:L
20:L
23:W
13:L
24:L
35
ANSELL, JOHN
943
2
16:L
26:L
30:L
38:W
23:W
27:L
JUNIOR
37
LOU, BRIAN
920
2
18:L
28:D
14:L
30:L
36:D
38:W
JUNIOR
28
ZHANG, WILLIAM QIHAO
1186
1.5
8:L
37:D
31:L
32:W
29:L
19:L
JUNIOR
36
DIAS, RAVEEN
929
1.5
17:L
25:L
32:W
21:L
37:D
31:L
32
CARR, CHRISTOPHER
1022
1
12:L
23:L
36:L
28:L
38:L
:+
JUNIOR
38
HYNES, JOHNNY
827
1
19:L
27:L
33:L
35:L
32:W
37:L
JUNIOR
No
NAME
RATING
TOTAL
1
2
3
4
5
6
30
LEE, RYAN
1052
2.5
10:L
15:L
35:W
37:W
20:L
22:D
31
PAHALAWATTA, PASAN
1036
2.5
11:L
22:D
28:W
16:L
18:L
36:W
33
KWEON, DAVID
1010
2.5
13:L
24:L
38:W
14:L
19:D
23:W
The KAPITI CHESS CLUB 30-30 Rapid was held Sunday 20th September 2009.
at the Kapiti Community Centre, Paraparaumu (map) .
2009 Tournament Entry Form
For further details contact
Guy Burns
04 9042002 -
It’s hard to determine which game was the biggest upset of the current Club Champs:
Christy Paul’s shock loss to Brian Seddon, or Mike O’Rorke’s win over Dennis Sosnoski. They are both, significant, as far as 2009 upsets go.
In the B grade, David Seddon is now equal with Christy Paul on the points table, closely followed by Rick Lowe and Dave Seddon.
Johnny Hndes, comfortably leads the C grade.
David Paul’s lead in the A grade has been helped by Mighty Mike’s win against Dennis. There are still two catch-up games to go, in this grade for Dennis, against Guy Burns and Zoe Kingston, before final points can be determined.Next week, 09 September will see the commencement of Part Two for the A grade Champs. For the B and C grade swiss run tournament, next week will be the last round of this series, followed by a break—16 September. Part Two of the B and C grade series will commence 23 September.
CURRENT POINTS—as of 02 September 2009:
Round Robin 1
A Grade
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
T
PAUL, DAVID
1775
0.5
1
0.5
1
+
1
1
6
O’RORKE, MIKE
1386
0
1
+
1
1
0
1
5
WHIBLEY, JOHN
1463
1
1
0.5
1
0
0
+
4.5
SOSNOSKY, DENNIS
1370
0.5
+
0
1
1
3.5
BURNS, GUY
1459
+
0
0
0
1
1
3
KINGSTON, ZOE
1589
1
0
0
0
+
0
2
ROBERTS, TIM
1370
0
0
1
+
0
0
0
2
Round Robin 2
PAUL, DAVID
1775
KINGSTON, ZOE
1589
WHIBLEY, JOHN
1463
BURNS, GUY
1459
O’RORKE, MIKE
1386
0.5
ROBERTS, TIM
1370
0.5
SOSNOSKY, DENNIS
1370
Swiss Format 1
B Grade
1
2
3
4
5
6
T
PAUL, CHRISTY
967
1
1
1
1
1
0
5
SEDDON, DAVE
912
1
1
1
0
1
1
5
SEDDON, BRIAN
978
1
1
0
0
1
1
4
LOWE, RICK
1100
1
0
1
1
0
1
4
CARR, CHRIS
745
+
0
1
1
0
3
REEVES, David
1450
0
0
1
1
1
3
KINGSTON, ROSE
842
1
0
+
0
0
0
2
HOCKING, Crumb
1531
1
1
0
2
BENNY, TRISH
742
1
1
C Grade
HYNES, Johnny
540
0
+
0
1
0
0
2
REYNOLDS, Luke
539
0
0
1
1
CLARK, Josie, Josie
542
0
1
1
TOON, Josh
537
0
MURROW, Xander
512
0
0
0
0
CLARK, Jack, Jack
539
0
0
0
CHARTERIS, Andrew
505
0
0
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Christy Paul faced his nemisis—Rick Lowe—keeping his cool, came away with a finely deserved win, arguably the winner of this game will be the winner of the 2009 B Grade title, as both players have been running neck and neck. Johnny Hynes continues to dominate the B grade. The game to watch in the A grade was between David Paul and Dennis Sosnosky—a gargantuan match—which ended in a draw, though both players had opportunites through the game. Mike O’Rorke continues his fine form and managed a draw against the tenacious Tim Roberts. Perhaps the ‘get out of jail’ card was handed to Guy Burns who scored an unexpected victory over Zoe Kingston after a shocking start.
Next week (02 September) the A grade will play out the last round of this series, and the B & C will contine their combined Swiss Round games.
09 September will be a catch-up night for the A grade. B & C will by as per normal.
16 September all the grades will begin a new series of games for the Club Championships. -
There’s still two rounds of the A Grade Championships to go—series 1 of a double-round-robin. Then there is a break between series—a chance for players to catch-up on any games they’ve missed. Series 2 for the A Grade starts 10 September. The B and C grade Champs are now well under way, next week is Round 4 for this Swiss based Championships.
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Kapiti Chess Club has a Grand Prix Tournament based on all competition games played during the year—including the blitz tournaments. Here’s the results, up the the last Blitz tournament played on 29 July. There’s still Club-Champs and one more Blitz round to go before the winner can be determined.
BLITZ 1
30-30
BLITZ 2
60-60
BLITZ 3
BLITZ 4
TOTAL
PAUL, David
13
34
12
15
16
13
103
BURNS, Guy
12
31
10
12
18
15
98
FROST, Paul
29
14
21
15
79
KINGSTON, Zoe
12
29
12
18
71
MILLS, Glenys
12
25
9
12
12
70
O’RORKE, Mike
7
15
9
12
12
12
67
CARR, Chris
9
24
3
18
6
6
66
PAUL, Christy
10
31
9
12
62
ROBERTS, Tim,
27
9
12
9
57
LOWE, Rick
6
6
3
21
7
9
52
WHIBLEY, John
10
12
9
16
47
HYNES, Johnny
4
22
10
4
7
47
BENNY, Tricia
23
12
9
44
CLARK, Jack
5
14
11
6
6
42
SEDDON, Dave
6
12
3
9
6
36
KINGSTON, Rose
3
31
2
36
SEDDON, Brian
9
6
4
9
6
34
SOSNOSKI, Dennis
26
6
32
CLARK-Josie, Josie
10
10
6
4
30
ROBERTS, Earl
11
16
WOODWARD, Mark
9
12
21
REYNOLDS, Luke
14
4
3
21
KINGSTON, Rose
3
9
7
19
REEVES, David
9
9
18
TOON, Josh
15
1
16
MURROW, Xander
4
4
4
12
MCGOWAN, Alistair
9
CHARTERIS, Andrew
0
6
6
CARTER, Colin
3
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Round Four of the Blitz Tournament was held. John Whibley played impressively to win the six round 5 minute Swiss tournament. The four top players faced each other in a rugby sevens type final. Here are the results:
Swiss points—29/07/2009
BLITZ ROUND FOUR
29/07/2009
1
2
3
4
5
6
T
WHIBLEY, John
1
1
1
1
1
0.5
5.5
BURNS, Guy
1
1
1
0
1
1
5
PAUL, David
1
1
0
1
1
0.5
4.5
O’RORKE, Mike
1
0
1
1
0
1
4
WOODWARD, Mark
1
1
0
1
0
1
4
ROBERTS, Tim
1
0
1
0
1
0
3
REEVES, David
0
0
0
1
1
1
3
PAUL, Christy
1
0
1
0
0
1
3
LOWE, Rick
0
1
1
1
0
0
3
BENNY, Trish
1
0
1
0
1
0
3
HYNES, Johnny
0
0
1
0
0.5
1
2.5
CARR, Chris
0
1
0
0
0
1
2
SEDDON, Brian
0
1
0
1
2
SEDDON, Dave
0
1
0
1
2
CHARTERIS, Andrew
1
0
0
0
1
0
2
CLARK Jack,
0
1
0
1
0
0
2
CLARK Josie,
0
0
1
0
0.5
0
1.5
Points (Sevens) after 4 roundsROUND
4
3
2
1
T
PAUL, David
20
20
20
16
76
BURNS, Guy
12
16
8
12
48
KINGSTON, Zoe
12
20
32
O’RORKE, Mike
12
12
6
2
32
ROBERTS, Earl
12
16
28
WHIBLEY, John
16
4
8
28
MILLS, Glenys
6
6
12
24
FROST, Paul
8
12
20
PAUL, Christy
3
6
8
17
Brian SEDDON
3
4
6
13
LOWE, Rick
4
2
4
1
11
ROBERTS, Tim,
4
6
10
KINGSTON, Rose
2
6
1
9
CARR, Chris
1
1
4
2
8
Dave SEDDON
3
4
1
8
Mark WOODWARD
8
4
8
REEVES David
3
4
7
CHARTERIS, Andrew
3
2
5
Jack CLARK
3
1
1
5
Johnny HYNES
2
1
1
4
Trish BENNY
4
4
Josie CLARK
2
1
3
Xander MURRAY
1
1
Luke REYNOLDS
1
1
Theresa HYNES
1
1
Next week (5 August) is designated a catch-up night, where players can catch-up on games they have missed for our Club Champs—applies mainly for the A grade.
See you there! -
The Kapiti Chess Club Championships are now underway. After some teething issues the Committee has merged the B and C Grades into one Swiss Tournament. The field is as follows:
C & B GRADE
No NAME RATING
1. WOODWARD, MARK 1531
2. REEVES, David 1450
3. LOWE, RICK 1100
4. SEDDON, BRIAN 978
5. PAUL, CHRISTY 967
6. SEDDON, DAVE 912
7. KINGSTON, ROSE 842
8. CARR, CHRIS 745
9. BENNY, TRISH 742
10. EVANS, Andrew 575
11. CLARK, Josie, Josie 542
12. HYNES, Johnny 540
13. CLARK, Jack, Jack 539
14. REYNOLDS, Luke 539
15. TOON, Josh 537
16. MURROW, Xander 512
A GRADE
No NAME RATING 1. PAUL, DAVID 1775 2. KINGSTON, ZOE 1589 3. WHIBLEY, JOHN 1463 4. BURNS, GUY 1459 5. O'RORKE, MIKE 1386 6. ROBERTS, TIM 1370 7. SOSNOSKY, DENNIS 1370 Next week— 29 July—we have our Fourth round of the Blitz series, five rounds throughout 2009. -
Our calendar has be updated to reflect changes in the Club Champions format
The Club Champs are now under way, but with the format we are using there is still time for new entries to be accepted.The 2009 Club Champs have now started, with three trophies being challenged for:- Tom Powell Trophy — A Grade
- Anneke Borren Trophy — B Grade
- Gufeld Trophy — C Grade
JOHN KINGSTON MEMORIAL TROPHY (60-60) — RESULTPaul Frost (left) winner of the John Kingston Memorial Trophy, congratulates Rick Lowe,
winner of the Reserve Grade — Well done Gentlemen!
