NZCF Interschools 2024 Report
Tournament report by Gordon Lyall
Wellington College justified their top seeding when they edged out Takapuna Grammar School to become this years national school champions. The key match up came in round 5, with both teams on maximum points, Wellington College prevailed with a solid 3-1 win. This was the only loss for Takapuna, who took Silver ahead of Auckland Grammar who needed a tie break to separate them from Avondale College.
In the Intermediate Division, the tournament favourites Northcross Intermediate won in fine style with a perfect, 7 wins from 7 games. ACG Sunderland performed admirably to secure second place losing only one match in the process. Somerville Intermediate School took out the bronze.
The Primary section was dominated by Willow Park, who only lost 2 games across all boards over the 7 rounds. Kristin School came second dropping only one match to the winners, and Scott Point outperformed some higher rated teams to clinch the bronze position.
2024 NZCF Interschool Final Results:
Secondary Division:
1st – Wellington College
2nd – Takapuna Grammar School
3rd – Auckland Grammar School
South Island Champions – Christchurch Boy’s High School
Board Prizes
Board 1 – Daniel Wang (Takapuna Grammar School)
Board 2 – Ollie Archer (Wellington College)
Board 3 – Kayden Loke (Wellington College)
Board 4 – Zachary Thirkell (Wellington College)
Intermediate Division:
1st – Northcross Intermediate
2nd – ACG Sunderland
3rd – Somerville Intermediate
South Island Champions – Avonhead School
Board Prizes
Board 1 – Muhammad Mangera (Newlands Intermediate)
Board 2 – Jerome Tao (ACG Sunderland)
Board 3 – Max Xia (ACG Sunderland)
Board 4 – Harvey Zhang (Somerville Intermediate)
Primary Division:
1st – Willow Park Primary
2nd – Kristin School
3rd – Scott Point Primary School
South Island Champions – George Street Normal School
Board Prizes
Board 1 – Luna Lu (ACG Sunderland)
Board 2 – Maksim Korolev (Murrays Bay Primary)
Board 3 – Jayden Pan (Kristin School)
Board 4 – Dillon Sina’au (Willow Park Primary)