2018 125th NZ Congress Open, Palmerston North
1 GM Demuth, Adrien 2538 FRA 8.0 +W13 +B6 +W9 +B12 +W3 +B10 =W2 =B8 +W7 2 GM Libiszewski, Fabien 2530 FRA 7.0 +B16 =W11 =B3 +B7 =W6 +W15 =B1 +B9 +W8 3 IM Dive, Russell John 2309 WE 6.0 +W32 +B8 =W2 +B4 -B1 -W11 +B23 =W14 +B6 4 CM Ang, Alphaeus Wei Er 2219 AC 6.0 +B35 =W15 +B29 -W3 =B19 =W20 =B13 +W12 +B14 5 CM Fan, Allen Chi Zhou 2073 AC 5.5 -B36 +W32 -B31 +W34 +B22 -W12 +B28 +W13 =B15 6 FM Gong, Daniel Hanwen 2272 HP 5.5 +B18 -W1 +B26 =W23 =B2 +W28 =B11 +B10 -W3 7 FM Smith, Robert W 2201 MC 5.5 =W30 +B27 =B15 -W2 =W8 +B21 +W17 +B11 -B1 8 FM Steadman, Michael V 2166 AC 5.5 +B37 -W3 +B34 =W15 =B7 +W19 +B12 =W1 -B2 9 IM Ker, Anthony F 2311 WE 5.5 +B25 +W22 -B1 =W11 =B14 =W23 +B20 -W2 +B21 10 FM Hague, Ben 2368 AC 5.5 =B21 +W36 =B23 +W31 +B11 -W1 =B14 -W6 +B20 11 FM Stojic, Dusan 2251 AUS 5.5 +W31 =B2 +W14 =B9 -W10 +B3 =W6 -W7 +B19 12 IM Borsos, Bogdan 2315 UKR 5.0 +W34 =B14 +W19 -W1 =B23 +B5 -W8 -B4 +W17 13 Dowden, R. Anthony 2028 OT 5.0 -B1 +W18 +B36 -W14 =W17 +B24 =W4 -B5 +W25 14 Gao, Hans 2167 AC 5.0 +W24 =W12 -B11 +B13 =W9 +B27 =W10 =B3 -W4 15 GM Johansen, Darryl K 2374 AUS 5.0 +W26 =B4 =W7 =B8 =W27 -B2 +W24 =B19 =W5 16 CM Rains, Edward 2008 CA 4.5 -W2 -B31 +W18 -B19 -W34 +B35 +W32 +B36 =B23 17 FM Lukey, Stephen G 2179 CA 4.5 -B22 +W33 =B21 =W20 =B13 +W36 -B7 +W29 -B12 18 Li, Xiang Wei Willia 1958 AC 4.5 -W6 -B13 -B16 =W25 +B38 +W33 +B36 =W23 =B22 19 Salasan, Haran 1660 AUS 4.5 =B29 +W20 -B12 +W16 =W4 -B8 +B26 =W15 -W11 20 WIM Jule, Alexandra 2033 AUS 4.5 =W38 -B19 +W24 =B17 +W30 =B4 -W9 +B27 -W10 21 CM Schmitz, Andreas Arn 1998 GER 4.5 =W10 =B28 =W17 -B27 +W35 -W7 +B31 +B34 -W9 22 WFM Schmitz, Manuela 1896 GER 4.5 +W17 -B9 =W28 =B30 -W5 =B32 =W34 +B24 =W18 23 FM Goormachtigh, Johan 2159 BEL 4.5 =W27 +B30 =W10 =B6 =W12 =B9 -W3 =B18 =W16 24 Seabrook, Roy 1784 AC 4.0 -B14 +W25 -B20 +W26 +B29 -W13 -B15 -W22 +B37 25 Savige, Colin B 1964 AUS 4.0 -W9 -B24 -W35 =B18 =B33 +W38 +W30 +B28 -B13 26 WIM Timergazi, Layla 2000 WE 4.0 -B15 +W35 -W6 -B24 =W32 +B37 -W19 =B33 +W34 27 Yan, Caroline 1759 AC 4.0 =B23 -W7 +B38 +W21 =B15 -W14 =B29 -W20 =B31 28 CM Duneas, John 2035 AC 4.0 =B33 =W21 =B22 =W29 +B31 -B6 -W5 -W25 +B35 29 CM James, Jack 2064 MK 4.0 =W19 +B38 -W4 =B28 -W24 +B30 =W27 -B17 =W32 30 Jackson, L. Ross 1906 WE 3.5 =B7 -W23 +B33 =W22 -B20 -W29 -B25 =B37 +W36 31 Goodhue, Nathan 1908 AC 3.5 -B11 +W16 +W5 -B10 -W28 =B34 -W21 =B35 =W27 32 CM Milligan, Helen 1958 NS 3.5 -B3 -B5 =W37 =W33 =B26 =W22 -B16 +W38 =B29 33 WCM Qin, Nicole Shu Yu 1613 AC 3.5 =W28 -B17 -W30 =B32 =W25 -B18 +W37 =W26 =B38 34 WCM Punsalan, Vyanla M 1987 NS 3.0 -B12 +W37 -W8 -B5 +B16 =W31 =B22 -W21 -B26 35 Nicholls, Leighton 1906 OT 3.0 -W4 -B26 +B25 =W36 -B21 -W16 +B38 =W31 -W28 36 WCM Qin, Joy Shu Yan 1739 AC 2.5 +W5 -B10 -W13 =B35 +W37 -B17 -W18 -W16 -B30 37 Caldeira, John 1779 FIJ 2.0 -W8 -B34 =B32 +W38 -B36 -W26 -B33 =W30 -W24 38 Li, Rodney Xiang Rei 1487 NS 1.0 =B20 -W29 -W27 -B37 -W18 -B25 -W35 -B32 =W33
2018 125th NZ Congress Major Open, Palmerston North
1 CM Kempen, Leon 1888 AUS 7.5 =B35 +W19 +B5 +W8 +B12 +W4 =B2 =W3 +B14 2 CM Yee, Stanley 1898 HP 7.0 +W29 -B39 +W33 =B14 +W10 +B6 =W1 +B12 +B8 3 Winfield, Alan W 1726 KP 6.5 +B31 +W10 +B9 -W12 -B8 +W15 +B25 =B1 +W13 4 Goormachtigh, Lauren 1692 BEL 6.5 +W42 -B18 +W13 +B34 +W21 -B1 +W24 +B17 =W5 5 Winter, Ryan 1470 WE 6.5 +W21 =B23 -W1 +B30 +W39 +B11 +B12 =W8 =B4 6 Charles, Dion 1747 MK 6.0 +B37 -W9 +B29 +W15 =B25 -W2 +W21 =B13 +W12 7 Wei, Louie 1609 AC 6.0 -W18 +B20 =W21 -B23 +W41 =B10 +W19 +W26 +B24 8 CM Picken, Oliver 1769 PT 5.5 +W22 +B28 +W18 -B1 +W3 -W12 +B23 =B5 -W2 9 Clouston, Bevan 1651 AUS 5.5 +W20 +B6 -W3 -B11 +W38 -B24 =W18 +B39 +W25 10 Dai, Oliver 1623 HP 5.5 +W36 -B3 =W22 +B33 -B2 =W7 +B34 =W11 +B23 11 Carpinter, Bernard 1774 HB 5.5 =B15 +W35 =B16 +W9 =B17 -W5 =W13 =B10 +W18 12 Post, Martin 1850 WA 5.0 +W13 +B14 +W39 +B3 -W1 +B8 -W5 -W2 -B6 13 Yan, Sarah 1484 AC 5.0 -B12 +W44 -B4 +W19 +B26 +W27 =B11 =W6 -B3 14 Knightbridge, Wayne 1646 NS 5.0 +B41 -W12 +B19 =W2 =B15 +W16 =W17 =B25 -W1 15 He, Caleb 1463 5.0 =W11 +B24 +W23 -B6 =W14 -B3 +W39 =B21 =W17 16 Day, Fabian 1465 WE 5.0 +B25 =W17 =W11 =B24 =W23 -B14 =B27 +W33 =B26 17 Gold, Hamish 1749 OT 5.0 +W38 =B16 =W34 +B18 =W11 =W25 =B14 -W4 =B15 18 Sashikumar 0 IND 4.5 +B7 +W4 -B8 -W17 -B27 +W37 =B9 +W35 -B11 19 Polyakevich, Arkadi 0 RUS 4.5 +W30 -B1 -W14 -B13 +W36 +B28 -B7 +W37 =B27 20 He, Paul 1183 4.5 -B9 -W7 -B31 +W43 -B40 +W44 +B41 +B32 =W22 21 Stewart, James 1835 PN 4.5 -B5 +W32 =B7 +W37 -B4 +W22 -B6 =W15 =B35 22 Qin, Oscar Shu Xuan 1438 AC 4.5 -B8 +W41 =B10 -W29 +B37 -B21 +W28 =W27 =B20 23 Cooper, Nigel 1692 CA 4.5 +B40 =W5 -B15 +W7 =B16 +W34 -W8 =B24 -W10 24 Lyall, Simon 1760 AC 4.5 =B32 -W15 +B35 =W16 +B29 +W9 -B4 =W23 -W7 25 Sole, Michael D 1801 WE 4.5 -W16 +B42 +W28 +B39 =W6 =B17 -W3 =W14 -B9 26 Booth, Anthony 1742 HP 4.5 =W34 -B33 =W38 +B42 -W13 +B30 +W29 -B7 =W16 27 Calitz, Hananke 1699 MK 4.5 =W33 -B34 +W32 =B38 +W18 -B13 =W16 =B22 =W19 28 Steadman, Mathew 1509 AC 4.0 +B43 -W8 -B25 +W31 -B34 -W19 -B22 +W44 +B41 29 Murdoch, Stephen 1500 CA 4.0 -B2 +W40 -W6 +B22 -W24 +B32 -B26 =W34 =B33 30 Stracy, Don 1610 WE 4.0 -B19 +W31 =B37 -W5 +B33 -W26 -B35 +W38 =B34 31 Liu, John 1337 AC 4.0 -W3 -B30 +W20 -B28 =W32 =B41 -B36 +W43 +B40 32 Lopez Sanz, David 1423 ESP 4.0 =W24 -B21 -B27 +W44 =B31 -W29 +B40 -W20 +B43 33 Lukey, Bryce 1322 CA 4.0 =B27 +W26 -B2 -W10 -W30 +B42 +W38 -B16 =W29 34 Ross, Sol 1343 MK 4.0 =B26 +W27 =B17 -W4 +W28 -B23 -W10 =B29 =W30 35 Wang, Aaron Ziwen 1487 HP 4.0 =W1 -B11 -W24 =B41 +W42 =B38 +W30 -B18 =W21 36 Xu, Hannah 814 3.5 -B10 -W37 =B44 -W40 -B19 +B43 +W31 -W41 +B39 37 Wang, Ying 1352 AC 3.5 -W6 +B36 =W30 -B21 -W22 -B18 +W43 -B19 +W42 38 Ning, Isabelle Yixua 1391 AC 3.5 -B17 +W43 =B26 =W27 -B9 =W35 -B33 -B30 +W44 39 Pakenham, John 1681 AC 3.0 +B44 +W2 -B12 -W25 -B5 +W40 -B15 -W9 -W36 40 Li, Leo Xiang Yu 1277 AC 3.0 -W23 -B29 -W41 +B36 +W20 -B39 -W32 +B42 -W31 41 Warren, Elizabeth 1155 AUS 3.0 -W14 -B22 +B40 =W35 -B7 =W31 -W20 +B36 -W28 42 Malton, Isabella 1270 MK 2.0 -B4 -W25 +B43 -W26 -B35 -W33 +B44 -W40 -B37 43 Zheng, Yantao 0 1.0 -W28 -B38 -W42 -B20 +B44 -W36 -B37 -B31 -W32 44 Ryu, Rosa 1185 AC 0.5 -W39 -B13 =W36 -B32 -W43 -B20 -W42 -B28 -B38
43rd World Chess Olympiad, Batumi
The NZL Open team was
- IM Russell Dive
- FM Ben Hague
- FM Alexei Kulashko
- IM Anthony Ker
- FM Daniel Gong
The NZL Women's team was
- CM Helen Milligan
- WCM Vyanla Punsalan
- WFM Jasmine Zhang
- WCM Joy Qin
- WCM Nicole Qin
Head of Delegation is Hilton Bennett. The Open Team Captain/Coach is Bulgarian Grandmaster Dejan Bojkov. The Women’s Team Captain is Brazilian IM Herman van Riemsdijk.
Progressive Tournament Report
(Some informal progress reports appeared on the home page of the NZCF website they are preserved here)
Round 6 was a good day for New Zealand, the women's team took down the higher ranked Venezuela and the open team performed creditably against the powerful Slovenia team. Ben Hague bought the powerful attacking style we see so often domestically to his first White(!) game and defeated his grandmaster opponent. Round 7 saw Ben's first rest, and a disappointing result for the Open team. Happily the Women's team scored a second win in a row.
Round 9 featured an impressive clean sweep by the Open team, four impressive games against decent opposition. Russell Dive returned to form, with some lovely tactical play. Sadly Round 10 saw the end of Ben Hague's IM pursuit, in this tournament anyway. He needed at least a draw, but Indonesia swept the match 4.0. In the Women's team Vyanla Punsalan has been performing very well and she did secure a WFM title. Thanks to Russell Dive and Bob Gibbons for on the scene reporting. Round 11 is the final round.
Results
Open NZ ranked 77th out of 185
Final place 87th, Match points 5.5 from 11, Game points 24/44
Round 1 NZ 3.5 - 0.5 Seychelles (ranked 170)
Round 2 NZ 1.0 - 3.0 Algeria (57)
Round 3 NZ 3.0 - 1.0 Wales (114)
Round 4 NZ 2.0 - 2.0 Costa Rica (68)
Round 5 NZ 1.0 - 3.0 Ireland (66)
Round 6 NZ 1.5 - 2.5 Slovenia (26)
Round 7 NZ 1.0 - 3.0 Panama (89)
Round 8 NZ 4.0 - 0.0 Bermuda (146)
Round 9 NZ 4.0 - 0.0 Trinidad and Tobago (104)
Round 10 NZ 0.0 - 4.0 Indonesia (69)
Round 11 NZ 3.0 - 1.0 Angola (98)
Women NZ ranked 78th out of 151
Final place 94th, Match points 5 from 11, Game points 20/44
Round 1 NZ 0.0 - 4.0 India (5)
Round 2 NZ 4.0 - 0.0 Lesotho (128)
Round 3 NZ 0.5 - 3.5 Moldova (46)
Round 4 NZ 3.5 - 0.5 Netherlands Antilles (111)
Round 5 NZ 0.5 - 3.5 Turkmenistan (54)
Round 6 NZ 3.0 - 1.0 Venezuela (55)
Round 7 NZ 2.5 - 1.5 Iraq (95)
Round 8 NZ 0.5 - 3.5 Jordan (85)
Round 9 NZ 1.5 - 2.5 Montenegro(70)
Round 10 NZ 2.5 - 1.5 Nicaragua (101)
Round 11 NZ 1.5 - 2.5 Sweden (59)
Final PGN file of all NZ games here