New Zealand Interschool Finals
1st-2nd October 2022
Team points are in brackets at the end of each row of team standings, individual points are next to player names for board prizes. More details on Vega pages: Primary, Intermediate, and Secondary
Many photos in the Facebook photo album
Team standings
Primary
1st place, NZ and North Island champions: Arahoe School (12)
2nd place: Willow Park Primary School (12)
3rd place: Pinehurst School (11)
South Island champion: Avonhead School (6)
Intermediate
1st place, NZ and North Island champions: Mt Roskill Intermediate School (12)
2nd place: Pinehurst School (11)
3rd place: Kristin School (10)
South Island champion: Avonhead School (8)
Secondary
1st place, NZ and North Island champions: Rangitoto College (14)
2nd place: Wellington College (11)
3rd place: Auckland Grammar School (10)
South Island champion: Christ’s College (8)
Board Prizes:
Primary
Board 1: Justin Zhide Wang 6.5 (Arahoe School)
Board 2: Xiahan (Luna) Lu 7 (Pinehurst School)
Board 3: Claire Yuqi Gu 6 (Willow Park Primary School)
Board 4: Patrick Di Jiang 7 (Willow Park Primary School)
Intermediate
Board 1: Kendrick Botong Zhang 6 (Kristin School)
Board 2: Isabelle Yixuan Ning 6 (Kristin School)
Board 3: Alan Li 6.5 (Northcross Intermediate School)
Board 4: Pranav Shenoy 7 (Mt Roskill Intermediate School)
Secondary
Board 1: Felix Xie 7 (Rangitoto College)
Board 2: Andrew Li 6.5 (Rangitoto College)
Board 3: Zachary Yu 7 (Rangitoto College)
Board 4: Matthew Chen 6.5 (Auckland Grammar School)
Bay of Plenty Interschool Championships - Primary, Intermediate and Secondary
Friday, 26th August 2022
Organised by NZCF Life Members Bob and Viv Smith
Venue: The Mount Sports Centre, corner of Maunganui and Hull Rds, Mt Maunganui Tauranga
145 students competed in the Bay of Plenty Interschools Chess Championship 2022 held at the Mt Sports Centre on Friday 26 August. 17 teams from 11 schools competed in the Primary Section, 9 teams from 6 schools played in the Intermediates, and 8 teams from 6 schools competed in the Secondaries.
The Medal Winners in the PRIMARY Section were:
1st Lynmore A (Koki Hara, Seth Watt, Khelan Shors, Martinus Van Zyl)
2nd St Mary’s Rotorua A (Alvin Biju, Lucas MacDonald, Tamba Kortequee, Claire Delos Santos)
3rd Kawaha Point (Leon Dabrowski, Isaac Wong, Zion Toka, Mahli Matthews)
Certificates for best board players went to:
Board 1: Alvin Biju (St Mary's Rotorua A) 6/6
Board 2: Seth Watt (Lynmore A) 5/6
Board 3: Tamba Kortequee (St Mary's Rotorua A) 5/6
Board 4: Marthinus Van Zyl (Lynmore A) 6/6
Lynmore qualifies for the National Primary Finals in Christchurch 1 st -2 nd October.
The Medal Winners in the INTERMEDIATE Section were:
1st John Paul College (Jo Gentle, Carl Delos Santos, Josh Mateo Laserna, Ann Mariya Joseph, Alice
Konyves)
2nd Otumoetai Intermediate A (Duki Stojanovic, Noah Park, Ryan Baveystock, Praveer Oberoi, Josh
Kolesky)
3rd Tauranga Intermediate A (Seungjin Lee, Aiden Hall, Heather Brocas-McDonald, Ryan Piddock)
Certificates for best board players went to:
Board 1: Duki Stojanovic (Otumoetai Int A) 5/6
Board 2: Carl Delos Santos (John Paul College) 6/6
Board 3: Heather Brocas-McDonald (Tauranga Int) 4/6
Board 4: Ryan Piddock (Tauranga Int) 5/6
John Paul College qualifies for the National Intermediate Finals in Christchurch in October.
The Medal Winners in the SECONDARY Section were:
1st Whakatane A (Patrick Gallacher, Daniel Zhang, Te Akau Hudson, Daniel Warner)
2nd Tauranga Boys College (Jun Yun, Elliot Hayes, Jai Crowe, Kayden Franz-Kwan)
3rd Otumoetai College (Nrusingha Rath, Rojan Mercado, Benjamin Wood, Gian Grutzmacher)
Certificates for best board players went to:
Board 1: Nrusingha Rath (Otumoetai College) 5/6
Board 2: Daniel Zhang (Whakatane High A) 6/6
Board 3: Te Akau Hudson (Whakatane High A) 6/6
Board 4: Charles Meurisse (John Paul College) 5/6
Whakatane High qualifies for the National Secondary Finals in Christchurch in October.
Canterbury Interschools
Thursday, 18th August 2022
Organised by Canterbury Chess Club and Interschool Chess Trust
Venue: Te Hapua, Halswell
Primary
1st Avonhead School A
2nd= Burnside Primary School A
2nd= St Mark's School A
2nd= Oaklands Te Kura o Ōwaka A
Intermediate
1st Avonhead School A
2nd Oaklands Te Kura o Ōwaka A
3rd= St Mark's School A
3rd= Russley School A
Secondary
1st St Andrews College A
2nd Christ's College A
3rd= Burnside High School A
3rd= St Andrews College B
3rd= Burnside High School B
3rd= Christ's College B
Full standings: Primary - Intermediate - Secondary
North Shore Secondary Interschools
Monday, 15th August 2022
Organised by the North Shore Chess Club
Venue: Carmel College
From IA Helen Milligan, "Many thanks to Carmel College for hosting the Secondary event! The final results all depended on the tiebreaks (game points)."
Gold: Westlake A
CM Richard Meng, Jeffrey Yu, Eddie Kim, & Bevis Jiang
Silver: Takapuna Grammar A
Daniel Wang, Samuel Moffitt, Hayden Steele, Qixuan Liang, & Stephen Weng
Bronze: Rangitoto A
CM Felix Xie, Andrew Li, Allen Li, Zachary Yu, & Ming Ray Goy
Medal for a score of 6/6: Eddie Kim, Westlake A
Westlake qualifies for the National Finals and for the Auckland Finals (if held).
Facebook photo album by NZChessNews.
Central Auckland Primary Interschools
Wednesday, 10th August 2022
Organized by Manoj Asrani and Stuart Vogel from Auckland Central Chess Club, with help from Alex Postma of Papatoetoe CC
Venue: Ellen Melville Centre, Auckland
With 22 Teams in this years Central Auckland Primary Interschools competition, both Remuera Primary and Epsom Normal qualify for the Nationals. Nine schools bringing 88 kids made up the 22 teams
Gold: Remuera A
Ryan Yeh, Luna Xu, Sophia Lin, Rory Xu, Anne Guo
Silver: Epsom Normal A
Branden Li, Kisara Hettiarachchi, Masop Wang, Yilin Liv
Bronze: Mt Eden A
Felix Yu, Jeremy Dong, Johnny Wang, Kevin Kaska
Vega page with team and individual results
Central Auckland Intermediate and Secondary Interschools
Thursday, 11th August 2022
Organized by Manoj Asrani and Stuart Vogel from Auckland Central Chess Club, with help from Alex Postma of Papatoetoe CC
Venue: Ellen Melville Centre, Auckland
Intermediate: A good turnout from 7 intermediate schools Central Auckland bringing 68 students making 17 teams, one team sadly dropping out last minute due to sickness, hope to see them back next year.
Gold: Mt Roskill A
Hunter Po'e-Tofaeono, Ayaan Vasudeva, Daksh Bhatt, Pranav Shenoy
Silver: St Cuthberts A
Emily Gan, Adele Zhou, Joyce Liu, Cerisa Gu
Bronze: Auckland Normal B
Kerun Li, Selina Huang, Caleb Wong, Jasmitha Maddala
Vega page with team and individual results
Secondary: A thank you to 56 students in 13 teams from 6 schools that made up the Central Auckland secondary competition, which was fierce right from round 1. They had tremendous energy throughout the day, all focused on their boards and showed great sportsmanship in victory and defeat, you have done yourself and your school very proud.
Special congratulations go to Auckland Grammar School, whose A and B teams came out on top, well done.
Gold: Auckland Grammar A
Oscar Qin, Aaron Wang, Francisco Nascimento, Alex Coates
Silver: Auckland Grammar B
Markis Tew, Adam Ali, Michael Ma, Blake O'Callahan
Bronze: Mt Roskill A
Joe Wang, Mantra Bhatt, Tousif Kabir, Sourav Dhungel
Vega page with team and individual results
North Shore Intermediate Interschools
Tuesday, 9th August 2022
Organised by the North Shore Chess Club
Venue: Wairau Intermediate School
The 2022 Intermediate regional qualifier for North Shore is now complete. Many thanks to Wairau Intermediate School for hosting the Intermediate event!
Gold: Pinehurst A
David Junyang Zhu, Jerry Yang, Shuntaro Nozaki, & Ashley Chen
Silver: Kristin A
Kendrick Botong Zhang, Kaigen Li, Eason Guo, & Tiger Zhong
Bronze: Northcross A
Ryan Hwang, Nathan Blunden, Alan Li, Vincent Xu, & Sam Lin
Medals for scores of 6/6:
Kendrick Botong Zhang, Kristin A
Zane Sarmad, Albany Junior High
Wang Xuan Qiu, Murrays Bay B
Pinehurst and Kristin qualify for the National Finals. Pinehurst qualifies for the Auckland Finals (if held).
Full results, with links to the Orion files and a photo album, will be found on the dedicated webpage
North Shore Primary Interschools
Monday, 8th August 2022
Organised by the North Shore Chess Club
Venue: Wairau Intermediate School
International Arbiter Helen Milligan reports, "The 2022 Primary regional qualifier for North Shore is now complete. Many thanks to Wairau Intermediate School for hosting the Primary event! The top three teams scored the same on match points and could only be separated on game points. Although only two teams officially qualify, I would like to appeal to the organisers to issue an invitation to the bronze medal school as well, because the separation between the three was so tiny.
Gold: Willow Park A
Taoran Ethan Sun, D P Sayuni Vonara Rehansi, Claire Yuqi Gu, & Patrick Di Jiang
Silver: Pinehurst A
Kai Bo Jin, Xiahan (Luna) Lu, Isaac Gu, & Ethan Yichen Han
Bronze: Belmont
Tim Lifan Zhang, Mason Zixuan Xie, Jason Zihan Xie, & Ethan BoHan Zhang
Medals for scores of 6/6:
William Rui Liu, Sherwood A
Bruce Chen, Campbells Bay A
Patrick Di Jiang, Willow Park A
Willow Park and Pinehurst qualify for the National Finals. Willow Park qualifies for the Auckland Finals (if held).
Full results, with links to the Orion files and a photo album, can be found on the dedicated webpage."
Wellington Primary Interschool Championship
Monday, 1st August 2022
Organiser: Wellington Chess Club
Venue: Newlands Primary School, 200 Newlands Road, Newlands
64 players from 16 teams representing 8 schools (very chessy numbers) competed in the Wellington Primary Interschools at Newlands Primary, under the watchful eye of inexperienced arbiter Bill Forster, with more experienced Kapiti president Gordon Lyall doing much of the frontline heavy lifting and crucially providing some extra sets to cover for a couple of unexpected teams.
In the end Kelson A (Samuel Coles, Carrig Murray, Rose Connon and Stephen Ataalla) were worthy clear winners and qualify for the National finals. Their parent/coach Craig Coles who had managed to rescue the trophy from nearby Johnsonville school during a heroic unannounced lunchtime visit on the day was no doubt delighted. Waterloo school (Zachary He, Alex Chen, Samuel Harding, Ishaan Bhushan) made a late run to collect silver, and Crofton Downs A (Matthew Affleck, Raphaël Shindo, Yi Neng Lo, Luca Mistry) won bronze on game point tie-break.
Update as of 6/8/2022: Bill apologises for forgetting to recognise the individual board winners on the day. For the record they were 1. Samuel Coles (Kelson A), 2. Alex Chen (Waterloo), 3. Rose Connon (Kelson A) and Catherine Coles (Kelson C), and 4. Stephen Ataalla (Kelson A) all with 6/6.
The crosstable was as follows
Nbr Team Match Game 1 2 3 4 5 6
Points Points
1 Kelson A 12/12 22/24 11:4-0 7:4-0 3:3-1 4:3-1 10:4-0 5:4-0
2 Waterloo 8 13.5 16:3-1 5:2-2 4:1-3 12:2-2 14:3-1 3:2½-1½
3 Crofton Downs A 7 16 15:4-0 13:4-0 1:1-3 14:3½-½ 6:2-2 2:1½-2½
4 Thorndon A 7 13 6:3-1 9:2-2 2:3-1 1:1-3 5:1-3 12:3-1
5 Kelson B 7 12 14:3-1 2:2-2 9:2-2 10:2-2 4:3-1 1:0-4
6 Kelson C 7 12 4:1-3 12:2-2 13:2½-1½ 9:2½-1½ 3:2-2 7:2-2
7 Newlands A 6 13 8:4-0 1:0-4 14:1-3 16:4-0 9:2-2 6:2-2
8 Papakowhai 6 13 7:0-4 11:3½-½ 10:1½-2½ 13:2-2 15:2-2 16:4-0
9 Kelson D 6 12 12:2½-1½ 4:2-2 5:2-2 6:1½-2½ 7:2-2 10:2-2
10 Westpark 6 11 13:1-3 15:3½-½ 8:2½-1½ 5:2-2 1:0-4 9:2-2
11 Eastern Hutt A 6 11 1:0-4 8:½-3½ 12:2-2 15:2-2 16:3½-½ 14:3-1
12 Thorndon B 5 11.5 9:1½-2½ 6:2-2 11:2-2 2:2-2 13:3-1 4:1-3
13 Kelson E 5 10.5 10:3-1 3:0-4 6:1½-2½ 8:2-2 12:1-3 15:3-1
14 Eastern Hutt B 4 10 5:1-3 16:3½-½ 7:3-1 3:½-3½ 2:1-3 11:1-3
15 Newlands B 2 6.5 3:0-4 10:½-3½ 16:1-3 11:2-2 8:2-2 13:1-3
16 Crofton Downs B 2 5 2:1-3 14:½-3½ 15:3-1 7:0-4 11:½-3½ 8:0-4
Photos:
Panorama view
Gold medal winners Kelson A, left to right: Stephen Ataalla, Rose Connon, Carrig Murray, Samuel Coles
Silver medal winners Waterloo, left to right: Ishaan Bhushan, Samuel Harding, Alex Chen, Zachary He
Bronze medal winners Crofton Downs A, left to right: Luca Mistry, Yi Neng Lo, Raphaël Shindo, Matthew Affleck
Wellington Intermediate Interschool Championship
Thursday, June 30th 2022
Organiser: Wellington Chess Club
Venue: Hutt International Boys' School, Granville Street, Upper Hutt
Place Name (MP = Match points, GP = Game points)
1. Thorndon A (MP = 12/12, GP = 23/24)
2. HIBS A (MP = 9, GP = 17)
3-4 Hutt Intermediate A (MP = 7, GP = 15.5) and Thorndon B (MP = 7, GP = 11.5)
5. HIBS B (MP = 5, GP = 10.5)
6. Papakowhai (MP = 4, GP = 9)
7-8 Hutt Intermediate B (MP = 2, GP = 8) and HIBS C (MP = 2, GP = 4.5)
Thorndon A (1. Karthik Sethuramalingam, 2. Seung Soo Kim, 3. Ruben Bean, 4. Tuan Pham) win and qualify for National finals in a dominating performance. All four Thorndon A players won the individual board prize medals.
Winners Thorndon A with chief arbiter Philip Rossiter and their individual board winners certificates: L to R Seung Soo Kim, Karthik Sethuramalingam, Ruben Bean, Tuan Pham.
Wellington Secondary Interschool Championship
Wednesday, June 29th 2022
Organiser: Wellington Chess Club
Venue: Hutt International Boys' School, Granville Street, Upper Hutt
Results of Wellington Interschools Secondary, 29th June 2022 at HIBS
Place Name (MP = Match points, GP = Game points)
1-2 Wellington College (MP = 10/12, GP = 18.5/24) and Onslow College A (MP = 10, GP = 17.5)
3. Wellington High (MP = 9)
4-5 Scots College (MP = 7) and Onslow College C (MP = 7)
6-8 Upper Hutt College A, HIBS A, and Onslow College B (MP = 6)
9-10 HIBS B and Upper Hutt College B (MP = 4)
11. Onslow College D (MP = 3)
Wellington College (1. Joshua Langford, 2. Ollie Archer, 3. Cohen Young, 4. Zachary Thirkell) win on a very narrow game point tiebreak from gallant underdogs Onslow A. Wellington College qualify for National finals. The standard was notably high this year, with hard fought high quality games featuring current and recent junior national champions and closely matched local rivals on the top boards.
Board prizes
Best Board 1: Thomas van der Hoorn (Wellington High)
Best Board 2: Adam Rogers (Onslow A)
Best Board 3: Cohen Young (Wellington College)
Best Board 4: Thomas Hampshire (Onslow A)
Winners Wellington College with the trophy. L to R Zachary Thirkell, Ollie Archer, Joshua Langford, Cohen Young.
West Auckland Intermediate Interschool Championships
Wednesday, 22nd June 2022
Organised by Bob and Viv Smith on behalf of the Waitakere Chess Club.
Venue: Kelston Boys High School, Auckland.
82 students from 7 schools competed in the West Auckland Intermediate Chess Championship held Wednesday, 22 June 2022 at Kelston Boys’ High School.
The Medal Winners were:
1st Blockhouse Bay A (Nicole Zhao, Jayden Chen, Keith Huang, Vihaan Bala, Hetansh Trivedi)
2nd Glen Eden A (Daniel Noronha, Peter Huang, Kiwi Amohanga, Shaurya Bartakke)
3rd Marina View D (Hamish Hunt, Maxwell Giffen, Donghyun Oh, Riley Dixon)
Certificates for best board players went to:
Board 1: Daniel Noronha (Glen Eden A) 6/6; Lucas Zhang (Te Atatu A) also received a certificate for 6/6
Board 2: Peter Huang (Glen Eden A) 6/6
Board 3: Keith Huang (Blockhouse Bay A) 6/6
Board 4: Rohan Mishra (Royal Rd ) 6/6
Blockhouse Bay Intermediate qualifies for the National Finals in October.
West Auckland Intermediate Champions – Blockhouse Bay A: Nicole Zhao, Jayden Chen, Keith Huang, Vihaan Bala, and Hetansh Trivedi
Silver medallists – Glen Eden A: Daniel Noronha, Peter Huang, Kiwi Amohanga, and Shaurya Bartakke with teacher Vaimoana Va’ai
Top board scorers: Bd1 Lucas Zhang (Te Atatu A) and Daniel Noronha (Glen Eden A), Bd2 Peter Huang (Glen Eden A), Bd 3 Keith Huang Blockhouse Bay A, and Bd 4 Rohan Mishra (Royal Rd)
23 teams playing in the West Auckland Intermediate and Secondary Championships at Kelston Boys’ High School.
West Auckland Secondary Interschool Championships
Wednesday, 22nd June 2022
Organised by Bob and Viv Smith on behalf of the Waitakere Chess Club.
Venue: Kelston Boys High School, Auckland.
20 students from 3 schools competed in the West Auckland Secondary Chess Championship at Kelston Boys High School. Participation was down this year due to Covid and other factors. The 4 teams played a double round-robin. The Medal Winners were:
1st Avondale College (Rohit Mudaliar, Aanand Madav, Baraa Zara, Abraham Deng, Justin Yang)
2nd Green Bay High (Harry Cronin, Daniel Geronimo, Breno Miranda, Roman Wilcox, Maalav Garg)
3rd Kelston Boys’ High (Jay Kaufusi, Cikky Wang, Mark Siliko, Cyclone Tamarua, Chris Maka)
Certificates for best board players went to:
Board 1: Rohit Mudaliar (Avondale College) 5/5
Board 2: Aanand Madav (Avondale College) 4/4
Board 3: Baraa Zara (Avondale College) 6/6
Board 4: Roman Wilcox (Green Bay High) 4.5/6
Avondale College qualifies for the National Finals in Christchurch in October.
Champions Avondale College: Rohit Mudaliar, Aanand Madav, Baraa Zara, Abraham Deng, and Justin Yang with organisers Viv and Bob Smith
Silver medallists Green Bay High: Harry Cronin, Daniel Geronimo, Breno Miranda, Roman Wilcox and Maalav Garg
Bronze medallists Kelston Boys High A: Jay Kaufusi, Cikky Wang, Mark Siliko, Cyclone Tamarua and Chris Maka
Top board: Bd 1 Rohit Mudaliar, Bd 2 Aanand Madav and Bd 3 Zara Baraa (all from Avondale College) and Bd 4 Roman Wilcox (Green Bay High)
Kelston Boys' High School Principal Adeline Blair receives chess books from Waitakere Chess Club
for hosting the West Auckland Secondary and Intermediate Championships 2022 – with organisers Bob and Viv Smith
West Auckland Primary Interschool Championships
Tuesday, 21st June 2022
Organised by Bob and Viv Smith on behalf of the Waitakere Chess Club.
Venue: St Pauls Primary School, Massey, Auckland.
31 teams from 13 schools competed in the West Auckland Primary Chess Championship held Tuesday, 21 June 2022 at St Paul's School, Massey. The Medal Winners were:
1st Arahoe A (Justin Wang, Jerome Tao, Darren So, Carol Wang)
2nd ACG Sunderland A (Richard Liu, Zack Wang, Yuli Tang, Knox Xu )
3rd ACG Sunderland B (Amy Deng, Pradyun Bulusu, Evelyn Law, Samuel Qiao)
Certificates for best board players went to:
Board 1: Max Xia (Western Heights A) and Justin Wang (Arahoe A) received a certificate for 6/6
Board 2: Joshua Wang (Western Heights C) 6/6
Board 3: Darren So (Arahoe A) 6/6
Board 4: Carol Wang (Arahoe A) 6/6
Arahoe, ACG Sunderland, and Lincoln Heights all qualify for the National Finals in October.
128 students competing in West Auckland Primary Champs 2022 at St Paul's School, Massey.
Champions - Arahoe A; Justin Wang, Jerome Tao, Darren So and Carol Wang with teacher Megan Conolly and organisers Viv and Bob Smith.
Silver medalists - ACG Sunderland A; Richard Liu, Zack Wang, Yuli Tang, and Knox Xu with teacher Sheba Butler.
Bronze medallists - ACG Sunderland B; Amy Deng, Pradyun Bulusu, Evelyn Law, Samuel Qiao with teacher Sheba Butler.
East Auckland Intermediate Championship, Auckland
Tuesday, 21th June 2022
Organised by Ying Wang, Summit Chess Club
Venue: Bucklands Beach Intermediate School, 247 Bucklands Beach Rd, Howick.
1st Buckland Beach A
Zhang, Charles
Zhao, Oliver
Pan, Alexander Hanrui
Li, Kenny
2nd Buckland Beach B
Xiao, Leo Yi
Hu, Anthony
Xiao, Maxwell
Gao, Paul
3rd St Kentigern A
Yue, Annie
Wang, Lucas
Yu, Marcus Daiyan
Chan, Isaac
Zhou, Rex
Best Boards
Board 1 Yue, Annie 6/6
Board 2 Li, Andrew 5.5/6
Board 3 Pan, Alexander Hanrui 6/6
Board 4 Li, Kenny 6/6
East Auckland Secondary Championship, Auckland
Tuesday, 21th June 2022
Organised by Ying Wang, Summit Chess Club
Venue: Bucklands Beach Intermediate School, 247 Bucklands Beach Rd, Howick.
1st Macleans B
Zhao, Jay Zi Xuan
Lin, Patrick
Cui, Justin
Siew, Edward
Lu, Michael
2nd Macleans A
Kichavadi, Tejasvi
Han, Allan
Dai, Kevin
Cheng, Alvin
Guo, George
3rd St Kentigern A
Liu, Ethan Yichen
McKinlay, Nicholas R D
Chen, Alan Yining
Cooper, Finley
Geron, Alexandre
Best Boards
Board 1 Kichavadi, Tejasvi 5.5/6
Board 2 Singh, Rishi 4.5/6
Board 3 Chen, Alan Yining 5/6
Board 4 Chan, Joe 5/6
Board 5 Guo, George 4/6
South Auckland Intermediate Schools Championship
Friday, 17th June 2022
Organised by Papatoetoe Chess Club
Venue: Papatoetoe High School, Nicholson Ave, Papatoetoe
The South Intermediate Interschools Chess Competition for 2022 was attended by 8 teams representing 2 schools at Papatoetoe High School, who were the hosts. Attending were Greenmeadows and Pukekohe Christian. The final placings:
Gold: Pukekohe Christian A
Silver: Pukekohe Christian B
Bronze: Greenmeadows A
Pukekohe Christian have qualified as finalists.
Pukekohe Christian A: Brenda Lee, (organiser), Jack Morse, Jack Gantley, Jacob, Samuel Vorster
Pukekohe Christian B: Neil Vorster (coach), Ruben van Tonder, Blake Lockie, Jacob Tucker, Liam Loef,
Greenmeadows A: Back: Leah Tofte-Dorr (coach), Jackson Wordsworth, Marco Fagundes, Aaryan Kumar. Front: Cain Nelson, Nathan Allan
South Auckland Secondary Schools Championship
Friday, 17th June 2022
Organised by Papatoetoe Chess Club
Venue: Papatoetoe High School, Nicholson Ave, Papatoetoe
The South Secondary Interschools Chess Competition for 2022 was attended by 20 teams representing 4 schools at Papatoetoe High School, who were the hosts. Attending were Kings College, One Tree Hill College, Papatoetoe High, and Pukekohe Christian.
The final placings were
Gold: One Tree Hill College A
Silver: Kings College A
Bronze: Pukekohe Christian A.
Because 20 teams entered, both One Tree Hill College and Kings College have qualified as finalists.
One Tree Hill College A: Yaswanth Sirivuri, Waimana James, George Zhang, Jonathon Hookings
Kings College A: Jacob Chai, Vincent Cai, Jack Li, Winston Weng
Pukekohe Christian A: Rourke Poirier, Gracie Kwon, Sukhpreet Singh, AJ McGregor
East Auckland Primary Championship, Auckland
Wednesday, 15th June 2022
Organised by Ying Wang, Summit Chess Club
Venue: Pt View School, 25 Kilkenny Drive, Howick.
1st Point View - A
Somaraju, Sai Vivan K
Zhang, Harvey
Li, Olivia
Somaraju, Jathin Nandan
2nd Sunnyhills - A
Ye, Annie
Huang, Jayden
Yao, Alex Runfeng
Yang, Eric
3rd Pigeon Mountain - A
Liu, Zikun Kenneth
Guan, Dian
Tao, Hugo
Jayawickrama, Vihandu V S
Certificates for best board winners:
Board 1: Lobo, Isaac (Owairoa - A) 6/6
Board 2: Zhang, Franklyn (Macleans - A) 6/6
Board 3: Li, Olivia (Point View - A) 6/6
Board 4: Somaraju, Jathin Nandan (Point View - A) 6/6
The following players also got the perfect scores:
Somaraju, Sai Vivan K Board 1 for Point View - A 6/6
Chen, William Board 2 for Our Lady Star of the Sea - A 6/6
Wang, Jeremy Board 3 for Pigeon Mountain - I 6/6
As there were 48 teams competing, Point View, Sunnyhills, and Pigeon Mountain all qualify for the National Finals.
Point View
Sunnyhills
Pigeon Mountain
Board winners
South Auckland Primary Schools Championship
Thursday, 9th June 2022
Organised by Papatoetoe Chess Club
Venue: Everglade Primary School, 64 Everglade Drive, Manukau
The South Auckland Primary Interschools Chess Competition for 2022 was attended by 15 teams representing 7 schools at Everglade Primary. Attending were Everglade, Flat Bush, Holy Cross Catholic, Papatoetoe Central, Puhinui, Pukekohe Christian, and Strathallan.
The final placings were:
Gold for first: Everglade
Silver for joint second: Papatoetoe Central and Strathallan
Bronze for fourth: Holy Cross Catholic
Everglade: Vivaan Goswani, Adit Palanisamy, Vihaan Chowdavarapu, Srirama Nimmakayala
Papatoetoe Central: Albin Jose, Brian Nguyen, Bryan Do, Henry Dang
Strathallan: Samuel Speedy, Kieran Louw, Yanshan Bao, Max Wang
Holy Cross Catholic: Mikha'el Tala'imanu, Andreus Oraha, Abraham Wulf, Masi Esekielu, Fili Setima Autagavaia