Wellington Open 2016
The tournament was a great success, with a big strong field, good organisation, cool inner city venue, exciting chess, and everything else you might want in a weekend tournament.
Thanks to Philip Rossiter for arbiting, Andrew Brockway and Ian Sellen for entering games promptly for a tournament .pgn.
Congrats to Scott Wastney for a convincing winning performance. Other winners are;
2nd= Russell Dive, Gino Thornton, Nic Croad; B Grade 1st Leighton Nicholls 2nd= Yogesh Kulkarni, Kate Song; C Grade 1st= Sravan Renjoth, Fabian Day, Josh Wight.
Look out for a full report in the New Zealand Chess Magazine.
Final Crosstable
1 Wastney Scott 2448 FM NZL 5.5 | +W17 +B8 +W10 +B6 +W5 =B2
2 Croad Nicolas 2412 FM NZL 5.0 | +W30 +B9 +W12 =B5 +W13 =W1
3 Thornton Gino 2235 NZL 5.0 | +W24 =B7 +W11 =B4 +W8 +B9
4 Dive Russell 2452 IM NZL 5.0 | +B19 +W11 =B13 =W3 +B18 +W7
5 Ker Anthony 2415 IM NZL 4.5 | +B21 +W14 +B20 =W2 -B1 +W15
6 Steadman Michael 2338 FM NZL 4.5 | +B31 +W18 +B16 -W1 =B15 +B13
7 Nicholls Leighton 1985 NZL 4.0 | +B42 =W3 =B14 +W20 +B16 -B4
8 Goodhue Nathan 2074 NZL 4.0 | +B34 -W1 +B21 +W19 -B3 +W22
9 Jackson Ross 2027 NZL 4.0 | +B33 -W2 +B31 +W22 +B14 -W3
10 Nijman Brian 2147 NZL 4.0 | +B35 +W38 -B1 -W13 +B19 +W18
11 James Jack 2097 NZL 4.0 | +W39 -B4 -B3 +W35 +W30 +B23
12 Forster Bill 2075 CM NZL 4.0 | +B28 +W41 -B2 -W15 +B21 +W25
13 Vincenti David 2179 CM MLT 3.5 | +B22 +W15 =W4 +B10 -B2 -W6
14 Nyberg Michael 2068 NZL 3.5 | +W32 -B5 =W7 +B24 -W9 +B28
15 Kulkarni Yogesh 1854 NZL 3.5 | +W36 -B13 +W30 +B12 =W6 -B5
16 Sellen Ian 2116 NZL 3.5 | +W29 +B23 -W6 +B37 -W7 =B17
17 Song Kate 1701 NZL 3.5 | -B1 +W34 -B18 +W32 +B20 =W16
18 Lyall Simon 1988 NZL 3.0 | +W40 -B6 +W17 +B23 -W4 -B10
19 Stracy Don 1742 NZL 3.0 | -W4 +B29 +W26 -B8 -W10 +B33
20 Timergazi Layla 2152 WFM 3.0 | +W26 +B25 -W5 -B7 -W17 +B32
21 List Bob 1661 NZL 3.0 | -W5 +B39 -W8 +B27 -W12 +B36
22 Wight Joshua 1534 NZL 3.0 | -W13 +B36 +W25 -B9 +W37 -B8
23 Paul David 1886 NZL 3.0 | +B27 -W16 +B41 -W18 +B24 -W11
24 Day Fabian 1564 NZL 3.0 | -B3 +W42 +B38 -W14 -W23 +B37
25 Barraza-Perez Jesse 1925 MEX 3.0 | +BYE -W20 -B22 +W34 +B31 -B12
26 Renjith Sravan 1510 NZL 3.0 | -B20 +W27 -B19 +W38 -W28 +B30
27 Phease Tristan 0 NZL 3.0 | -W23 -B26 +BYE -W21 +B35 +W31
28 Braganza Nadia 1364 NZL 2.5 | -W12 -- =B33 +W41 +B26 -W14
29 Steadman Matthew 1368 NZL 2.5 | -B16 -W19 -B32 =W33 +B43 +W34
30 Burns Guy 1642 NZL 2.0 | -B2 +W33 -B15 +W43 -B11 -W26
31 Murdoch Stephen 1625 NZL 2.0 | -W6 +B40 -W9 +B39 -W25 -B27
32 Lourenco Eva 1060 NZL 2.0 | -B14 -- +W29 -B17 +W41 -W20
33 Austin Tama 0 NZL 2.0 | -W9 -B30 =W28 =B29 +B38 -W19
34 Zhao Aiden 1231 NZL 2.0 | -W8 -B17 +W36 -B25 +W40 -B29
35 Theodosiou Andreas 1489 NZL 2.0 | -W10 -B37 +W40 -B11 -W27 +B41
36 Wevers Alexis 0 NZL 2.0 | -B15 -W22 -B34 +BYE +W39 -W21
37 Roberts Michael 1822 NZL 2.0 | -B41 +W35 +B43 -W16 -B22 -W24
38 Cunningham Pat 1744 NZL 2.0 | +W43 -B10 -W24 -B26 -W33 +B42
39 Marko Nigel 1300 PNG 2.0 | -B11 -W21 +B42 -W31 -B36 +W43
40 Leman Dominic 0 NZL 2.0 | -B18 -W31 -B35 +W42 -B34 +BYE
41 Winter Ryan 0 NZL 1.0 | +W37 -B12 -W23 -B28 -B32 -W35
42 Luo Vincent 0 NZL 1.0 | -W7 -B24 -W39 -B40 +BYE -W38
43 Dai Zhiheng 0 NZL 1.0 | -B38 +BYE -W37 -B30 -W29 -B39
Player List
No Name Title NZCF FIDE
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1 Russell Dive IM 2452 2322
2 Scott Wastney FM 2448 2348
3 Anthony Ker IM 2415 2280
4 Nicolas Croad FM 2412 2312
5 Michael Steadman FM 2338 2271
6 Gino Thornton 2235 2166
7 David Cilia Vincenti CM 2179 2063
8 Layla Timergazi 2152 2023
9 Brian Nijman 2147 2043
10 Ian Sellen 2116 1987
11 Bill Forster CM 2075 1961
12 Jack James 2097 1961
13 Nathan Goodhue 2074 1993
14 Michael Nyberg 2068 1941
15 Ross Jackson 2027 1901
16 Simon Lyall 1988 1811
17 Leighton Nicholls 1985 1903
18 Jesse Barraza-Perez 1925
19 David Paul 1886
20 Yogesh Kulkarni 1854
21 Mike Roberts 1843 1822
22 Pat Cunningham 1744
23 Don Stracy 1742 1663
24 Kate Song 1701 1633
25 Bob List 1661 1624
26 Guy Burns 1642
27 Stephen Murdoch 1625 1447
28 Fabian Day 1564
29 Joshua Wight 1534
30 Sravan Renjith 1510
31 Andreas Theodosiou 1489
32 Matthew Steadman 1368 1498
33 Nadia Braganza 1364 1367
34 Nigel Marko 1300
35 Aiden Zhao 1231
36 Eva Lourenco 1060 1297
37 Ryan Winter unr
38 Alexis Wevers unr
39 Tama Austin unr
40 Tristan Phease unr
41 Vincent Luo unr
42 Zhiheng Dai unr
43 Dominic Leman unr