Welcome
The Wellington Chess Club meets every Thursday evening (excluding January) at the Wellington Bridge Club, 17 Tinakori Road Thorndon.
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Please don't park at the Bridge Club, there's plenty of parking on Thorndon Quay (under the motorway) just a short walk away (free in the evening only).
Lawrence Farrington 1952-2006
Sadly we have learned that long time club member Lawrence Farrington passed away at the end of May. Lawrence was a very regular competitor, rarely missing a night. He was very passionate about his chess and always gave 100%. He was also one of a kind, a real character who will be greatly missed.
What's Hot Right Now
The annual Chess 960 tournament starts on Thursday 2nd July.
Club Captain Elliot Grant will accept entries on the night, but prefers that people email him using wellingtonchessnz@gmail.com ahead of time to enter.
The tournament will run for 3 weeks finishing on the 16th of July. It is a rapid (25+5) tournament and there will be two rounds a night. As it is a Chess960 tournament it is not NZCF or FIDE rated.
Chess960 is a bit different in that the composition of the pieces on the back rank is randomised, hence things like castling may confuse players that have not played it much before. More information on the quirks of Chess960 here.
Please let Elliot know if you have any questions.
The Arthur Pomeroy Memorial is now complete.
Congratulations to the winners and placegetters.
FIDE A
1st Nic Croad 6/7
2nd= Anthony Ker, Matthew Keith
FIDE B
1st Justin Jiminez 5.5/7
2nd= Leighton Nicholls, Alan Aldridge 4.5/7
FIDE C
1st Lucas Qu 4.5/6
2nd= Nenian Bakiyaraj, Aadhav Dhamodharan 4/6
NZCF Swiss
1st Ryan Winter 7/8
2nd Daniel Winsley 6.5/8
3rd= Bill Forster, Adam Harris 5.5/8
What's Coming Up
The North Island, The Peter Stuart Memorial and the NZ Seniors NZCF Site