Auckland Chess Centre
George Trundle 2020
Entry Details
Event Information
Dates
Saturday 4th to Sunday 12th January 2020.
Venue
Auckland Chess Centre, 17 Cromwell Street, Mt. Eden, Auckland.
Eligibility
Entry by invitation or by application.
Format
Masters 10 round Double Round Robin tournament.
Qualifiers, Reserves, Talents 3 separate 9 round Single Round Robin tournaments.
All tournaments FIDE and NZCF rated where possible.
Time Control
Standard:
90 minutes each player plus 30 minutes at move 40, with 30 seconds increment per move from move one.
Schedule
Masters
| Start Time | Day & Date | |
|---|---|---|
| Players Meeting | 1.45pm | Saturday 4th January 2020 |
| Round 1 | 2pm | Saturday 4th January 2020 |
| Round 2 | 9am | Sunday 5th January 2020 |
| Round 3 | 2pm | Sunday 5th January 2020 |
| Round 4 | 2pm | Monday 6th January 2020 |
| Round 5 | 2pm | Tuesday 7th January 2020 |
| Round 6 | 2pm | Wednesday 8th January 2020 |
| Round 7 | 2pm | Thursday 9th January 2020 |
| Round 8 | 2pm | Friday 10th January 2020 |
| Round 9 | 2pm | Saturday 11th January 2020 |
| Round 10 | 2pm | Sunday 12th January 2020 |
| Prizegiving | As soon as possible after completion of last game | Sunday 12th January 2020 |
Qualifiers, Reserves, Talents
| Start Time | Day & Date | |
|---|---|---|
| Players Meeting | 1.45pm | Saturday 4th January 2020 |
| Round 1 | 2pm | Saturday 4th January 2020 |
| Round 2 | 2pm | Sunday 5th January 2020 |
| Round 3 | 2pm | Monday 6th January 2020 |
| Round 4 | 2pm | Tuesday 7th January 2020 |
| Round 5 | 2pm | Wednesday 8th January 2020 |
| Round 6 | 2pm | Thursday 9th January 2020 |
| Round 7 | 2pm | Friday 10th January 2020 |
| Round 8 | 2pm | Saturday 11th January 2020 |
| Round 9 | 2pm | Sunday 12th January 2020 |
| Prizegiving | As soon as possible after completion of last game | Sunday 12th January 2020 |
Prize Fund
| First | Second | Third | Fourth | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters | $1000 | $750 | $500 | $250 |
| IM norm possible in Masters tournament | ||||
| Highest scoring NZ player in Masters wins the George Trundle Trophy for 2020 | ||||
| Qualifiers | $300 | $220 | $180 | $150 |
| Reserves and Talents | $280 | $170 | $120 | $80 |
Prizes will be shared between players on the same number of points.
Results
Prizewinners
| Position | Points | Player | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Masters | |||
| 1st | 7.5/10 | GM Daniel Howard Fernandez | |
| 2nd equal | 7/10 | GM Vasily Papin | |
| 2nd equal | 7/10 | GM Darryl K Johansen | |
| 4th | 4/10 | IM Leonid Sandler | |
| Top NZ player | 3.5/10 | FM Daniel Hanwen Gong | |
| Qualifiers | |||
| 1st | 8/9 | IM Paul Anthony Garbett | |
| 2nd | 6.5/9 | FM Alphaeus Wei Ern Ang | |
| 3rd | 6/9 | FM Allen Chi Zhou Fan | |
| 4th equal | 4.5/9 | CM Helen Milligan | |
| 4th equal | 4.5/9 | WIM Jasmine Haomo Zhang | |
| 4th equal | 4.5/9 | Felix Xie | |
| Reserves | |||
| 1st | 8/9 | CM Richard Meng | |
| 2nd | 6/9 | CM Benjamin U Lim | |
| 3rd equal | 5.5/9 | Paul Macdonald | |
| 3rd equal | 5.5/9 | Euan McDougall | |
| Talents | |||
| 1st | 8/9 | Akshay Sharma | |
| 2nd | 7.5/9 | Mathew Steadman | |
| 3rd | 7/9 | Pridiyathon Kulchayodom | |
| 4th | 5/9 | Rohit Mudaliar |
