2023 South Canberra Secondary Open Zone
Thank you to everyone who took part in the 2023 South Canberra Secondary Schools Chess Championship. It was a great day of chess with 91 enthusiastic chess players taking part, some for their very first time. Thank you to Melrose High for providing a venue, and being such fantastic hosts.
The top 3 teams were
Canberra Grammar A 25/28
Lachlan Ho 7/7
Minchen Yang 6.5
Joshua Steinman 6
Thomas Lin 5.5
Canberra Grammar B 20.5
Isaac Reiner 5.5
Oscar Wu 5
Cameron Allnut 5
Jarvis Christie 5
Melrose High A 20
Harry Huang 5.5
Natasha Livas 5
Sam Sheppard 5
Heath Perry 4.5
Lachlan Ho (Canberra Grammar) received a perfect score Medal
Also qualifying for the Finals (Week 7 Term 3) were
Canberra Grammar C (20), Alfred Deakin A (19.5), Queanbeyan A (17.5), Melrose High B (16), Queanbeyan B (15) , Alfred Deakin B (15), Melrose C (14), Evelyn Scott A (12.5)
Teams for the finals are made up of your best 4 scorers for Team A, next best for Team B etc However you may change players around if necessary (due to illness etc). Teams can also bring 1 reserve player
Did your students have fun? The ACT Junior Chess League runs various chess tournaments and coaching clinics throughout the year. For more information on these please visit our website www.actjcl.org.au .
Shaun Press
ACTJCL Interschool Co-ordinator
2023 ACT School Secondary South Zone
Cross Table at round 7 sorted by score
Pos NAME Rtg T Fed Pts | 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 | Buc1 BucT
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1 Ho,Lachlan 1974 ACT 7.0 | +B62 +W29 +B10 +W21 +B6 +W8 +B22 | 28.5 31.5
2 Yang,Minchen 1441 ACT 6.5 | +W88 +B61 +W20 =B24 +W9 +B11 +B8 | 26.5 28.0
3 Steinman,Joshua 1243 ACT 6.0 | =BYE +B57 =W9 +W35 +B14 +W13 +B10 | 27.5 30.5
4 Lin,Thomas 1057 ACT 5.5 | +W32 +B5 +W12 +B11 -W8 +B27 =W6 | 30.0 34.0
5 Huang,Harry 0 ACT 5.5 | +B37 -W4 +B45 +W30 =B7 +W21 +B23 | 28.0 31.5
6 Zayan,Arham 1114 ACT 5.5 | +B51 +W70 +B44 +W13 -W1 +B28 =B4 | 28.0 30.5
7 Reiner,Isaac 522 ACT 5.5 | +W34 +B23 +W26 -B8 =W5 +B44 +W20 | 27.5 31.0
8 Wu,Oscar 1235 ACT 5.0 | +B56 +W64 +B72 +W7 +B4 -B1 -W2 | 30.5 32.5
9 Allnutt,Cameron 1256 ACT 5.0 | =BYE +W18 =B3 +W15 -B2 +W53 +B25 | 30.0 33.0
10 Christie,Jarvis 277 ACT 5.0 | +W52 +B47 -W1 +B32 +W33 +B24 -W3 | 28.5 31.5
11 Choi,Luka 497 ACT 5.0 | +B54 +W53 +B31 -W4 +B17 -W2 +B37 | 28.0 31.0
12 Duke,Lewis 0 ACT 5.0 | +B17 +W30 -B4 -W36 +B31 +W75 +B40 | 26.5 28.5
13 Livas,Natasha 414 ACT 5.0 | +W92 +B68 +W27 -B6 +W60 -B3 +W29 | 25.0 25.5
14 Davidson,William 0 ACT 5.0 | +W78 +B87 -W24 +B26 -W3 +B33 +W27 | 24.5 26.5
15 Messina,Jeamhar 0 NSW 5.0 | -W50 +B16 +W87 -B9 +W63 +B26 +W24 | 24.0 26.5
16 Burdeu,Xavier 0 ACT 5.0 | -B31 -W15 +B85 +W59 +B35 +W39 +B30 | 24.0 25.5
17 Sheppard,Sam 0 ACT 5.0 | -W12 +B89 +W61 +B65 -W11 +B50 +W28 | 23.0 23.5
18 Zhu,Brett 0 ACT 5.0 | +W89 -B9 +B59 -W25 +B54 +W51 +B45 | 21.5 22.0
19 Dacles,Chars 0 ACT 5.0 | +W74 -B26 +W68 +B63 -W27 +B66 +W32 | 20.5 22.5
20 Ali,Rubayet 0 NSW 4.5 | +B80 +W45 -B2 +W31 +B36 =W22 -B7 | 28.0 30.0
21 Lim,Colin 872 ACT 4.5 | +W55 +B58 +W25 -B1 =W24 -B5 +W44 | 27.0 30.0
22 Mackintosh,Michaella 1234 ACT 4.5 | +W73 -B25 +W52 +B28 +W29 =B20 -W1 | 26.5 28.5
23 Perry,Heath 0 ACT 4.5 | +B41 -W7 +B79 =W44 +B38 +W25 -W5 | 26.5 28.5
24 Banerjea,Siddharth 902 ACT 4.0 | +B76 +W35 +B14 =W2 =B21 -W10 -B15 | 30.0 32.0
25 Huang,Chris 0 ACT 4.0 | +W33 +W22 -B21 +B18 +W50 -B23 -W9 | 27.5 30.5
26 Simpson,Lucas 0 ACT 4.0 | +B43 +W19 -B7 -W14 +B76 -W15 +B56 | 27.5 29.5
27 Wu,Jonathan 0 ACT 4.0 | +B93 +W38 -B13 +W64 +B19 -W4 -B14 | 27.5 27.5
28 Guarin,Rafael 381 ACT 4.0 | +B59 +W39 +B36 -W22 +B37 -W6 -B17 | 27.0 30.0
29 Foreman,Matthew 0 NSW 4.0 | +W86 -B1 +W74 +B42 -B22 +W36 -B13 | 26.5 28.0
30 Wu,Joshua 0 ACT 4.0 | +W69 -B12 +W55 -B5 +W34 +B46 -W16 | 26.0 28.5
31 Puric,Logan 0 ACT 4.0 | +W16 +B50 -W11 -B20 -W12 +B71 +W57 | 25.5 28.0
32 Meadley,Blake 0 NSW 4.0 | -B4 +W48 +B40 -W10 +B75 +W72 -B19 | 25.0 27.0
33 Tarif,Aurvin 0 ACT 4.0 | -B25 +W76 +B62 +W38 -B10 -W14 +B51 | 24.0 26.0
34 Metham,Sam 0 NSW 4.0 | -B7 -W41 +B43 +W79 -B30 +W64 +B53 | 23.5 25.5
35 Phan,Minh 0 ACT 4.0 | +W57 -B24 +W77 -B3 -W16 +B73 +W50 | 23.0 25.0
36 Tan,Christopher 0 ACT 4.0 | +W71 +B77 -W28 +B12 -W20 -B29 +W52 | 23.0 25.0
37 Tran,Jayden 0 ACT 4.0 | -W5 +B73 +W69 +B58 -W28 +B52 -W11 | 23.0 25.0
38 Djurdevic,Stefan 0 ACT 4.0 | +W66 -B27 +W47 -B33 -W23 +B55 +W60 | 22.0 25.0
39 Sharma,Ritik 0 NSW 4.0 | +W83 -B28 +W46 -B50 +W65 -B16 +W58 | 21.5 23.5
40 Waugh,Callum 0 ACT 4.0 | +W67 -B44 -W32 +B73 +W55 +B60 -W12 | 21.5 23.5
41 Bajgoric,Anur 0 ACT 4.0 | -W23 +B34 -W60 -B55 +W88 +B74 +W49 | 20.0 21.5
42 Vidal,Charlz 0 NSW 4.0 | +B82 -W72 +B56 -W29 -B51 +W67 +B54 | 18.0 20.0
43 Ebrahimi,Noah 0 ACT 4.0 | -W26 -B52 -W34 +B92 +W81 +B78 +W66 | 18.0 18.5
44 Corby,Ethan 0 ACT 3.5 | +B49 +W40 -W6 =B23 +B72 -W7 -B21 | 27.5 29.5
45 Singh,Aneka 0 ACT 3.5 | +W65 -B20 -W5 =B46 +W69 +B68 -W18 | 24.0 26.5
46 Damiani,Allesandro 0 ACT 3.5 | -B53 +W54 -B39 =W45 +B48 -W30 +B70 | 21.0 23.5
47 Raamiz,Hassan 0 ACT 3.5 | +B84 -W10 -B38 -W56 =W71 +B69 +W68 | 19.5 21.5
48 Whyatt,Derrick 0 ACT 3.5 | -W58 -B32 +W88 =B69 -W46 +B85 +W79 | 16.5 18.0
49 Rai,Sayahang 0 ACT 3.5 | -W44 -B69 =W89 +B83 +B85 +W70 -B41 | 16.0 16.5
50 Ni,Hannah 607 ACT 3.0 | +B15 -W31 +B81 +W39 -B25 -W17 -B35 | 26.0 28.0
51 McDonald,Charles 0 ACT 3.0 | -W6 -B63 +W57 +B74 +W42 -B18 -W33 | 24.5 26.5
52 O'Keefe,Jeremy 0 ACT 3.0 | -B10 +W43 -B22 +W82 +B64 -W37 -B36 | 24.5 26.5
53 Ruzario,Christopher 0 ACT 3.0 | +W46 -B11 -W65 +B61 +W58 -B9 -W34 | 23.5 26.5
54 Muir,Anthony 0 ACT 3.0 | -W11 -B46 +W71 +B77 -W18 +B65 -W42 | 23.0 25.0
55 Messina,Bradley 0 NSW 3.0 | -B21 +W84 -B30 +W41 -B40 -W38 +B72 | 22.5 24.5
56 Mahbub,Riaz 0 ACT 3.0 | -W8 +B86 -W42 +B47 -W66 +B63 -W26 | 22.5 24.0
57 Bon,Nathan 0 NSW 3.0 | -B35 -W3 -B51 +W80 +B62 +W76 -B31 | 22.0 24.0
58 Ishikawa,Saichi 0 ACT 3.0 | +B48 -W21 +B75 -W37 -B53 +W59 -B39 | 22.0 24.0
59 Nguyen,Minh 0 ACT 3.0 | -W28 +B83 -W18 -B16 +W61 -B58 +W73 | 22.0 24.0
60 Pearce,Riley 0 ACT 3.0 | -W77 +B67 +B41 +W72 -B13 -W40 -B38 | 22.0 24.0
61 Forsyth,Rylan 0 ACT 3.0 | +B75 -W2 -B17 -W53 -B59 +W80 +B84 | 21.5 23.5
62 Kosciusko,Mattheus 0 NSW 3.0 | -W1 +B66 -W33 -B68 -W57 +B83 +W78 | 21.5 23.5
63 Smith,Michael 0 ACT 3.0 | -B64 +W51 +B70 -W19 -B15 -W56 +B82 | 21.5 23.5
64 Gomez, Gonzalo 0 ACT 3.0 | +W63 -B8 +W78 -B27 -W52 -B34 +W81 | 21.0 23.0
65 Ford,Josh 0 ACT 3.0 | -B45 +W80 +B53 -W17 -B39 -W54 +B76 | 20.5 22.5
66 Shaw,Steve 0 ACT 3.0 | -B38 -W62 +B93 +W86 +B56 -W19 -B43 | 20.5 20.5
67 Hussain,Ahmed 0 ACT 3.0 | -B40 -W60 +B80 -W75 +W77 -B42 +W74 | 17.0 19.0
68 Pracy,Oliver 0 ACT 2.5 | +B79 -W13 -B19 +W62 =B70 -W45 -B47 | 22.5 24.5
69 Kapuya,Ishe 0 ACT 2.5 | -B30 +W49 -B37 =W48 -B45 -W47 +B75 | 22.0 24.0
70 Kelly,Patrick 0 NSW 2.5 | +W85 -B6 -W63 +B81 =W68 -B49 -W46 | 20.0 21.5
71 Holland,Ryan 0 ACT 2.5 | -B36 -W81 -B54 +W84 =B47 -W31 +B86 | 18.5 20.0
72 Arnold,Dean 0 ACT 2.0 | +W81 +B42 -W8 -B60 -W44 -B32 -W55 | 22.5 24.5
73 Mann,Alex 0 ACT 2.0 | -B22 -W37 +B84 -W40 +B79 -W35 -B59 | 21.5 23.5
74 Rangawali,Kauserali 0 ACT 2.0 | -B19 +W82 -B29 -W51 +B86 -W41 -B67 | 21.0 22.5
75 Singh,Ekamjot 0 ACT 2.0 | -W61 +B88 -W58 +B67 -W32 -B12 -W69 | 20.5 22.0
76 Meir,Georgia 0 ACT 2.0 | -W24 -B33 +W83 +B78 -W26 -B57 -W65 | 20.0 22.0
77 Aulmann,Thomas 0 ACT 2.0 | +B60 -W36 -B35 -W54 -B67 -W82 +W85 | 19.0 20.5
78 Al-Shamari,Ali 0 ACT 2.0 | -B14 +W93 -B64 -W76 +B82 -W43 -B62 | 19.0 19.0
79 Bradberry,Lucy 0 ACT 2.0 | -W68 +B92 -W23 -B34 -W73 +B88 -B48 | 18.0 18.5
80 Olsson-Wood,Zak 0 ACT 2.0 | -W20 -B65 -W67 -B57 +W89 -B61 +W93 | 17.0 17.0
81 Parhar,Pam 0 ACT 2.0 | -B72 +B71 -W50 -W70 -B43 +W93 -B64 | 17.0 17.0
82 Huang,Louis 0 ACT 2.0 | -W42 -B74 +W92 -B52 -W78 +B77 -W63 | 16.0 16.5
83 Dimovski,Mia 0 ACT 2.0 | -B39 -W59 -B76 -W49 +B93 -W62 +B89 | 16.0 16.0
84 Baker,Aislinn 0 ACT 2.0 | -W47 -B55 -W73 -B71 +W92 +B89 -W61 | 14.5 15.0
85 Yeung,Gabby 0 ACT 1.5 | -B70 =BYE -W16 +B89 -W49 -W48 -B77 | 19.5 20.0
86 Singh,Karamveer 0 ACT 1.5 | -B29 -W56 =BYE -B66 -W74 +B92 -W71 | 17.0 17.5
87 Whittle-Game,Julian (W) 0 ACT 1.0 | +F91 -W14 -B15 -- -- -- -- | 22.0 24.0
88 Maharaj,Kausal 0 ACT 1.0 | -B2 -W75 -B48 +W93 -B41 -W79 -F92 | 20.0 20.0
89 Kosciusko,Joshua 0 NSW 0.5 | -B18 -W17 =B49 -W85 -B80 -W84 -W83 | 19.5 21.0
90 Bysouth,Tom (W) 0 ACT 0.0 | -- -- -- -- -- -- -- | 16.5 17.5
91 Hussain,Jahangir (W) 0 ACT 0.0 | -F87 -- -- -- -- -- -- | 16.5 17.5
92 Monro,Christine 0 NSW 0.0 | -B13 -W79 -B82 -W43 -B84 -W86 -F88 | 16.5 17.5
93 Kallionaki,Maristella 0 NSW 0.0 | -W27 -B78 -W66 -B88 -W83 -B81 -B80 | 15.0 16.5