2023 Canberra/Woden Primary Open Zone

Thanks to everyone who took part in the 2023 ACT Primary Schools Central Zone Championship. 88 players from 6 schools turned out for an enjoyable day of chess, many for the very first time. I would like to thank Red Hill Primary School for being such fantastic hosts, enabling us to have a great day of chess. I'd also like to thank the teachers and parents who helped out on the day.

Final Results

Red Hill Primary 23/28
Owen MacMullin 7/7
Mitchell Heath 6/7
Miro Vidler-Wilkinson 5/7
Zaydan Awan-Rhaman 5/7

Turner School 22/28
Mhin Son Ho 6/7
William Le 6/7
Michael Le 5/7
Echo Feng 5/7

Garran Primary 20.5/28
Yafi Sharif 6/7
James Abhayaratna 5/7
Elman Tavanger 5/7
Ehan Sharif 4.5/7

Also qualifying for the finals are
Red Hill Primary B (19.5), Canberra Grammar (17.5), Ainslie Primary (17), Hughes Primary (16), Garran Primary B (15)

Owen MacMullin (Red Hill Primary) received a Perfect Score medal for winning all 7 games


2023 ACT School Primary Canberra 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 MacMullin,Owen                 1215     ACT  7.0 | +B67  +W2   +B11  +W8   +B4   +W3   +B6    |   33.0    35.5
  2 Heath,Mitchell                    0     AUS  6.0 | +W20  -B1   +W63  +B16  +W10  +B8   +W9    |   31.5    34.5
  3 Sharif,Yafi                     391     ACT  6.0 | +B40  +W35  +B7   +W9   +B6   -B1   +W12   |   31.0    35.0
  4 Ho,Minh Son                     691     ACT  6.0 | +W43  +B31  +W30  +B12  -W1   +B26  +W17   |   28.5    32.0
  5 Le,William                      542     ACT  6.0 | +B72  +W74  +B27  -W6   +B25  +W24  +B7    |   24.0    26.0
  6 Abhayaratna,James              1118     ACT  5.0 | +W19  +B42  +W13  +B5   -W3   +B29  -W1    |   32.5    36.0
  7 Vidler-Wilkinson,Miro             0     AUS  5.0 | +W15  +B21  -W3   +B51  +W28  +B18  -W5    |   30.0    33.0
  8 Le,Michael                      654     ACT  5.0 | +B69  +W24  +B37  -B1   +W15  -W2   +B29   |   30.0    32.5
  9 Feng,Echo                       837     ACT  5.0 | +W52  +B28  +W18  -B3   +W31  +W17  -B2    |   29.0    32.0
 10 Mao,Max                         921     ACT  5.0 | +B22  +W25  +B38  -W17  -B2   +W35  +B19   |   27.5    31.5
 11 Awan-Rahman,Zaydan                0     AUS  5.0 | +W77  +B57  -W1   +B36  +W33  -B12  +W26   |   27.0    29.0
 12 Tavangar,Elman                    0     ACT  5.0 | +B88  +W56  +B41  -W4   +B49  +W11  -B3    |   26.5    27.0
 13 Dissanakye,Rohan                  0     AUS  5.0 | +B68  +W23  -B6   +W22  -B24  +W30  +B27   |   26.0    28.5
 14 Neeman,James                    547     ACT  5.0 | +W45  -B18  +W32  +B52  -W26  +B31  +W33   |   24.0    27.0
 15 Harding,Louis                     0     AUS  5.0 | -B7   +W79  +B83  +W27  -B8   +W39  +B24   |   24.0    25.5
 16 Sim,Oliver                        0     AUS  5.0 | +B49  +W86  -B17  -W2   +B58  +W46  +B25   |   24.0    25.0
 17 Sharif,Ehan                     493     ACT  4.5 | +W26  +B36  +W16  +B10  =W29  -B9   -B4    |   29.0    33.0
 18 Jain,Avi                          0     AUS  4.5 | +B64  +W14  -B9   =W41  +B34  -W7   +B47   |   26.0    29.0
 19 Kiselev,Aleksandr                 0     AUS  4.5 | -B6   +W62  =B34  +W61  +B41  +B32  -W10   |   24.5    27.5
 20 Wang,Kevin                        0     AUS  4.5 | -B2   =W67  +B54  =W34  +B56  +W38  =B32   |   24.0    26.5
 21 Bishwkarma,Karunya                0     AUS  4.5 | +B73  -W7   +B45  -W25  +B72  =W22  +B43   |   22.5    24.5
 22 Konsika,Manu                      0     AUS  4.5 | -W10  +B82  +W81  -B13  +W57  =B21  +W41   |   22.5    24.0
 23 Wang,Logan                        0     AUS  4.5 | +W59  -B13  -W51  +B68  +W60  =B42  +W44   |   21.0    23.5
 24 Omer,Hasan                        0     AUS  4.0 | +W44  -B8   +W60  +B42  +W13  -B5   -W15   |   28.0    31.0
 25 Iyer,Tanav                        0     AUS  4.0 | +W82  -B10  +W44  +B21  -W5   +B50  -W16   |   27.0    28.5
 26 Nikitin,Andrey                    0     AUS  4.0 | -B17  +B84  +W55  +W58  +B14  -W4   -B11   |   26.5    28.0
 27 Tate,Karppinen                    0     AUS  4.0 | +W60  +B81  -W5   -B15  +W54  +B28  -W13   |   26.0    27.5
 28 Foster,Henry                      0     AUS  4.0 | +B62  -W9   +B35  +W30  -B7   -W27  +B63   |   25.0    28.0
 29 Menon,Adhvik                      0     AUS  4.0 | +W63  =B32  +W47  +B50  =B17  -W6   -W8    |   25.0    28.0
 30 Seitenzahl,Nico                   0     ACT  4.0 | +W55  +W34  -B4   -B28  +W51  -B13  +W49   |   25.0    28.0
 31 Garg,Aaryan                       0     AUS  4.0 | +B78  -W4   +B75  +W37  -B9   -W14  +B53   |   25.0    27.0
 32 Selva Muthukumar,Sahasra        720     ACT  4.0 | +B61  =W29  -B14  +W53  +B47  -W19  =W20   |   24.5    27.5
 33 Parker,Noah                       0     AUS  4.0 | +B71  -W41  +B46  +W38  -B11  +W49  -B14   |   24.0    26.5
 34 Alshaikh,Saeed                    0     AUS  4.0 | +W48  -B30  =W19  =B20  -W18  +B76  +W59   |   24.0    26.0
 35 Rangiah,Finlay                    0     AUS  4.0 | +W50  -B3   -W28  +B84  +W55  -B10  +B56   |   24.0    25.5
 36 Loo,Elliott                       0     AUS  4.0 | +B46  -W17  +B86  -W11  -B39  +W64  +B58   |   23.0    24.0
 37 Seitenzahl,Stirling               0     AUS  4.0 | +B58  +W39  -W8   -B31  +W59  -B41  +W51   |   22.5    25.5
 38 Dobes,Adam                        0     AUS  4.0 | +B70  +W53  -W10  -B33  +W76  -B20  +W57   |   22.0    24.0
 39 Aravind,Nithin                    0     AUS  4.0 | +W76  -B37  -W52  +B74  +W36  -B15  +W42   |   21.5    23.5
 40 Omer,Ayan                         0     AUS  4.0 | -W3   -B55  +W62  -B44  +W78  +B60  +W50   |   21.5    23.5
 41 Parrington,Ruari                291     ACT  3.5 | +W87  +B33  -W12  =B18  -W19  +W37  -B22   |   26.5    27.5
 42 Eggins,Rylan                      0     AUS  3.5 | +B66  -W6   +B74  -W24  +B53  =W23  -B39   |   23.5    25.5
 43 Li,Justin                         0     AUS  3.5 | -B4   +W64  -W50  +B65  =W44  +B55  -W21   |   23.0    26.0
 44 Sengstock,Aiden                 100     ACT  3.5 | -B24  +W69  -B25  +W40  =B43  +W61  -B23   |   23.0    25.5
 45 Mehta,Darius                      0     AUS  3.5 | -B14  +W71  -W21  +B73  -W50  +B62  =B46   |   21.5    23.5
 46 Chapman,Owen                      0     AUS  3.5 | -W36  +B87  -W33  +B77  +W52  -B16  =W45   |   21.5    22.5
 47 Durairaj,Dumithra                 0     AUS  3.5 | =B75  +W54  -B29  +W67  -W32  +B70  -W18   |   20.5    22.5
 48 Williamson,Thomas                 0     AUS  3.5 | -B34  =W61  -B67  -W54  +B85  +W69  +B68   |   17.5    19.0
 49 Duncan-Palmer,Jack                0     AUS  3.0 | -W16  +B77  +W65  +B57  -W12  -B33  -B30   |   24.0    26.0
 50 Bagul,Aarna                       0     AUS  3.0 | -B35  +W72  +B43  -W29  +B45  -W25  -B40   |   23.0    25.0
 51 He,Yiheng                         0     AUS  3.0 | -B53  +W73  +B23  -W7   -B30  +W75  -B37   |   22.5    24.5
 52 Kulakowski-Rupert,Franek          0     AUS  3.0 | -B9   +W78  +B39  -W14  -B46  -W53  +B75   |   22.5    24.5
 53 Wright,Lachlan                    0     AUS  3.0 | +W51  -B38  +W59  -B32  -W42  +B52  -W31   |   21.5    24.5
 54 Bowen,Sam                         0     AUS  3.0 | =W65  -B47  -W20  +B48  -B27  +W67  =B61   |   21.5    24.0
 55 Brogan,Yasmin                     0     AUS  3.0 | -B30  +W40  -B26  +W75  -B35  -W43  +B77   |   21.5    23.5
 56 Durairaj,Durijesh                 0     AUS  3.0 | +W83  -B12  -W57  +B80  -W20  +B65  -W35   |   21.5    23.0
 57 Strang,Trajan                     0     AUS  3.0 | +B85  -W11  +B56  -W49  -B22  +W72  -B38   |   21.5    23.0
 58 Clark,Phoebe                      0     AUS  3.0 | -W37  +B76  +W80  -B26  -W16  +B77  -W36   |   21.0    23.0
 59 Iyer,Ayushmaan                    0     AUS  3.0 | -B23  +W68  -B53  +W64  -B37  +W73  -B34   |   21.0    23.0
 60 Drew,Daniel                       0     AUS  3.0 | -B27  +W70  -B24  +W83  -B23  -W40  +B73   |   21.0    22.5
 61 Lawler,James                      0     AUS  3.0 | -W32  =B48  +W71  -B19  +W81  -B44  =W54   |   21.0    22.5
 62 Stokes,William                    0     AUS  3.0 | -W28  -B19  -B40  +W85  +B66  -W45  +B74   |   21.0    22.5
 63 Toyne,Genevieve                   0     AUS  3.0 | -B29  +W66  -B2   -W72  +W87  +B81  -W28   |   20.5    21.5
 64 Whittaker,Harry                   0     AUS  3.0 | -W18  -B43  +W87  -B59  +W80  -B36  +W76   |   19.0    20.0
 65 Sarder,Sameer                     0     AUS  3.0 | =B54  =W75  -B49  -W43  +B86  -W56  +B72   |   16.5    17.5
 66 Hayes,Joshua                      0     AUS  3.0 | -W42  -B63  -W73  +B82  -W62  +B80  +W70   |   16.0    17.5
 67 Keeling,Abdullah                  0     AUS  2.5 | -W1   =B20  +W48  -B47  -W70  -B54  +W81   |   24.0    25.5
 68 Seow,Elizabeth                    0     AUS  2.5 | -W13  -B59  =B69  -W23  +B79  +W86  -W48   |   20.5    21.5
 69 Marks-Watkins,Edwin               0     AUS  2.5 | -W8   -B44  =W68  -B87  +W71  -B48  +W84   |   18.5    19.5
 70 Ponggubula-Venkata,Shashank       0     AUS  2.5 | -W38  -B60  +W82  =B81  +B67  -W47  -B66   |   17.5    19.0
 71 Agland,Audrey                     0     AUS  2.5 | -W33  -B45  -B61  =W79  -B69  +W88  +B83   |   16.5    17.0
 72 Milburn,Amos                      0     AUS  2.0 | -W5   -B50  +W78  +B63  -W21  -B57  -W65   |   22.5    24.5
 73 Scott,Anna                        0     AUS  2.0 | -W21  -B51  +B66  -W45  +W84  -B59  -W60   |   20.0    21.5
 74 Peswani,Vedaant                   0     AUS  2.0 | +W84  -B5   -W42  -W39  -B75  +B87  -W62   |   20.0    21.0
 75 Sircar,Archit                     0     AUS  2.0 | =W47  =B65  -W31  -B55  +W74  -B51  -W52   |   19.5    21.5
 76 Potter,Orla                       0     AUS  2.0 | -B39  -W58  +B85  +W86  -B38  -W34  -B64   |   19.5    20.5
 77 Rajiv,Manu                        0     AUS  2.0 | -B11  -W49  +B88  -W46  +B83  -W58  -W55   |   19.0    19.5
 78 Taruna,Ezio                       0     AUS  2.0 | -W31  -B52  -B72  +W88  -B40  -W79  +B86   |   16.0    16.5
 79 Pumpa,Emilie                      0     AUS  2.0 | -W81  -B15  -W84  =B71  -W68  +B78  =W82   |   15.0    16.5
 80 Riley,Mason                       0     AUS  2.0 | -B86  +W85  -B58  -W56  -B64  -W66  +B88   |   14.5    15.0
 81 Arora,Rheana                      0     AUS  1.5 | +B79  -W27  -B22  =W70  -B61  -W63  -B67   |   19.5    21.5
 82 Whiteside,Oscar                   0     AUS  1.5 | -B25  -W22  -B70  -W66  =B88  =W85  =B79   |   17.5    18.0
 83 Sivaraj,Meera                     0     AUS  1.5 | -B56  +W88  -W15  -B60  -W77  =B84  -W71   |   17.0    17.5
 84 Bartosh,Owen                      0     AUS  1.5 | -B74  -W26  +B79  -W35  -B73  =W83  -B69   |   16.5    18.0
 85 Fox,William                       0     AUS  1.5 | -W57  -B80  -W76  -B62  -W48  =B82  +W87   |   15.0    16.0
 86 Barlow,William                    0     AUS  1.0 | +W80  -B16  -W36  -B76  -W65  -B68  -W78   |   18.5    20.5
 87 Omer,Eisa                         0     AUS  1.0 | -B41  -W46  -B64  +W69  -B63  -W74  -B85   |   17.5    19.0
 88 Hansen,Xavier                     0     AUS  0.5 | -W12  -B83  -W77  -B78  =W82  -B71  -W80   |   15.0    16.5