Here are downloadable versions of the Novice Lectures from the event:
Monday 11am – Good Knight v. Bad Bishop (Tim Broome)
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Monday 3.30pm – Back Rank Checkmates (Carl Gorka)
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Tuesday 10am – Blunders (IM Robert Jamieson)
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Getting excited about chess
Here are downloadable versions of Intermediate Lectures from the event:
Monday 11am – The greatest chess game of all time (IM Robert Jamieson)
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Monday 3.30pm – Pawn Strategies in Closed Positions (Tim Broome)
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Tuesday 10am – Euwe v Keres, 1939 (Carl Gorka)
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Chess coach Arie giving advice
One of the best aspects of the National Interschool Chess Championships is the chess coaching the kids received from accredited coaches.
After every game the players would sit down with a coach and go through the moves they played with the coach providing advice and insight along the way. This is one of the best ways of improving because the advice is specific to the mistakes you just made and being your own game you are emotionally involved so more likely to retain the knowledge.
Every player received individual coaching
Open Secondary (full results) interschool finals resulted in a win for NZ Secondary Schools Champion, Auckland Grammar. Auckland Grammar top player, Daniel Shen, finished with 6.5; conceding a draw only to Brighton Grammar’s Jason Tang. Laurence Matheson (Carey Grammar) also finished with 6.5 after an early draw with Michael Wu (Auckland Grammar).
Middle Years (full results) favourites Brighton Grammar were pressed by the NZ Intermediate Champions, Somerville, but held on to win the event.
Victorian Primary Champions, Mount View Primary, are seemingly unbeatable (full results) winning the event with a round to spare! An excellent performance by Mitcham Primary (SA) saw them take second place honors ahead of Waverley Christian College on countback.
Some photos.
Mount View still dominating the Primary — but a very close race for the minor placings!
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