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Chess Lessons from Australia
Auckland Grammar, Somerville Intermediate and Milford Primary not only benefited from the experience of playing games against all the best Australian school-players, they also were able to receive chess coaching and chess lessons from some of the best Australian players during their time in Melbourne.
Lectures were given by IM Robert Jamieson, Carl Gorka and Tim Broome and aimed at Advanced, Intermediate or Novice players. We’ve been lucky enough to get PDF versions of all the lectures so you too can learn what our top players learned from their time in Australia.
Every player received individual coaching
Auckland Grammar – international champions!
Auckland Grammar had a strong second day in Melbourne (full results) and ended up the Aussie National Interschool Champions! Top player, Daniel Shen, finished with 6.5; conceding only one draw, to Brighton Grammar’s Jason Tang.
Somerville Intermediate challenged tournament favourites Brighton Grammar (full results) and finished runner-up by just one point.
The Primary Champions, Milford Primary (full results) were surprised by the strength and depth of the Australian Primary players and ended up in 8th place.
Some photos.
Sam White, Auckland Grammar - 5 wins
Auckland Grammar leads Aussie National Championships
New Zealand teams have made a bit of a comeback this morning; with Milford Primary and Somerville Intermediate in 4th place and Auckland Grammar taking the lead!
Primary Results
1. Mount View Primary 19.0
1. Michael Chan – 5
2. Zachary Loh – 5
3. John Ni – 4½
4. Allen Yu – 4½
5. Alec Yu – 4
2. Deepdene Primary 14.0
1. Karl Zelesco – 4
2. Max Chew Lee – 3½
3. Matthew Cheah – 3½
4. Patrick Hinh – 3
3. Balwyn Nth Primary 14.0
1. Bryan Ng – 4½
2. Daniel Yuan – 4
3. Richard How – 3
4. Caleb Chew – 2½
5. Christopher Chew – 2
4. Milford Primary 14.0
1. Winston Yao – 4
2. Bella Qian – 4
3. William Zhang – 3
4. John Jiang – 3
5. William Kelly – 2
Middle-Years event is wide open — with the NZ team just a half-point out of the prizes at the moment.
1. Brighton Grammar 15.0
1. Andrew Jin – 4
2. Jeffrey Jiang – 4
3. Isaac Ng – 4
4. Joshua Ng – 3
5. Alex Gruen – 3
2. Mazenod College 13.0
1. Vincent Ngo – 4
2. Nicholas Lobo – 3½
3. Gia Hy Truong – 3½
4. Julian Wu – 2
5. Ridhay D’Souza – 2
3. Alfred Deakin High 12.0
1. Angus Gruen – 4½
2. Aelfric Gardiner-Garden – 3½
3. Megan Setiabudi – 2
4. Andrew Spooner – 2
The most exciting event is the Open Secondary, with Auckland Grammar moving into first place!
1. Auckland Grammar School 15.5
1. Daniel Shen – 5
2. Yufei Chen – 4
3. Michael Wu – 3½
4. Lion Yang – 3
5. Sam White – 3
2. Alfred Deakin High 15.0
1. Joshua Bishop – 4
2. Alan Setiabudi – 4
3. Casey Baines – 3½
4. Matt Bennet – 3½
3. Brighton Grammar 14.0
1. Jason Tang – 5
2. Shoji Nakayama – 3
3. Jack O’Shaughnessy – 3
4. Jarred Swire – 3
5. Ben Fung – 2
New Zealanders in the Aussie schools championships
The three best school teams in New Zealand are in Melbourne competing today in the Aussie National Interschool Championships.
Milford Primary is in 10th place with 10 points (leading score 16 points).
Somerville Intermediate is in 4th place with 9.5 points (leading score 14 points).
Auckland Grammar is in 3rd place with 11.5 points (leading score 13 points).
Undoubtedly the Auckland Grammar team of Daniel Shen and Michael Wu were the best transfer players in the event; winning the transfer chess tournament last night with a perfect 8/8.
After a good rest last night the three games today will determine the winners. Good luck Kiwis!
