2022 WA Blitz Championship

2022 State Blitz Championship

The 2022 WA Blitz Championship was played on Sunday 17th July at Perth Chess Club (North Woodvale Primary School).

Congratulations to the winner, GM Temur Kuybokarov, and all other prizewinners:


2022 WA Blitz Champion: GM Temur Kuybokarov (11.0/11)

2022 WA Women's Blitz Champion: WFM Kathryn Hardegen (5.0/11)
[The two leading females, Kathryn and Celine Ong, both finished with 5.0/11: a 2-game playoff was held after the final round, which Kathryn won 1.5-0.5]

2022 WA Seniors' Blitz Champion: Robert Maris (7.0/11)

2nd: FM Patrick Gong (10.0/11)

=3rd: Keegan O'Mahoney (8.0/11)

=3rd & 1st U/2100 ACF: Oscar Gao (8.0/11)

1st U/1800 ACF: Chinguun Chinbat (6.5/11)

=1st U/1700 ACF: Chintushig Chinbat, Thyler Cung, Eric Deng & Ning Xiao Zhou (6.0/11)

1st U/1400 ACF and =1st U/1700 ACF: Liam Raptis (6.0/11)



Final Standings


 Pos Pts  ID     NAME                      | Rtg  PRtg Fed |  Buc1  BucT   
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  1 11.0   1  GM Kuybokarov,Temur          | 2729 2782  WA |  71.5  76.0
  2 10.0   2  FM Gong,Patrick              | 2508 2330  WA |  70.5  75.0
  3  8.0   8     Gao,Oscar                 | 2017 2123  WA |  73.0  73.5
  4  8.0   6     O'Mahoney,Keegan          | 2160 2179  WA |  72.5  77.5
  5  7.5  13     Teh,Rui Gen               | 1805 2070  WA |  71.5  75.5
  6  7.0   5     Laubbacher,Jamie          | 2179 2047  WA |  72.0  75.5
  7  7.0   7     Maris,Robert              | 2072 1865  WA |  59.5  63.0
  8  6.5  15     Chinbat,Chinguun          | 1798 1697 AUS |  52.0  55.5
  9  6.0  10     McGinty,Aidan             | 1892 1962  WA |  71.0  75.5
 10  6.0  12     Hernandez Mendez,Iker     | 1826 1858  WA |  69.0  73.5
 11  6.0   9  CM Plaganyi,Gyula            | 1903 1900  WA |  68.0  71.5
 12  6.0  16     Gulley,Trent              | 1798 1858  WA |  65.5  70.0
 13  6.0  29     Chinbat,Chintushig        | 1500 1954 AUS |  64.0  67.5
 14  6.0  23     Cung,Thyler               | 1681 1949  WA |  61.0  64.5
 15  6.0  14     Koh,Shannon               | 1800 1794  WA |  60.5  63.0
 16  6.0  27     Deng,Eric                 | 1603 1647  WA |  58.5  59.0
 17  6.0  11     Gibson,Jacob              | 1864 1672  WA |  53.0  56.5
 18  6.0  28     Xiao Zhou,Ning            | 1600 1759  WA |  51.5  55.0
 19  6.0  35     Raptis,Liam               | 1255 1721  WA |  48.5  52.0
 20  5.5   3     Hare,Tim                  | 2227 1754  WA |  60.5  64.0
 21  5.5  19     Rafiei Darani,Daryoush    | 1771 1651  WA |  55.5  59.0
 22  5.5  36     Gupta,Aarnav              | 1222 1762  WA |  54.5  58.0
 23  5.0  24     Smith,Jonathan            | 1663 1744  WA |  61.0  61.5
 24  5.0   4 WFM Hardegen,Kathryn          | 2182 1634  WA |  56.0  60.0
 25  5.0  25     Chen,Angus                | 1609 1514  WA |  53.0  53.5
 26  5.0  21     Ong,Celine                | 1738 1450  WA |  52.5  55.5
 27  5.0  26     Cutbush,Stuart            | 1606 1566  WA |  52.0  55.5
 28  5.0  20     List,Ross                 | 1755 1412  WA |  51.0  51.5
 29  5.0  31     Patel,Jeel                | 1450 1543  OS |  50.0  52.5
 30  5.0  17     Cadag,Herbert             | 1794 1392  WA |  48.0  48.5
 31  4.5  30     While,Lyndon              | 1500 1558 AUS |  53.0  56.5
 32  4.0  32     Harirajesh,Barath         | 1326 1521  WA |  54.5  58.0
 33  4.0  34     Harris,Eamon              | 1285 1574  WA |  54.0  57.5
 34  4.0  22     Gough,Dylan               | 1710 1565  WA |  52.0  54.5
 35  4.0  18     Leonhardt,Wolfgang        | 1776 1232  WA |  48.0  48.5
 36  4.0  37     Lim,Jin Yu                | 1157 1451  WA |  45.5  46.0 
 37  4.0  38     Cavosie-Pletsch,Yasmina   | 1000 1348 AUS |  45.5  46.0 
 38  3.0  33     Zamil,Hasan               | 1300 1212  WA |  42.5  43.0
 39  1.0  39     Sanjay,Dhruv              |  600  767 AUS |  49.0  51.5


Cross Table


 Pos NAME                 Rtg   T  Fed  Pts |   1     2     3     4     5     6     7     8     9    10    11   |  Buc1  BucT  
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  1  Kuybokarov,Temur     2729  GM  WA 11.0 | +W28  +B9   +W7   +B3   +W2   +B4   +W5   +B11  +W6   +B14  +W10  |  71.5  76.0 
  2  Gong,Patrick         2508  FM  WA 10.0 | +B26  +W10  +B11  +W6   -B1   +W23  +B3   +W13  +B4   +B5   +W9   |  70.5  75.0 
  3  Gao,Oscar            2017      WA  8.0 | +B16  +W39  +B20  -W1   +B5   +W10  -W2   -B4   +W9   +B6   +W11  |  73.0  73.5 
  4  O'Mahoney,Keegan     2160      WA  8.0 | +B25  +W21  =B5   +W20  +B6   -W1   =B13  +W3   -W2   +B11  +W12  |  72.5  77.5 
  5  Teh,Rui Gen          1805      WA  7.5 | +W32  +B24  =W4   +B22  -W3   +B9   -B1   +W12  +B17  -W2   +B16  |  71.5  75.5 
  6  Laubbacher,Jamie     2179      WA  7.0 | +W23  +B12  +W33  -B2   -W4   +B15  +W17  +B9   -B1   -W3   +W14  |  72.0  75.5 
  7  Maris,Robert         2072      WA  7.0 | +W27  +B35  -B1   -W12  +B14  -W13  -B16  +W32  +B34  +W15  +B17  |  59.5  63.0 
  8  Chinbat,Chinguun     1798     AUS  6.5 | -W33  +B16  =W31  -B23  +W29  +B22  -W12  +W20  -B15  +W30  +B27  |  52.0  55.5 
  9  McGinty,Aidan        1892      WA  6.0 | +B13  -W1   +B25  +W21  +B12  -W5   +B23  -W6   -B3   +W27  -B2   |  71.0  75.5 
 10  Hernandez Mendez,Ike 1826      WA  6.0 | +B29  -B2   +W18  +W19  +B30  -B3   -W11  -B14  +W25  +W13  -B1   |  69.0  73.5 
 11  Plaganyi,Gyula       1903  CM  WA  6.0 | +W18  +B31  -W2   +B33  -W23  +B34  +B10  -W1   +B13  -W4   -B3   |  68.0  71.5 
 12  Gulley,Trent         1798      WA  6.0 | +B19  -W6   +B29  +B7   -W9   =W20  +B8   -B5   =W16  +W18  -B4   |  65.5  70.0 
 13  Chinbat,Chintushig   1500     AUS  6.0 | -W9   +B28  =W15  +B35  +W22  +B7   =W4   -B2   -W11  -B10  +W24  |  64.0  67.5 
 14  Cung,Thyler          1681      WA  6.0 | -W24  =B32  +W28  =B15  -W7   +B33  +B20  +W10  +B23  -W1   -B6   |  61.0  64.5 
 15  Koh,Shannon          1800      WA  6.0 | +B38  -W20  =B13  =W14  +B25  -W6   +B18  =W16  +W8   -B7   =B21  |  60.5  63.0 
 16  Deng,Eric            1603      WA  6.0 | -W3   -W8   =B26  =B32  +W39  +B37  +W7   =B15  =B12  +W21  -W5   |  58.5  59.0 
 17  Gibson,Jacob         1864      WA  6.0 | -W31  -B22  +W27  +B36  +W33  +B30  -B6   +W34  -W5   +B23  -W7   |  53.0  56.5 
 18  Xiao Zhou,Ning       1600      WA  6.0 | -B11  +W26  -B10  -W24  +W35  +B21  -W15  +B37  +W31  -B12  +W23  |  51.5  55.0 
 19  Raptis,Liam          1255      WA  6.0 | -W12  +B27  +W35  -B10  -W31  -W25  +B28  -W21  +B29  +B34  +W26  |  48.5  52.0 
 20  Hare,Tim             2227      WA  5.5 | +W34  +B15  -W3   -B4   +W21  =B12  -W14  -B8   +W22  -B24  +W36  |  60.5  64.0 
 21  Rafiei Darani,Daryou 1771      WA  5.5 | +W37  -B4   +W36  -B9   -B20  -W18  +W33  +B19  +W24  -B16  =W15  |  55.5  59.0 
 22  Gupta,Aarnav         1222      WA  5.5 | =B30  +W17  +B24  -W5   -B13  -W8   +W31  -B25  -B20  +W32  +B35  |  54.5  58.0 
 23  Smith,Jonathan       1663      WA  5.0 | -B6   +W38  +B39  +W8   +B11  -B2   -W9   +B24  -W14  -W17  -B18  |  61.0  61.5 
 24  Hardegen,Kathryn     2182 WFM  WA  5.0 | +B14  -W5   -W22  +B18  -W34  +B31  +B25  -W23  -B21  +W20  -B13  |  56.0  60.0 
 25  Chen,Angus           1609      WA  5.0 | -W4   +B37  -W9   +B39  -W15  +B19  -W24  +W22  -B10  -B26  +W38  |  53.0  53.5 
 26  Ong,Celine           1738      WA  5.0 | -W2   -B18  =W16  =W29  -B37  -B36  +BYE  +W28  +B33  +W25  -B19  |  52.5  55.5 
 27  Cutbush,Stuart       1606      WA  5.0 | -B7   -W19  -B17  +BYE  +W36  -W32  +B35  +W29  +B30  -B9   -W8   |  52.0  55.5 
 28  List,Ross            1755      WA  5.0 | -B1   -W13  -B14  +W38  -B32  +BYE  -W19  -B26  +B39  +W37  +W34  |  51.0  51.5 
 29  Patel,Jeel           1450      OS  5.0 | -W10  +B34  -W12  =B26  -B8   +W38  =W30  -B27  -W19  +BYE  +B32  |  50.0  52.5 
 30  Cadag,Herbert        1794      WA  5.0 | =W22  -B33  +W32  +B31  -W10  -W17  =B29  +B36  -W27  -B8   +B39  |  48.0  48.5 
 31  While,Lyndon         1500     AUS  4.5 | +B17  -W11  =B8   -W30  +B19  -W24  -B22  +W35  -B18  -W33  +BYE  |  53.0  56.5 
 32  Harirajesh,Barath    1326      WA  4.0 | -B5   =W14  -B30  =W16  +W28  +B27  -W34  -B7   +W36  -B22  -W29  |  54.5  58.0 
 33  Harris,Eamon         1285      WA  4.0 | +B8   +W30  -B6   -W11  -B17  -W14  -B21  +BYE  -W26  +B31  -W37  |  54.0  57.5 
 34  Gough,Dylan          1710      WA  4.0 | -B20  -W29  +B38  +W37  +B24  -W11  +B32  -B17  -W7   -W19  -B28  |  52.0  54.5 
 35  Leonhardt,Wolfgang   1776      WA  4.0 | +B36  -W7   -B19  -W13  -B18  +W39  -W27  -B31  +BYE  +B38  -W22  |  48.0  48.5 
 36  Lim,Jin Yu           1157      WA  4.0 | -W35  +BYE  -B21  -W17  -B27  +W26  +B38  -W30  -B32  +W39  -B20  |  45.5  46.0 
 37  Cavosie-Pletsch,Yasm 1000     AUS  4.0 | -B21  -W25  +BYE  -B34  +W26  -W16  +B39  -W18  -W38  -B28  +B33  |  45.5  46.0 
 38  Zamil,Hasan          1300      WA  3.0 | -W15  -B23  -W34  -B28  +BYE  -B29  -W36  +W39  +B37  -W35  -B25  |  42.5  43.0 
 39  Sanjay,Dhruv          600     AUS  1.0 | +BYE  -B3   -W23  -W25  -B16  -B35  -W37  -B38  -W28  -B36  -W30  |  49.0  51.5