2023 Kingsley Open


The Kingsley Open was played at North Woodvale Primary School on the 4th and 5th of November and attracted a small crowd of 11 people, 9 of whom were leading juniors.

The tournament was won by Noah Taylor with a fantastic score of 5 out of 6. Equal second was shared by junior Ashvin Balavignan and seasoned adult Hui Huang.

In the under 1600 category, we saw relative newcomer Huy Thien Tran play some great chess to finish on a great score of 4 out of 6. Yuqi (Ricky) Huang finished second with a score of 3 out of 6.

Third place in the under 1600 was shared by Leo Gong and Kobe Wu both on a score of 2.5

Report kindly provided by Dylan Gough.


Final Standings


 Pos  N   NAME                   | Rtg  PRtg Fed |  Pts   Buc1  BucT  
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  1   2   Taylor,Noah            | 1837 1692  WA |  5.0   17.0  19.0
  2   6   Balavignan,Ashvin      | 1683 1918  WA |  4.5   19.5  21.0 
  3   3   Huang,Hui              | 1812 1628  WA |  4.5   15.0  15.5
  4  10   Tran,Thien Huy         | 1300 1730  WA |  4.0   16.5  18.0
  5   4   Deng,Eric              | 1735 1688  WA |  3.5   20.0  20.5
  6   9   Huang,Yuqi (Ricky)     | 1350 1629  WA |  3.0   16.5  17.0
  7  11   Gong,Leo               |  860 1502  WA |  2.5   18.5  20.0
  8   7   Wu,Kobe                | 1583 1431  WA |  2.5   17.0  17.5
  9   5   De Vas,Yonal           | 1721 1170  WA |  1.5   15.5  16.0
 10   1   Kerr,Carter        (W) | 1944 1299  WA |  1.0   16.5  18.5
 11   8   Herbst, Micheal        | 1400  840  WA |  1.0   14.5  15.5


Cross Table


 Pos NAME                      Rtg   T  Fed  Pts |   1     2     3     4     5     6  |  Buc1  BucT  
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  1  Taylor,Noah               1837      WA  5.0 | +W8   +B7   +W4   -B2   +W5   +B6  |  17.0  19.0 
  2  Balavignan,Ashvin         1683      WA  4.5 | =W10  +B9   +B5   +W1   +B4   -W3  |  19.5  21.0 
  3  Huang,Hui                 1812      WA  4.5 | +B11  -W5   +B6   =W7   +B8   +B2  |  15.0  15.5 
  4  Tran,Thien Huy            1300      WA  4.0 | +W9   +B10  -B1   +W8   -W2   +B7  |  16.5  18.0 
  5  Deng,Eric                 1735      WA  3.5 | +W6   +B3   -W2   =BYE  -B1   +W11 |  20.0  20.5 
  6  Huang,Yuqi (Ricky)        1350      WA  3.0 | -B5   +BYE  -W3   +B9   +W11  -W1  |  16.5  17.0 
  7  Gong,Leo                   860      WA  2.5 | +BYE  -W1   -B8   =B3   +W9   -W4  |  18.5  20.0 
  8  Wu,Kobe                   1583      WA  2.5 | -B1   +W11  +W7   -B4   -W3   =B9  |  17.0  17.5 
  9  De Vas,Yonal              1721      WA  1.5 | -B4   -W2   +B11  -W6   -B7   =W8  |  15.5  16.0 
 10  Kerr,Carter           (W) 1944      WA  1.0 | =B2   -W4   =BYE   --    --    --  |  16.5  18.5 
 11  Herbst, Micheal           1400      WA  1.0 | -W3   -B8   -W9   +BYE  -B6   -B5  |  14.5  15.5