CAWA 2024 WA Rapid Championship

2024 WA Rapid Championship

The 2024 WA Rapid Championship (6 Round Swiss - 25min + 10s per move) was played on 28th April at Southern Suburbs Chess Club.

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The 2024 WA Rapid Championship was played on Sunday 28th April at Southern Suburbs Chess Club.

Congratulations to the winner, IM Patrick Gong, and all prizewinners:

2024 WA Rapid Champion: IM Patrick Gong (6.0/6)

Equal 2nd: Ashvin Balavignan (5.0/6)

Equal 2nd: Daniel Shen (5.0/6)

1st Female: WFM Kathryn Hardegen (4.0/6)

Equal 1st U1800: Jacob Gibson (4.0/6)

Equal 1st U1800: Thien Huy Tran (4.0/6)

1st U1460 & Equal 1st U1800: Anthony Nguyen (4.0/6)

Equal 2nd U1460: Zeeshan Ahmad (3.0/6)

Equal 1st U1290 & Equal 2nd U1460: Jaswanth Ram Sethuraman (3.0/6)

Equal 1st U1290 & Equal 2nd U1460: Yuqi (Ricky) Huang (3.0/6)

Equal 1st Senior: Dominador Andador (3.0/6)

Equal 1st Senior & Equal 2nd U1460: Ian McAteer (3.0/6)

Equal 1st U1290 & Equal 2nd U1460: Leo Gong (3.0/6)

Equal 1st U1290 & Equal 2nd U1460: Kobe Wu (3.0/6)

1st U1000 & Equal 1st U1290 & Equal 2nd U1460: Akash Ashok (3.0/6)

Results kindly provided by: IA Andrew Hardegen (Chief Arbiter - 2024 WA Rapid Championship)

Final Standings


 Pos  N     NAME                      g |  Rtg Fed |  Pts   BH-C1    BH   
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  1   1  IM Gong,Patrick              m | 2484  WA |  6.0    19.5   22.0 
  2  15     Balavignan,Ashvin         m | 1455  WA |  5.0    20.5   21.0
  3   7     Shen,Daniel               m | 1829  OS |  5.0    16.5   19.0
  4   2     Vlietstra,Marc            m | 2089  WA |  4.0    21.0   23.5
  5   6     Gerrard,Michael           m | 1875  WA |  4.0    19.0   22.0 
  6   5 WFM Hardegen,Kathryn          f | 1914  WA |  4.0    19.0   21.0 
  7   4     Spirin,Victor             m | 1929  WA |  4.0    18.5   21.0
  8   3     Amos,Edidiong             m | 1990  WA |  4.0    17.5   19.5
  9  13     Gibson,Jacob              m | 1464  WA |  4.0    16.5   18.5
 10   9     Tran,Thien Huy            m | 1652  WA |  4.0    15.5   17.5 
 11  19     Nguyen,Anthony            m | 1300  WA |  4.0    15.5   16.5 
 12  10     Chen,Angus                m | 1588  WA |  3.5    19.0   21.5 
 13  18     Ahmad,Zeeshan             m | 1316  WA |  3.0    21.0   21.5
 14  24     Sethuraman,Jaswanth Ram   m | 1056  WA |  3.0    19.0   20.5
 15  21     Huang,Yuqi (Ricky)        m | 1285  WA |  3.0    16.5   18.5 
 16  11     Andador,Dominador         m | 1541  WA |  3.0    16.5   18.5 
 17  17     McAteer,Ian               m | 1351  WA |  3.0    15.5   16.0
 18  23     Gong,Leo                  m | 1083  WA |  3.0    15.0   15.5
 19  25     Wu,Kobe                   f | 1039  WA |  3.0    13.5   15.5
 20  27     Ashok,Akash               m |  856  WA |  3.0    12.5   13.0
 21  14     Gough,Dylan               m | 1457  WA |  2.5    18.5   20.0
 22  16     Huang,Hui                 m | 1415  WA |  2.5    18.0   19.0
 23  20     Wolstencroft,Alan         m | 1294  WA |  2.5    17.5   19.5
 24   8     Booth,Guy                 m | 1710  WA |  2.5    16.0   16.5
 25  29     Diaz,Marcos               m |    0 QLD |  2.5    10.5   11.0
 26  12     Tomic,Nedeljko            m | 1478  WA |  2.0    20.0   22.5
 27  22     Oswald,Franz              m | 1203  WA |  2.0    17.0   17.5
 28  26     Uhlmann,Jack              m | 1000  WA |  2.0    15.5   16.5
 29  28     Rithauddin,Florentyna     f |  840  WA |  2.0    14.0   14.5
 30  31     Lindsey,Sean              m |    0 AUS |  2.0    11.5   12.0
 31  32     O'Riley,Hunter            m |    0 AUS |  1.0    16.0   16.5
 32  33     Raveendran,Srikuhan   (W) m |    0 AUS |  1.0    13.0   14.5
 33  34     Surendran,Vikaash         m |    0  WA |  1.0    12.0   13.5
 34  30     Judge,Billy           (W) m |    0 AUS |  0.0    12.5   13.5

Cross Table


 Pos NAME                           Rtg   T  Fed  Pts |   1     2     3     4     5     6   |  BH-C1    BH  
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  1  Gong,Patrick                   2484  IM  WA  6.0 | +B13  +W26  +B12  +W5   +B2   +W8   |   19.5   22.0 
  2  Balavignan,Ashvin              1455      WA  5.0 | +B31  +W4   +B22  +B6   -W1   +W7   |   20.5   21.0 
  3  Shen,Daniel                    1829      OS  5.0 | +B14  -W21  +B23  +W13  +B4   +W6   |   16.5   19.0 
  4  Vlietstra,Marc                 2089      WA  4.0 | +W11  -B2   +W10  +B26  -W3   +B17  |   21.0   23.5 
  5  Gerrard,Michael                1875      WA  4.0 | +W18  +B17  +W16  -B1   -W8   +B15  |   19.0   22.0 
  6  Hardegen,Kathryn               1914 WFM  WA  4.0 | +B27  +W9   +B21  -W2   +W14  -B3   |   19.0   21.0 
  7  Spirin,Victor                  1929      WA  4.0 | -W15  +B19  +W11  +B9   +W16  -B2   |   18.5   21.0 
  8  Amos,Edidiong                  1990      WA  4.0 | -B23  +W24  +B27  +W21  +B5   -B1   |   17.5   19.5 
  9  Gibson,Jacob                   1464      WA  4.0 | +F34  -B6   +W18  -W7   +B27  +W14  |   16.5   18.5 
 10  Tran,Thien Huy                 1652      WA  4.0 | +B28  =W22  -B4   +W24  =B12  +W13  |   15.5   17.5 
 11  Nguyen,Anthony                 1300      WA  4.0 | -B4   +W29  -B7   +W32  +W26  +B16  |   15.5   16.5 
 12  Chen,Angus                     1588      WA  3.5 | +W20  +B15  -W1   -B14  =W10  +B22  |   19.0   21.5 
 13  Ahmad,Zeeshan                  1316      WA  3.0 | -W1   +B20  +W33  -B3   +W18  -B10  |   21.0   21.5 
 14  Sethuraman,Jaswanth Ram        1056      WA  3.0 | -W3   +B30  +W17  +W12  -B6   -B9   |   19.0   20.5 
 15  Huang,Yuqi (Ricky)             1285      WA  3.0 | +B7   -W12  -B26  +W29  +B21  -W5   |   16.5   18.5 
 16  Andador,Dominador              1541      WA  3.0 | +B29  +W23  -B5   +W28  -B7   -W11  |   16.5   18.5 
 17  McAteer,Ian                    1351      WA  3.0 | +B33  -W5   -B14  +W22  +B28  -W4   |   15.5   16.0 
 18  Gong,Leo                       1083      WA  3.0 | -B5   +W31  -B9   +W23  -B13  +W28  |   15.0   15.5 
 19  Wu,Kobe                        1039      WA  3.0 | =B24  -W7   -B28  +B25  =W23  +F26  |   13.5   15.5 
 20  Ashok,Akash                     856      WA  3.0 | -B12  -W13  -B24  +W31  +B30  +W27  |   12.5   13.0 
 21  Gough,Dylan                    1457      WA  2.5 | +W30  +B3   -W6   -B8   -W15  =B25  |   18.5   20.0 
 22  Huang,Hui                      1415      WA  2.5 | +W32  =B10  -W2   -B17  +B24  -W12  |   18.0   19.0 
 23  Wolstencroft,Alan              1294      WA  2.5 | +W8   -B16  -W3   -B18  =B19  +W29  |   17.5   19.5 
 24  Booth,Guy                      1710      WA  2.5 | =W19  -B8   +W20  -B10  -W22  +B31  |   16.0   16.5 
 25  Diaz,Marcos                       0     QLD  2.5 | -B26  -W27  +B31  -W19  +B32  =W21  |   10.5   11.0 
 26  Tomic,Nedeljko                 1478      WA  2.0 | +W25  -B1   +W15  -W4   -B11  -F19  |   20.0   22.5 
 27  Oswald,Franz                   1203      WA  2.0 | -W6   +B25  -W8   +B33  -W9   -B20  |   17.0   17.5 
 28  Uhlmann,Jack                   1000      WA  2.0 | -W10  +B32  +W19  -B16  -W17  -B18  |   15.5   16.5 
 29  Rithauddin,Florentyna           840      WA  2.0 | -W16  -B11  +W30  -B15  +W33  -B23  |   14.0   14.5 
 30  Lindsey,Sean                      0     AUS  2.0 | -B21  -W14  -B29  +BYE  -W20  +B33  |   11.5   12.0 
 31  O'Riley,Hunter                    0     AUS  1.0 | -W2   -B18  -W25  -B20  +BYE  -W24  |   16.0   16.5 
 32  Raveendran,Srikuhan        (W)    0     AUS  1.0 | -B22  -W28  +BYE  -B11  -W25   --   |   13.0   14.5 
 33  Surendran,Vikaash                 0      WA  1.0 | -W17  +BYE  -B13  -W27  -B29  -W30  |   12.0   13.5 
 34  Judge,Billy                (W)    0     AUS  0.0 | -F9    --    --    --    --    --   |   12.5   13.5

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