National Finals - team event
Online National Finals
Click here for ChessPower National Finals
If you can logon in, click on "Connect Profile"
Otherwise click on the button "I can't sign in"
Then enter the code supplied by your teacher supervisor
Important things
- No phones on you while playing. No using phones in the playing venue. Phones on silent or switched off in the room.
- No filters or backgrounds on your zoom call
- Rename your Zoom call to have your First and Last name
- Move by clicking on the piece to move and then clicking on the square where it finishes
- Castle by moving your King to the final scare so two squares away
- Games start when white makes the first move
- Games can't start until both players connect - and light up green - just wait patiently if your opponent isn't connected and listen for instructions on the Zoom chat
Today's Practice on Tornelo
Today's practice is finished. If you still need help text or phone Wayne on 021669768
- Online video chat
- Practice Tornelo Event
If you can logon in, click on "Connect Profile"
Otherwise click on the button "I can't sign in"
Then enter your code from this list
Then click check-in
You do the same thing on Saturday but you will have a different code
TODAY is last day for LATE ENTRY to the Champions Tropy event on Sunday.
Contact Wayne McDougall if you want to register and need help
If you require transport to the in-person Champions Trophy on Sunday please please let me know
If you would like Wayne McDougall to stay on-site providing support and supervision on SUNDAY for gthe Champions Trophyplease please let me know. I will be there on Saturday.
Information About the Champions Trophy
- Because this is an individual event, you do not have to wear your school uniform. You can if you wish.
- This is an individual event with three divisions (primary, intermediate or secondary). To must have already qualified OR qualify through a Sarapu Cup (last one in Auckland is 1st October - you should talk to Wayne about how to qualify if you want to try to qualify this way) OR if you finish in the top 10 at the teams event on 22 October.
- Some people who qualify, choose not to register because the think they can win a free entry by finishing as one of the top ten in their division in the teams event. That would save you up to $80. Make sure you are a member of the school team before you try that strategy. If you do not finish in the top 10 you cannot then choose to pay $60 to enter. It is too late. Some people are comfortable not playing if they aren't good enough to be in the top 10. But if you want to be sure you will play, just for the fun and glory, you need to pay $60 and submit your entry by Friday 29 September. Contact Wayne McDougall if you need help submitting your entry.
- The Champions trophy is 9 rounds with a time control of 15 minutes and NO increment, held on
Sunday 22 October - during the Labour Holiday weekend
- You can choose whether to play in-person or online. I know one person who chose to play on-line because he correctly worked out the best players choose to play in-person, and he won the online competition, got the trophy and the Junior Master (JM) ChessPower title.
- The in-person competition is at Alfriston College, in South Auckland - Read this for full information about the in-person event
- The on-line competition runs at the same time - Read this for full information about the in-person event
Helpful Advice
See below
Welcome Letter
Carefully read through these letters. They contain important information and requirements you must meet.
Team members playing in person
Online team members
Sick
If you are sick now, even if you think you can play Saturday, let me know now so I can have a reserve player standing by. If you wake up sick on Saturday let me know my text immediately to 021669768. Doesn't matter what time.
Because this is a team event, it's important to know if you cannot be part of the team
We do not want anyone sick or infectious as part of the team
Sleep
Go to bed early Friday and Saturday nights. Don't stay up late playing chess online. It will make your play worse.
I'm responsible for 5 teams at the ChessPower National Finals.
This webpage is to keep you informed about the National Finals and the Champions Trophy. Please update me if your status changes.
You should all be getting in as much practice as you can. Especially with time controls of 15 minutes and no increment
Supervision
Wayne McDougall will be onsite all day Saturday
Divisions
You will only play people in your own division. Primary, Intermediate and Secondary. Secondary is often called Open because it is Open to primary and intermediate players to enter instead of their own division. Don't do that. Only the best secondary players ever win the Open division.
Information About the National Finals
- You are representing your school so you need to wear school uniform
- This is a teams event. You do not have board positions. Each team member can play everyone in their division (primary or intermediate or secondary) and the scores of the best four people in your school team are your school team score. But every game counts. Every game one of your team wins might reduce the team score of an opposing team. And your 5th, 6th and 7th team members scores might be used for tie-breaks and that has happened in past years.
- If you finish as one of the top 10 individuals in either the in-person or on-line competition, you get free entry to the Champions Trophy held the next day.
- The finals are 9 rounds with a time control of 15 minutes and NO increment, held on
Saturday 21 October - during the Labour Holiday weekend
- The in-person competition is at Alfriston College, in South Auckland - Read this for full information about the in-person event
- The on-line competition runs at the same time - Read this for full information about the in-person event
Team National Finals - this varies because some schools support their teams financially. You should be prepared to pay around $46 at most. If money is a problem talk to Wayne McDougall because if you are selected for the team we really want you to play if we can make it happen
Requirements
You need to be collecting all the equipment you need now. Your school will help if you ask and don't leave it until the last minute
- A device with a working web-camera that can run Zoom
- We strongly recommend an external mouse
- You should bring headphones - if you don't have headphones talk to your school about borrowing some
- A charger - your device will not last on one charge running Zoom all day
- A packed lunch if you are not playing at home
- If playing at home, a second device with a working webcam running zoom - this could be a phone or another chromebook - it will also need its own charger
- If playing at home, you should be set up in a room that is not shared. No one else should enter the room while you are playing
- See theonline welcome letter for all the requuirements
- No phone allowed on your person. Any phones in the playing room must be on silent or off.
- Have a quiet activity and maybe a ball, for relaxing and playing outside between rounds
I strongly advise you to play online under teacher supervision, rather than playing at home. Although it does increase you risk of exposure to covid. It is much easier.
Mt Roskill Campus Schools and Royal Oak Intermediate School
Mt Roskill Primary has generously agreed to host in their Forum, and Mrs Fiona Burns from Mt Roskill Grammar has generously agreed to supervise players from all four of these schools.
You need to meet at 0815, with your own device and charger and a packede lunch, outside the Mt Roskill Grammar School office reception. We expect to finish about 5pm.
You should contact Mrs Burns and share your contact details and let her know you will be attending.
One Tree Hill College
Mr Ang has generously agreed to supervise your online play at school. You need to talk to him to confirm your arrangements and let him know you will be attending.
Connecting and Practice
We will be running sessions where we practice signing in and connecting to Tornelo. If you have not played on Tornelo before you should also play two practice games.
There will be a session today (Thursday) at 6pm and tomorrow (Friday) at 6pm. Check back here for updated information
Tornelo
Online play uses Tornelo which is similar to chess.com. Remember not to drag your pieces. Click on the piece you want to move and then click on the square where you want to finish. Games do not start until both players join the game.
Important to understand that there are both LOGIN profiles (an email address) and PLAYER profiles. One login profile can have multiple player profiles atatched. A player profile can be connected to more than one login profile.
You should make sure you can login to Tornelo. Go to tornelo.com and sign in. If you don't have a login, then create one.
THEN if the player profile is not attached to you, the easiest way is to use a 6 character code to sign in.
School Requirements
- Students will need access to the WiFi
- Please check that the Wifi stays on all day (some schools shut off student access at 3pm and teachers did not know that!)
- If sharing Wifi access make sure there are enough access codes for everyone, or multiple people can use the same access code and there is no limit on the number of people sharing the same code
- Make sure that access to tornelo.com is not blocked
- Make sure there are enough power outlets to charge all the devices
- Some spare chromebooks, with chargers, and external mouses, can be helpful
Teams
Prospects
Mt Roskill Primary and Royal Oak Intermediate only just qualified, and are unlikely to do well. If you have a family or sporting event planned for the Labour Weekend holiday, you should strongly consider doing that rather than playing chess. On the other hand, it may be your only chance to play in a National Championship event. The choice is yours. There are lots of people who will gladly take your place.
Mt Roskill Intermediate, Mt Roskill Grammar and One Tree Hill College all have excellent chances of winning both the on-line and in-person tournaments, or at least winning medals. We would love to have you in the team so we can have the strongest team we can. But if you are unavailable due to some committment, that's OK. Just let me know immediately so your team place can be filled by someone else.
Mt Roskill Primary School
In person team: Rithwick Mahankali [Available], Ayush Prasad [Available], Jeridiya Arockiyaraj [Available], Adam Cudrak [Available], Vinit Shenoy [Available]
Online team: Charan Gorantla [Available], Abigail Thomas [Available], Fabio Thankachan Thomas [Available], Vijay Mail Gopinath [Available], Arman Patel [Available]
Unavailable: Thomas Croad
The school has generously agreed to contribute $25 per player. So your costs will be about $25 each. Don't forget to let the school leadership team know your appreciation of support for chess.
Royal Oak Intermediate School
In person team: Tereaurahi Te Tini [Available], Jordan Cai [Available], Masini Tuitupou [Available], Max Glover [Available], Luke Nguyen [Available]
Online team: Prince Tagarumalemana [Available], Archer Wylie [Available], Leo Keokotavong [Available], Taarak Dorle [Available], Tigiilagi Rankin [Available]
Mt Roskill Intermediate School
In person team: Daksh Bhatt [Available], Haidar Shariff [Available], Sanay Pai [Available], Santhosh Gowrikumar [Available], Yireh PoChing [Available], Arhaam Syed [Available], Jakhongir Ubaydullaev [Available], Shubhm Goswami [Available]
Online team: Harit Panchal [Available], Krezden Rao [Availablle], Dev Kumar [Available], Zakariyya Esau [Available], Theo Briggs [Available], Terry Zhou [Available], Isaac Quach, Junior Pulupuna [Available]
Unavailable: Malaika Chand, Hans Hansen
Mt Roskill Grammar School
In person team: Mantra Bhatt [Available[, Pranav Shenoy [Available], Abraham Chanwong [Available], Pratyush Khatiwada [Available], Nathan Carpendale [Available], Dean Saunders [Available], Ansh Trivedi [Available], Allie O'Callaghan [Available]
Online team: Jiaming Tian [Available], Alex Thomson [Available], Hamish Thomson [Available], Maya Ali [Available], Shauryya Gupta [Available], Shahana Kulathungar [Available], Spike Murray [Available]
Reserves: Lutfiya Zaima, Rekshan Fernando, Ahmed Asif
Unavailable: Sourav Dhungel, Nate Glover, Josiah Filoa, Seaton Folau, Jotham Yu, George Maplesden, Leia Tuimaseve
One Tree Hill College
In person team: Yaswanth Sirivuri [Available], Yanbo (Dylan) Jin [Available], George Zhang [Available], Liam Abbott [Available], Tim Ced [Available], Pin Bun
Online team: Tait Mcleod [Available], Jorge Pulido [Available], Jordan Coleman [Available], Darren Wong [Available], Jonty Grant [Available], Aanav Prasad [Available]
Unavailable to play: Harry Quan, Jashan Girdhar, Noah Ganner
Unavailable to play online: Anna Davis, Pin Bun