Tournament - 2023 Vodafone Fiji National Youth & U20 Chess Championship Date: Date: Sat 9th to Mon 11th Dec. Time: 9am - 5pm Venue: Lecture Room 019-104, Laucala Campus, University of the South Google Maps: bit.ly/413YjFO - labelled USP Space Video Directions to the Venue: drive.google.com/file/d/1fjC4KvzMotsFxG0py1aCTM10noEo6_Ep/view?usp=sharing Tournament Regulations: drive.google.com/file/d/1CTxtwoXrKt9y1ooix76boEnU4SD-XhHo/view?usp=sharing Rounds: 9 with Round 1 start time of 9.45am Tournament Schedule: drive.google.com/file/d/1kB4whP4HYHoVnqppOYjqKjuOoY4tv4Qw/view?usp=sharing Time Control: Rapid; 30m + 30s per move Prize Pool: $1,500 minimum. Tentative Prize Schedule: drive.google.com/file/d/1cCYskXOOPvQTPSgBq3WQDnQPCmappwtt/view?usp=sharing Tournament Entry Fees: FCF Members: $10 (under 18), $20 (18-20 years old) Non-Members: $20 (under 18), $40 (18-20 years old) Special Conditions & Notes: Participants must be born on 1st Jan 2003 or later. Registration/ Please consider pre-registration using the form below as this will dramatically cut down on admin time and get us starting quicker & finishing on time. Alternatively, you can register on the day at the tournament venue from 9.00am - 9.30am Pre-Registration Form/ **Closes at 8pm Fri 8th Dec bit.ly/FCFYouth If you have any queries, please contact us on fijichessfederation@gmail.com OR drop us a message on Facebook ... See MoreSee Less
YOUNGSTERS DOMINATE VODAFONE FIJI RAPID CHESS AT UNIFIJI
The Vodafone Fiji Rapid Chess Championship hosted at The University of Fiji in Lautoka attracted a significant ratio of Primary and Secondary School students from the Western Division. Provisional FIDE Master (FM) Rudr Ravi Prasad, an Year 1 student from The University of the South Pacific steamrolled across his opposition with a perfect score of 7/7 to win the event. Dr. Navisheel Prasad and ex-Olympiad rep Prashil Prakash finished second and third respectively in the Open Division with a solid 5/7 each.
The Women’s Division was won by Luisa Corpuz who tallied 3 wins, while Caterine Taleimaitoga of Natadola Primary School finished in second place.
“Rudr Prasad is maintaining a very consistent form of chess after representing Fiji in the 44th World Chess Olympiad in Chennai last year,” adds General Secretary Goru Arvind. “The Selection Panel had picked him for the National Chess Team at the young age of 17 to boost his confidence and talent for the future, and his results are encouraging for us to expose even more younger players to international competition in the future. Once our local players become confident after winning against players outside Fiji, there is a chain reaction of working much harder to improve, and this is exactly what chess needs from our youngsters.”
The Secondary School’s Division was completely dominated by students from Swami Vivekananda College of Nadi. Yifan Xing secured the first position with 5/7, while fellow schoolmates Krish Sinha and Peter Ricardo of Swami Vivekananda College won the second and third prize with an equal score of 3.5/7.
The Primary School’s Division was convincingly won by the upcoming and talented Lionel Vaurasi of Yat Sen Primary School from Suva. Siblings Luis Corpuz of Gurukul Primary School of Lautoka and Paul Corpuz of Lautoka Zhong Hua Primary School finished second and third respectively with 3/7.
“We are thankful to Vodafone Fiji for bringing chess into the Western Division just before the upcoming Under-20 National Chess Championship on December 9-11 in Suva,” adds Goru Arvind. “We are expecting experienced and new players to travel from various parts of Fiji for the Nationals that will feature some of the most versatile chess-masters we have.”
In other results, Donald Ecube bagged the Best Beginner Award with a strong score of 5/7 in his maiden Fiji Chess Federation tournament. A special award for Spirit of the Game was given to 8-year-old Jack Li who displayed good sportsmanship and fought hard against all his stronger opponents. He was also the youngest player in the event.
Unrated chess player Luis Corpuz of Gurukul Primary School took the Best Upset Award with a stunning victory over the experienced Yash Krishen Maharaj of The University of the South Pacific.
Catherine Taleimatoga won the Lucky Draw Prize for early Online Registrations for the tournament from the official Fiji Chess Federation Page in Google Forms.
Further details of the Under-20 National Chess Championship will be announced very soon.
It's so wonderful to see youngsters dominate Vodafone Fiji rapid chess. This is fantastic and motivating. My best wishes in their endeavors.
Fiji Chess Federation in nurturing young minds deserve applause including Vodafone Fiji for providing sponsorship . My best wishes to both the organizations.
# UPCOMING TOURNAMENTS i) 2023 Fiji National Youth and U20 Chess Championship - 9th to 11th Dec in Suva. Classical Time Control: 30min + 30sec per move. # Participants must be U20 (born on 1st Jan 2003 or later). ii) 2023 Fiji National Chess Championship - 16th to 20th Dec in Suva. Classical Time Control: 90min + 30sec per move.
*Tournament flyer with more details (once confirmed) will be released next week. ... See MoreSee Less
QUICK TOURNAMENT REPORT - 2023 VODAFONE FIJI NOVEMBER CHESS TOURNAMENT at Saweni Campus, The University of Fiji Lautoka Chess-Results: chess-results.com/tnr854350.aspx?lan=1&art=1&turdet=YES 20x participants, 7 rounds over 1 day. FIDE Rapid Time Control - 15m + 5s. OPEN 🥇[CHAMPION] Rudr Prasad (7/7) USP 🥈Dr Navisheel Prasad (5/7) 🥉Prashil Prakash (5/7) WOMEN 🥇 Luisa Corpuz (3/7) 🥈 Catherine Talemaitoga (1/7) Natadola Primary School
SECONDARY SCHOOLS 🥇 Yifan Xing (5/7) Swami Vivekananda College 🥈 Krish, Sinha (3.5/7) Swami Vivekananda College 🥉 Peter Ricardo (3.5/7) Swami Vivekananda College
PRIMARY SCHOOLS 🥇 Lionel Vaurasi (4/7) Yat Sen Primary School (Class 5) 🥈 Luis Corpuz (3/7) Gurukul Primary School (Class 7) 🥉 Paul Corpuz (3/7)Lautoka Zhong Hua (Class 6) SPECIAL PRIZES 🥇 Best Upset - Luis Corpuz (unrated) for his round 5 victory against 2nd seed Yash Maharaj (1615). 🥇 Best Beginner - Donald Ecube (5/7) 🥇 Lucky Draw for Online Registrations - Catherine Talemaitoga - Natadola Primary School 🥇 Spirit of the Game - Jack Li, 8 years old. Youngest participant of the tournament and faced each round against stronger opponents with good attitude and sportsmanship. Next tournament is tentatively scheduled for 9th-11th December, Suva. Watch our facebook page for more details. Vinaka FCF PC. E.Kishoor - Uni Fiji Staff ... See MoreSee Less
Tournament - 2023 Vodafone Fiji National Youth & U20 Chess Championship
Date: Date: Sat 9th to Mon 11th Dec. Time: 9am - 5pm
Venue: Lecture Room 019-104, Laucala Campus, University of the South
Google Maps: bit.ly/413YjFO - labelled USP Space
Video Directions to the Venue: drive.google.com/file/d/1fjC4KvzMotsFxG0py1aCTM10noEo6_Ep/view?usp=sharing
Tournament Regulations: drive.google.com/file/d/1CTxtwoXrKt9y1ooix76boEnU4SD-XhHo/view?usp=sharing
Rounds: 9 with Round 1 start time of 9.45am
Tournament Schedule: drive.google.com/file/d/1kB4whP4HYHoVnqppOYjqKjuOoY4tv4Qw/view?usp=sharing
Time Control: Rapid; 30m + 30s per move
Prize Pool: $1,500 minimum.
Tentative Prize Schedule: drive.google.com/file/d/1cCYskXOOPvQTPSgBq3WQDnQPCmappwtt/view?usp=sharing
Tournament Entry Fees:
FCF Members: $10 (under 18), $20 (18-20 years old)
Non-Members: $20 (under 18), $40 (18-20 years old)
Special Conditions & Notes: Participants must be born on 1st Jan 2003 or later.
Registration/
Please consider pre-registration using the form below as this will dramatically cut down on admin time and get us starting quicker & finishing on time. Alternatively, you can register on the day at the tournament venue from 9.00am - 9.30am
Pre-Registration Form/ **Closes at 8pm Fri 8th Dec
bit.ly/FCFYouth
If you have any queries, please contact us on fijichessfederation@gmail.com OR drop us a message on Facebook ... See MoreSee Less
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YOUNGSTERS DOMINATE VODAFONE FIJI RAPID CHESS AT UNIFIJI
The Vodafone Fiji Rapid Chess Championship hosted at The University of Fiji in Lautoka attracted a significant ratio of Primary and Secondary School students from the Western Division. Provisional FIDE Master (FM) Rudr Ravi Prasad, an Year 1 student from The University of the South Pacific steamrolled across his opposition with a perfect score of 7/7 to win the event. Dr. Navisheel Prasad and ex-Olympiad rep Prashil Prakash finished second and third respectively in the Open Division with a solid 5/7 each.
The Women’s Division was won by Luisa Corpuz who tallied 3 wins, while Caterine Taleimaitoga of Natadola Primary School finished in second place.
“Rudr Prasad is maintaining a very consistent form of chess after representing Fiji in the 44th World Chess Olympiad in Chennai last year,” adds General Secretary Goru Arvind. “The Selection Panel had picked him for the National Chess Team at the young age of 17 to boost his confidence and talent for the future, and his results are encouraging for us to expose even more younger players to international competition in the future. Once our local players become confident after winning against players outside Fiji, there is a chain reaction of working much harder to improve, and this is exactly what chess needs from our youngsters.”
The Secondary School’s Division was completely dominated by students from Swami Vivekananda College of Nadi. Yifan Xing secured the first position with 5/7, while fellow schoolmates Krish Sinha and Peter Ricardo of Swami Vivekananda College won the second and third prize with an equal score of 3.5/7.
The Primary School’s Division was convincingly won by the upcoming and talented Lionel Vaurasi of Yat Sen Primary School from Suva. Siblings Luis Corpuz of Gurukul Primary School of Lautoka and Paul Corpuz of Lautoka Zhong Hua Primary School finished second and third respectively with 3/7.
“We are thankful to Vodafone Fiji for bringing chess into the Western Division just before the upcoming Under-20 National Chess Championship on December 9-11 in Suva,” adds Goru Arvind. “We are expecting experienced and new players to travel from various parts of Fiji for the Nationals that will feature some of the most versatile chess-masters we have.”
In other results, Donald Ecube bagged the Best Beginner Award with a strong score of 5/7 in his maiden Fiji Chess Federation tournament. A special award for Spirit of the Game was given to 8-year-old Jack Li who displayed good sportsmanship and fought hard against all his stronger opponents. He was also the youngest player in the event.
Unrated chess player Luis Corpuz of Gurukul Primary School took the Best Upset Award with a stunning victory over the experienced Yash Krishen Maharaj of The University of the South Pacific.
Catherine Taleimatoga won the Lucky Draw Prize for early Online Registrations for the tournament from the official Fiji Chess Federation Page in Google Forms.
Further details of the Under-20 National Chess Championship will be announced very soon.
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It's so wonderful to see youngsters dominate Vodafone Fiji rapid chess. This is fantastic and motivating. My best wishes in their endeavors.
Fiji Chess Federation in nurturing young minds deserve applause including Vodafone Fiji for providing sponsorship . My best wishes to both the organizations.
# UPCOMING TOURNAMENTS
i) 2023 Fiji National Youth and U20 Chess Championship - 9th to 11th Dec in Suva. Classical Time Control: 30min + 30sec per move. # Participants must be U20 (born on 1st Jan 2003 or later).
ii) 2023 Fiji National Chess Championship - 16th to 20th Dec in Suva. Classical Time Control: 90min + 30sec per move.
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Awesome
Nice
What time commences?
Winners of the secondary school division ... See MoreSee Less
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My hearty congratulations to the winners. Best wishes. 👌
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Argyll Corpuz 👏🏻❤️
Congrats to the open division winners for Vodafone November rapid chess tournament held at uni fiji ... See MoreSee Less
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Congratulations Prashil Prakash. Well done 👏
Congratulations Prashil Prakash keep it up 👏🎊
QUICK TOURNAMENT REPORT - 2023 VODAFONE FIJI NOVEMBER CHESS TOURNAMENT at Saweni Campus, The University of Fiji Lautoka
Chess-Results: chess-results.com/tnr854350.aspx?lan=1&art=1&turdet=YES
20x participants, 7 rounds over 1 day. FIDE Rapid Time Control - 15m + 5s.
OPEN
🥇[CHAMPION] Rudr Prasad (7/7) USP
🥈Dr Navisheel Prasad (5/7)
🥉Prashil Prakash (5/7)
WOMEN
🥇 Luisa Corpuz (3/7)
🥈 Catherine Talemaitoga (1/7) Natadola Primary School
SECONDARY SCHOOLS
🥇 Yifan Xing (5/7) Swami Vivekananda College
🥈 Krish, Sinha (3.5/7) Swami Vivekananda College
🥉 Peter Ricardo (3.5/7) Swami Vivekananda College
PRIMARY SCHOOLS
🥇 Lionel Vaurasi (4/7) Yat Sen Primary School (Class 5)
🥈 Luis Corpuz (3/7) Gurukul Primary School (Class 7)
🥉 Paul Corpuz (3/7)Lautoka Zhong Hua (Class 6)
SPECIAL PRIZES
🥇 Best Upset - Luis Corpuz (unrated) for his round 5 victory against 2nd seed Yash Maharaj (1615).
🥇 Best Beginner - Donald Ecube (5/7)
🥇 Lucky Draw for Online Registrations - Catherine Talemaitoga - Natadola Primary School
🥇 Spirit of the Game - Jack Li, 8 years old. Youngest participant of the tournament and faced each round against stronger opponents with good attitude and sportsmanship.
Next tournament is tentatively scheduled for 9th-11th December, Suva. Watch our facebook page for more details.
Vinaka FCF
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Chess tournament currently ongoing (Round 4) in Lautoka.
You can follow tournament results on the below link:
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A great event organized by the Fiji Chess Federation. Congrats.
Thank you for the Wonderful event that took place today here in the West💞💖Vinaka Sara vakalevu FCF💙
Can the competition happen in the labasa