On Saturday 28th of October, beneath an otherworldly moon, a number of chessboards materialise. On this haunted stage, players duel in silence. Ghostly echoes of past grandmasters whisper from the shadows. Welcome to the 2023 Coomera Halloween Chess Rapid, where each move conjures a spine-tingling game of strategy, and checkmate holds a mysterious power that may haunt your dreams long after the final piece has fallen.
This year the tournament was split into 2 divisions - Open and the Under 800 QJ Junior Division.
Open Tournament
In the Open tournament was a three-way tie for 1st with Micah Young, Bruce Williams and Austin Chen sharing the prize money.
Game from the Top 4 Boards: https://lichess.org/broadcast/coomera-halloween-rapid-2023/round-1/8YvDNLsq
Prizes - Open Division
Equal 1st Micah Young 5.5/7 $200
Equal 1st Bruce Williams 5.5/7 $200
Equal 1st Austin Chen 5.5/7 $200
Rating Prize U1600
Oleg Kitikov and Bryan Yang 4.5/7 $75 each
Rating Prize U1300
Charles Fu 5/7 $150
Rating Prize U900
Ahmad Hizwani Abdul Rahman 3.5/7 $150
Open Standings
Open Cross table
U800 QJ Junior Tournament
The Under 800 QJ Tournament was won by Batman (aka Nickolas Chen) with a perfect score of 7/7. Isaac Chen came second with 6 out of 7. Third Place went to Gladiator (Rayden Tiong.)
Well Done to Surya for scoring 4.5/7 narrowly missing out of 3rd place, due to tiebreaks.
The Gruffalo (Sebastian Williams) scored 4.5/7 as the youngest player in the tournament, he will certainly be a name to watch out for in the future.
Standings
1st Place - Nicholas Chen 7/7
2nd Place - Isaac Chen 6/7
3rd Place (countback) - Rayden Tiong 4.5
Well Done to Surya for scoring 4.5/7 narrowly missing out of 3rd place, due to tie breaks.
Under 8
1st Place - Zac Lee
Runner Up (countback) - Ryan Wang
U800 QJ Standings
U800 QJ Cross Table
U800 QJ Rating Change
