The 2025 Harris Edwardes Interclub Competition was held on Sunday 20th and Sunday 27th of July at Southern Suburbs Chess Club (Leeming Primary School, Meharry Rd, Leeming 6149).
Congratulations to the winners:
Open: Rebo's late entry Chess Alliance. Whether this team qualifies as a club is open to some debate but, as there was only one team in the Open with a few days to go, the organizer was more than happy to accept the entry and well done Rebo, Rui Gen, Ashvin, Hui Lam and, most notably, young Le Quang Minh. Check out his last round win over Gyula Plaganyi to secure the first place.
Major: Well done Southern Suburbs for a win when it counted in the final, despite having lost the round-robin tie and being out-rated on every board - particularly on the bottom two boards. Well done to Kobe Wu who became the second youngster to overturn a more than 100 point rating gap and secure victory for their team.
Minor: And if the top two groups weren't tight enough, the Minor ended up tied and went to tie breaks when Swan Valley Black's dominance on the top two boards proved vital. This time the inevitable third youngster, Aiden Malik, was joined by veteran Ian Faithfull in securing victory.
The top players, with 4.0/4 were:
1. Derek Elkington - PCMa (4.0), 2. Kobe Wu - SSM (4.0), 3. Aidan Malik - SVB (4.0) & 4. Miles Sowden - PCMi (4.0)
Special mention to two great 3.5/4 performances in the top group:
1. Rui Gen Teh - CAO (3.5) & 2. Ashvin Balavignan - CAO (3.5)
The PGN file of all available games is available here: 2025 Harris/Edwardes Teams Competition PGN's
Thank you everyone who helped to organize teams, set up and pack up on the day. See you all next year.
Results kindly provided by Harris/Edwardes Organizer - Ian McAteer email: cawa.gp@outlook.com
OPEN
Round 1
Board White Result Black
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1: A1 v B1 FM Teh Rui Gen 1.0 - 0.0 Tim Hare
2: A2 v C1 CM Ashvin Balavignan 1.0 - 0.0 Michael Selby
3: B2 v C2 Bradley Lucas 1.0 - 0.0 Noor Rahmani
4: B3 v A3 Andrew Hardegen 0.5 - 0.5 Teh Hui Lam
5: C3 v A4 Daryoush Rafiei 1.0 - 0.0 Le Quang Minh
6: C4 v B4 Gyula Plaganyi 0.5 - 0.5 David King
Round 2
Board White Result Black
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1: C1 v A1 Michael Selby 0.0 - 1.0 FM Teh Rui Gen
2: C2 v B1 Noor Rahmani 0.0 - 1.0 Tim Hare
3: A2 v B2 CM Ashvin Balavignan 1.0 - 0.0 Bradley Lucas
4: A3 v C3 Teh Hui Lam 0.5 - 0.5 Daryoush Rafiei
5: B3 v C4 WFM Kathryn Hardegen 1.0 - 0.0 Gyula Plaganyi
6: B4 v A4 David King 1.0 - 0.0 Le Quang Minh
Round 3
Board White Result Black
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1: B1 v C1 Tim Hare 1.0 - 0.0 Michael Selby
2: B2 v A1 Bradley Lucas 0.0 - 1.0 FM Teh Rui Gen
3: C2 v A2 Noor Rahmani 0f – 1f FM Yihe (Rebo) Fu
4: C3 v B3 Gabriele Fokaite 0.0 - 1.0 WFM K Hardegen
5: A3 v B4 CM A Balavignan 0.5 - 0.5 David King
6: A4 v C4 Le Quang Minh 1.0 - 0.0 CM Gyula Plaganyi
Round 4
Board White Result Black
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1: C1 v B2 Michael Selby 0.0 - 1.0 Bradley Lucas
2: B1 v A2 Tim Hare 0.0 - 1.0 CM A Balavignan
3: A1 v C2 FM Teh Rui Gen 0.5 - 0.5 Jacob Gibson
4: B4 v C3 David King 1.0 - 0.0 Gabriele Fokaite
5: A4 v B3 Le Quang Minh 0.0 - 1.0 Andrew Hardegen
6: C4 v A3 CM Gyula Plaganyi 0.0 - 1.0 Teh Hui Lam
Final Standings
Chess Alliance 11, Southern Suburbs 10.5, Perth 2.5
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MAJOR
Round 1
Board Perth Result Swan Valley
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7 Daniel Clarke (B) 1.0 - 0.0 Drew Brand (W)
8 Derek Elkington (W) 1.0 - 0.0 Glen Dell (B)
9 Dave O'Shaughnessy (B) 1.0 - 0.0 Tadiwanashe Mutsengi (W)
10 Jonathan Smith (W) 0.5 - 0.5 Arvind Elamparithi (B)
3.5 - 0.5
Board Southern Suburbs Result West Coast
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11 Cecil Gwezere (B) 1.0 - 0.0 Suhail Sheikh (W)
12 Gavin Soutar (W) 1.0 - 0.0 Shawn Cooper Smith (B)
13 Kobe Wu (B) 1.0 - 0.0 Ian Ting (W)
14 Nevidu Jayasinghe (W) 1f - 0f -
4.0 - 0.0
Round 2
Board Swan Valley Result Southern Suburbs
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7 Drew Brand (B) 0.5 - 0.5 Ian McAteer (W)
8 Dylan Gough (W) 0.5 - 0.5 Gavin Soutar (B)
9 Tadiwanashe Mutsengi (B) 0.0 - 1.0 Cecil Gwezere (W)
10 Julius Mutsengi (W) 0.0 - 1.0 Kobe Wu (B)
1.0 - 3.0
Board West Coast Result Perth
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11 Suhail Sheikh (W) 1.0 - 0.0 Daniel Clarke (B)
12 Shawn Cooper Smith (B) 0.0 - 1.0 Derek Elkington (W)
13 Ian Ting (W) 0.0 - 1.0 Dave O'Shaughnessy (B)
14 - 0f - 1f Jonathan Smith (W)
1.0 - 3.0
Round 3
Board Southern Suburbs Result Perth
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7 Ian McAteer (B) 0.0 - 1.0 Derek Elkington (W)
8 Gavin Soutar (W) 0.5 - 0.5 Nimesh Shamalka (B)
9 Cecil Gwezere (B) 0.0 - 1.0 D O'Shaughnessy (W)
10 Kobe Wu (W) 1.0 - 0.0 Amila Hapugala (B)
1.5 - 2.5
Board Swan Valley Result West Coast
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11 Drew Brand (B) 0.0 - 1.0 Suhail Sheikh (W)
12 Dylan Gough (W) 0.0 - 1.0 Calan Curtis (B)
13 Glen Dell (B) 1.0 - 0.0 Luke Jones (W)
14 Julius Mutsengi (W) 1f - 0f - (B)
2.0 - 2.0
Final Group Stage Standings
Southern Suburbs 8.5, Perth 9.0, Swan Valley 3.5, West Coast 2.5
Final
Board Perth Result Southern Suburbs
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7 Daniel Clarke (B) 0.0 - 1.0 Ian McAteer (W)
8 Derek Elkington (W) 1.0 - 0.0 Gavin Soutar (B)
9 Nimesh Shamalka (B) 0.5 - 0.5 Cecil Gwezere (W)
10 Amila Hapugala (W) 0.0 - 1.0 Kobe Wu (B)
1.5 - 2.5
Board Swan Valley Result West Coast
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11 Glen Dell (B) 1.0 - 0.0 Suhail Sheikh (W)
12 Arvind Elamparithi (W) 1.0 - 0.0 Calan Curtis (B)
13 Julius Mutsengi (B) 0.5 - 0.5 Luke Jones (W)
14 Tadiwanashe Mutsengi (W) 1f - 0f - (B)
3.5 - 0.5
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MINOR
Round 1
Board White Result Black
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15: A1 v B1 Chris Enright 0.5 - 0.5 Ian Faithfull
16: A2 v C1 Tahnee Boladeras 0.0 - 1.0 Mark Howard
17: B2 v C2 Aidan Malik 1.0 - 0.0 Ernest Boswarva
18: B3 v A3 Sebastian Gough 0.0 - 1.0 Jason Tyler
19: C3 v A4 Miles Sowden 1.0 - 0.0 Hannah Lamb
20: C4 v B4 Colin Walker 1.0 - 0.0 Phil McDonald
Round 2
Board White Result Black
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15: C1 v A1 Mark Howard 0.5 - 0.5 Chris Enright
16: C2 v B1 Ernest Boswarva 1.0 - 0.5 Ian Faithfull
17: A2 v B2 Tahnee Boladeras 0.0 - 1.0 Aidan Malik
18: A3 v C3 Jason Tyler 0.0 - 1.0 Miles Sowden
19: B3 v C4 Sebastian Gough 1.0 - 0.0 Colin Walker
20: B4 v A4 Phil McDonald 1.0 - 0.0 Hannah Lamb
Round 3
Board White Result Black
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15: B1 v C1 Ian Faithfull 1.0 - 0.0 Mark Howard
16: B2 v A1 Aidan Malik 1.0 - 0.0 Chris Enright
17: C2 v A2 Ernest Boswarva 0.0 - 1.0 Tahnee Boladeras
18: C3 v B3 Miles Sowden 1.0 - 0.0 Sebastian Gough
19: A3 v B4 Jason Tyler 1.0 - 0.0 Phil McDonald
20: A4 v C4 Hannah Lamb 1.0 - 0.0 Grant Porteus
Round 4
Board White Result Black
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15: C1 v B2 Mark Howard 0.0 - 1.0 Aidan Malik
16: B1 v A2 Ian Faithfull 1.0 - 0.0 Tahnee Boladeras
17: A1 v C2 Chris Enright 0.0 - 1.0 Ernest Boswarva
18: B4 v C3 Phil McDonald 0.0 - 1.0 Miles Sowden
19: A4 v B3 Hannah Lamb 0.0 - 1.0 Sebastian Gough
20: C4 v A3 Grant Porteus 1.0 - 0.0 Jason Tyler
Final Standings
Perth 9.5, Swan Valley Black 9.5, Swan Valley White 5.0
Tie Break Standings
Perth 3.5, Swan Valley Black 6.5, Swan Valley White 2.0
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