CAWA School Chess League


2023 School Chess League

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Contact: Faith Tee (School Chess League Coordinator)         Email: chessassociationwa@gmail.com or sms 0413113002 (Faith)


2023 School Chess League Format



| North Zone | Central Zone | South Zone | West Zone | Finals | Girls Finals |




2023 SCL North Zone

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On March 19th, the 2023 School Chess League, North Zonal was held at The Royal Park Hall, which received an overwhelming response this year. Our initial goal was to have 110 players, and we opened bookings on February 13th. However, all tickets were sold out on March 6th, leaving a waiting list of approximately 30 students. After discussions with the hall facility manager, we were able to increase the maximum number of players to 150 by adding 40 extra tickets, which allowed us to clear the waiting list. By Friday evening, all 150 tickets were sold out. However, on the day of the event, two players cancelled their attendance, leaving us with a final count of 148 players.

A total of 13 high schools and 22 primary schools participated in the event, and we would like to extend our congratulations to the winning schools!

Here are the results for the SCL - North Zonal:

Secondary Division


 Pos NAME                           Rtg   Fed  Pts |   1     2     3     4     5     6     7   |  Buc1  BucT  
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  1  Gao,Oscar                      1835   WA  7.0 | +B15  +W35  +B34  +W5   +B2   +W3   +B8   |  29.5  32.0 
  2  Khaw,Eu Jin                    1303   WA  6.0 | +W27  +B11  +W20  +B13  -W1   +B5   +W6   |  30.0  33.0 
  3  Harris,Eamon                   1411   WA  6.0 | +W16  +B36  +W32  +B7   +W6   -B1   +W12  |  28.5  31.5 
  4  Kit,Jaykerm                     891   WA  5.5 | -W11  +W30  +B38  +B16  +W18  =W12  +B13  |  25.0  28.0 
  5  El-Fayoumi,Adam                   0   WA  5.0 | +W55  +B8   +W33  -B1   +W7   -W2   +B19  |  30.0  30.5 
  6  Eimery,Ilya                    1181   SA  5.0 | +B46  +W39  +B17  +W12  -B3   +W9   -B2   |  28.5  30.5 
  7  Oliveiro,Rayden                 856   WA  5.0 | +B24  +W44  +B9   -W3   -B5   +B14  +W16  |  28.5  30.5 
  8  Ong,Celine                     1371   WA  5.0 | +B21  -W5   +B29  +W36  +B32  +W17  -W1   |  26.5  29.5 
  9  Lanka,Venkat                    543   WA  5.0 | +W19  +B54  -W7   +B20  +W11  -B6   +W21  |  26.5  27.5 
 10  Tenggara,Winston                  0   WA  5.0 | +W49  -B32  -W16  +B50  +B35  +W23  +B17  |  20.0  21.5 
 11  Johansson-Jones,William           0   WA  4.5 | +B4   -W2   +B22  +W34  -B9   =W15  +W28  |  28.5  31.0 
 12  Suresh Kumar,Sanjay               0   WA  4.5 | +W41  +B40  +W14  -B6   +W33  =B4   -B3   |  27.0  30.0 
 13  Mahruz,Zuhayer                    0   WA  4.5 | +B22  =W14  +B42  -W2   +B34  +W33  -W4   |  25.5  28.0 
 14  Ley,Nick                        832   WA  4.5 | +W37  =B13  -B12  +W30  +B43  -W7   +W18  |  24.5  27.0 
 15  Gould,Dylan                       0   WA  4.5 | -W1   -B19  +W46  +B54  +W38  =B11  +W27  |  23.5  24.5 
 16  He,Allen                          0   WA  4.0 | -B3   +W52  +B10  -W4   +B39  +W25  -B7   |  28.5  30.0 
 17  Yan,Ben                         570   WA  4.0 | +W45  +B18  -W6   +B37  +W19  -B8   -W10  |  26.0  28.5 
 18  Park,Sehun                        0   WA  4.0 | +B57  -W17  +B21  +W28  -B4   +W22  -B14  |  25.5  28.0 
 19  Louw,Mark                         0   WA  4.0 | -B9   +W15  +B23  +W47  -B17  +W32  -W5   |  25.5  27.5 
 20  Tiao,Ray                          0   WA  4.0 | +B23  +W50  -B2   -W9   +B36  -B21  +W38  |  25.0  26.5 
 21  Heavens,Mason                     0   WA  4.0 | -W8   +B55  -W18  +B31  +B47  +W20  -B9   |  23.5  24.0 
 22  Reyes,Enrico                    392   WA  4.0 | -W13  +B46  -W11  +B45  +W24  -B18  +W37  |  22.5  24.5 
 23  Emanuel,Sebastian                 0   WA  4.0 | -W20  +B31  -W19  +B55  +W37  -B10  +W41  |  22.5  23.0 
 24  Kealley,Lawson                    0   WA  4.0 | -W7   -B28  +W49  +B40  -B22  +W46  +B32  |  20.5  22.5 
 25  Shaw,Lucas                        0   WA  4.0 | +W48  -B33  +W26  -B32  +W41  -B16  +W36  |  20.0  22.0 
 26  Edwards,Sam                       0   WA  4.0 | =B50  -W42  -B25  =W52  +B51  +W35  +B33  |  15.5  17.0 
 27  Hubery,Scott                      0   WA  3.5 | -B2   -W51  +BYE  =W29  +B30  +W43  -B15  |  22.0  23.5 
 28  Arunkumar,Ashwath               265   WA  3.5 | -B39  +W24  =B43  -B18  +W42  +W29  -B11  |  21.5  24.0 
 29  Koay,Isaac                        0   WA  3.5 | -W33  +B48  -W8   =B27  +W40  -B28  +W44  |  19.5  21.5 
 30  Durey,Peter                       0   WA  3.5 | =W42  -B4   +W54  -B14  -W27  +B50  +W43  |  19.5  20.5 
 31  Mullaley,William                  0   WA  3.5 | -B35  -W23  +B50  -W21  +B46  =W51  +B45  |  17.0  18.5 
 32  McDonald,Tristan                381   WA  3.0 | +B52  +W10  -B3   +W25  -W8   -B19  -W24  |  28.0  29.5 
 33  Sulak,Asten                     690   WA  3.0 | +B29  +W25  -B5   +W39  -B12  -B13  -W26  |  25.5  28.5 
 34  Ashok,Anish                     545   WA  3.0 | +B38  +BYE  -W1   -B11  -W13  -B36  +W42  |  25.5  28.0 
 35  Napaa,Mohit                     339   WA  3.0 | +W31  -B1   -W37  +B44  -W10  -B26  +W48  |  24.5  26.5 
 36  Geste,Cooper                      0   WA  3.0 | +B51  -W3   +B44  -B8   -W20  +W34  -B25  |  23.5  25.0 
 37  Kingsbury,Joshua                  0   WA  3.0 | -B14  +W57  +B35  -W17  -B23  +W54  -B22  |  22.0  23.0 
 38  Louw,Hank                         0   WA  3.0 | -W34  +B41  -W4   +B48  -B15  +W47  -B20  |  21.5  23.5 
 39  Nand-Lal,Isaac                    0   WA  3.0 | +W28  -B6   +W40  -B33  -W16  -B42  +W51  |  21.0  22.5 
 40  Bandara,Chenuthi                506   WA  3.0 | +B43  -W12  -B39  -W24  -B29  +B48  +W47  |  19.5  21.5 
 41  Durey,Leo                         0   WA  3.0 | -B12  -W38  +B52  +W51  -B25  +W49  -B23  |  19.0  20.5 
 42  Thong,Sebastian                   0   WA  2.5 | =B30  +B26  -W13  -W43  -B28  +W39  -B34  |  21.0  23.5 
 43  Louw,Neil                         0   WA  2.5 | -W40  +B49  =W28  +B42  -W14  -B27  -B30  |  20.0  22.0 
 44  Ong,Zachary                       0   WA  2.5 | +BYE  -B7   -W36  -W35  +B52  =W45  -B29  |  20.0  21.5 
 45  Lee,Charlotte                     0   WA  2.5 | -B17  +W58  -B47  -W22  +W55  =B44  -W31  |  18.0  18.5 
 46  Javani,Luca                       0   WA  2.0 | -W6   -W22  -B15  +B49  -W31  -B24  +W52  |  23.0  24.5 
 47  De Santis,Xavier                  0   WA  2.0 | -BYE  +BYE  +W45  -B19  -W21  -B38  -B40  |  20.5  23.0 
 48  Balfe,William                     0   WA  2.0 | -B25  -W29  +B51  -W38  +B54  -W40  -B35  |  18.0  19.0 
 49  Eliot,Dominic                     0   WA  2.0 | -B10  -W43  -B24  -W46  +W50  -B41  +W55  |  18.0  18.5 
 50  Vignesh,Aadhav                    0   WA  1.5 | =W26  -B20  -W31  -W10  -B49  -W30  +B54  |  22.0  23.0 
 51  Yuvarajan,Avinash                 0   WA  1.5 | -W36  +B27  -W48  -B41  -W26  =B31  -B39  |  19.5  21.5 
 52  Mathwin,Alexander                 0   WA  1.5 | -W32  -B16  -W41  =B26  -W44  +B55  -B46  |  18.0  18.5 
 53  Singh,Arvind               (W)    0   WA  1.0 | +BYE  -BYE   --    --    --    --    --   |  20.5  22.5 
 54  Slater,Jensyn                     0   WA  1.0 | +B58  -W9   -B30  -W15  -W48  -B37  -W50  |  20.5  22.0 
 55  Siaw,Raphael                      0   WA  1.0 | -B5   -W21  +BYE  -W23  -B45  -W52  -B49  |  19.5  21.0 
 56  Richards,Jamie             (W)  227   WA  0.0 | -BYE   --    --    --    --    --    --   |  16.5  17.5 
 57  Beh,Devon                  (W)    0   WA  0.0 | -W18  -B37  -BYE   --    --    --    --   |  16.0  17.0 
 58  Del Fante,Massimo          (W)    0   WA  0.0 | -W54  -B45  -BYE   --    --    --    --   |  12.5  13.5 


First place: Christ Church Grammar, Second place: Duncraig SHS, Third place: Wesley College.

The individual winners in the Seconday Division were Oscar Gao in first place with a perfect score of 7/7, followed by Eu Jin Khaw and Eamon Harris in second and third places respectively, with scores of 6/7 each. Celine Ong was the top girl winner in the Secondary Division with a score of 5/7.

The following individuals were awarded merit awards: Jaykerm Kit, Adam El-Fayoumi, Ilya Eimery, Rayden Oliveiro, Celine Ong, Venkat Lanka & Winston Tenggara



Primary Divison


 Pos NAME                           Rtg   Fed  Pts |   1     2     3     4     5     6     7   |  Buc1  BucT  
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  1  Chen,Angus                     1028   WA  7.0 | +W77  +B21  +W29  +B10  +W9   +B2   +W6   |  30.0  32.0 
  2  Davoll,Dominic                  747   WA  6.0 | +B35  +W24  +B17  +W5   +B20  -W1   +B8   |  31.5  35.5 
  3  Gong,Leo                        613   WA  6.0 | +B34  +W47  +B4   =B20  +W7   =B6   +W12  |  30.5  33.5 
  4  Zamani,Ryan                       0   WA  6.0 | +W88  +B25  -W3   +B32  +B17  +W15  +B14  |  29.0  31.0 
  5  Kitay,Yonatan                   596   WA  6.0 | +W62  +B36  +W26  -B2   +W27  +B9   +W11  |  28.0  31.0 
  6  Deng,Eric                      1077   WA  5.5 | +B49  +W45  +B15  +W13  +B8   =W3   -B1   |  31.0  34.0 
  7  Liyanage,Nithuli                882   WA  5.5 | +B80  +W50  =B23  +W16  -B3   +W22  +B20  |  27.5  29.0 
  8  Li,Jeremy                       428   WA  5.0 | +B66  +W39  +B16  +W23  -W6   +B10  -W2   |  29.5  32.5 
  9  Watkins,Felix                   361   WA  5.0 | +B48  +W22  +B45  +W14  -B1   -W5   +B26  |  29.5  32.5 
 10  Walker,Sebastian                585   WA  5.0 | +B65  +W11  +B12  -W1   +B46  -W8   +B27  |  29.0  32.0 
 11  Cu,Ford                           0   WA  5.0 | +W37  -B10  +W83  +B29  +W19  +B21  -B5   |  28.5  29.5 
 12  Perera,Kaviru                   361   WA  5.0 | +W69  +B33  -W10  +B30  +W31  +W13  -B3   |  28.0  30.5 
 13  Richards,Huw                    630   WA  5.0 | +W41  +B32  +W19  -B6   +W33  -B12  +W36  |  27.5  31.5 
 14  Chung,Avan                      774   WA  5.0 | +W63  +B75  +W31  -B9   +W25  +B18  -W4   |  27.0  29.0 
 15  Atkinson,Hamish                 583   WA  5.0 | +W51  +B53  -W6   +B28  +W37  -B4   +W32  |  26.5  29.5 
 16  Ashok,Akash                     699   WA  5.0 | +W28  +B27  -W8   -B7   +W72  +B34  +W25  |  26.5  28.5 
 17  Wang,Albert Guo                 452   WA  5.0 | +W38  +B85  -W2   +B51  -W4   +B61  +W28  |  26.0  29.0 
 18  Togtmol,Uudamkhishig            423   WA  5.0 | +W79  +B30  -W20  +B38  +W26  -W14  +B24  |  25.5  27.5 
 19  Carvin,Leo                      369   WA  5.0 | +B54  +W46  -B13  +W35  -B11  +W52  +B30  |  24.0  26.5 
 20  Levine,Ezra                     658   WA  4.5 | +B72  +W84  +B18  =W3   -W2   +B31  -W7   |  28.5  30.0 
 21  Cong,Kevin                      141   WA  4.5 | +B76  -W1   +B52  =W22  +B23  -W11  +B44  |  27.5  29.5 
 22  Sanjay,Dhruv                      0   WA  4.5 | +W58  -B9   +W85  =B21  +W29  -B7   +W43  |  25.0  28.0 
 23  Ong,Charis                      524   WA  4.5 | +W60  +B83  =W7   -B8   -W21  +B42  +W45  |  24.5  25.5 
 24  Walker,Samantha                 120   WA  4.0 | +W67  -B2   +W40  -B33  +W51  +B38  -W18  |  26.0  29.0 
 25  Tun,Aaron                       323   WA  4.0 | +B42  -W4   +B72  +W34  -B14  +W54  -B16  |  26.0  28.0 
 26  Zhou,Dylan                        0   WA  4.0 | +B44  +W68  -B5   +W47  -B18  +W49  -W9   |  25.5  28.0 
 27  Chao,Sean                         0   WA  4.0 | +B55  -W16  +B48  +W74  -B5   +W46  -W10  |  25.0  27.0 
 28  Gulland,Henry                     0   WA  4.0 | -B16  +W55  +B73  -W15  +B57  +W37  -B17  |  25.0  27.0 
 29  Van Den Berg,Marcus             565   WA  4.0 | +B52  +W81  -B1   -W11  -B22  +W65  +B54  |  25.0  26.5 
 30  Snel,Benjie                       0   WA  4.0 | +B59  -W18  +B81  -W12  +B35  +W47  -W19  |  25.0  26.5 
 31  Gunawardena,Jineth              455   WA  4.0 | +B40  +W56  -B14  +W53  -B12  -W20  +B48  |  24.5  27.5 
 32  Chinbat,Chintugs                  0   WA  4.0 | +B73  -W13  +B39  -W4   +B74  +W48  -B15  |  24.5  26.5 
 33  Truong,Kingsley                   0   WA  4.0 | +B87  -W12  +B44  +W24  -B13  -B36  +W62  |  24.5  26.0 
 34  Huang,Alex                        0   WA  4.0 | -W3   +B70  +W86  -B25  +B45  -W16  +B57  |  24.0  26.5 
 35  Greenham,Xavier                   0   WA  4.0 | -W2   +B78  +W43  -B19  -W30  +B60  +W61  |  24.0  26.0 
 36  De Santis,Enrico                  0   WA  4.0 | +B71  -W5   -B46  +W42  +B73  +W33  -B13  |  23.5  25.5 
 37  Wang,Anja Guo                     0   WA  4.0 | -B11  +W65  +B56  +W59  -B15  -B28  +W52  |  23.0  26.0 
 38  Kotecha,Sayan                     0   WA  4.0 | -B17  +W89  +B84  -W18  +B50  -W24  +B47  |  21.5  21.5 
 39  Lu,Ching Yi                       0   WA  4.0 | +BYE  -B8   -W32  -W50  +B84  +B58  +W53  |  21.0  22.5 
 40  Koay,Arianne                      0   WA  4.0 | -W31  +B64  -B24  -W57  +B55  +W50  +B59  |  20.0  22.5 
 41  Hee,Sean                          0   WA  4.0 | -B13  -W73  -B55  +W89  +B56  +W74  +B46  |  18.0  18.0 
 42  Malpass,Sophie                    0   WA  3.5 | -W25  =W49  +B76  -B36  +W70  -W23  +B68  |  20.5  22.5 
 43  Woodbine,Grace                    0   WA  3.5 | -W53  +BYE  -B35  +W81  =B44  +W68  -B22  |  20.0  21.5 
 44  Earley,William                    0   WA  3.5 | -W26  +B69  -W33  +B83  =W43  +B75  -W21  |  20.0  21.0 
 45  Dhanak,Ishaan                   315   WA  3.0 | +W61  -B6   -W9   +B78  -W34  +B51  -B23  |  25.0  27.0 
 46  O'Connor,Flynn                    0   WA  3.0 | +W86  -B19  +W36  +B75  -W10  -B27  -W41  |  25.0  27.0 
 47  Cravo Barreto,Oliver              0   WA  3.0 | +B74  -B3   +W61  -B26  +W60  -B30  -W38  |  24.0  26.0 
 48  Louw,Colin                        0   WA  3.0 | -W9   +B88  -W27  +B62  +W58  -B32  -W31  |  23.0  25.0 
 49  Eggleston,Elijah                  0   WA  3.0 | -W6   =B42  -W58  +B69  +W63  -B26  =B56  |  22.0  24.5 
 50  Gao,Jo                          167   WA  3.0 | +W78  -B7   -W51  +B39  -W38  -B40  +W79  |  22.0  24.0 
 51  Kaur,Agamjot                      0   WA  3.0 | -B15  +W71  +B50  -W17  -B24  -W45  +B73  |  22.0  24.0 
 52  Kim,Raon                          0   WA  3.0 | -W29  +B82  -W21  +B64  +W75  -B19  -B37  |  22.0  23.5 
 53  Downes,Manning                    0   WA  3.0 | +B43  -W15  +B57  -B31  -W61  +W73  -B39  |  21.5  23.5 
 54  Liu,Jonathan                      0   WA  3.0 | -W19  +B58  -W75  +BYE  +B59  -B25  -W29  |  21.5  23.5 
 55  Slater,Hunter                     0   WA  3.0 | -W27  -B28  +W41  -B60  -W40  +B77  +W72  |  21.0  23.0 
 56  Dube,Ethan                        0   WA  3.0 | +W64  -B31  -W37  =B67  -W41  +B70  =W49  |  20.5  23.0 
 57  Runciman,Jonathan                 0  AUS  3.0 | -W75  +B63  -W53  +B40  -W28  +B72  -W34  |  20.0  22.0 
 58  Bott,Rupert                       0   WA  3.0 | -B22  -W54  +B49  +W66  -B48  -W39  +B76  |  19.5  21.5 
 59  Chen,Daniel                       0   WA  3.0 | -W30  +B60  +W79  -B37  -W54  +B78  -W40  |  19.5  21.5 
 60  Li,Jason                          0   WA  3.0 | -B23  -W59  +B71  +W55  -B47  -W35  +B74  |  19.5  21.5 
 61  Neesham,Hunter                    0   WA  3.0 | -B45  +W80  -B47  +W84  +B53  -W17  -B35  |  19.5  21.0 
 62  Jenkins,Rohan                     0   WA  3.0 | -B5   -W74  +B89  -W48  +W71  +B64  -B33  |  19.5  19.5 
 63  Gami,Ishaan                       0   WA  3.0 | -B14  -W57  =B70  +W76  -B49  +W82  =B67  |  18.5  20.0 
 64  Wu,Brandon                        0   WA  3.0 | -B56  -W40  +BYE  -W52  +B66  -W62  +B81  |  18.0  19.5 
 65  Kang,Chenrui                      0   WA  3.0 | -W10  -B37  -W82  +W80  +B83  -B29  +W78  |  18.0  19.0 
 66  Lithgow,Anthony                   0   WA  3.0 | -W8   -B86  +W88  -B58  -W64  +B87  +W75  |  17.5  19.0 
 67  Ramsden,Flynn                     0   WA  3.0 | -B24  -W72  +B80  =W56  -B68  +W84  =W63  |  16.0  17.5 
 68  Bhat,Dhilan                       0   WA  2.5 | -W83  -B26  =W69  +B77  +W67  -B43  -W42  |  18.0  19.0 
 69  Local,Kaedin                      0   WA  2.5 | -B12  -W44  =B68  -W49  -B76  +W83  +B82  |  17.5  18.5 
 70  Sivills,Felix                     0   WA  2.5 | -B84  -W34  =W63  +B87  -B42  -W56  +B80  |  16.5  18.0 
 71  Wang,Ellin                        0   WA  2.5 | -W36  -B51  -W60  +BYE  -B62  =W81  +B83  |  16.0  17.0 
 72  Gunawardena,Nethumli              0   WA  2.0 | -W20  +B67  -W25  +B82  -B16  -W57  -B55  |  22.5  24.0 
 73  Togtmol,Turmunkh                  0   WA  2.0 | -W32  +B41  -W28  +B79  -W36  -B53  -W51  |  22.0  24.0 
 74  Walker,William                    0   WA  2.0 | -W47  +B62  +W77  -B27  -W32  -B41  -W60  |  21.0  23.0 
 75  Berry,Ethan                       0   WA  2.0 | +B57  -W14  +B54  -W46  -B52  -W44  -B66  |  20.5  23.0 
 76  Parker,Jack                       0   WA  2.0 | -W21  =B77  -W42  -B63  +W69  =B79  -W58  |  18.5  20.5 
 77  Elford,Caden                      0   WA  2.0 | -B1   =W76  -B74  -W68  =B80  -W55  +W89  |  18.0  18.0 
 78  Ng,Caitlin                        0   WA  2.0 | -B50  -W35  +B87  -W45  +B81  -W59  -B65  |  17.5  19.0 
 79  Lim,Zechariah                     0   WA  2.0 | -B18  +W87  -B59  -W73  =B82  =W76  -B50  |  16.5  18.0 
 80  Fourie,Christopher                0   WA  1.5 | -W7   -B61  -W67  -B65  =W77  +B89  -W70  |  19.0  19.0 
 81  Donelan,Diesel                    0   WA  1.5 | +W82  -B29  -W30  -B43  -W78  =B71  -W64  |  17.5  19.0 
 82  Wang,Ethan                        0   WA  1.5 | -B81  -W52  +B65  -W72  =W79  -B63  -W69  |  15.5  17.0 
 83  Ryan,Scarlett                     0   WA  1.0 | +B68  -W23  -B11  -W44  -W65  -B69  -W71  |  21.0  23.0 
 84  Carter,Jackson                    0   WA  1.0 | +W70  -B20  -W38  -B61  -W39  -B67  -BYE  |  20.5  22.5 
 85  Easson,Levi                (W)    0   WA  1.0 | +B89  -W17  -B22  -BYE   --    --    --   |  20.5  20.5 
 86  Mahon,Dylan                (W)  226   WA  1.0 | -B46  +W66  -B34   --    --    --    --   |  19.0  21.0 
 87  Choyce,Aedan                      0   WA  1.0 | -W33  -B79  -W78  -W70  +B89  -W66  -BYE  |  15.5  15.5 
 88  Durey,Matthew              (W)    0   WA  0.0 | -B4   -W48  -B66  -BYE   --    --    --   |  18.0  19.0 
 89  Zhou,Ethan                        0   WA  0.0 | -W85  -B38  -W62  -B41  -W87  -W80  -B77  |  17.5  19.0 
 90  Giles,Caleb                (W)  342   WA  0.0 | -BYE   --    --    --    --    --    --   |  16.5  17.5 


First place: Oberthur Primary School, Second place: Caladenia Primary School, Third place: Carmel Primary School.

In the individual Primary Division, Angus Chen took first place with a perfect score of 7/7. Dominic Davoll and Leo Gong followed closely in second and third places respectively, with scores of 6/7 each. Additionally, four players had a score of 6/7, including Ryan Zamani and Yonatan Kitay. However, due to the tie-breaker, Ryan came in fourth place, while Yonatan came in fifth place on the list and both received merit awards. In addition merit awards for another 2 players with scores of 5.5/7 each were awarded to Eric Deng and Nithuli Liyanage.

Nithuli Liyanage was the top-performing primary girl, achieving a score of 5.5/7.

To the 20 volunteers who helped with various tasks during the event, and the parents who helped in setting up and packing up the venue, we are extremely grateful for your time and dedication. Your hard work and commitment were truly appreciated, and we couldn't have asked for a better team of volunteers. Your contributions have made a significant impact, and we hope to have you back for future events. We are honored to have such wonderful volunteers and parents in our community.

Report prepared by Faith Tee - School Chess League Coordinator




2023 SCL Central Zone


Yet another SCL attendance record was broken on Sunday the 21st May at the 2023 Central Zonal held at Manning Hall. A total of 173 players from 45 different schools took part.

Primary Student Division

Primary Divison School Team Rankings
(Team ranking based on 4 best players of each team)


 Pos  Team Name          Points  
 ------------------------------
  1  Carmel PS            19.5
  2  Caledenia PS         19.0
  3  Nedland PS           17.0
  4  Oberthur PS          17.0
  5  Christchurch GS      15.5
  6  Kingsway CC          14.0
  7  Mount Lawley PS      13.0
  8  Lake Joondalup       13.0
  9  Scotch C             12.5
 10  Harrisdale PS        12.5
 11  Swan CC              10.5
 12  Wesley C             10.5
 13  Dianella height      10.0
 14  WA Russian S          9.0
 15  Sutherland Dian       6.0
 16  Presbyterian LC       6.0
 17  Homeschool            5.0
 18  Cloverdale PS         4.5
 19  Shelley PS            4.0
 20  Wembley PS            4.0
 21  St Paul's PS          4.0
 22  Hollywood PS          3.0
 23  Dalkeith PS           2.0
 24  Jolimont PS           1.0


Primary Divison School Cross Table


 Pos NAME                           Rtg   T  Fed  Pts |   1     2     3     4     5     6     7   |  Buc1  BucT  
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
  1  Ashok,Akash                     699      WA  6.5 | +W52  +B31  +W23  +B7   +W8   =B5   +W11  |  28.5  31.5 
  2  Deng,Eric                      1367      WA  6.5 | +W60  +B41  +W9   =B40  +W7   +B8   +W5   |  27.5  30.5 
  3  Liyanage,Nithuli                855      WA  6.0 | +W71  +B28  +W10  +B11  -W5   +B13  +W9   |  29.0  31.0 
  4  Davoll,Dominic                  790      WA  6.0 | +B30  -W22  +B47  +W25  +W40  +B10  +W6   |  25.0  28.0 
  5  Levine,Ezra                     827      WA  5.5 | +W43  +B42  +W18  +B6   +B3   =W1   -B2   |  32.0  35.0 
  6  Mahanidis,Jet                     0      WA  5.0 | +B21  +W20  +B12  -W5   +B27  +W40  -B4   |  29.5  33.0 
  7  Khaw,Eu Ming                    927      WA  5.0 | +B68  +W25  +B27  -W1   -B2   +W36  +B26  |  28.5  31.0 
  8  De Vas,Senudi                   830      WA  5.0 | +B76  +W53  +B17  +W22  -B1   -W2   +B24  |  28.5  30.5 
  9  Perera,Kaviru                   505      WA  5.0 | +B70  +W24  -B2   +W50  +B17  +W26  -B3   |  28.0  30.0 
 10  Gunawardena,Jineth              455      WA  5.0 | +B73  +W32  -B3   +W69  +B22  -W4   +B34  |  26.0  27.0 
 11  Gong,Leo                        668      WA  5.0 | +B72  +W64  +B69  -W3   +B23  +W16  -B1   |  26.0  27.0 
 12  Kitay,Yonatan                   596      WA  5.0 | +W79  +B48  -W6   +B19  =W41  +B18  =W14  |  25.5  26.0 
 13  Greenham,Xavier                   0      WA  5.0 | -B40  +W82  +B37  +W33  +B20  -W3   +B27  |  25.5  26.0 
 14  Zamani,Ryan                       0      WA  5.0 | +B58  -W17  +B43  +W64  =W18  +B19  =B12  |  24.5  27.0 
 15  Van Den Berg,Marcus             700      WA  5.0 | +B47  +W50  -B22  +W24  -B26  +W30  +B23  |  23.0  26.0 
 16  Ong,Charis                      457      WA  5.0 | -W48  +B79  +W72  +B66  +W46  -B11  +W25  |  19.0  19.5 
 17  Cong,Kevin                      367      WA  4.5 | +W59  +B14  -W8   +B35  -W9   +B32  =B20  |  27.5  30.5 
 18  Togtmol,Uudamkhishig            423      WA  4.5 | +B45  +W51  -B5   +W49  =B14  -W12  +B22  |  26.0  29.0 
 19  Kuzmin,Darren                     0      WA  4.5 | =BYE  +W56  +B29  -W12  +B33  -W14  +B40  |  25.0  28.0 
 20  Balaratnasingam,Lincoln         484      WA  4.5 | +W63  -B6   +W52  +B28  -W13  +B41  =W17  |  24.5  27.0 
 21  Manzi,Dario                     390      WA  4.5 | -W6   +B75  +W70  -B46  +W63  =B42  +W41  |  19.5  21.0 
 22  Batahena,Ayun                   224      WA  4.0 | +W46  +B4   +W15  -B8   -W10  +B37  -W18  |  29.0  32.0 
 23  Carvin,Leo                      369      WA  4.0 | +B49  +W55  -B1   +W29  -W11  +B46  -W15  |  26.5  29.5 
 24  Cu,Ford                           0      WA  4.0 | +W37  -B9   +W55  -B15  +W35  +B28  -W8   |  26.0  29.0 
 25  Li,Jeremy                       331      WA  4.0 | +F88  -B7   +W48  -B4   +W70  +W29  -B16  |  26.0  28.0 
 26  Sanjay,Dhruv                    414      WA  4.0 | +B44  +W78  -B40  +W32  +W15  -B9   -W7   |  26.0  27.5 
 27  You,Kaixuan                     478      WA  4.0 | +B57  +W65  -W7   +B42  -W6   +B54  -W13  |  24.5  27.0 
 28  Dhanak,Ishaan                   315      WA  4.0 | +F89  -W3   +B44  -W20  +B69  -W24  +B42  |  24.5  25.5 
 29  Ye,Daniel                         0      WA  4.0 | +B36  +W33  -W19  -B23  +W31  -B25  +W54  |  24.0  27.0 
 30  Gadvi,Neel                        0      WA  4.0 | -W4   -B46  +W74  +B59  +W39  -B15  +W55  |  24.0  26.0 
 31  Downes,Manning                    0      WA  4.0 | +B62  -W1   -B34  +W44  -B29  +W69  +B51  |  24.0  25.0 
 32  Snel,Benjie                       0      WA  4.0 | +W38  -B10  +W54  -B26  +B50  -W17  +B53  |  23.5  26.5 
 33  Goldbloom,Ben                   417      WA  4.0 | +W35  -B29  +W65  -B13  -W19  +B74  +W46  |  23.0  25.0 
 34  Yu,Larry                          0      WA  4.0 | -W42  +B71  +W31  -B41  +W66  +B38  -W10  |  22.5  24.5 
 35  Lough,William                     0      WA  4.0 | -B33  +W58  +B53  -W17  -B24  +W47  +B62  |  21.5  24.5 
 36  Chandna,Vivek                     0      WA  4.0 | -W29  +B63  -W46  +B67  +W55  -B7   +W56  |  20.5  23.0 
 37  Zhou,Dylan                        0      WA  4.0 | -B24  +BYE  -W13  +B72  +W71  -W22  +B57  |  20.5  22.5 
 38  Dhilipkumar,Yojit               247      WA  4.0 | -B32  +W57  -B49  +W73  +B51  -W34  +B61  |  19.5  21.5 
 39  Atkinson,Hamish                 583      WA  4.0 | -B65  -W70  +B56  +W57  -B30  +W43  +B49  |  18.5  20.5 
 40  Chung,Avan                      774      WA  3.5 | +W13  +B66  +W26  =W2   -B4   -B6   -W19  |  31.0  33.5 
 41  Tun,Aaron                       341      WA  3.5 | +B90  -W2   +B45  +W34  =B12  -W20  -B21  |  28.0  31.0 
 42  Chao,Sean                         0      WA  3.5 | +B34  -W5   +B51  -W27  +B61  =W21  -W28  |  24.5  27.0 
 43  Fuller,James                      0      WA  3.5 | -B5   +F90  -W14  =B48  +W67  -B39  +W66  |  22.5  25.0 
 44  Louw,Colin                        0      WA  3.5 | -W26  +B77  -W28  -B31  +W52  =B66  +W63  |  19.5  21.0 
 45  Liu,Jonathan                      0      WA  3.5 | -W18  +B81  -W41  -B54  =B68  +W76  +B64  |  18.0  18.5 
 46  Truong,Kingsley                   0      WA  3.0 | -B22  +W30  +B36  +W21  -B16  -W23  -B33  |  25.5  29.5 
 47  Gunawardena,Nethumli              0      WA  3.0 | -W15  +B74  -W4   -B55  +W59  -B35  +W70  |  23.0  25.0 
 48  Li,Jason                          0      WA  3.0 | +B16  -W12  -B25  =W43  -B53  +W67  =B50  |  22.5  25.0 
 49  Nguyen,Le Minh                    0      WA  3.0 | -W23  +B60  +W38  -B18  -W54  +B71  -W39  |  22.5  24.5 
 50  Batay,Faruk                       0      WA  3.0 | +W74  -B15  +W59  -B9   -W32  =B63  =W48  |  22.5  24.5 
 51  Wang,Anja Guo                     0      WA  3.0 | +W54  -B18  -W42  +B60  -W38  +B72  -W31  |  22.0  24.0 
 52  Hee,Sean                          0      WA  3.0 | -B1   +W62  -B20  -W61  -B44  +W73  +B69  |  22.0  23.0 
 53  Deng,Amy                        287      WA  3.0 | +W67  -B8   -W35  =B65  +W48  =B56  -W32  |  21.5  24.0 
 54  Gao,Jo                          122      WA  3.0 | -B51  +W73  -B32  +W45  +B49  -W27  -B29  |  21.5  23.5 
 55  Yan,Xuerui                        0      WA  3.0 | +W77  -B23  -B24  +W47  -B36  +W68  -B30  |  21.5  23.0 
 56  Vyhunthan,Vishnu                  0      WA  3.0 | =BYE  -B19  -W39  +B81  +W65  =W53  -B36  |  21.5  22.0 
 57  Lee,Donovan                       0      WA  3.0 | -W27  -B38  +W81  -B39  +W77  +B58  -W37  |  20.0  20.5 
 58  Chen,Dylan                        0      WA  3.0 | -W14  -B35  +W79  -B70  +B64  -W57  +W72  |  18.5  19.0 
 59  Petagna,Benni                     0      WA  3.0 | -B17  +W76  -B50  -W30  -B47  +W79  +W71  |  18.5  19.0 
 60  Dube,Ethan                        0      WA  3.0 | -B2   -W49  +B82  -W51  +B73  -W61  +B75  |  18.5  19.0 
 61  Xiao,Limo                         0      WA  3.0 | -B64  -W72  +BYE  +B52  -W42  +B60  -W38  |  18.0  20.0 
 62  Zhou,Ethan                        0      WA  3.0 | -W31  -B52  -W71  +B79  +W81  +B70  -W35  |  15.5  16.0 
 63  Lee,Coco                          0      WA  2.5 | -B20  -W36  +B76  +W68  -B21  =W50  -B44  |  22.0  24.0 
 64  Cai,Joel                          0      WA  2.5 | +W61  -B11  =W67  -B14  -W58  +B65  -W45  |  21.5  24.0 
 65  Kennedy,Patra                     0      WA  2.5 | +W39  -B27  -B33  =W53  -B56  -W64  +B78  |  20.5  22.0 
 66  Chen,Henry                        0      WA  2.5 | +B82  -W40  +B78  -W16  -B34  =W44  -B43  |  20.5  21.0 
 67  Simpson,Joshua                    0      WA  2.5 | -B53  +W68  =B64  -W36  -B43  -B48  +W74  |  18.0  20.0 
 68  Eggleston,Elijah                  0      WA  2.5 | -W7   -B67  +W75  -B63  =W45  -B55  +W77  |  18.0  19.5 
 69  Lithgow,Anthony                   0      WA  2.0 | +F84  +F80  -W11  -B10  -W28  -B31  -W52  |  24.0  27.0 
 70  Koay,Arianne                      0      WA  2.0 | -W9   +B39  -B21  +W58  -B25  -W62  -B47  |  23.0  26.0 
 71  Elia,Sabir                        0      WA  2.0 | -B3   -W34  +B62  +W78  -B37  -W49  -B59  |  22.5  24.0 
 72  Hofmann,Cya                       0      WA  2.0 | -W11  +B61  -B16  -W37  +B78  -W51  -B58  |  22.0  23.5 
 73  Lim,Zechariah                     0      WA  2.0 | -W10  -B54  +W77  -B38  -W60  -B52  +B81  |  19.5  20.0 
 74  Wang,Edward                       0      WA  2.0 | -B50  -W47  -B30  +W76  +B75  -W33  -B67  |  18.5  20.0 
 75  Kennedy,Priya                     0      WA  2.0 | -B80  -W21  -B68  +BYE  -W74  +B82  -W60  |  17.5  18.0 
 76  Fan,Samuel                        0      WA  2.0 | -W8   -B59  -W63  -B74  +W79  -B45  +W82  |  16.5  17.0 
 77  Carter,Dylan                      0      WA  1.5 | -B55  -W44  -B73  +W82  -B57  =W78  -B68  |  15.5  16.0 
 78  Woodbine,Grace                    0      WA  1.5 | +W81  -B26  -W66  -B71  -W72  =B77  -W65  |  14.5  15.0 
 79  Jackson,James                     0      WA  1.0 | -B12  -W16  -B58  -W62  -B76  -B59  +BYE  |  21.0  21.0 
 80  Richards,Huw               (W)  566      WA  1.0 | +W75  -F69   --    --    --    --    --   |  19.5  21.0 
 81  Cai,James                         0      WA  1.0 | -B78  -W45  -B57  -W56  -B62  +BYE  -W73  |  16.0  16.5 
 82  Zemtsov,Artem                     0      WA  1.0 | -W66  -B13  -W60  -B77  +BYE  -W75  -B76  |  15.5  16.5 
 83  Walker,Sebastian           (W)  690      WA  0.0 |  --    --    --    --    --    --    --   |  16.5  17.5 
 84  Wang,Albert Guo            (W)  452      WA  0.0 | -F69   --    --    --    --    --    --   |  16.5  17.5 
 85  Walker,Samantha            (W)  121      WA  0.0 |  --    --    --    --    --    --    --   |  16.5  17.5 
 86  Jackson,James              (W)    0      WA  0.0 |  --    --    --    --    --    --    --   |  16.5  17.5 
 87  Pyvis,Matthew              (W)    0      WA  0.0 |  --    --    --    --    --    --    --   |  16.5  17.5 
 88  Ramsden,Flynn              (W)    0      WA  0.0 | -F25   --    --    --    --    --    --   |  16.5  17.5 
 89  Ryan,Scarlett              (W)    0      WA  0.0 | -F28   --    --    --    --    --    --   |  16.5  17.5 
 90  O'Connor,Flynn             (W)    0      WA  0.0 | -W41  -F43   --    --    --    --    --   |  16.0  17.0


The Primary school tournament had 82 players from 24 different schools.

Several schools battled it out for the first three places. Some schools fielded less than 4 players and still managed a good result namely Scotch College, Harrisdale Primary School, Swan Christian College, Wesley College, Dianella Heights Primary School and the WA Russian school. With a full complement (4 players) I am sure these schools could have done better. Mount Lawley Primary School was unfortunate in that one of their key players had to retire after the first round which left them with three players, otherwise this school would definitely have ended higher up in the rankings.

In the end six teams (all with 4 or more players) battled it out for the top three places. Kingsway Christian College came 6th and Christchurch Grammar School 5th . Oberthur Primary School and Nedlands Primary School finished on the same number of points but Oberthur had a lower Buchholz score and had to settle for 4th place which meant Nedlands came third. Caladenia Primary School was in the running for the top spot but fell short by half a point and had to settle for 2nd place. The winners, by a whisker, were Carmel Primary School, a good improvement on their preceding result in the Northern Zonal.

Individual results were also close with Ashok Anish and Eric Deng, ending on 6.5 points. Anish took home the winner's trophy with a superior Buchholz score. Similarly vying for third place with 6 points were Nithuli Liyange and Dominic Davoll. Nithuli was given the third place on the basis of her better Buchholz score. This meant that Dominic had to settle for a Merit award along with Ezra Levine who was the only player on 5.5 points. Nithuli won the Best Girl's trophy.

List of Primary School Winners:

1st: Carmel Primary School (19.5) - Ezra Levine (5.5), Yonatan Kitay (5.0), Marcus Van Den Berg (5.0), Benjie Snel (4.0), Ben Goldbloom (4.0)

2nd: Caladenia Primary School (19) - Senudi De Vas (5.0), Jineth Gunawardena (5.0), Ryan Zamani (5.0), Leo Carvin (4.0), Nethumli Gunawardena (3.0)

3rd: Nedlands Primary School (17) - Liyanage, Nithuli (6.0), Larry Yu (4.0), William Lough (4.0), Le Minh Nguyen (3.0), Faruk Batay (3.0), Xuerui Yan (3.0), Limo Xiao (3.0), Patra Kennedy (2.5), Joshua Simpson (2.5), Cya Hofmann (2.0), Priya Kennedy (2.0), Samuel Fan (2.0)

The top four players from each of these teams won a trophy.

Secondary Student Division

Secondary Divison School Team Rankings
(Team ranking based on 4 best players of each team)


 Pos  Team Name          Points  
 ------------------------------
  1  Perth Modern S       21.5
  2  Rossmoyne SHS        20.0
  3  Trinity College      20.0
  4  Christchurch GS      18.5
  5  Shenton College      18.0
  6  Wesley College       15.0
  7  Duncraig SHS         15.0
  8  Harrisdale SHS       14.0
  9  Mount Lawley SH      12.5
 10  Kingsway CCC         12.0
 11  Midland Homesch      11.0
 12  St Andrews GS         5.0
 13  Swan Christian        5.0
 14  Morley SHS            4.0
 15  Willetton SHS         4.0
 16  Peter Moyes Ang       3.5
 17  WA Russian S          3.0
 18  Guilford GS           3.0
 19  Corpus Christi        2.5
 20  Lake Joondalup        2.5
 21  Mater Dei Colle       0.0


Secondary Divison School Cross Table


 Pos NAME                           Rtg   T  Fed  Pts |   1     2     3     4     5     6     7   |  Buc1  BucT  
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
  1  Raptis,Liam                    1279      WA  6.0 | =BYE  +W46  +B45  +B12  +W3   +B7   =W2   |  29.5  33.0 
  2  Khaw,Eu Jin                    1303      WA  6.0 | +B60  +W48  +B11  +W27  =B17  +W9   =B1   |  28.0  31.0 
  3  Eimery,Ilya                    1181      SA  6.0 | +B57  +W30  +B54  +W8   -B1   +W11  +B10  |  28.0  31.0 
  4  Manjire,Saiish                    0      WA  6.0 | +B14  +W29  -B17  +W20  +B27  +W18  +W19  |  27.0  31.0 
  5  Balavignan,Ashvin               884      WA  6.0 | +B53  +W25  -B9   +W30  +B54  +W17  +W8   |  25.5  28.5 
  6  Christianopoulos,Mitchell         0      WA  6.0 | +B86  -W8   +B49  +W51  +B28  +W26  +B9   |  25.0  26.0 
  7  Johansson-Jones,William           0      WA  5.5 | +B87  =W43  +B21  +W32  +B18  -W1   +B17  |  27.0  27.5 
  8  Stergiou,Kon                      0      WA  5.0 | +W68  +B6   +W10  -B3   +W13  +W14  -B5   |  33.0  35.5 
  9  Han,Jake                          0      WA  5.0 | +B22  +W32  +W5   +B35  +W29  -B2   -W6   |  30.5  34.5 
 10  Coulson,Samuel                    0      WA  5.0 | +B49  +W19  -B8   +W45  +B22  +W34  -W3   |  27.5  31.0 
 11  Eggleston,Kale                    0      WA  5.0 | +W91  +B78  -W2   +B69  +W16  -B3   +W29  |  26.0  28.0 
 12  McDonald,Tristan                381      WA  5.0 | +B31  =W21  +B43  -W1   =B44  +W53  +B26  |  25.5  28.5 
 13  Chan,Christopher                  0      WA  5.0 | +B38  +W37  +B76  -W17  -B8   +W28  +B32  |  25.5  27.0 
 14  Sulak,Asten                     690      WA  5.0 | -W4   +B61  +W59  +B53  +W47  -B8   +W31  |  24.5  27.0 
 15  Ashok,Anish                     545      WA  5.0 | -B28  +W38  -B53  +W57  +B21  +W30  +B25  |  23.5  26.5 
 16  Verma,Abhinav                     0      WA  5.0 | +W62  +B75  +W58  -W18  -B11  +B68  +W36  |  21.5  23.5 
 17  De Vas,Yonal                   1241      WA  4.5 | +W81  +B72  +W4   +B13  =W2   -B5   -W7   |  31.0  33.0 
 18  Kit,Jaykerm                     891      WA  4.5 | +W65  +B59  +W69  +B16  -W7   -B4   =W20  |  27.0  29.5 
 19  Puttagunta,Srithan                0      WA  4.5 | +W33  -B10  +W68  =W44  +B43  +W39  -B4   |  26.0  28.5 
 20  Boland,Conor                      0      WA  4.5 | +W66  -B26  +W40  -B4   +W64  +B47  =B18  |  25.0  28.0 
 21  Nguyen,Warren                     0      WA  4.5 | +W56  =B12  -W7   +B72  -W15  +B69  +W45  |  24.5  27.0 
 22  Uhlmann,Jack                      0      WA  4.5 | -W9   +B65  +W55  +B58  -W10  =W44  +B50  |  23.0  26.0 
 23  Ng,Jeremiah                     703      WA  4.5 | -B25  -W31  +B86  +W73  =B37  +W43  +B34  |  22.0  23.0 
 24  Tan,Nathaniel                     0      WA  4.5 | =BYE   --   -B46  +B79  +W85  +W70  +B44  |  19.0  20.5 
 25  Mahruz,Zuhayer                    0      WA  4.0 | +W23  -B5   +W36  -B29  +W56  +B33  -W15  |  27.0  30.0 
 26  Shaw,Lucas                        0      WA  4.0 | +B70  +W20  -B27  +W50  +W35  -B6   -W12  |  27.0  29.5 
 27  Chu,Myron                         0      WA  4.0 | +W34  +B77  +W26  -B2   -W4   -B31  +B53  |  27.0  28.5 
 28  Patel,Om                          0      WA  4.0 | +W15  +B36  -W35  +B56  -W6   -B13  +W58  |  26.5  29.5 
 29  Yan,Ben                         570      WA  4.0 | +W61  -B4   +B71  +W25  -B9   +W48  -B11  |  26.0  28.0 
 30  He,Allen                          0      WA  4.0 | +W80  -B3   +W79  -B5   +W40  -B15  +W64  |  26.0  28.0 
 31  Pravin,Pranith                    0      WA  4.0 | -W12  +B23  -W33  +B74  +W58  +W27  -B14  |  25.5  27.5 
 32  Oliveiro,Rayden                 856      WA  4.0 | +W47  -B9   +W62  -B7   +W59  +B54  -W13  |  25.0  28.0 
 33  Napaa,Mohit                     339      WA  4.0 | -B19  +W86  +B31  +W37  -B34  -W25  +B49  |  24.0  25.0 
 34  Shi,Chenxi                        0      WA  4.0 | -B27  +W88  +B70  +W48  +W33  -B10  -W23  |  23.5  26.0 
 35  Castalanelli,Maxwell            602      WA  4.0 | +B83  +W71  +B28  -W9   -B26  =W50  =B37  |  22.5  24.5 
 36  Pham,Minh                       351      WA  4.0 | +F95  -W28  -B25  +W83  +B60  +W51  -B16  |  22.5  24.5 
 37  Ross,Mitchell                     0      WA  4.0 | +W85  -B13  +W74  -B33  =W23  +B55  =W35  |  22.5  24.0 
 38  Scarff,Cooper                     0      WA  4.0 | -W13  -B15  +W81  -B55  +W74  +B59  +W54  |  21.0  23.0 
 39  Lanka,Venkat                    543      WA  4.0 | +W42  -B69  -W47  +B61  +W62  -B19  +W57  |  20.5  23.0 
 40  Tomasevic-Ljubin,Novak            0      WA  4.0 | -B48  +W57  -B20  +W71  -B30  +W61  +B63  |  20.5  22.5 
 41  Sanap,Shiven                      0      WA  4.0 | -W74  -B56  +W85  -B68  +W75  +B62  +W55  |  15.5  17.0 
 42  Phuong,Minh                       0      WA  4.0 | -B39  -W70  -B88  +W90  +B89  +W82  +B60  |  15.0  15.5 
 43  Sankara,Siddarth                559      WA  3.5 | +W64  =B7   -W12  +B46  -W19  -B23  +W68  |  26.0  28.5 
 44  Durey, Peter                      0      WA  3.5 | +W52  -B45  +W77  =B19  =W12  =B22  -W24  |  26.0  27.5 
 45  Thorpe,Alex                       0      WA  3.5 | +B50  +W44  -W1   -B10  =W55  +B56  -B21  |  25.5  28.5 
 46  Louw,Mark                         0      WA  3.5 | =BYE  -B1   +W24  -W43  +B73  -W49  +B70  |  24.0  26.5 
 47  Louw,Neil                         0      WA  3.5 | -B32  +W87  +B39  +W63  -B14  -W20  =B48  |  24.0  24.5 
 48  Gould,Dylan                       0      WA  3.5 | +W40  -B2   +W78  -B34  +W80  -B29  =W47  |  23.5  25.5 
 49  Sorto,Isaac                       0      WA  3.5 | -W10  +B85  -W6   +B75  =W68  +B46  -W33  |  23.0  24.5 
 50  Geste,Cooper                      0      WA  3.5 | -W45  +B66  +W80  -B26  +W76  =B35  -W22  |  21.0  22.5 
 51  Stone,Hadley                      0      WA  3.5 | =W55  -B58  +W75  -B6   +W72  -B36  +W71  |  20.0  22.0 
 52  Sova,Elise                        0      WA  3.5 | -B44  +W89  -B63  -W70  =B71  +B72  +W69  |  16.0  17.0 
 53  Louw,Hank                         0      WA  3.0 | -W5   +B67  +W15  -W14  +B63  -B12  -W27  |  28.0  31.0 
 54  Gadvi,Aarush                      0      WA  3.0 | +W67  +B79  -W3   +B76  -W5   -W32  -B38  |  25.0  26.5 
 55  Ganesh,Prabhu,Avinesh,Nidi        0      WA  3.0 | =B51  +W82  -B22  +W38  =B45  -W37  -B41  |  23.5  25.5 
 56  Akselrod,Artem                  560      WA  3.0 | -B21  +W41  +B60  -W28  -B25  -W45  +B77  |  23.0  24.5 
 57  Ling,Luka                         0      WA  3.0 | -W3   -B40  +W84  -B15  +W78  +B79  -B39  |  23.0  24.5 
 58  Edwards,Samuel                    0      WA  3.0 | +B84  +W51  -B16  -W22  -B31  +W76  -B28  |  22.5  24.0 
 59  Horgan,Noah                       0      WA  3.0 | +B73  -W18  -B14  +W82  -B32  -W38  +B76  |  22.0  23.5 
 60  Lee,Jason                         0      WA  3.0 | -W2   +B91  -W56  +B78  -W36  +B80  -W42  |  21.0  23.0 
 61  Naidu,Yuv                         0      WA  3.0 | -B29  -W14  +B87  -W39  +F88  -B40  +W78  |  21.0  21.5 
 62  Heavens,Mason                     0      WA  3.0 | -B16  +W90  -B32  +W77  -B39  -W41  +B82  |  20.5  21.0 
 63  Veselinovic,Stefan              323      WA  3.0 | -W69  +B64  +W52  -B47  -W53  +B66  -W40  |  20.0  22.5 
 64  Ong,Jonathan                      0      WA  3.0 | -B43  -W63  +B90  +W88  -B20  +W77  -B30  |  19.0  19.5 
 65  Loh,Christopher                   0      WA  3.0 | -B18  -W22  -B82  +W67  -B77  +B85  +W80  |  17.5  19.0 
 66  Sathe,Anushree                    0      WA  3.0 | -B20  -W50  -B89  +W87  +B81  -W63  +B75  |  16.0  16.5 
 67  Stirling,Max                      0      WA  3.0 | -B54  -W53  -B83  -B65  +W87  +B81  +W74  |  15.0  15.5 
 68  Francis,Ryan                      0      WA  2.5 | -B8   +W84  -B19  +W41  =B49  -W16  -B43  |  25.5  27.0 
 69  Raghavendra,Shrish                0      WA  2.5 | +B63  +W39  -B18  -W11  =B70  -W21  -B52  |  24.5  27.0 
 70  Chen,Aaron                        0      WA  2.5 | -W26  +B42  -W34  +B52  =W69  -B24  -W46  |  24.0  26.5 
 71  Lee,Isaac                         0      WA  2.5 | +F92  -B35  -W29  -B40  =W52  +W73  -B51  |  22.0  24.5 
 72  Gibbens,James                     0      WA  2.5 | +B90  -W17  =B73  -W21  -B51  -W52  +B89  |  19.5  20.0 
 73  Wilkins,Aidan                     0      WA  2.5 | -W59  +B81  =W72  -B23  -W46  -B71  +W79  |  17.5  19.5 
 74  Batten,Thomas                     0      WA  2.0 | +B41  -W76  -B37  -W31  -B38  +W83  -B67  |  21.0  22.5 
 75  Gebauer,Henry                     0      WA  2.0 | +B82  -W16  -B51  -W49  -B41  +B84  -W66  |  21.0  22.5 
 76  Rajan,Matthias                    0      WA  2.0 | +F93  +B74  -W13  -W54  -B50  -B58  -W59  |  20.5  22.5 
 77  Sui,Felix                         0      WA  2.0 | +F94  -W27  -B44  -B62  +W65  -B64  -W56  |  19.5  22.5 
 78  Walsh,Eli                         0      WA  2.0 | +B88  -W11  -B48  -W60  -B57  +W89  -B61  |  19.5  20.5 
 79  Yuvarajan,Avinash                 0      WA  2.0 | +B89  -W54  -B30  -W24  +B83  -W57  -B73  |  19.5  20.5 
 80  Van Heynin,Noa                    0      WA  2.0 | -B30  +W83  -B50  +W89  -B48  -W60  -B65  |  19.0  20.0 
 81  Liew,Nathan                       0      WA  2.0 | -B17  -W73  -B38  +B84  -W66  -W67  +B87  |  18.5  19.0 
 82  Tenggara,Winston                  0      WA  2.0 | -W75  -B55  +W65  -B59  +W86  -B42  -W62  |  18.0  19.0 
 83  Mathwin,Alexander                 0      WA  2.0 | -W35  -B80  +W67  -B36  -W79  -B74  +W86  |  16.5  17.5 
 84  Stait,Lochlan                     0      WA  2.0 | -W58  -B68  -B57  -W81  +B90  -W75  +F85  |  13.5  14.0 
 85  Arunkumar,Ashwath               265      WA  1.0 | -B37  -W49  -B41  +W86  -B24  -W65  -F84  |  21.5  22.5 
 86  Shivdasani,Rivaan                 0      WA  1.0 | -W6   -B33  -W23  -B85  -B82  +W90  -B83  |  20.0  20.5 
 87  Zemtsov,Alex                      0      WA  1.0 | -W7   -B47  -W61  -B66  -B67  +BYE  -W81  |  19.5  20.0 
 88  Herbert,Hudson             (W)    0      WA  1.0 | -W78  -B34  +W42  -B64  -F61   --    --   |  18.5  20.5 
 89  Jeong,David                       0      WA  1.0 | -W79  -B52  +W66  -B80  -W42  -B78  -W72  |  17.0  19.0 
 90  Tiley,Connor                      0      WA  1.0 | -W72  -B62  -W64  -B42  -W84  -B86  +BYE  |  15.0  15.0 
 91  Stawowy,Robert             (W)    0      WA  0.0 | -B11  -W60   --    --    --    --    --   |  17.0  18.0 
 92  Rafiei Darani,Daryoush     (W) 1445      WA  0.0 | -F71   --    --    --    --    --    --   |  16.5  17.5 
 93  Alfimov,Fedor              (W)    0      WA  0.0 | -F76   --    --    --    --    --    --   |  16.5  17.5 
 94  Garg,Keshav                (W)    0      WA  0.0 | -F77   --    --    --    --    --    --   |  16.5  17.5 
 95  Premarathna,Desandu        (W)    0      WA  0.0 | -F36   --    --    --    --    --    --   |  16.5  17.5 
 96  Tobgyal,Doedhul            (W)    0      WA  0.0 |  --    --    --    --    --    --    --   |  16.5  17.5


There were 91 students from 21 schools, a significant increase in the number of players compared to previous SCL zonals. Perth Modern School, Shenton College and Trinity College fielded 13 or more players.

Harrisdale Senior High School came 8th, Duncraig Senior High School was 7th and Wesley College 6th. Five teams fought it out for the top spots. Shenton College had to settle for 5th place, Christchurch Grammar School 4th, and there was little separating the top three teams. Trinity College was 3rd with 20 points, Rossmoyne Senior High School was 2nd 20 points (but had a better Buchholz score) and Perth Modern School were 1st. (21.5 points).

With such a large number of players and only 7 rounds there was always the possibility that several of the best players would finish on the same number of points. This was the case in this tournament with 6 players finishing with 6 points out of 7, namely, Ashvin Balavignan, Mitchell Christianopoulos, Ilya Eimery, Eu Jin Khaw, Liam Raptis and Salish Manjire. In such a situation the tie break rules are used which involves comparing their Buchholz scores. This meant that Ashvin, Manjire and Mitchell had to settle for a Merit award, Ilya was third, Eu Jin second and Liam was first. In an ideal tournament more rounds would be scheduled to increase the chances of having an outright winner, but this event's prime purpose is to determine the best schools and not the best individuals. Elise Sova won the Best Girl's trophy.

List of Secondary School Winners:

1st: Perth Modern School (21.5) - Saiish Manjire (6.0), Ashvin Balavignan (6.0), Samuel Coulson (5.0), Nathaniel Tan (4.5), Patel Om (4.0), Rayden Oliveiro (4.0), Mohit Napaa, (4.0), Siddarth Sankara (3.5), Avinesh Nidhi Ganesh Prabhu (3.0), Yuv Naidu (3.0), Anushree Sathe (3.0), Shrish Raghavendra (2.5), Isaac Lee (2.5)

2nd: Rossmoyne Senior High (20) - Ilya Eimery (6.0), Jake Han (5.0), Yonal De Vas (4.5) Jaykerm Kit (4.5)

3rd: Trinity College (20) - Mitchell Christianopoulos (6.0), Christopher Chan (5.0). Srithan Puttagunta (4.5) Conor Boland (4.5), Jack Uhlmann (4.5), Chenxi Shi (4.0), Maxwell Castalanelli (4.0), Noah Horgan (3.0), Stefan Veselinovc (3.0), Thomas Batten (2.0), Henry Gebauer (2.0), Felix Sui (2.0), Eli Walsh (2.0), Nathan Liew 92.0), Connor Tiley (1.0)

The top four players from each of these teams won a trophy.


Once again the stars of this event were our wonderful group of volunteers, Scott (announcements and general organisation), Gareth (Primary School Arbiter), Jose (Arbiter), Kerry Aung (results and general organisation) Curt (Arbiter), Dr Brian (Primary School Arbiter), Karl (Arbiter),Carvin Kumar (Secondary School Arbiter), Dan (Arbiter), Rekha ( Registration and results), Myron, (Arbiter), Jessie Kong (registration),Tim Hare (CAWA property manager who despite HBF's Fun Runs best efforts managed to deliver all the equipment in a timely fashion), Rebo, (Arbiter, announcements and technical support), John Pimenov (technical support),Faith Tee (CAWA Junior Vice-President and general organisation and support). Thanks to many of the Trinity College students who showed great Esprit de Corps helping us to pack up all the equipment.

Report kindly provided by: Alan Wolstencroft - Chief Arbiter





2023 SCL South Zone

2023 SCL South Zone Entry Form

(Sunday 18th of June)




2023 SCL West Zone

(Planned to be played on the 13th of August)




2023 SCL Finals

(Planned to be played on the 4th of September)




2023 SCL Girls Finals

(Planned to be played on the 24th of September)