On Saturday 30 November our Hong Kong youth will travel to Macao to play in the Macao – Hong Kong traditional Interport Chess match to defend the Pearl Delta Cup won on last March 2
A total of 16 players, four players, three boys and one girl in each of the four age categories, U8, U10, U12 and U14, will play 4 rounds of 10 minutes per person.
Grupo de Xadrez de Macau (Macau Chess Federation), the organizer, has arranged for team prizes, individual prizes and medals.
We look forward to it!
The 2013 edition of the Hong Kong – Macao Chess Interport, held on Saturday March 2 at Caissa Chess Club in Discovery Bay, took place in a competitive but very pleasant atmosphere underlining the roots of a friendly event between the two sister cities, going back many decades.
The 16 players from Macao were accompanied by 17 supporters in the form of parents, chess officials and a trainer. The 16 players from Hong Kong, having the home advantage, had at least as many supporters visiting and contributing to a great ambiance.
Although a friendly match, at stake was the Caissa Pearl Delta Cup which today would either stay in Hong Kong or would go to Macao: the city with most points today would keep the Cup until the next match.
The Players: Hong Kong Team Left – Macao Team Right
The Pearl Delta Cup
Exchanging Formalities between Jose Silvereinho President of Macao Chess Federation and David Garceran Nieuwenburg of Caissa Chess Club
Exchanging plaques between Macao Chess Federation and Hong Kong Chess Federation
As mentioned in an earlier post, the match would evolve between four players in each age category Under 8, Under 10, Under 13 and Under 14-18 in a rapid chess double round robin format. Each player would play two opponents twice.
Under 8 Category
Hong Kong U8 Players (left to right): Miguel Angel, Gerent, Harold, Mei Jing
In team B Harold Kwong and Mei Jing Garceran Wang (Caissa) scored 3 and 2 wins out of 4 games respectively. Both Harold and Zheng Hai Ming from Macao ended with 3 points and in a decisive blitz Zheng Hai Ming secured the win and the top scorer prize of this group.
For team A Gerent Lee and Miguel Angel Garceran Wang (Caissa) played very strong and scored 3 and 3.5 points respectively, resulting in the top scorer prize for Miguel in this group.
Results Hong Kong Macao Interport Pearl Delta Cup 2013 U8
Gerent Lee and Leung Ian Kei Shaking Hands
Harold and Meijing Ready
Under 10
Hong Kong U10 (left to right): James, Richard, Edrien, Bryant
In team B Edrien Borigas and Bryant Chong (Caissa) scored 3 and 2 points respectively contributing to a 5-3 win for Hong Kong in this subgroup. As Edrien and Macao’s Gong Ka Yi both ended with 3 points also here the top scorer prize winner had to be determined by a blitz game. The first blitz ended in a draw by stale mate but the second game was won by Gong Ka Yi.
In team A Richard Takasumi and James Kwong faced strong Macao players and scored 1.5 and 3 points respectively to secure the sub group win by 4.5-3.5. The 3 points for James were enough to also win the top scorer prize.
Results Hong Kong Macao Interport Pearl Delta Cup 2013 U10
U10 in Action
Under 13
Hong Kong U13 (left to right): Michael, Benjamin, Wilson, Sophie
Hong Kong team B, Sophie Whalley and, actually U10 Wilson Mueller, (both Caissa), faced a very strong girl duo from Macao who managed to win all their games! As a consequence, a blitz game was required between Macao’s Luo Yihua and Wong Kit to determine top scorer prize which was won by Luo Yihua.
Team A with Michael Yang and Benjamin Oh did very well, scoring 3.5 and 2.5 points respectively. The 3.5 points for Michael was enough to get him the top scorer prize in this group.
Results Hong Kong Macao Interport Pearl Delta Cup 2013 U13
Benjamin and Michael in deep thought
Under 14-18
Hong Kong Under 14-18 (left to right): Marcus, Christopher, Fung Ting, Saloni
Our team B was Hong Kong’s girl duo team with Fung Ting and Saloni Anandpara playing very well, scoring 3 and 2 points respectively. Fung Ting had enough with these 3 points to become top scorer in this group.
Team A with fine players like Christopher Masters and Marcus Ho, scoring 2.5 and 3.5 points respectively, played strong and Marcus’s 3.5 points were worth top scorer prize.
Results Hong Kong Macao Interport Pearl Delta Cup 2013 U14-18
Under 14-18 Players
Prize Winners
In summary, the prize winners:
Hong Kong keeps the Cup in town.
Pearl Delta Cup 2013 Winners Hong Kong Team
All Players Deserved a Medal
Time to Relax and Have Fun. Well Done Boys and Girls!
Preparations are in full progress at Caissa for the traditional Interport Chess match between Hong Kong and Macao on Saturday 2 March; a tradition that dates back several decades.
By courtesy of Mr. Prosper Kan, who as a youth player on the Macao side participated with his 11-years old brother Christopher Kan (drawing his game) in the 1961 event, we can see a glimpse of that time through the below South China Morning Post article (thanks Jose Silveirinha, head of the Macao delegation visiting us next week, for sharing).
The Interport Chess Match between Macao and Hong Kong goes decades back.
Whereas participating youth players in those times were an exception, in our time the event has transformed into a youth match. We will have four age categories and two teams of two players in each. Different from the recent successfully organized tournament with Guangzhou East Lake Chess Club, players will not play against their city team mates. The city that accumulates most points gets to keep the Pearl Delta Cup for a year.
The players have almost all been confirmed and the Hong Kong team has lined up a lot of players who have earned their reputation in the most recent tournaments as well as some upcoming talents.
Players in the Hong Kong – Macao Interport Chess Pearl Delta Cup 2013
Good luck boys and girls!
The once a year or so traditional friendly chess match between Macao and Hong Kong youth dates back already several years. On Saturday March 2, supported by Discovery Bay BMSE and Hong Kong Chess Federation, Caissa takes on the hosting and organization of this chess event at the Caissa chess club in Discovery Bay North Plaza.
In four age categories, U14-18, U12, U10 and U8, each city will assemble two teams, A and B, of two players in each team. Players represent their cities and will thus not be paired against their own team members.
The games will be played in rapid format according to FIDE rules with time control of 25 minutes + 10 seconds increment.
The Pearl Delta Cup shall go to the city with most accumulated points. For U8, U10, U12 and U14-U18 there will be an individual prize in each age group for the highest score in that age group. All participants will receive a medal.
The wining city will get the Pearl Delta Cup to keep for one year.
We cordially invite anyone to come watch and support our youth!
The event starts from around 12.30pm and lasts until around 7pm.
