Howick Pakuranga Chess Club

COACHING

Coaching

Fees

Schedule

Results

Junior Coaching

We are fortunate enough to have Leonard McLaren coaching our Junior classes every Tuesday night. We rotate our Juniors so that Leonard takes about 12 children in each class, so that all 60-70 children get some coaching about once every two months. Leonard has also given his time to playing a Simultaneous Display against the rest of the Club. On occasion a very strong player will run a group training session, open to Juniors and Seniors. Photo by Craig Blaxall.

Freelance Coaching

One-on-one coaching is not offered by the Howick-Pakuranga Chess Club, but can be arranged for your child with a Freelance Coach. Leonard McLaren or Ewen Green are mobile Freelance Coaches, and will call at your home.

FM Leonard McLaren - Freelance Coach

FIDE Master (World Chess Federation Master), Leonard actively teaches at clubs and schools in a range of locations in the Auckland area. He is the official Coach of the Howick-Pakuranga Chess Club.

Leonard is based in Onehunga, Auckland. He is mobile, and teaches at your home. You will need to make separate payment arrangements with Leonard for your child's Freelance Coaching.

Phone: (09) 622 3289
Email:

mclaren@actrix.co.nz

FM Ewen Green - Freelance Coach

Former New Zealand Champion, Olympiad player, FIDE Master (World Chess Federation Master) and FIDE Trainer. Ewen actively teaches at clubs and schools in a range of locations in the Auckland area.

Ewen is based in Mt. Eden, Auckland. He is mobile, and teaches at your home. You will need to make separate payment arrangements with Ewen for your child's Freelance Coaching.

Phone: (09) 630 2042 and ask for Ewen
Mobile: 021 266 46781
Email:

eg_check_nz@yahoo.co.nz

Points Calculation for Juniors

RATING TO POINTS CHART
RATING DIFFERENCE	WIN	LOSS	DRAW
0 to 20	10	-10	0
21 to 40	9	-11	-1
41 to 60	8	-12	-2
61 to 80	7	-13	-3
81 to 100	6	-14	-4
101 to 120	5	-15	-5
121 to 140	4	-16	-6
141 to 160	3	-17	-7
161 to 180	2	-18	-8
181 to 200	1	-19	-9
Greater than 200	1	-20	-10
For example, Player A with a rating of 400 is playing against Player B whose rating is 220. The difference between their rating is 180. If Player A wins, their rating will improve to 402 while Player B's rating will decrease to 218. If Player A loses, their rating will decrease to 382 while Player B's rating will improve to 238. If its a draw, Player A's rating will decrease to 392 while Player B's rating will improve to 228.