Herman claims silver medal at the North Island teams

Congratulations to Herman, his partner Yuzhong (Hamilton) and team mates, Rachelle Pelkman and Murray Wood (Tauranga) who came second in the North Island teams beating many grandmasters en route. 

The winning team was the favourite to win containing NZ representatives Michael Cornell, Ashley Bach, Michael Ware & Geo Tislevoll,  There were 34 teams that participated on one of the loveliest summer weekends!