The 132nd New Zealand Chess Congress ran from 2-12 January. A full report will follow, for now here are the prize winners: NZ Open Championship 1st=: GM Gabor Nagy, FM Felix Xie. Felix also the NZ Champion and name on the Silver Rook, to go with his previous NZ Rapid

It is with great sadness that we acknowledge the passing of Arthur Pomeroy on 7 January 2025. Arthur was the Wellington Chess Club’s club captain and committee member, an NZCF Councillor, a national selector, an arbiter, strong player and all-round stalwart, and most importantly, a friend. We will all miss

Please be aware that the is a Facebook Page out there posing as the official congress page and offering a live stream – this is a fake page and in no way connected to our NZ Congress or the NZCF. It has been reported, please treat with caution / block

World Cadets & Youth Rapid and Blitz Chess Championships 202512-18 April – Rhodes, Greece (U8 – U18, Open and Girls) If any NZL players want to enter, please do so via this NZCF online form: https://forms.office.com/r/nbfe2n9E72 There are no official places, so any NZL juniors may enter, but (A) at

Participants in the NZ Chess Championships along with organiser Paul Spiller and arbiters Craig Hall and Ying Wang. After 4 rounds in the NZ Chess Championships and NZ major Open the leading players are: NZ Chess Championships 3.5/4 GM Gabor Nagy FM Alphaeus Ang FM Felix Xie IM Herman van

The 132nd NZ Chess Congress starts tomorrow (Thursday 2nd) at the Waipuna Hotel and Conference Centre in Auckland. The team have been setting up today ahead of tomorrow when it all kicks off with Rounds 1 of the NZ Championships and the NZ Major Open. 168 players, from 19 countries,

On behalf of the NZCF Council and Reregistration Subcommittee, below is the first stage consultation document for the review and rewrite (or replacement) of the constitution of the New Zealand Chess Federation (NZCF) – this has also been circulated to NZCF life and club members by email. Some regulations, particularly

Bledisloe Cup and Blackburn Cup 2024 The NZCF reintroduced these 2 competitions on a trial hybrid basis this year – the Bledisloe Cup for clubs from major centres (Auckland, Dunedin, Christchurch and Wellington) and the Blackburn Cup for all others. 4 clubs entered – Wellington Chess Club, Hawke’s Bay Chess

2-12 January 2025 @ Waipuna Hotel & Conference Centre – Auckland Be a part of New Zealand’s premier chess festival! Events include: The NZ Championship entries include Hungarian GM Gabor Nagy, Chinese FM Yining Chen, Brazilian IM Herman van Riemsdijk and NZL titled players IM Anthony Ker, IM Russell Dive

The New Zealand Chess Federation is currently upgrading it’s IT systems and as part of this project there will be a database of players, arbiters, officials, trainers and clubs (and probably others). We encourage you to add your information to this database to enable us to provide the best service