FIDE Social Chess Storytelling Challenge

FIDE Social Chess Storytelling Challenge New Zealand’s Evguenia Charomova won the Social Commission Choice Award for her video Checkmate Autism and the Power of Chess (producer/co-director Evguenia Charomova, director Carlos Vintimilla) Congratulations! The video can be viewed here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ly-SkJNxTnQ This initiative received a total of 56 entries, including 43 grassroots

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Bob Wade Memorial Masters 2026

The Bob Wade Memorial Masters and other events starts this afternoon at the Waipuna Hotel & Conference Centre in Auckland. This series of tournaments was made possible through the support of the Middle Game Chess Foundation and FIDE’s Planning and Development Commission (PDC). The headline event offers IM and GM

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2026 Olympiad – applications for NZL teams now open

The upcoming chess Olympiad takes place from 15-28 September 2026 in Samarkand, Uzbekistan. Applications for the New Zealand Open and Women’s teams are now open and close on Saturday 31 January 2026′ Applicants should read the NZCF Code of Conduct for the 2026 Olympiad: https://newzealandchess.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/NZCF-Code-of-Conduct-Olympiad-2026.pdf This online form should be

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Follow the NZ Rapid Champs here

The 2026 NZ Rapid Chess Championships is underway in Invercargill. 70 players are taking part. Follow the top 14 boards live here: https://lichess.org/broadcast/new-zealand-rapid-chess-championships-2026/round-1/kBmtHFFW#boards Vega results and pairings here: https://www.vegaresults.com/vega/index.php?id=6446 Photos to follow.

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