223 junior players from 5 federations (New Zealand, Australia, Tonga, Vanuatu and New Caldedonia) across Oceania have gathered in Christchurch for the Oceania Youth Chess Championships. The event is being hosted by the Canterbury Chess Club under the auspices of the New Zealand Chess Federation, the Oceania Chess Confederation and
Read MoreFIDE and the Georgian chess federation invite all FIDE member federations and eligible players to participate in the World Cadets Cup 2026. The EVENT will be held in Batumi (Black Sea-Side) with the same system as the last year WORLD CADETS’ CHAMPIONSHIP. The dates are 15 of JUNE (arrivals) to
Read MoreReminder about the Oceania Youth Chess Championships – entries close Tuesday 31 March at 23:55 NZDT. https://sites.google.com/view/oceaniayouth2026 for more information. https://events.humanitix.com/2026-oceania-junior-chess-championships to enter.
Read MoreThe 2026 World Youth Chess Championships are in June in Italy. Do to some late changes we have vacancies for 2 official NZL places (Girls Under 16 and Girls Under 18) – official players receive full board for the duration fo the e vent – see the full regulations here:
Read MoreOceania Youth Chess Championships – Christchurch, 9-13 April 2026. The official NZL places have been awarded to : Girls U8 – Fiona Chenxi LiGU12 – Olivia LiGU14 – Luna LuGU16 – Emily GanGU18 – Sarah SunGU20 – Anya Thurner Open U8 – Leo CordueOU10 – Michael BazanovOU12 – Eden XuOU14
Read MoreThe latest edition of Chess Aotearoa is out! Fresh off the excitement of NZ Congress in Invercargill and Bob Wade Memorial Masters in Auckland, chess players already have plenty to look forward to in the next few months. Read on to find your usual reports and other announcements! Click here
Read MoreThe NZCF is pround to announce that the following players have been chosen to be the official NZL Players at the 2026 World Youth Chess Championships in Italy in Montesilvano, Italy in June. We wish them every success. https://www.fide.com/wp-content/uploads/FIDE-World-Youth-Chess-Championships-2026.pdf
Read MoreThe NZCF Online Chess School is proud to announce this short course by FIDE Trainer Tony Dowden. This two-lesson course is designed for chess trainers, coaches, and schoolteachers. It introduces key educational principles, shows how to apply them when preparing players for success in competitive chess, and concludes with practical
Read MoreThe New Zealand Chess Federation is proud to announce that ACG Sunderland has been officially selected to represent New Zealand at the 2026 World Schools Team Championship’s Asian Continental Championships, which will take place in Almaty, Kazakhstan from 6–11 April 2026. Last year the championships had a large finals stage
Read MoreThe New Zealand Chess Federation is delighted to announce the national teams for the 2026 Chess Olympiad to be held in Samarkand in Uzbekistan in September later this year. Open Team (in board order) 1/ IM Felix Xie2/ IM Sravan Renjith3/ IM Tom Middelburg4/ FM Daniel Gong5/ FM Daqi Mao
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