The organizers, International Chess Federation FIDE and the Kazakhstan Chess Federation and the Department of Sports of the City of Almaty with the support of the Ministry of Sports and Tourism of the Republic of Kazakhstan are inviting all national chess federations of FIDE to participate in the World Cadet

Introduction The 2026 Olympiad will be in Uzbekistan. Dates have not been confirmed but are typically in the second half of the year. Following the 2022 Olympiad in Chennai, recommendations by the 2022 Head of Delegation and Team Captains as to a model for 2023 and 2024 leading into the

The NZCF has arranged an online training match with the Singapore Chess Federation. Dates: 28 & 29 June 2025 (Saturday and Sunday)Time: 6pm (NZT) – both daysPlatform: www.tornelo.comTime Control: 90+30 (90 minutes + 30 second increment from move 1) Teams of 50 players per countryFour boys and four girls from

FIDE Youth Olympiad (u16) – Barranquilla, Colombia. 16 – 23 August 2025. Full regulations here: https://www.fide.com/wp-content/uploads/World-Youth-U16-Olympiad.pdf This is a 4 board mixed team event with each team comprising at least 1 girl and 1 boy. Free room and board is available to the 4 selected NZL players along with one

Recently, expressions of interest for Director of Training were sought by the NZCF Council. Following that process, I am delighted to announce that Gordon Lyall and Richard Christie have both been appointed by the NZCF Council. Both Gordon and Richard have grown their clubs significantly through junior development and tournaments,

Recently, expressions of interest for selector and convenor of selectors were sought by the NZCF Council. Following that process, selectors have been appointed by the NZCF Council as follows: Two new selectors and a new convenor – many thanks to Bob Smith and Saptorshi Gupta for putting their names forward.

On behalf of the NZCF Council, I am delighted to announce that Paul McAvoy has been appointed as Head of Delegation for the 2026 Olympiad in Uzbekistan. Paul has been involved in national and international chess administration and coaching for over 30 years, was awarded the FIDE Instructor title in

For our Arbiters & Organisers. Just in case you aren’t on the Vega mailing list: The new Vega 11 is available online with all the FIDE tie-breaks and other news. It will be the same for which FIDE will be asked for endorsement as soon as the new JaVaFo pairing