The Tonga Chess Federation will be hosting the inaugural FIDE-rated Tonga National Chess Championship from Tuesday 23 June to Friday 26 June 2026 in Nuku’alofa, Tonga. This event will be a significant milestone for chess development in Tonga. In addition to crowning the national champion, the tournament will serve as

2-12 January 2027 Alexandra Park, Auxkland Information/Regulations now published: https://newzealandchess.co.nz/event/134th-new-zealand-chess-congress-2027/ Entries online via TryBooking: https://www.trybooking.com/nz/BDMR (opens 3pm 11 May 2026) We are still trying to secure some dicounts at local motels/hotels – this section in the info pack will be updated as soon as we have more info.

Please see this announcement by the Middle Game Chess Foundation: The Middle Game Chess Foundation is pleased to announce the launch of a new incentive to encourage the next generation of New Zealand players to reach for the highest level of excellence in chess achievement. The MGCF will award a

By Rowan Wood Fourteen standard tournaments have been processed involving 251 players with 1108 games rated. The open tournaments are the New Zealand Championship, New Zealand Major Open, New Zealand Junior Open , Invercargill Open, Bob Wade Memorial, Hilton Bennett Memorial, Peter Weir Memorial, Arthur Pomeroy Memorial and Middle Game

The Chinese Chess Association, under the auspices of the Asian Chess Federation (ACF) and theInternational Chess Federation (FIDE), has the honour of inviting all Asian National ChessFederations to participate in the 28th Asian Youth Chess Championships, to be held in Shenzhen,China, from 15th July 2026 (arrival) to 25th July 2026

VEGA, Arbiting & the Laws of Chess – IA Craig Hall23 & 24 May 2026 Join International Arbiter Craig Hall as he takes you through: Using Vega (Tournament Pairing Software) and the basics of PairingsBasics of Arbiting and the Laws of Chess Course Details: Saturday and Sunday 23/24 May 2026

Join FIDE Senior Trainer and NZ National Team Coach, GM Dejan Bojkov from Bulgaria for 6 x one hour chess lessons via Zoom. 1) The Yin and Yang of chess. Weakness and Strength approach. Introduction2) Tactical Weakness in the opponent’s camp. What to search for in a position?3) Strategic Weakness

Under the auspices of ASEAN Chess Confederation (ACC), Chess Global Cities Pte Ltd and the Singapore Chess Federation have the honour of inviting participants from ASEAN members (Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam & Timor Leste) and all its Dialogue Partners (Australia, China, China-Hong Kong, China-Macau,

To those of you at university, we received this today: Dear Colleagues, On behalf of the Organising Committee, we are pleased to inform you about the FIDE World University Team Chess Championship 2026. This Championship serves as a premier global platform, bringing together leading universities through chess — a discipline deeply associated

223 junior players from 5 federations (New Zealand, Australia, Tonga, Vanuatu and New Caledonia) across Oceania took part in Oceania Youth Chess Championships. The event was hosted by the Canterbury Chess Club under the auspices of the New Zealand Chess Federation, the Oceania Chess Confederation and FIDE and is supported