133rd New Zealand Chess Congress – Invercargill

Ascot Park Hotel, Invercargill 2-12 January 2026

A reminder that this festival of chess is just 4 months away!

GM Daniel Fernandez (ENG) who has entered, will hopefully be joined by NZ’s leading players, plus those who just love to play chess. And with 7 events over the 11 days, there are plenty of opportunities to play chess.

Any enquiries to the Chief Organiser – Richie Christie – chessventures@gmail.com

The photos below are from the 2023 NZ Seniors & Veterans Chess Championships (thanks to Timothy Ha who took some of these photos) held at the same venue.