New NZCF rating files for arbiters for period 2023-3

Period 3 includes tournaments from July, August and September.

See Ratings page for updated rating lists.

Twenty-five standard rated tournaments have been processed involving 458 players and 1987 games. The open tournaments are New Zealand Seniors, New Zealand Women’s Championship, Peter Stuart Memorial (North Island), South Island, Auckland Interclub A, Canterbury Junior Championships (A, B) and Invercargill Southern Classic. The club tournaments are Auckland Weekend (July, August, September) and Winter Cup, Summit Winter Cup and Championship, North Shore Championships (A, B), Howick-Pakuranga Championship, Papatoetoe Winter Cup, Mount Maunganui Main Event (4-6) and Preliminary, Wellington Julian Mazur Memorial, Canterbury Eric Browne Shield and Otago Cleland Trophy

Twenty-four rapid rated tournaments have been processed involving 814 players and 3787 games. The open tournaments are South Island, New Zealand Schools Final (Primary, Intermediate, Secondary), Summit U1800 and U1000 (July, August, September), Howick Mid-Winter Junior, North Shore Schools (Intermediate, Secondary), Chess Power Super Champs (A/B, C) and Sarapu Cup (Kings, Bishops) and Otago Spring. The club tournaments are Summit Winter, Howick-Pakuranga Richard Sutton Cup, Canterbury Junior (July, August), Otago Championship (2) and Swiss.

Top Fifty: Alexei Kulashko remains at the top of the standard ratings and is joined by Ben Hague after both dropped a few points for a rating of 2455. Alphaeus Ang remains in third on 2448. No change in the rapid ratings with Ben Hague 2408 ahead of Alphaeus Ang 2402 and Anthony Ker 2376.