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New Zealand Olympiad Teams Announcement

Craig Hall

NZCF Council is delighted to announce the New Zealand Olympiad teams for the 45th Olympiad to be hosted by Budapest, Hungary, 10-23 September 2024. The teams:

Open Team

  • FM Nicolas Croad (automatic selection as NZ champion)
  • FM Daniel Gong
  • IM Tom Middelburg
  • IM Sravan Renjith
  • FM Felix Xie
  • Non-travelling reserve: IM Anthony Ker

The Open Team is not in board order – this will be confirmed closer to the closing date of registration (order here is alphabetical by surname).

Coach/Captain is GM FST Dejan Bojkov.

Women’s Team

  • WIM Layla Timergazi
  • CM Isabelle Ning
  • WIM Jasmine Zhang
  • Yolanda Chang
  • WCM Nadia Braganza
  • Non-travelling reserve: Anya Thurner

The Women’s Team is in board order.

Coach/captain is IM FT Herman van Riemsdijk.

Head of Delegation is FI Craig Hall.

Council also thanks the selectors, Michael Freeman (chairperson of selectors), Quentin Johnson, Helen Milligan (Open Team) and Russell Dive (Women’s Team) for their time and expertise. It was a very strong pool, and the selectors have done a sterling job working through it. On that note, thanks are also due to the applicants for taking the time to put forward their cases for selection.

Finally, to help our top players achieve international success, NZCF previously launched the Olympiad Appeal with $1,000 from the federation. We invite chess supporters to contribute directly to the cause. All donations will go to supporting players as they represent New Zealand on the global stage. Donors and donations will be listed here unless requested otherwise.

Donations can be made to the NZCF bank account with the notation ‘Olympiad’:

  • Account Name: New Zealand Chess Federation Inc.
  • Account Number: 01 0535 0073257 00
  • SWIFT: ANZBNZ22

Donations to NZCF are generally eligible for a donation tax credit – please notify the NZCF Treasurer or Admin upon making a donation to receive a formal receipt (email treasurer@newzealandchess.co.nz or admin@newzealandchess.co.nz).

On behalf of NZCF Council,
Craig Hall
NZCF Secretary
NZCFSecretary@newzealandchess.co.nz