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Month: July 2024

FIDE Torch Lighting Ceremony and GM Anand lecture

Saturday August 10th 2024 – Waipuna Conference Centre – Auckland New Zealand has been asked to be the representative country from Oceania for this prestigious torch ceremony as part of the celebrations and preparations for the Olympiad in Budapest Hungary in September. Not to mention it is also part of the FIDE 100th anniversary celebrations! There will be a visit from a number of FIDE dignatories and officials, including WGM Dana Reizniece-Ozola who is chair of the FIDE Development Commission,

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NZL Registrations Open – World Youth Chess Championships, Florianopolis, Brazil – 28 Oct – 10 Nov 2024

The International Chess Federation (FIDE), the Confederation of Chess for Americas (CCA) and the Brazilian Chess Federation (CBX), invite all the national chess federations members of FIDE to participate in the World Youth Chess Championships 2024. The event will be held in Florianópolis (SC), Brazil, from October 28th, 2024 (arrival) to November 10th , 2024 (departure). The International Chess Federation (FIDE), the Confederation of Chess for Americas (CCA) and the Brazilian Chess Federation (CBX), invite all the national chess federations

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Registrations Open – World Cadets 2024 – Italy 2024

World Cadets Chess Championships (U8, U10, U12) – Montesilvano, Italy 14-27 November 2024 The organizers, International Chess Federation FIDE and Italian Chess Federation together with UniChess, and Le DueTorri srl are inviting all national chess federations of FIDE to participate in the World Cadet Chess Championships 2024. The dates are 14 November (arrivals) to 27 November 2024 (departures). Full regulations here: https://doc.fide.com/docs/CALENDAR/2024/REGULATIONS_MONTESILVANO_WCCC24_FINAL.pdf The deadline for submitting this form (to the NZCF) is 8 September 2024. There are 6 official places available (with free

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Rating News 2024 Period 2

Ratings and report supplied by Rowan Wood. Ratings | Organisers & Arbiters Twenty-seven standard rated tournaments have been processed involving 474 players and 2396 games. The open tournaments are North Island, Auckland Anzac, Waitakere Trusts (A – C, Junior), North Shore Peter Stuart Memorial, and Canterbury Arie Nijman Memorial. The club tournaments are Auckland Autumn and May Weekend, Summit Summer and Championship, North Shore Winter, Howick-Pakuranga Parkinson Cup and Fairhurst Pawn, Papatoetoe Autumn, Waitakere Arnold Cup, Mount Maunganui Main Event

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