Lion Foundation Grant
The New Zealand Chess Federation would like to thank the Lion Foundation for their support – a grant of $2,000 to the NZCF to go towards operational costs was awarded today.
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Month: July 2025
Poppies Chess Challenge 2025
The much-anticipated Poppies Chess Challenge happened last Saturday morning at Poppies Book Store in Howick. This edition of the annual event featured two of New Zealand’s most promising young stars, FM Daqi Mao and CM William Liu. After six hotly-contested, nerve-wrecking blitz games, Daqi narrowly came out on top, defeating
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Practical Chess Openings – Book Review
I was delighted to receive a review copy of Gambit’s latest publication recently and thought I’d share my thoughts on it with you all (look out for another post coming shortly…). I have long been a fan of Fundamental Chess Openings by GM Paul van der Sterren. FCO, published in
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Applications Open: 2025 World Youth Chess Championships – Durres, Albania – 3 to 16 October
The organizers, International Chess Federation (FIDE) and Albania Chess Federation (ACHF), are inviting all National Chess Federations affiliated to FIDE to participate in the World Youth Chess Championships 2025. The event will be organized in Durres, Albania, from October 3rd (arrivals) to October 16th, 2025 (departures). Official website (includes full regulations) https://fideworldyouth.achf.org.al/
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