Expressions of Interest – Head of Delegation 2026 Olympiad (Uzbekistan) The Head of Delegation (HOD) is a bit like the ‘Chef de Mission’ of our NZ Olympic Team (or team manager!). ‘Chef de Mission’ translated directly from French, the title means “head of mission”. In the sports context, it usually
Read Moreby Rowan Wood Eighteen standard rated tournaments have been processed involving 409 players with 2835 games rated. The open tournaments are the New Zealand Championship, New Zealand Major Open, New Zealand Junior Open and Under 1000, Bob Wade Memorial, Hilton Bennett Memorial, Middle Game Challengers, Auckland Waitangi and Oceania Zonal.
Read MoreFIDE World Cup 2025U8, U10, U12 Batumi, Georgia22 June to 3 July 2025 Expressions of Interest to Richie, the Administration Officer, admin@newzealandchess.co.nz by 15 April 2025. We have been allocated 3 free places (free room and board) so selections may be required. Please let us know asap! Full regulations here.
Read MoreThe NZCF Annual General Meeting was held last night (30 March 2025) Congratulations to the 2 new NZCF Life Members: FM Ewen Green Nigel Metge NZCF Council for the next year is: President Craig Hall Vice President Paul Spiller Secretary Richie Christie Treasurer Russell Dive Councillor Cory Broad Councillor Andrew
Read MoreIt is with sadness that the NZCF passes on the news that Malaysian FM Peter Long passed away suddenly over the weekend. NZCF Vice-President Paul Spiller writes: Tragically FM Peter Long suddenly passed away yesterday and I thought that it would be appropriate to write a short obituary since Peter
Read MoreA reminder to clubs and others that submissions are due by 23:59 on Friday, 28 February. More information, including the submission form, is available here: https://newzealandchess.co.nz/2024/12/nzcf-constitution-review-first-stage-consultation/
Read MorePlease be aware that there are some emails going round claiming to be from NZCF President Nigel Metge. These usually involve ‘him’ asking you for a favour involving gift cards or the like. Please treat these with caution and protect yourselves online. If you think an email from Nigel might
Read MoreQueens’ Online Chess Festival 2025 returns in March for the 5th edition! To quote FIDE: The Queens’ Online Chess Festival is a series of continental women’s online blitz tournaments, open to all women chess players from around the world. In the last edition over 600 participants took part in the
Read MoreTRAFFIC UPDATE Howick Pakuranga Chess Club is proudly hosting this event on 15 March. There is major construction around Pakuranga with the bus lanes and construction of the Waipuna Bridge flyover. Please see the following for updates and for the best way to get to the venue: https://newzealandchess.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/CCF_000207-2.pdf https://newzealandchess.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/CCF_000208.pdf
Read MoreNZCF Councillor, Jennya Charomova is involved in the FIDE Infinite Project including a local trial as part of her work, and recently presented at a FIDE international conference held in Abu Dhabi from 2 to 6 February 2025. (Added 17/2/25) Jennya reports: I had the honour of conducting workshops at
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