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
Read MoreRatings 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
Read MoreBy Tournament Organiser FM Bob Smith Grandmaster Murray Chandler has chosen Weiyang Yu’s win over Leo Baker as the best game of the recent 46th Trusts Chess Open. 14-year-old Weiyang has a habit of picking up best game prizes; she also won this prize at the New Zealand Women’s Championships
Read MoreThe team along with NZCF President Nigel Metge and Vice-President Paul Spiller A team of 5 is off to Krakow, Poland to play in the World Seniors Teams event from 1 to 12 July this year. FM Bob Gibbons, Grant Kerr, Anthony Booth, Nigel Cooper and Thomas Beier will be
Read MoreDear Chess players! We are saddened to learn of the sudden deaths of well-known chess players Peter Weir (b.1952) of Auckland and Bruce Gloistein (b.1938) of Otago. Chess players everywhere express their condolences to their families. Obituaries will follow but we have been advised that Peter’s funeral will be:St George’s
Read MoreA wonderful opportunity has arisen for NZL players to join International Master Herman van Riemsdijk for 4 online chess lessons for just $20. The NZCF will be subsidising the balance of the costs! Starts this Sunday the 19th of May. Full schedule: The sessions will be on Zoom. Course Outline
Read MoreIt is my very sad duty to announce the passing of Anton Reid on Saturday 4th May 2024. A doyen of Upper Hutt Chess Club and a Life Member of Upper Hutt Chess Club and the New Zealand Chess Federation (NZCF), Anton joined the Upper Hutt Chess Club in 1962.
Read MoreThe New Zealand Chess Federation will now be paying all FIDE title and licence fees on behalf of all NZL players, arbiters, trainers and organizers. Historically, the NZCF has invoiced individuals or clubs for these charges, but will now absorb the costs on your behalf. This initiative will be backdated
Read MoreNew month, new edition! In this edition, we have included a wide variety of articles, from knight tours to interviews with international champions. Many thanks to Awani Kumar and Matthew Ashton for their article submissions, if you would like to submit an article, please send it in to chessmagnominations@gmail.com.
Read MoreThe Bledisloe and Blackburn Cup interclub competitions are set to be revived. 2024 sees the re-introduction of these competitions – The Bledisloe Cup for teams from the major metropolitan areas and the Blackburn Cup for those clubs outside the major metropolitan areas. The 2024 edition will be run as a
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