New 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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Post republished from Rowan Wood’s ‘Rating News‘. Updated rating lists available on the New Zealand Ratings page, files for arbiters and organisers available on the Arbiters & Organisers page. Twelve standard rated tournaments have been processed involving 339 players and 1753 games. The open tournaments are the New Zealand Championship,
Read MoreIn December 2023, FIDE announced a new tiered system for organizers. There are now 3 official organizer titles: The 1st of these, the FIDE Associate Organizer, can be awarded to those who have organized at least 5 FIDE rated competitions (standard time control) and who have at least 3 years
Read MoreFIDE TRAINERS’ ONLINE SEMINAR – 26-28 April 2024 (English) Hi All Apologies for the late notice – we have 2 free places for this trainers seminar (normal cost EURO 200). So if anyone who currently coaches is looking to get an official FIDE trainers title, this may be an opportunity
Read MoreBudapest Olympiad, 10-23 September 2024 Current Olympiad Appeal (updated 13/4/2024) Total $1,900 Any money raised via this appeal goes directly to the players travelling to Budapest to help with their travel costs. Your support is greatly appreciated. Donations should be made directly to NZCF bank account with notation ‘Olympiad’: Account
Read MoreThe NZCF is happy to announce a weekend of arbiter training for those wanting to become National Arbiters The lecturer will be IA Dr Peter Tsai (AUS – see bio at end). National Arbiter under the New Zealand Federation: 1. Attend an New Zealand endorsed National Arbiter seminar 2. Must
Read MoreDear Chess Federations, We are excited to extend an invitation to participate in a groundbreaking initiative to promote gender diversity within the realm of chess. FIDE and World Chess have recently launched the Swiss Queens Wednesday tournament series, and we cordially invite you and members of the federation to be
Read MoreFIDE WORLD JUNIOR (OPEN & GIRLS) CHESS CHAMPIONSHIPS-2024 1st to 14th June 2024 Venue: Radisson GIFT City, GIFT City, Gandhinagar Gujarat, India Regulations: https://www.fide.com/docs/regulations/World_Junior_Gujarat.pdf The NZCF can select one player per section (2 players in total) as official representatives (see regulations). To apply for selection, please complete this form: https://forms.office.com/r/vYaHYF1d7e
Read More26th Asian Youth Chess Championships 2024 9-21 June 2024, Almaty, Kazakhstan Regulations: Asian-Youth-Chess-Championship-Regulations-2024-Almaty-1.pdf The NZCF can select one player per section (12 players in total) as official representatives (see regulations). To apply for selection, please complete this form: https://forms.office.com/r/G9a03XdfUH Additional players (other than those selected) may still enter, but at
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