Interschools Calendar

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NZCF Interschools
The New Zealand Interschools Championship is organised by the New Zealand Chess Federation. Please note that only official NZCF Interschools Qualifying events (as listed below) will generate qualifiers for the 2019 National Finals to be held in Palmerston North on the weekend of September 28th and 29th.
The qualifying stages are split into 21 geographic regions. In each region the top Primary, Intermediate and Secondary school qualify to play in the National Finals.
The 2019 rules are now available for download here (pdf document).
You can use the logo on entry forms and promotional material: download logo gif here.
The 2019 co-ordinator is Bob Smith, e-mail caissa1530@gmail.com

Regional organisers should email Bob with details of their 2019 calendar entries, for listing here. To assist in organising events, NZCF has produced a new resource – a generic entry form (non-compulsory). Details here, download the form here.

The regional organisers list for 2019 appears at the bottom of this page.

13th May 2019 - Central Auckland Primary Interschool Championship.
Venue: Ponsonby Primary School, 44 Curran Street, Herne Bay.
Coordinated by Auckland Chess Association. Organiser and Contact Helen Milligan email heligan@heliganchess.nz.
Online entry: here.
See also this information page and the listing in the Chess Auckland Calendar.

16th May 2019 - Central Auckland Secondary Interschool Championship.
Venue: Mt Roskill Grammar, Frost Road, Mt Roskill.
Coordinated by Auckland Chess Association. Organiser and Contact Helen Milligan email heligan@heliganchess.nz.
Online entry: here.
See also this information page and the listing in the Chess Auckland Calendar.

17th May 2019 - Central Auckland Intermediate Interschool Championship.
Venue: Mt Roskill Intermediate, Denbigh Avenue, Mt Roskill.
Coordinated by Auckland Chess Association. Organiser and Contact Helen Milligan email heligan@heliganchess.nz.
Online entry: here.
See also this information page and the listing in the Chess Auckland Calendar.

21st May 2019 - South Auckland Secondary Interschool Championship.
Venue: Papatoetoe High School, 19 Nicholson Avenue, Papatoetoe.
Coordinated by Auckland Chess Association. Organiser and Contact Helen Milligan email heligan@heliganchess.nz.
Online entry: here.
See also this information page and the listing in the Chess Auckland Calendar.

28th May 2019 - East Auckland Intermediate Interschool Championship.
Venue: Bucklands Beach Intermediate, 247 Bucklands Beach Road, Bucklands Beach.
Coordinated by Auckland Chess Association. Organiser and Contact Helen Milligan email heligan@heliganchess.nz.
Online entry: here.
See also this information page and the listing in the Chess Auckland Calendar.

7th June 2019 - South Auckland Intermediate Interschool Championship.
Venue: Papatoetoe Intermediate, 175 Motatau Road, Papatoetoe.
Coordinated by Auckland Chess Association. Organiser and Contact Helen Milligan email heligan@heliganchess.nz.
Online entry: here.
See also this information page and the listing in the Chess Auckland Calendar.

12th June 2019 - South Auckland Primary Interschool Championship.
Venue: Everglade Primary, 64 Everglade Drive, Goodwood Heights.
Coordinated by Auckland Chess Association. Organiser and Contact Helen Milligan email heligan@heliganchess.nz.
Online entry: here.
See also this information page and the listing in the Chess Auckland Calendar.

13th June 2019 - West Auckland Intermediate Interschool Championship.
Venue: Kelston Boys High School, Archibald Rd Kelston, Auckland.
Organised by Waitakere Chess Club Contact Bob or Viv Smith 0274786282 or email caissa1530@gmail.com.
Download entry form here.

13th June 2019 - West Auckland Secondary Interschool Championship.
Venue: Kelston Boys High School, Archibald Rd Kelston, Auckland.
Organised by Waitakere Chess Club Contact Bob or Viv Smith 0274786282 or email caissa1530@gmail.com.
Download entry form here.

14th June 2019 - West Auckland Primary Interschool Championship.
Venue: Henderson North Primary School, 14 Norval Rd Henderson, Auckland.
Organised by Waitakere Chess Club Contact Bob or Viv Smith 0274786282 or email caissa1530@gmail.com.
Download entry form here.

15th June 2019 - Otago Secondary Interschool Championship.
Venue: Logan Park High School Library, Dunedin.
More information here.
Download entry form here.
Separate Southland Interschools tournaments will be held this year, see 29th, 30th June and 6th July below.

17th June 2019 - Wellington Intermediate Interschool Championship.
Venue: Hutt International Boys School, Granville St Trentham, Upper Hutt 5019.
Organised by Scott Wastney. Email contact: chessevents@xtra.co.nz.

18th June 2019 - East Auckland Secondary Interschool Championship.
Venue: Macleans College, 2 Macleans Rd, Bucklands Beach.
Coordinated by Auckland Chess Association. Organiser and Contact Helen Milligan email heligan@heliganchess.nz.
Online entry: here.
See also this information page and the listing in the Chess Auckland Calendar.

22nd June 2019 - Otago Primary and Intermediate Interschool Championship.
Venue: Kavanagh College Gym, Dunedin.
More information here.
Download entry form here.
Separate Southland Interschools tournaments will be held this year, see 29th, 30th June and 6th July below.

26th June 2019 - Wellington Secondary Interschool Championship.
Venue: Newlands College, 68 Bracken Rd Newlands, Wellington 6037.
Organised by Scott Wastney. Email contact: chessevents@xtra.co.nz.

27th June 2019 - Canterbury Intermediate Interschool Championship.
Venue: Te Hapua Halswell Centre, Christchurch.
Contact Jacinta Buist 0272264089 entries@canterburychess.school.nz.

27th June 2019 - Canterbury Primary Interschool Championship.
Venue: Te Hapua Halswell Centre, Christchurch.
Contact Jacinta Buist 0272264089 entries@canterburychess.school.nz.

29th June 2019 - Southland Primary Interschool Championship.
Venue: Hansen Hall, 133 Tay St Invercargill.
Organised by Southland-Invercargill Chess Club, southlandchessteams@gmail.com . Contact Eddie Lee 0211663361.

30th June 2019 - Southland Secondary Interschool Championship.
Venue: Hansen Hall, 133 Tay St Invercargill.
Organised by Southland-Invercargill Chess Club, southlandchessteams@gmail.com . Contact Eddie Lee 0211663361.

6th July 2019 - Southland Intermediate Interschool Championship.
Venue: ILT Stadium, Glengarry, Invercargill.
Organised by Southland-Invercargill Chess Club, southlandchessteams@gmail.com . Contact Eddie Lee 0211663361.

29th July 2019 - North Shore Intermediate Interschool Championship.
Venue: Wairau Intermediate, 113 Becroft Road, Forrest Hill, North Shore.
Organised by North Shore Chess Club. Contact Helen Milligan email heligan@heliganchess.nz.
Online entry: here.
See also this information page and the listing in the Chess Auckland Calendar.

30th July 2019 - North Shore Primary Interschool Championship.
Venue: Wairau Intermediate, 113 Becroft Road, Forrest Hill, North Shore.
Organised by North Shore Chess Club. Contact Helen Milligan email heligan@heliganchess.nz.
Online entry: here.
See also this information page and the listing in the Chess Auckland Calendar.

1st August 2019 - East Auckland Primary Interschool Championship.
Venue: Point View Primary, 25 Kilkenny Drive, Howick.
Coordinated by Auckland Chess Association. Organiser and Contact Helen Milligan email heligan@heliganchess.nz.
Online entry: here.
See also this information page and the listing in the Chess Auckland Calendar.

4th August 2019 - Waikato Primary, Intermediate and Secondary Interschool Championship (3 separate events).
Venue: Hamilton Boys High School, Peachgrove Rd Hamilton.
Organised by Graham Nolan, with the support of the Hamilton Chess Club and Hamilton Boys High.
Download entry form here.
Contact: Graham Nolan gnolan@hbhs.school.nz.

7th August 2019 - Bay of Plenty Secondary Interschool Championship.
Venue: Mt Maunganui Primary School, Orkney Rd Mt Maunganui, Tauranga.
Organiser: Mt Maunganui RSA Chess Club Contact: Caleb Wright email first25plus@gmail.com.

8th August 2019 - Bay of Plenty Intermediate Interschool Championship.
Venue: Mt Maunganui Primary School, Orkney Rd Mt Maunganui, Tauranga.
Organiser: Mt Maunganui RSA Chess Club Contact: Caleb Wright email first25plus@gmail.com.

9th August 2019 - Bay of Plenty Primary Interschool Championship.
Venue: Mt Maunganui Primary School, Orkney Rd Mt Maunganui, Tauranga.
Organiser: Mt Maunganui RSA Chess Club Contact: Caleb Wright email first25plus@gmail.com.

9th August 2019 - Hawkes Bay Interschool Championships (Primary, Intermediate and Secondary).
Venue: Hastings Sports Centre.
Contact: Brienne Sergeant 068780051 briennem@hdc.govt.nz or Bridgit Stobie bridgits@hdc.govt.nz.

9th August 2019 - Wellington Primary Interschool Championship.
Venue: Johnsonville School, Johnsonville.
Organised by Scott Wastney. Email contact: chessevents@xtra.co.nz.

15th August 2019 - North Shore Secondary Interschool Championship.
Venue: Westlake Boys High School, 30 Forrest Hill Road, Forrest Hill, North Shore.
Organised by North Shore Chess Club. Contact Helen Milligan email heligan@heliganchess.nz.
Online entry: here.
See also this information page and the listing in the Chess Auckland Calendar.

September 28th-29th 2019 - NATIONAL INTERSCHOOLS FINALS, Palmerston North.
Organiser: Manawatu Knights Chess Club. email manawatuknights@xtra.co.nz
Competing school teams need to fill out the entry form

Region/Category	Organiser
North Shore	North Shore CC, Helen Milligan, heligan@heliganchess.nz.
West Auckland	Bob and Viv Smith, 0274786282 or 0211623342.
East Auckland	Howick-Pakuranga CC, Auckland Chess Association support person and contact: Helen Milligan, heligan@heliganchess.nz.
Central Auckland	Auckland Chess Centre, Auckland Chess Association support person and contact: Helen Milligan, heligan@heliganchess.nz.
South Auckland	Papatoetoe CC, Auckland Chess Association support person and contact: Helen Milligan, heligan@heliganchess.nz.
Waikato	Graham Nolan, with the support of Hamilton Chess Club and Hamilton Boys High. Graham Nolan, gnolan@hbhs.school.nz.
Bay of Plenty	Mt Maunganui RSA CC, Caleb Wright, first25plus5@gmail.com 0273393151.
Gisborne	Gisborne Knights CC, Colin Albert, c_albert80@hotmail.com.
Taranaki	John Ansell, jams_ans@xtra.co.nz.
Whanganui	Manawatu Knights CC, Mark Noble, manawatuknights@xtra.co.nz.
Hawkes Bay	Brienne Sergeant, hastingssportscentre@hdc.govt.nz 068780051.
Manawatu	Manawatu Knights CC, Mark Noble, manawatuknights@xtra.co.nz.
Wairarapa	Manawatu Knights CC, Mark Noble, manawatuknights@xtra.co.nz.
Wellington	Scott Wastney, chessevents@xtra.co.nz 0211557403.
Nelson/Tasman	Nelson CC, Dan Dolejs, dan.dolejs@xtra.co.nz 0276871447.
Canterbury (primary and intermediate)	Inter School Chess Charitable Trust. Jacinta Buist entries@canterburychess.school.nz 0272264089.
Canterbury (secondary)	Canterbury CC Craig Hall canterbury@chess.org.nz 0211289543.
Otago	Otago CC, Quentin Johnson, quentinandgreta99@gmail.com 0211566789.
Southland	Invercargill CC, Eddie Lee, eddiesamlee@gmail.com 021663361.