Oceania Youth Chess Championships 2026 – Official NZL Players
Oceania Youth Chess Championships – Christchurch, 9-13 April 2026.
The official NZL places have been awarded to :
Girls U8 – Fiona Chenxi Li
GU12 – Olivia Li
GU14 – Luna Lu
GU16 – Emily Gan
GU18 – Sarah Sun
GU20 – Anya Thurner
Open U8 – Leo Cordue
OU10 – Michael Bazanov
OU12 – Eden Xu
OU14 – Srirama Nimmakayala
OU16 – Matthew Keith
OU18 – Daqi Mao
OU20 – Felix Xie
Congratulations – we wish you every success in Christchurch next month.
Please note that as there were no applications for the Girls Under 10 section, we will reopen the selections for that section only until 8pm Sunday 15 March 2026. To apply, end san email to the NZCF Admin Officer admin@newzealandchess.co.nz before the deadline – include the name of the player, their date of birth and FIDE ID.
Don;t forget that entries are still open for the event, you don’t need to be an official player to take part!