In 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 chess organizing experience. Applications are done via your national chess federation. If you are an organizer who meets these requirements, and are not yet an IO under the old system,

FIDE 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 for you. Registration closes 21 April – so I plan to process any registrations late Sunday. If you are interested, please let me know asap. We cannot guarantee a free

Budapest 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 Name: New Zealand Chess Federation Inc.Account Number: 01 0535 0073257 00SWIFT: ANZBNZ22 Please also notify NZCF Treasurer (treasurer@newzealandchess.co.nz) or the NZCF Admin (admin@newzealandchess.co.nz) who will promptly acknowledge receipt and issue

The 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 be 16 years of age in order to obtain a National Arbiter License 3.     Pass an exam set by the Lecturer at the end of the seminar Date: Saturday 13th

Dear 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 a part of this significant endeavor. Key Details: Event: Swiss Queens Wednesday Online Tournaments Date & Time: Every Wednesday at 17:00 CET Format: Swiss pairing system Eligibility: Open to all

FIDE 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 Additional players (other than those selected) may still enter, but at full costs to themselves. For more information, please contact NZCF Secretary Craig Hall NZCFSecretary@newzealandchess.co.nz

26th 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 full costs to themselves. For more information, please contact NZCF Secretary Craig Hall NZCFSecretary@newzealandchess.co.nz

World Seniors Team Chess Championships, Krakow, Poland. 1-12 July 2024. Grant Kerr (NZCF Patron) writes: NZ has only once entered a team in these championships and to celebrate the 100th anniversary of FIDE we are again looking to see if there is sufficient interest from players in the 65 plus category to enter a team.  We currently have two players committed to the team. We are now wanting expressions of interest from further senior players over 65 to form a