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
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
Read MoreWorld 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
Read MoreNZCF Council is delighted to announce the New Zealand Olympiad teams for the 45th Olympiad to be hosted by Budapest, Hungary, 10-23 September 2024. The teams: Open Team The Open Team is not in board order – this will be confirmed closer to the closing date of registration (order here
Read MoreCongratulations to FM Bob Smith who won the Gold medal and CM Helen Milligan who won the Silver medal in the S60 (Seniors, 60+) category at the Commonwealth Championships being held in Malaysia. Full detailed NZL results (including Blitz) here: https://chess-results.com/tnr878985.aspx?lan=1&art=25&fedb=NZL&flag=30 Full tournament results here: https://chess-results.com/tnr878985.aspx?lan=1&art=0&flag=30
Read MoreGreetings Fellow Chess-players! The New Year is well underway with nearly all Clubs re-opening and traditional Auckland Anniversary and Waitangi Day tournaments completed! Congress at Palmerston North had an impressively large and strong entry and was well conducted by Organizer Mark Noble of Manawatu Knights C.C. and Chief Arbiter Ying
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The Congress 2024 edition of the Chess Aotearoa Magazine is out! Credits for the photos used on page 2 go to the New Zealand Chess Federation facebook page.
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Post republished from Rowan Wood’s ‘Rating News‘. Updated rating lists avaliable on the New Zealand Ratings page, files for arbiters and organisers avaliable on the Arbiters & Organisers page. Rating lists are now published quarterly. The four rating periods cover the calendar year, from January 1st to December 31st. Period
Read MoreAfter 20 years of offering higher-level training, Kasparov Chess Foundation (KCF) now has a programme available for beginners and aspiring club players alike. From complete beginners to experienced players, their programme offers four distinct levels to suit students’ needs: https://www.kcfacademy.org/programs/ has all the information and students can sign up there.
Read MoreCongratulations to FM Nicolas Croad, New Zealand Champion for 2024! As outright NZ champion, he has also earned automatic selection for the Olympiad Team if available. https://newzealandchess.co.nz/events/olympiad/ has more details and the Olympiad Team application form (applications will be open 14-28 January). Congratulations also to Dion Wilson, New Zealand Major
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