Chess Aotearoa publishes 2nd issue!
Happy New Year 2024, everyone! The second issue of “Chess Aotearoa Magazine” is out! Packed with news, tournament reports, games, and puzzles. Happy reading on New Year’s Day.
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From the President: Greetings Fellow Chess-players!
First, I wish all chess players and their families Merry Christmas and Season’s Greetings! For those playing at Congress in Palmerston North – good luck! 2023 has been an excellent year for NZ chess with resumption of all tournaments after ending of Covid restrictions. Many Clubs have increased membership, and
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NZCF Congratulates Luna Lu
NZCF congratulates Luna Lu, winner of the Asian Youth Girls Under 10 Rapid Championship for 2023. The event crosstable is available here.
Read MoreCommonwealth Chess Championships 2023-24
Update: Applications have closed, and selections made as follows: Congratulations to the players and best wishes in the event! Players are invited to apply for selection to the Commonwealth Chess Championship 2023-24 in Melaka, Malaysia from 19-28 February 2024. These events have official places for NZ players (i.e. registered with FIDE
Read MoreNZCF Website Facelift
The NZCF website has undergone a facelift. We ask that you bear with us as we migrate old content to the new site while keeping the new site up to date. Please report any issues you find to webmaster@newzealandchess.co.nz and I will sort it out as quickly as I can.
Read MoreThe first issue of “Chess Aotearoa Magazine” is out!
“The New Zealand Chess Magazine began publication as early as 1973 but sadly was discontinued in 2018. We would love to be able to act as a continuation of this magazine, but we also want to put our own spin on it – therefore the “Chess Aotearoa Magazine”. We’ve heard
Read MoreApplications open for Asian Youth Championships
Attention junior NZL players, if you want to represent NZL in the Asian Youth Championships (Open and Girls U18, U16, U14, U12, U10, U8) – Al Ain, UAE, 12/12-23/12, please apply via the form forms.gle/oFqvNVZEwLRiu44u5 Applications close 5 November.
Read MoreNew NZCF rating files for arbiters for period 2023-3
Period 3 includes tournaments from July, August and September. See Ratings page for updated rating lists. Twenty-five standard rated tournaments have been processed involving 458 players and 1987 games. The open tournaments are New Zealand Seniors, New Zealand Women’s Championship, Peter Stuart Memorial (North Island), South Island, Auckland Interclub A,
Read More2023 NZ Women’s Championship (25-28/09/2023), Auckland
WCM Isabelle Ning is the new Women’s Champion! Isabelle finished the tournament on 6.5/7 (Full standings) The 2023 NZ Women’s Championship was dedicated to WIM Sue Maroroa-Jones. The event has been supported by the FIDE Development Fund.
Read More74th South Island Championships (27/09-01/10/2023), Oamaru
The classical section of the 74th South Island Champs will start tomorrow. Follow the event on Vega and Lichess – game times are 9:00 am and 2:30 pm. Rapid portion: Vega and Lichess
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