| Tournament Name | 2021 New Zealand Lightning Championships |
| Place | Palmerston North |
| Federation | NZL |
| Date Begin | 11/01/2021 |
| Date End | 11/01/2021 |
| Arbiter(s) | IA Craig HALL (4301030) |
| Play System | swiss FIDE Dutch (JaVaFo) |
| Rounds | 9 |
| Score game | 0-0.5-1 |
| Tie break | DirE Buc1 BucT S-B |
| Registered Players | 41 |
| Number of Federations | 1 |
| Average Rating (all) | 1522 |
| Average Rating (only FIDE rated) | 0 |
| Players from NZL Federation | 41 |
| Players NOT from NZL Federation | 0 |
| FIDE rated players | 0 |
| unrated players | 41 |
| unrated players from NZL Federation | 41 |
| unrated players NOT from NZL Federation | 0 |
| unrated Federations | 1 |
| FIDE titled players | 6 |
| GM players | 0 |
| WGM players | 0 |
| IM players | 2 |
| WIM players | 0 |
| FM players | 3 |
| WFM players | 0 |
| CM players | 1 |
| WCM players | 0 |
| FIDE titled player from NZL Federation | 6 |
| FIDE titled player NOT from NZL Federation | 0 |