World Youth Chess Championships 2026 – Official NZL Players

The NZCF is pround to announce that the following players have been chosen to be the official NZL Players at the 2026 World Youth Chess Championships in Italy in Montesilvano, Italy in June.

• Karthik Sethuramalingam  (Open Under 18)
• Joshua Barnes (Open Under 16)
• Richard Jingjie Liu (Open Under 14)
• Emily Gan (Girls Under 16)                                              
• Luna Yuexiu Xu  (Girls Under 14)

We wish them every success.

https://www.fide.com/wp-content/uploads/FIDE-World-Youth-Chess-Championships-2026.pdf