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The 2026 NZ Rapid Chess Championships is underway in Invercargill. 70 players are taking part. Follow the top 14 boards live here: https://lichess.org/broadcast/new-zealand-rapid-chess-championships-2026/round-1/kBmtHFFW#boards Vega results and pairings here: https://www.vegaresults.com/vega/index.php?id=6446 Photos to follow.

Final Results NZ Junior Champion / School,Pupil Champion Richard Jingjie Liu 2nd – Ethan Harrison & Dion Wilson Joint Schoolgirls / Girls Champions Tracy Tang & Hasanli Hewa Babaranda Under 16 Jesse Harrision Under 14 Richard Jingjie Liu Under 12 Ethan Zhirui Wang Under 10 Chuyang Liu Meritorious Performance Prizes

NZ Champs (5 Rounds) GM Daniel Fernandez (England) leads on 4.5, followed by IM elect Felix Xie (NZ) and GM Jacek Stopa (Poland) on 4 NZ Major Open (5 Rounds) Ethan Harrison (USA/NZ) & Jesse Harrison (USA/NZ) lead on 4.5, followed by Ting Liang (NZ), Aidan Malcolm (NZ) and Martin

SELECTION PROCESS OPENING SOON Please note that selections for the 2026 Olympiad teams (national teams) will open on the 15th of January 2026 and run until the end of January. 2026. The application / selection guidelines are just being finalised and will be released in due course before the 15th!

The Canterbury Chess Club, on behalf of the New Zealand Chess Federation, Oceania Chess Confederation, and FIDE, invite players from all Oceania National Chess Federations and associated members to participate in the 2026 Oceania Youth Chess Championships to be held in Christchurch, New Zealand from the 9th to the 13th of April

The 2025 New Zealand Junior & Age Group Chess Championships are under way. 7 rounds running from this morning until the 9th. Pairings & Results here. Many thanks to our sponsors and supporters!

Organiser Paul Spiller, with support from FIDE’s Planning and Development Commission (PDC) and the Middle Game Chess Foundation is holding a series of five round robin chess tournaments at the Waipuna Hotel and Conference Centre in Auckland from 15 to 21 January 2026. These events are being held in celebration of

Asian Online Chess Workshop (Girls) Under-20 (English) All National Federations in Asia are invited to nominate two players (Girls U-20) from each federation to attend the upcoming Asian Online Chess Workshop (Girls U-20, in English), which will be organized by the ACF from 19 to 21 December 2025. The Asian Chess Federation will cover

At a meeting on 30 November 2025, the NZCF Council upheld two complaints against Mr Keong Ang and one against Mr Timothy Ha regarding conduct around the 2025 Annual General Meeting (AGM) . The NZCF Council considers Mr Keong Ang and Mr Timothy Ha’s conduct to be an abuse of

At a meeting on 30 November 2025, the NZCF Council upheld two complaints against the Auckland Chess Centre (ACC) regarding conduct around the 2025 Annual General Meeting (AGM). The NZCF Council condemns the conduct of ACC and its officers and urges ACC to follow its constitution with respect to membership.