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FIDE events I have added a
number of FIDE World and Asian events to this calendar. At present I have no
further information on most of them - if formal invitations are received, I
will add details. Please be aware that the dates and venues may be
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July 31st 2010 - Olympiad
fund-raiser - Blitz Tournament, Auckland. Venue: Auckland
Chess Centre, 17 Cromwell, St, Mount Eden. Entry fee: $20.
Prizes: a wide range of non-cash prizes sponsored by Fuller Tools and
other generous supporters (entry fee goes towards Olympiad costs). 9-round
Swiss-system Blitz event with a time control of all moves in five
minutes. Schedule: player registration 2:30pm; first round 3:00pm;
tournament and prize-giving complete by 6:15pm. Fifty players maximum.
Register now by email with Hilton Bennett, hiltonb@wave.co.nz.
Download information sheet here
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August 8th 2010 - Auckland
Junior Interclubs, Auckland. Alexandra Function Centre, Green
Lane. Start time: 11 am. |
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August 13th-15th 2010 - Waikato Open. Organised by Hamilton Chess
Club. Venue: Saint Paul's Collegiate School, Hukanui Road, Hamilton. An
Open and an under-1700 6-round Swiss system tournament with a time
control of all moves in 90 minutes plus an increment of 30 seconds per move
from move one. The Open will be a FIDE and NZCF rated event, open only to
NZCF-registered players; unregistered players may register at the tournament
($15). Entry fees: Open $50; under-1700 $40. Free entry for IMs. Family
discount $5 per player for two or more from the same family. Prizefund:
Open 1st $350, 2nd $225, 3rd $175; Under-1700 1st $175, 2nd $125, 3rd $100;
there will be additional grading prizes, and also awards for the best Waikato
players. Round times: Fri 13th Aug, players' meeting 7pm, rd 1 7.15pm;
Sat 14th Aug, rd 2 9am, rd 3 2pm, rd 4 7pm; Sun 15th Aug, rd 5 9am, rd 6 2pm.
Prizegiving when games have finished. A half-point bye may be taken in any of
the first five rounds, if claimed at the time of entry. This event is a
Millennium Hotels Grand Prix class 1 event. Details from Hilton
Bennett, PO Box 604, Hamilton, e-mail hiltonb@wave.co.nz.
Download entry form here (pdf
document). |
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August 19th-28th 2010 - World Youth under-16 Olympiad, Antalya, TURKEY.
This is an international junior under-16 team event. If you are interested
in playing, please contact Paul Spiller. Players
need to be aware that they will most likely need to fund their own expenses
aside from their entry fee and accommodation which is normally covered by the
organisers for representative players only. |
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August 21st 2010 - 3rd
Gordon Hoskyn Memorial Rapid, Palmerston North. Details
from Stewart Holdaway: e-mail gordonrapid@hotmail.com. More
information soon. |
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August 21st-29th 2010 - Kiwis Abroad. Our own Mike Steadman, FM, is
on a mission to get the IM title. The first event in his European Tour is in
Amsterdam in August. It is an all-play-all with the following competitors: IM
Manuel Bosboom NED 2455; IM Irina Turova RUS 2394; IM Alexandru Manea ROM 2390;
FM Jasper Broekmeulen NED 2371; FM Stefan Kuipers NED 2354; FM Tomek Rej AUS
2334; FM Bart Gijswijt NED 2311; FM Joost van Ruitenburg NED 2296; FM Michael
Steadman NZL 2277; Miguoel Admiraal NED 2221. Average 2340 - so 6 from 9 needed
for an IM norm. http://www.hwphaarlem.nl/bdohomeindex.php |
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August 22nd 2010 - Auckland
B-Grade Interclubs, Auckland. Alexandra Function Centre, Green
Lane. Start time 6:30pm. |
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August 28th - September 7th 2010 -
Merdeka Team Rapidplay Championship and the IGB 7th
Dato' Arthur Tan Malaysia Open Chess Championship, Kuala Lumpur,
MALAYSIA. Download the entry form
here (Word document). The Merdeka Team Rapidplay takes place August 28-31
and the 9-round Malaysian Open September 1-7 (with registration on August
31st). More details available from the organiser, Abd Hamid Majid, email
aham@pc.jaring.my or
aham4you@gmail.com. Note there is also
a Seniors event (over 55 years), 9 rounds, September 1-7. |
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August 31st - September 1st 2010 -
South Island School Teams Championship,
Ashburton. Venue: Ashburton Intermediate School, Walnut Avenue,
Ashburton. Contact: Ken Pow, email
kenpow@paradise.net.nz.
Download more information and entry form
here (Word document). |
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September 4th-12th 2010 - World University Chess Championship, SWITZERLAND.
This is an individual tournament for which a team ranking is computed.
There are separate events for men and women; the men's event is not in general
open to women (or vice versa) and permission would have to be sought if a woman
wanted to play in the men's event (or vice versa). It appears that we may be
represented by between three and eight players, which must include at least one
and not more than five players of each gender. Participants must be born
between January 1st, 1982 and December 31st, 1992 and must be enrolled at a
university or similar institution in 2010. The organisers expect entries to be
made via the university sports association of the country where the student is
studying. The New Zealand association address is: University Sport New Zealand,
Level 3 Travel Tourism House, Boulcott Street 73-89, Wellington Tel. (04)
4993550 Fax. (04) 4993770 E-Mail admin@universitysport.org.nz.
Preliminary informal expressions of interest are now sought. More details, and
the full qualification criteria, will be put up here when we have them. In the
meantime, if you are interested in playing, please contact
Paul Spiller. Website:
www.wucc2010.ch |
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September 5th 2010 - Kapiti
Rapid, Kapiti. Venue: Kapiti Community Centre, 15 Ngahina
Street, Paraparaumu, Wellington. Information: from the Kapiti Chess
Club's website: http://sites.google.com/site/kapitichessclub/Home/latest-news/kapiti-rapid-tournament/rapid-tournament.
More details in due course. |
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September 5th 2010 - Auckland B-Grade Interclubs, Auckland.
Alexandra Function Centre, Green Lane. Start time 6:30pm. |
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September 19th 2010 - Auckland B-Grade Interclubs, Auckland.
Alexandra Function Centre, Green Lane. Start time 6:30pm. |
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19th September - 4th October 2010 -
World Chess Olympiad, Khanty-Mansiysk,
Siberia, RUSSIA. See the Olympiad
Page for more details about the event. See also weekly updates at
www.chessdom.com. |
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September 25th-26th 2010 -
National Interschool Finals, Christchurch.
Venue: Christchurch Boys High School. More information
soon. |
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October 3rd 2010 - Auckland
B-Grade Interclubs, Auckland. Alexandra Function Centre, Green
Lane. Start time 6:30pm. |
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October 3rd-7th 2010 - South
Island Championship, Canterbury. Organiser: Ashburton
Chess Club. The South Island Rapidplay Championship will be held on the 3rd.
More details soon. |
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October 9th-10th 2009 - North Shore Open. Hosted by the North Shore
Chess Club. Venue: Northcote Community Centre, cnr College Rd/Ernie Mays
St, Northcote, North Shore, Auckland. A 5-round Swiss in two grades: the
B-grade is restricted to players under 1700 on the NZCF rating list. Both
tournaments will be nationally rated and are therefore open only to
NZCF-registered players; unregistered players may register at the tournament
($15). The Open will also be FIDE-rated. Time control: 40 moves in 80
minutes plus 20 minutes to finish the game, with an increment of 20 seconds per
move from move 1. Entry fees: Open $45; B grade $40. Prizefund:
Open: 1st $500, 2nd $300, 3rd $200, 4th $100 (with grading/age prizes totalling
$210); U-1700: 1st $240, 2nd $160, 3rd $100, 4th $60 (with grading/age prizes
totalling $200). Schedule: Sat 9th Oct, players' meeting 9am, rd 1
9:20am, rd 2 2pm, rd 3 6:40 pm; Sun 10th Aug, rd 4 9:20am, rd 5 2pm.
Prizegiving when games have finished. A half-point bye may be taken in any of
the first three rounds, if claimed at the time of entry. Junior Tournament: There will be a separate one-day
junior tournament on Saturday 9th restricted to players under the age of 14 on
1st January 2010 and with a current NZCF rapid rating below 1400. The junior
event will have 5 rounds starting at approximately 9:15am, 10:40am, 12:05 am,
2:00pm and 3:30pm with a time control of 30 minutes plus 5 seconds per move.
Entry fee for the junior event: $25. Prizes: 1st $140, 2nd $90, 3rd $60
(grading/age prizes totalling $150). Organiser: The Secretary, North
Shore Chess Club, PO Box 33-587, Takapuna, North Shore City 0740; telephone
(09) 449 1812; e-mail pstuart@xtra.co.nz. This event is a
Millennium Hotels Grand Prix class 1 event.
Download entry form here (pdf
document). |
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October 17th 2010 - Auckland
B-Grade Interclubs, Auckland. Alexandra Function Centre, Green
Lane. Start time 6:30pm. |
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October 19th-31st 2010 - World Youth Championships, Halkidiki, GREECE.
CLOSING DATE FOR APPLICATIONS: 31st
JULY
This is an international junior event with several age
categories, from under-8 up to under-18, open and girls. If you are interested
in playing, please contact Paul Spiller. Players
need to be aware that they will most likely need to fund their own expenses
aside from their entry fee and accommodation which is normally covered by the
organisers for representative players only. Website:
www.2010wycc.org. Download
regulations and
registration form here (Word
documents). |
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October 22nd-25th 2010 - Merv Morrison Memorial Chess Tournament,
Auckland. Organised by the Auckland Chess Centre. Live
games will be shown on www.aucklandchesscentre.co.nz.
Venue: Auckland Chess Centre, 17 Cromwell St, Mount Eden, Auckland. An
Open and an under-1700 tournament, each a 6-round Swiss system with a time
control of all moves in 90 minutes plus an increment of 60 seconds per move
from move one. The Open will be a FIDE-rated event. Both tournaments will be
nationally rated and are therefore open only to NZCF-registered players;
unregistered players may register at the tournament ($15). Entry fees:
Open $40 (no junior entry fee in Open); U-1700 $40 (junior under 20 on 1/1/2010
$30). Prizefund: Open: 1st $320, 2nd $200, 3rd $100, grading prizes
totalling $80; U-1700: 1st $320 and the Merv Morrison Trophy for 2010, 2nd
$200, 3rd $100, grading prizes totalling $80. Round times: Fri 22nd Oct,
players' meeting 6:15pm, rd 1 6:30pm; Sat 23rd Oct, rd 2 9:00am, rd 3 3pm; Sun
24th Oct, rd 4 9:00am, rd 5 3pm; Mon 25th Oct, rd 6 9:00am. Prizegiving when
games have finished. A half-point bye may be taken in round one only, if
claimed at the time of entry. This event is a Millennium Hotels Grand
Prix class 1 event. Details from Michael Steadman, 2/3 Rogan St,
Hillsborough, Auckland, e-mail steadmanm@hotmail.com. Download
entry form here (Word
document). |
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October 25th - November 7th 2010 -
World Senior Championships, Arco, ITALY.
This is an international senior event for men aged over 60 and women over
50. There is usually a parallel women-only event for women over 50. If you are
interested in playing, please contact
Paul Spiller. Players
need to be aware that they will most likely need to fund their own expenses
aside from their entry fee and accommodation which is normally covered by the
organisers for representative players only. |
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November 12th-27th 2010 - Asian Games, Guangzhou, CHINA. Chess is
included as a 'sport' in the Asian Games. See the official website:
www.gz2010.cn/en. If you are interested
in playing, please contact Paul Spiller. Players
need to be aware that they will most likely need to fund their own expenses
aside from their entry fee and accommodation which is normally covered by the
organisers for representative players only. |
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December 4th 2010 - MIT
Open, Auckland. Venue: NO Block, North Campus, Manukau
Institute of Technology, Otara, Auckland. Download map here (gif image). A 6-round
swiss-system rapid-play tournament. Time control 25 min + 5 sec/move.
Entry fee: $45 for A- and B-Grades, $35 for C- and D-Grades; $10 for
Junior Trophy Grade. Prizefund: A-Grade (1900+): 1st $450, 2nd $300, 3rd
$200. B-Grade (1900-1500): 1st $300, 2nd $200, 3rd $1500. C-Grade (1499-1100):
1st $200, 2nd $150, 3rd $100. D-Grade (1099 and below): 1st $150, 2nd $100, 3rd
$80. Junior Grade (1000 and below, 14 years and under): three trophies + Grade
Prizes. Schedule: players' meeting 9:00am. Rounds at 9:30am, 10:45 am,
12:00pm, 2:00pm, 3:15pm, and 4:30pm. This event is a Millennium Hotels Grand
Prix class 1 event. More details from Barry Hooton, PO Box 14-160,
Panmure; tel 09-527 7250; email barryhooton@xtra.co.nz. Entry form
available soon. |
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January 2nd-14th 2011 - 118th New Zealand Congress, Auckland.
Organised by Auckland Chess
Centre. Venue: Alexandra Function Centre, Lyell Creek/Owners &
Trainers Lounge, Green Lane, Auckland. Events: running from 2nd-12th
January, the 118th New Zealand Championship and the Major Open; January
13th-14th, the New Zealand Rapid Championship; 14th January, the New Zealand
Lightning Championship. Download entry
form here (Word document). A page for the Congress, with full details, will
be made available soon. |
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January 25th-31st 2011 - Oceania Zonal 2011, Rotorua. The official
Oceania qualifying event for the World Chess Championship and the Women's Chess
Championship. Venue: Millennium Hotel, Rotorua. Organiser: New
Zealand Chess Federation. Format: 9-round swiss-system, with an Open
event and a separate Women's event. Time control: 90 minutes for the
first 40 moves followed by 30 minutes for the rest of the game, with an
increment of 30 seconds per move from move 1. Prizefund: total overall
prizefund NZ $9000. Open to players from the Oceania zone only (ie
Australia, New Zealand, Fiji, Papua New Guinea, Palau, and the Solomon
Islands). Download entry details here
(low-resolution pdf file).
Full details at the Zonal website,
www.newzealandchess.co.nz/Zonal2011.
Call for Expressions of Interest for Zonal
places New Zealand is entitled to nominate one player for the
Open Zonal and one player for the Women's Zonal to receive free entry and free accommodation. In the past,
nominees have usually been the winners of the NZ Championship and Women's
Championship. However, since Congress is only a couple of weeks before the
Zonal, we have decided to have a selection procedure instead. If you are
interested in taking the free place, please email
Paul Spiller before
30th September. Selections will be made by the end of October. Please note that
all New Zealanders are welcome to play on payment of the entry fee. |
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