Council & Sub Committee


NZCF Council

NZCF Chairperson: Craig Hall, email chairperson@newzealandchess.co.nz

  • NZCF Wellington Councillor: Andrew Brockway

  • NZCF Auckland Councillor: Barry Hooton

  • NZCF Upper South Island Councillor: Cory Broad

  • NZCF Auckland Councillor: Jennya Charomova

  • NZCF Rest of North Island Councillor: John Ansell

  • NZCF Rest of North Island Councillor: Matthew Ashton

  • NZCF Lower South Island Councillor: Richard Christie

  • NZCF Auckland Councillor: Ying Wang


NZCF Patron

  • Vacant

NZCF Vice-Patrons

  • Anthony Booth

  • Chris Benson

  • Grant Kerr


NZCF FIDE Ratings Officer 

Richard Christie, email FIDE.Ratings@newzealandchess.co.nz , alternate is Craig Hall (same email)


NZCF Contractors

NZCF Web Administrator: Daniel Bell, email webmaster@newzealandchess.co.nz

NZCF Administrator: Richard Christie, email admin@newzealandchess.co.nz


National Selectors

  • FM Bob Smith (convenor)

  • FM Bob Gibbons

  • CM Quentin Johnson

  • IM Russell Dive

  • Craig Hall

  • Saptorshi Gupta


National Interschool Committee

  • Craig Hall (Chair)

  • Winnie Ong

  • Cory Broad

  • John Ansell

  • Barry Hooton


NZCF Complaints Officer


NZCF – Olympiad (2026) – Key Personnel

  • FM Bob Smith – NZCF Convenor of Selectors

  • Paul McAvoy – NZL Head of Delegation Uzbekistan Olympiad 2026

  • Richard Christie – NZCF Admin and NZCF Director of Training

  • Gordon Lyall – NZCF Director of Training

  • GM Dejan Bojkov – NZL Open Olympiad Team coach/captain –

  • IM Herman van Riemsdijk – NZL Women’s Olympiad Team coach/captain

  • CM Paul Spiller – NZCF's FIDE delegate (Congress is held at the same time and city as the Olympiad)

  • Craig Hall – NZCF Chairperson and selector, past HoD