Hamilton Chess Club

A message from Craig Hall of Canterbury Chess Club reads:

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 2027 Oceania Zonal Chess Championships to be held in Christchurch, New Zealand from the 22^nd to the 27^th of January 2027. There will be an Open and Women’s Zonal along with a Blitz championship. Direct titles will be available (entries permitting). The Organiser is AO IA Craig Hall. More information including the entry link is available on the official website. Registrations open on 1 May and close when full (160 general entries in the Open i.e. official places are additional, no limit in the Women’s Zonal) or otherwise on 15 January.

For players that are looking for some OTB Chess with club members outside of club nights here are links to  WhatsApp and Messenger groups that you can use to find willing opponents:

Club ratings have been updated to include Autumn (1). You can see a graph of how your rating has changed over time here 

Three players finished on 5 points. Using Direct Encounter as first tie break puts Graham in top spot. Crosstable below. Autumn (2) starts next week.

The club welcomes Charlie as its newest member.

An impressive turnout of 29 players for Autumn (1). Crosstable at round 3 below. Rounds 4 5 6 next week.

Club nights resume April 21 after the school holidays

Nathan is Club Champ for 2026, finishing on a 5.5 out of 6. Honourable mention to William a close second on 5.0. Honourable mention also to the clubs newest and youngest member Felix who managed a score of 4.5 even though he missed the first round

Club ratings have been updated to include the Club Open Champs