FIDE Online Olympiad 2020 is a national teams event in which all federations affiliated to FIDE have the right to participate. Each team consists of six players, in a mixed format with a minimum quota of three female players and two junior players.
Chess in New Zealand would resume under COVID-19 alert level 1 starting 12am Tuesday 9th June 2020.
From May 18 until June 16, FIDE will join forces with major internet chess platforms in organizing more than 2,000 online tournaments. “Checkmate Coronavirus” tournaments will be played at lichess.org, chess.com, chess24.com, and FIDE Online Arena. There will be almost 80 tournaments a day aimed at all chess players, regardless of age, country, or level of play.
Reporting about mainly New Zealand chess activity that is affected by COVID-19 through being suspended, cancelled or postponed.
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66th North Island Champinoship 2020 is a 7 round chess tournament held from 12th to 18th July 2020 at the Ellen Melville Centre, Auckland.
Summit Junior Rapid is a monthly 6 round chess tournament for juniors comprising an Open division that is FIDE rated and an Under 1000 division.
Summit Junior Rapid is a monthly 6 round chess tournament for juniors comprising an Open division that is FIDE rated and an Under 1000 division.
Peter Stuart Memorial Chess Open 2020 (formerly North Shore Open) comprise three separate 5 round Swiss tournaments held from 29th to 30th August 2020 at Northcote Community Centre.
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