
COVID-19: Chess Activity Affected
Reporting about mainly New Zealand chess activity that is affected by COVID-19 through being suspended, cancelled or postponed.

Reporting about mainly New Zealand chess activity that is affected by COVID-19 through being suspended, cancelled or postponed.

COVID-19 has been officially declared a pandemic by WHO. Is it long past the time to scare people out of complacency? Analysing from a chess perspective.

2nd GM Dejan Bojkov masterclass. 10am to 4.30pm, Saturday 15th and Sunday 16th February 2020 at Auckland Chess Centre.

Auckland Chess Centre Waitangi Weekender 2020.
Thursday 6th and Saturday 8th February 2020.
Combined chess tournaments of 18 rounds consisting of 9 rounds of Blitz followed by 9 rounds of Rapid.

GM Masterclasses with Dejan Bojkov. 12pm to 4.30pm, Saturday 1st and Sunday 2nd February 2020 at Auckland Chess Centre.

Auckland Anniversary Weekender 2020 is a 6 round chess tournament held from 25th to 27th January 2020 at the Auckland Chess Centre.

Auckland Double Weekends November 2026 is part of a series of 5 over the board chess tournaments with 8 rounds played on weekends over 2 weeks.

Auckland Knights Inaugural Rapid 2026 is an open rapid chess tournament played on a Saturday afternoon in Howick.

NZ Fischer-Random Championship 2026 is the 4th national chess championship played according to Chess 960 rules held in Takapuna, Auckland.

Papatoetoe Rapid 2026 is a chess event incorporating the 39th Papatoetoe Rapid Open and 10th Papatoetoe Junior Rapid tournaments.