
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.

North Island Rapid Championships 2025 held Saturday 29th November at Wellington Bridge Club, 17 Tinakori Road, Thorndon, Wellington.

Papatoetoe Rapid 2025 is a chess event incorporating the 38th Papatoetoe Rapid Open and 9th Papatoetoe Junior Rapid tournaments.

ACC Chess Festival 2026 comprise 3 separate tournaments held from 2nd to 11th January at Auckland Chess Centre.

NZ Chess Congress 2026 held in Ascot Park Hotel, Invercargill, from 2nd to 12th January is the 133rd New Zealand Chess Congress.