South Island Championships 2025
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South Island Championships 2025
South Island Championships 2025 is an official NZCF chess championships held at the Leviathan Heritage Hotel, Dunedin. The tournament has 8 rounds and is scheduled from Wednesday 24th to Saturday 27th September 2025.
Results
Prizewinners
| Position | Points | Player | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open | |||
| 1st | 7/8 | CM Isabelle Yixuan Ning | |
| 2nd | 6.5/8 | Thomas Van der Hoorn | |
| 3rd equal | 6/8 | CM Ilias Angelo (Leo) Baker | |
| 3rd equal | 6/8 | CM Justin Zhide Wang | |
| 3rd equal | 6/8 | CM Kendrick Botong Zhang | |
| South Island Champion | 6th equal | 5.5/8 | CM Edward Rains |
| Under 1900 | |||
| 1st | 5.5/8 | Richard Jingjie Liu | |
| 2nd equal | 5/8 | Junqing Jerome Tao | |
| 2nd equal | 5/8 | WFM Nadia Braganza | |
| Under 1600 | |||
| 1st | 4.5/8 | Michael Bazanov | |
| 2nd equal | 4/8 | John L Gibb | |
| 2nd equal | 4/8 | Alf Loretan | |
| 2nd equal | 4/8 | Kerry (Haiyan) Peng |
Vega Webpage View
Link to Vega Webpages.
Live Game Broadcast
Link to broadcast of live games on Lichess.
Photos available from
Entry Details
| Entry Fees: | Before 30th June 2025 | Before 10th September 2025 | 10th September 2025 onwards |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adult | $90 | $100 | $110 |
| Junior under 20 before 1st January 2025 |
$50 | $55 | $60 |
Entry Instructions
Entries close Wednesday 17th September 2025.
Only first 70 fully paid player entries accepted due to space constraints.
Club account for payment:03-0905-0169820-00 (state surname & “South Island”).
Use online entry form to enter.
New Zealand chess players who participate in more than one NZCF rated event in a year must be a member of a chess club that is affiliated or associated with NZCF (New Zealand Chess Federation). The Mount Maunganui RSA Chess Club offers memberships that fulfill this requirement from just $15.
Event Information
South Island Championships 2025 is an official NZCF chess championships held at the Leviathan Heritage Hotel, Dunedin. The tournament has 8 rounds and is scheduled from Wednesday 24th to Saturday 27th September 2025. Summarised information in PDF brochure.
Dates
Wednesday 24th to Saturday 27th September 2025
Venue
27 Queens Gardens, Dunedin 9054.
Travel Arrangements
Eligibility
Open to all players.
Non-NZL players must have FIDE ID issued by their chess federation.
NZL players without FIDE ID must provide full Date of Birth.
Format
8 round Swiss tournament, NZCF & FIDE rated where possible.
Time Controls
90 minutes each player plus 30 seconds increment per move from move one.
Schedule
| Start Time | Day & Date | |
|---|---|---|
| Check in | 8am | Wednesday 24th September 2025 |
| Players meeting | 9am | Wednesday 24th September 2025 |
| Round 1 | 9.30am | Wednesday 24th September 2025 |
| Round 2 | 3pm | Wednesday 24th September 2025 |
| Round 3 | 9.30am | Thursday 25th September 2025 |
| Round 4 | 3pm | Thursday 25th September 2025 |
| Round 5 | 9.30am | Friday 26th September 2025 |
| Round 6 | 3pm | Friday 26th September 2025 |
| Round 7 | 9.30am | Saturday 27th September 2025 |
| Round 8 | 3pm | Saturday 27th September 2025 |
Players must check-in in person or by text with organiser between 8:00am and the players meeting at 9:00am on 27 September to be paired in the first round.
Prize giving after completion of final round at approximately 7.30pm Saturday 27th September 2025.
Prize Fund
$1,800 minimum (increasing depending on entries).
| Prize | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | $900 | $600 | $400 |
| Under 1900 | $600 | $400 | |
| Under 1600 | $500 | $300 |
Personnel
Chief Organiser: IO Quentin Johnson. Phone: +64 21 156 6789, Email:[email protected]
Chief Arbiter: IA Craig Hall
