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2026 Australasian Masters

2026 Australasian Masters held 12th to 20th December at Melbourne Chess Club has chess player norms available.

Summit Rapid December 2026 are three 6 round rapid chess tournaments that are held on a Sunday afternoon at Mount Eden War Memorial Hall, Auckland.

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

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

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

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.

Capital Chess Classic 2026 is a 6 round chess tournament held from 24th to 26th October at Amesbury School, Churton Park, Wellington.

Merv Morrison Memorial 2026 is a 6 round chess tournament held from 24th to 26th October at Auckland Chess Centre.

Darling Downs Open 2026 incorporating Queensland Championships held 1-5 October at Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia.

Melbourne International Open 2026 consists of a 9 round classic, a 9 round rapid, and a 9 round blitz held at the Melbourne Chess Club.