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2026 Schedule - DRAFT

We intend to NZCF- and FIDE-rate as many events as possible. This applies to the Lightning Championship, all the legs of the Rapid Championship, and all the standard-rate events, ie Summer Cup, Autumn and Spring Tournaments, and the Club Championships. Players MUST be paid-up members of the North Shore Chess Club in order to take part (yes, it is OK to be a member of other clubs as well!). Players who are not NZ residents or citizens must have FIDE ID from their home country.

There is a new rule for 2026, imposed by NZCF.
ALL PLAYERS MUST ALSO BE INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS OF THE NEW ZEALAND CHESS FEDERATION INC (NZCF). You may join NZCF through any club but we recommend you join through our club – we charge no additional fee for this, and all you need to do is fill in and sign the form we provide.
Download the application form here: pdf version of NZCF Individual Member application form.

Be aware that the time control of the Summer, Autumn, and Spring events is 60+30. FIDE now rates this for players up to 2400. This year, the Club Championship is 75+30, which is slightly faster than the usual 90 minutes, because of our unavoidable late start.

Jan  21 Summer Lightning
 28 Summer Cup (1)
Feb  4      "      "       (2)
  11      "      "       (3)
 18      "      "       (4)
 25      "      "       (5)
Mar   4      "      "       (6)
   11      "      "       (7)
 18 AGM + Lightning (unrated)
 25 Rapid Championship, 1st Leg (1-2)
Apr   1        "         "         "         "     (3-4)
   8        "         "         "         "     (5-6)
 15 Autumn Tournament (1)
 22 Closed (venue unavailable)
 29 Autumn Tournament (2)
May   6        "       "       (3)
 13        "       "       (4)
 20        "       "       (5)
 27 Rapid Championship, 2nd Leg (1-2)
June  3        "         "         "         "     (3-4)
   10        "         "         "         "     (5-6)
 17 Club Championships (1)
 24          "          "        (2)
July   1          "          "        (3)
 8 Winter Lightning
 15 Club Championships (4)
 22          "          "           (5)
 29          "          "           (6)
Aug   5 TBA
 12 Club Championships (7)
 19          "          "           (8)
 26          "          "           (9)
Sep   2 Rapid Championship, 3rd Leg (1-2)
   9        "         "         "         "     (3-4)
 16        "         "         "         "     (5-6)
 23 Spring Tournament (1)
 30          "          "          (2)
Oct   7          "          "          (3)
 14          "          "          (4)
 21          "          "          (5)
  28 Rapid Championship, 4th Leg (1-2)
Nov   4        "         "         "         "     (3-4)
 11        "         "         "         "     (5-6)
 18 Fischer Random (Chess960) Championship (1-2)
 25          "          "          "          "         (3-4)
Dec   2          "          "          "          "         (5-6)
   9 Lightning Championship
   16 Bughouse Blitz & Trophy Presentation

You can download a pdf version of this schedule here.

Summer Cup: 7-round Swiss with time control of all moves in 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment added per move from move 1 (scoresheets must be kept up-to-date throughout the game). Up to two half-point byes available (but not final round) – if notified a week in advance. Players absent without giving notice will score 0.

Lightning (Blitz) Tournaments: The time control for club lightning tournaments is “3 + 2”, i.e. 3 minutes plus an increment of 2 seconds per move from move one. The Lightning Championship is a 9-round FIDE-rated swiss. Other events will be FIDE-rated if possible.

Rapid Championship: Grand Prix format with four 6-round Swisses (2 rounds per night). Each player counts his/her three best results with ties broken by the players' fourth scores. Time control is 25 minutes per player with an increment of 5 seconds added per move from move 1.

Autumn Tournament – 5-round Swiss system event with time control as for Summer Cup (ie 60 min with 30 sec increment).

Club Championships: 9-round swiss-system event with a standard time control of 75 minutes for the game, with an increment of 30 seconds per move from move 1. Open, B-Grade and C-Grade trophies to be awarded, and certificates for other Grades if numbers merit.

Spring Tournament – 5-round Swiss system event with time control as for Summer Cup (ie 60 min with 30 sec increment).

Fischer-Random Championship: A 6-round swiss-system tournament. Like the Rapid, this has two rounds a night, with a time control of 25 minutes per player with an increment of 5 seconds per move from move 1. Not rated (until FIDE makes a Chess960 list!).

How to enter club tournaments: An entry list is usually posted on the club notice board a couple of weeks in advance of the first round with entries closing on the Wednesday before the first round. It may be possible to accept late entries on the first night (or during the event) if the format permits. Entries may also be emailed to Helen: heligan@heliganchess.nz, and we recommend that you copy your email to Daniel (danieljohns59@outlook.com) and Taylor (taylor.sussex1@gmail.com) in case one of us is away.

Commitment: FIDE-rated events require a licensed arbiter to be present, so games cannot be played at home. FIDE results must be submitted monthly so there is no option to delay a rated game. In general, half-point byes are available for those who ask for them in advance (but none in the last round). Players who don't show up, without informing us, will get zero and may be removed from the pairings for the subsequent rounds.

Note: our Junior Club on Friday evenings (7:00-8:30pm) restarts on Friday 23rd January. Chessmatcher software is used to give all those present some games. NA Daniel Johns is in charge.