Top international tournament coming to townImogen Crispe 10th January 2011 An international chess tournament will be held in Rotorua in the last week of January, attracting two chess Grandmasters from Australia. The Oceania Zone World Chess Championship qualification tournament...
Christchurch girls’ inter-school chess tournament
Emilia ponders before she conquersBy JO GILBERT – The PressLast updated 05:00 28/07/2010 The face said it all for seven-year-old Emilia Mackenzie at a Christchurch girls’ inter-school chess tournament yesterday. The year 2 pupil was a member of the...
2010 New Zealand Chess Congress
2010 New Zealand Chess CongressThe Auckland Chess Centre presentsNZ Chess Supplies 117th NZ Chess CongressIncorporatingNew Zealand Chess Championships&New Zealand Major OpenNew Zealand Rapid and Lightning ChampionshipsJan 2nd – Jan 14th 2010 Alexandra Function Centre,Greenland, Auckland New Zealand Chess Championship...
Local success
Chess festival exploit amazesBy James Beech on Mon, 26 Jan 2009Your Town: Queenstown News: Queenstown Lakes An Australian International Master amazed spectators by beating six foreign grand-masters and scooping the top prize at the Queenstown Classic International Chess Festival,...
Smerdon wins Queenstown Classic
In spite losing the last round to GM Jones, IM Smerdon still won the 2009 Queenstown Classic because GMs Rozentalis, Mikhalevski and Bischoff could not score the full point in their final round. Here are the final results of...
Boy puts check on Grandmasters
Schoolboy puts check on Grand MastersBy SUE FEA in Queenstown – The Southland Times Saturday, 24 January 2009 A 12-year-old Auckland schoolboy and an “almost” grand master have provided the main upsets at the international Queenstown Chess Classic this...
Smerdon leads Queenstown Classic
IM Smerdon continues his amazing results with 8 points in 9 games at the Queenstown Classic in New Zealand. A full point behind is the GM trio Rozentalis, Mikhalevski and Bischoff. Standings after 9 rounds: 1 Smerdon, David C...
Queenstown Chess Classic
Standings after 8 rounds: 1 Smerdon, David C AUS 2463 im 7 2 Rozentalis, Eduardas LTU 2590 gm 6.5 3 Mikhalevski, Victor ISR 2608 gm 6.5 4 Mastrovasilis, Dimitrios GRE 2580 gm 6.5 5 Bischoff, Klaus GER 2545 gm...
Queenstown Classic International Chess Festival
Chess Festival attracts quality fieldBy James Beech on Thu, 15 Jan 2009 Brows will be furrowed in intense concentration when about 120 players compete in the 2009 Queenstown Classic International Chess Festival, which begins today. Players of all skill...
17 GMs/WGMs to compete in Queenstown
17 grandmasters to contest chess classicBy Tracey Roxburgh on Mon, 22 Dec 2008Your Town: Queenstown News: Queenstown Lakes Rooks, knights, queens and pawns will be the centre of attention next month when the New Zealand Chess Federation hosts the...