Events
Find information about upcoming tournaments, special events, special meetings, and more on this page.
For a downloadable copy of the Club's Tournaments Schedule, click here.
See the Draw/Points for the current tournament
To participate in any of the Club Tournaments, you must be a currently registered HPCC member.
Please plan ahead and tell us which tournament you're going to play in so that we can prepare the draw over the weekend before Round 1 of each tournament.
Tell us by filling out the Club Tournament Registration Form.
2026 NZCF East Auckland Interschool Chess Championships
Wednesday 20 May Primary @ Point View Primary School
Thursday 04 June Intermediate @ Somerville Intermediate School
Wednesday 17 June Secondary @ Bucklands Beach War Memorial Hall
HPCC have been responsible for organising the NZCF East Auckland Interschool Chess Championships since 2023.
To volunteer to help set up at these events please email nzchess.winnie@gmail.com
2026 NZ Seniors Chess Championship
Date: Friday 17th July – Sunday 19th July 2026
Venue: Carbine Room, Waipuna Hotel & Conference Centre Mount Wellington, AUCKLAND
Proudly organised by the Howick-Pakuranga Chess Club in association with
the Howick Poppies Bookstore.
Format: Two rounds per day, starting at 9.30 am and 2.30 pm on Friday 17th, Saturday 18th and Sunday 19th July.
Player's meeting: 9am on Friday 17th. Prize giving ASAP after round 6 is completed.
Time Control: 90 minutes per player plus 30 seconds increment from move 1.
Entry fee: $60 per player
Prize fund: A minimum prize fund of $1,000 plus Poppies Bookstore vouchers distributed as follows:
Senior: 1st $250 2nd $150 3rd $100
Veteran: 1st $250 2nd $150 3rd $100
Legend: Poppies Book Vouchers values at $150
The highest placed New Zealand player shall become the NZ Seniors Chess Champion.
The highest placed player over the age of 64 on 1st January 2026 (born before the year 1962) shall become the NZ Veterans Champion.
A new Legend prize will be awarded to the highest placed player over the age of 80 on 1st January 2026.
No player may win more than one prize. Prizes and titles will be shared equally in the event of a tie.
Half point byes: Up to two half point byes are available in any of the first four rounds. Notice should be given before the start of the tournament and can be given upon entering.
Player eligibility: Players must be over the age of 49 on 1st January 2026 (born before 1977). Rating: NZCF and FIDE rated where possible. Non NZL players must have or obtain a FIDE ID from their national federation.
To enter: Fill out the on-line entry form (preferred) or print out this form to fill in, scan and email back to Paul Spiller at: paulsspiller@outlook.com with the subject “NZ Seniors”
Payment should be made to the Howick-Pakuranga Chess Club 02-0168-0091321-03.
Closing date for entries is Wednesday, 15th July
For those interested, a player’s dinner will be held at Wellington’s restaurant at Waipuna Hotel on Saturday, 18th July.
Please indicate your interest when filling out your form.
2026 Poppies Chess Challenge
Sunday 26 July at 10:30am.
Poppies Bookstore, 83 Picton Street, Howick, Auckland
'Battle of the Sexes'
CM Leo Baker, WFM Anya Thurner, WFM Nadia Braganza & WCM Sarah Sun are representing NZ at the 46th Chess Olympiad (including the Women's competition) held from September 15–27, 2026, in Samarkand, Uzbekistan.
Come and watch them play 6 rounds of Blitz chess followed by a short presentation afterwards.
2026 Chess Tournaments in Auckland & Other Regions
Playing in tournaments is an important part of your development as a chess player. The NZCF Events Calendar is a great place to check out what tournaments you can play in.
A minimum of 5 games in a rating period is required to get a published NZCF rating for an unrated player. This applies separately to standard or rapid rating, i.e. there is no crossover of games. If an unrated player plays 3 or 4 games in a period, these are still rated, but the rating will not be published. If only 1 or 2 games are played by an unrated player, these will be discarded. A rating period is 3 months.
2027 Oceania Zonal Chess Championships
Canterbury Chess Club, on behalf of the New Zealand Chess Federation, Oceania Chess Confederation, and FIDE, invite players from all Oceania National Chess Federations and associated members to participate in the 2027 Oceania Zonal Chess Championships to be held in Christchurch, New Zealand from the 22nd to the 27th of January 2027.
There will be an Open and Women’s Zonal along with a Blitz championship. Direct titles will be available (entries permitting). The Organiser is AO IA Craig Hall. More information including the entry link is available on the official website. Registrations open on 1 May and close when full (160 general entries in the Open i.e. official places are additional, no limit in the Women’s Zonal) or otherwise on 15 January.