Auckland Chess Association

Two consecutive open weekenders are being held at ACC soon - you can find them and register here https://newzealandchess.nz/calendar/

Jan 24-26 - Auckland Anniversary Weekender
Feb 6-8 - Waitangi Weekender

Calendar - New Zealand Chess News Chess events calendar listing all upcoming events in New Zealand and globally that is of interest from a New Zealand perspective to plan your chess activity

Auckland Anniversary Weekender 2026 - New Zealand Chess News Auckland Anniversary Weekender 2026 is a 6 round chess tournament held from 24th to 26th January at Auckland Chess Centre.

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

Probably a great place for chess players to hang out soon https://www.instagram.com/p/DNUxngauU2M/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

JUST ANNOUNCED! ♟️✨ Checkmate is coming to Auckland!   Gather your friends, whānau, and fellow grandmasters to explore Checkmate – a giant-sized chess set featuring 14 towering pieces you can walk around, through, and marvel at.   Part of this year’s We The Young Festival, this FREE immersive installation is designed to spark imagination and fun for all ages.   Checkmate 📍 Aotea Square 📅 13 Sep – 5 Oct 🎟️ FREE 🔗 For more info, check out the link in bio. #VisitAuckland #DiscoverAuckland #Auckland #Aucklandevents #NZ #WeTheYoung

With North Shore CC Champs wrapping up and ACC Club Champs being sold out, ACC Double Weekends remain the last club event where Auckland players can get some serious 90+30 practice in August.

ADW AUGUST (16-17, 23-24) - the Club Champs is fully booked and starts next Monday. If you missed out on that or just want some more serious chess practice, there are spots in the August ACC Double Weekends (ADW) event, too. August ADW runs on two consecutive weekends, Aug 16-17 and 23-24. You can take any number of byes and get up to 8 classical 90+30, FIDE-rated games.

Register online here https://newzealandchess.nz/auckland-double-weekends-august-2025/ .

Congratulations to Summit CC who won the 2025 Auckland Junior (U14) Rapid Interclubs - https://chessauckland.nz/2025-aca-junior-interclubs/

The photos have both Summit 1 and Summit 2 teams.

More chess after a full day of chess - FM Daqi Mao was the only player on a perfect score 6.0/6 - https://chessauckland.nz/2025-aca-junior-interclubs/

Captain Jacob Barry doing a recap - https://chessauckland.nz/2025-aca-junior-interclubs/

North Shore captain Taylor Sussex was a towering figure today! https://chessauckland.nz/2025-aca-junior-interclubs/

The last game of round 5, will North Shore 2 draw Summit 1, the leader? https://chessauckland.nz/2025-aca-junior-interclubs/

What captains do while their players are playing @ https://chessauckland.nz/2025-aca-junior-interclubs/