Welcome
The Wellington Chess Club meets every Thursday evening (excluding January) at the Wellington Bridge Club, 17 Tinakori Road Thorndon.
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Please don't park at the Bridge Club, there's plenty of parking on Thorndon Quay (under the motorway) just a short walk away (free in the evening only).
What's Hot Right Now
The club will reopen on Thursday the 5th February 2026. This year's tournament schedule is yet to be finalised, it will be published later.
The Hawkes Bay Rapid in Napier is on February 15th.
The Club Champs are over. The key takeaway is that in the A grade Nic Croad emerged as winner, Ollie Archer couldn't sustain a late run and he and the other challengers (Ryan Winter, Anthony Ker, Matthew Keith [well done Matthew!]) ended up in a congested heap on 2nd=.
Congratulations also to Edgar Benitez first in the B grade with 7/9 and Justin Jimenez first in the Swiss with 9/12.
Other recent tournaments;
The North Island Rapid Championship
The Wellington Junior Rapid Championship
Thanks to Elliot Grant for organising and everybody who played for us in the 2025 Bledisloe Cup online team competition. I think we beat Canterbury 3.5-2.5 in the final match and that therefore as the only unbeaten team (we did concede a draw to Hawkes Bay) we retain the cup. I will post updated information if it becomes available.
We have big plans for the Junior Club in 2026, stay tuned for updates.
The long awaited database update is available - the Wellington database has been folded into the larger NZ (Peter Stuart) database with full name compatibility between the two. Get it from the NZCF page.
What's Coming Up
The Hawkes Bay Rapid on February 15th Entry Form