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The Wellington Chess Club meets every Thursday evening (excluding January) at the Wellington Bridge Club, 17 Tinakori Road Thorndon.

See also our Instagram page!

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

Two important announcements have just landed on our Instagram page! Firstly, details of the Wellington Open at Easter (April 3rd,4th,6th) are now confirmed and the tournament is now open for entries.

Also the new Wellington Freestyle Chess Championship will run on March 21st, this tournament is also now open for entries.

The Summer Cup (75+30, NZCF rated) tournament page now includes Vega (sorry for the delay). Email Elliot Grant at wellingtonchessnz@gmail.com to late join.

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 Wellington Open and the Wellington Freestyle Chess Championship

Last update: 24th February 2026