Supported by:

Organised by the Manawatu Knights Chess Club in conjunction with the New Zealand Chess Federation Inc.
Venue: Copthorne Hotel Palmerston North, 110 Fitzherbert Avenue, Palmerston North.

GM Fabien Libiszewski Simul in Palmerston North Square
12pm to 3pm, 12th January 2018

D&D New Zealand Rapid Championship
10th - 11th January 2018

January 10th-11th 2018 - D&D New Zealand Rapid Championship, Palmerston North.
Part of the 125th New Zealand Congress
1st= GM Fabien Libiszewski (France) & FM Mike Steadman
NZ Rapid Champion FM Michael Steadman
3rd GM Adrien Demuth (France)
Under 18:
1st CM Alphaeus Ang
2nd= Ryan Winter & WIM Layla Timergazi
Under 14:
1st CM Allen Fan
2nd= Hugh Gao & Mathew Steadman
Under 10:
1st Paul He
2nd= Isabel Ning & Daniel Shek (England)
Under 2100:
1st CM Jack James
Under 1700:
1st= James Stewart, Sol Ross, Simon Lyall, Tawan Sunathvanichkul (Thailand) & Caleb He

Full results on Vega: D&D New Zealand Rapid

New Zealand Blitz Championship
11th January 2018

January 11th 2018 - New Zealand Blitz Championship, Palmerston North.
Part of the 125th New Zealand Congress
1st GM Fabien Libiszewski (France)
2nd= GM Adrien Demuth (France) & Joint NZ Blitz Champions Ralph Hart, Hans Gao, & IM Anthony Ker
Under 1700: CM Oliver Picken
Under 1500: Hugh Gao, Sol Ross, Daniel Shek (England) & Caleb He
Under 1300: Hannah Xu

Full results on Vega: New Zealand Blitz

New Zealand Junior Open Championship
2nd - 4th, 7th - 9th January 2018

2nd - 4th, 7th - 9th January 2018 - New Zealand Junior Open Championship, Palmerston North.
Part of the 125th New Zealand Congress
1st with 6/6 CM Alphaeus Ang
2nd= CM Oliver Picken & CM Allen Fan
Under 1800 Dion Charles
Under 1500 Rodney Li
Under 1300 Daniel Shek

Full results on Vega: NZ Junior Open

Palmy Knights Open
2nd - 4th, 7th - 9th January 2018

2nd - 4th, 7th - 9th January 2018 - Palmy Knights Open, Palmerston North.
Part of the 125th New Zealand Congress
1st FM Mark Noble
2nd CM Jack James
3rd Simon Lyall
Rating 1700-2000 Roy Seabrook & Martin Post
Rating 0-1700 Stephen Murdoch, Wayne Knightbridge & Nigel Cooper

Full results on Vega: Palmy Knights Open

Manawatu Rapid
5th - 6th January 2018

January 5th-6th 2018 - Manawatu Rapid, Palmerston North.
Part of the 125th New Zealand Congress
1st CM Jack James
2nd= WCM Vyanla Punsalan & CM Oliver Picken
Under 1600: 1st= Mathew Steadman & Caleb He
Under 1300: 1st Paul He

Full results on Vega: Manawatu Rapid

TAB Terrace End World vs NZ or Trans Tasman Blitz Match
5th January 2018

January 6th 2018 - TAB Terrace End Trans Tasman Blitz Match, Palmerston North.
Part of the 125th New Zealand Congress
Round by round:
IM Anthony Ker (NZ) ½-½ GM Darryl Johansen (AUS)
FM Dusan Stojic (AUS) 1-0 IM Anthony Ker (NZ)
FM Ben Hague (NZ) 1-0 FM Dusan Stojic (AUS)
GM Darryl Johansen (AUS) 1-0 FM Ben Hague (NZ)
GM Darryl Johansen (AUS) ½-½ IM Anthony Ker (NZ)
IM Anthony Ker (NZ) 1-0 FM Dusan Stojic (AUS)
FM Dusan Stojic (AUS) 0-1 FM Ben Hague (NZ)
FM Ben Hague (NZ) 1-0 GM Darryl Johansen (AUS)
Final result: New Zealand 5-3 Australia

See New Zealand News Facebook Page for videos of the games (no login required).

New Zealand Major Open (under 2100 rating)
1st - 9th January 2018

January 1st-9th 2018 - NZ Major Open, Palmerston North.
Part of the 125th New Zealand Congress
1st CM Leon Kempen (Australia)
2nd and NZ Major Open Champion CM Stan Yee
3rd= Alan Winfield, Laurens Goormachtigh (Belgium) & Ryan Winter
Rating prizes:
1700-1800: Dion Charles
1600-1700: Louie Wei
1450-1600: Sarah Yan, Caleb He & Fabian Day
1300-1450: Oscar Qin
Under 1300: Sashi Kumar, Arkadi Polyakevich & Paul He

Full results on Vega: New Zealand Major Open

MillenniumHotels.com New Zealand Open Championship
1st - 9th January 2018

January 1st-9th 2018 - MillenniumHotels.com New Zealand Open, Palmerston North.
Part of the 125th New Zealand Congress
1st GM Adrien Demuth (France)
2nd GM Fabien Libiszewski (France)
3rd= and Joint NZ Champions IM Russell Dive & CM Alphaeus Ang
5th= CM Allen Fan, FM Daniel Gong, FM Robert Smith, FM Mike Steadman, IM Anthony Ker, FM Ben Hague, & FM Dusan Stojic (Australia)

Full results on Vega: MillenniumHotels.com New Zealand Open

All tournaments are hosted by the Manawatu Knights Chess Club on behalf of the New Zealand Chess Federation.