The Otago Chess Club
7 Maitland Street, Dunedin, New Zealand
New Zealand's oldest incorporated society
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The Otago Chess Club7 Maitland Street, Dunedin, New Zealand
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*** Notice: Social play on Tuesdays 1pm to 3pm has moved to Sundays from this Sunday 21 June. *** The next event on the 2026 Calendar is the 2nd leg of the Rapid Championship starting on 12 August, followed by the 3rd Blitz tournament on 2 September and the 2nd leg of the Standard club Championship starting on 9 September. The Otago U13 Championship is on 8 August The Swiss Rapid ended on 5 August with 21 players taking part over the two weeks. First was shared by Quentin Johnson and Iain Lamont on 3½/4 after they drew their round 3 game and Johnson defeated the leader Romero Suggate in the final round. Suggate was second equal on 3 points along with Jonno Christie, Tyne Grant and Jacob Christie, who gained the most rating points with a great result. The Perpetual Handicap for 2026. The leader in the Standard is Brent Southgate on +70, followed by Alf Loretan on +52, with Jonno Christie on +49. The leader in the Rapid is Romero Suggate on +69, followed by Jacob Christie on +62, with Oscar Lobb on +61. The leader in the Blitz is Oscar Lobb on +100, followed by Iain Lamont on +39, with Romero Suggate on +19. The Cleland Trophy ended on 22 July with 26 players taking part. Ben Suazo won the trophy for 2026 with an unbeaten 5/6 after beating and overtaking the leader Romero Suggate in the final round. Suggate was second on 4½ and third was shared by Iain lamont and Alf Loretan on 4 points. See Final crosstable and rating performances - See News. The July 2026 NZCF ratings are out - Only players with 20 rated games or more are shown on this list. Check out the full list on the NZCF Ratings page. Quentin Johnson is working on a new look website Otago Chess Club Inc hosted on Sporty - Take a look. This will be gradually updated and then take over from the current website, though the old website will still be online. The catalogue of the Club's library of over 600 items is available - see Library For links to other chess sites including free chess training resources, visit the favourite links page of the club wiki. The Otago Chess Club meets on Wednesday evenings, 7:00pm at 7 Maitland Street, Dunedin and social play on Sundays 1pm to 3pm (Social Chess has moved from Tuesdays Sundays) - Email otagochess@gmail.com for more information The Dunedin Junior Chess Academy has been replaced by Otago Junior Fridays for Otago Chess Club Junior members and started again for term 3 on Friday 31 July and runs until Friday 18 September |
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This site was last updated on 6 August 2026 |
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