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Otago Westpac Trophy Open Rapid Tournaments
Format: 6 Round Swiss, rapid time limit of 20 minutes for the game with a 5 second delay for each move (Bronstein). NZCF rated. New Zealand players who participate in two or more NZCF rated tournaments in a year are required to be a member of an NZCF Affiliate or Associate Chess Club. If you are not a member of a club and your second event is one of these rapid opens, the Otago Chess Club will register you to the NZCF as a probationary Otago member for $20 added to your entry fee.
Schedule: Clubrooms open from 11:00am for Entries accepted up until Players' meeting at 12:00pm, but if entries exceed 40 players, those who have registered by email ahead of the day will be given preference. Play will commence at 12:30pm. Prize-giving approximately 5:30pm.
Venue: Otago Chess Club, 7 Maitland Street, Dunedin.
Entry Fees: $20 each tournament (payment online in advance or in cash on the day is fine)
For Further Details Contact: Quentin Johnson, 021 156 6789, email:otagochess@gmail.com
Otago Autumn Rapid Open, Sunday 1st March 2026
Download an entry form - 2026 Registrations to date