- New Zealand Chess Championship
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The New Zealand Chess Championship was first conducted in 1879.
Note: Up until 1934 foreign players were eligible for the title. The eligibility rules were changed in 1935 to preclude this; John Angus Erskine (twice champion in 1929 and 1935) was born in Invercargill and was therefore eligible although he was domiciled in Melbourne, Australia.
The event is organised by the New Zealand Chess Federation.
Contents
New Zealand Champions
Location Date Champion Club 1 Christchurch 1879 Henry Hookham Christchurch 2 Christchurch 1888/89 Arthur Morton Ollivier Christchurch 3 Dunedin 1890 Henry Hookham Christchurch 4 Wellington 1890/91 Richard James Barnes Wellington 5 Auckland 1891/92 Franz Vaughan Siedeberg Dunedin 6 Christchurch 1892/93 Franz Vaughan Siedeberg Dunedin 7 Dunedin 1893/94 Joseph Edwards Wellington 8 Wellington 1894/95 William MacKay Wellington 9 Wanganui 1895/96 William Meldrum Rangitikei 10 Christchurch 1896/97 Richard James Barnes Wellington 11 Auckland 1897/98 Richard James Barnes Wellington 12 Dunedin 1898 Robert Alexander Cleland Dunedin 13 Wellington 1900 William Edward Mason Wellington 14 Christchurch 1901 David Forsyth Dunedin 15 Auckland 1901/02 Richard James Barnes Wellington 16 Dunedin 1902/03 John Cresswell Grierson Auckland 17 Wellington 1903/04 William Edward Mason Wellington 18 Oamaru 1904/05 Arthur William Oswald Davies Wellington 19 Auckland 1905/06 Richard James Barnes Wellington 20 Christchurch 1906/07 William Samuel Viner Perth 21 Wellington 1908 Arthur William Oswald Davies Wellington 22 Dunedin 1908/09 Fedor Kuskof Kelling Wellington 23 Auckland 1909/10 John Mason Wellington 24 Timaru 1910/11 William Edward Mason Wellington 25 Napier 1911/12 William Edward Mason Wellington 26 Nelson 1912/13 John Cresswell Grierson Auckland 27 Auckland 1913/14 William Edward Mason Wellington 28 Christchurch 1914/15 Fedor Kuskof Kelling Wellington 29 Wellington 1919/20 William Edward Mason Wellington 30 Dunedin 1920/21 John Dunlop Oamaru 31 Auckland 1921/22 John Dunlop Oamaru 32 Christchurch 1922/23 John Dunlop Oamaru 33 Wellington 1923/24 Spencer Crakanthorp Sydney 34 Nelson 1924/25 Cecil Purdy Sydney 35 Dunedin 1925/26 Spencer Crakanthorp Sydney 36 Auckland 1926/27 Arthur William Oswald Davies Auckland 37 Christchurch 1927/28 Arthur William Oswald Davies Auckland 38 Wellington 1928/29 John Angus Erskine Melbourne 39 Wanganui 1929/30 Gunnar Gundersen Melbourne 40 Rotorua 1930/31 Alfred William Gyles Wellington 41 Napier 1931/32 Gunnar Gundersen Melbourne 42 Auckland 1932/33 Maurice Edward Goldstein Sydney 43 Dunedin 1933/34 John Dunlop Dunedin 44 Christchurch 1934/35 John Angus Erskine Invercargill 45 Wellington 1935/36 Alfred William Gyles Wellington 46 Auckland 1936/37 Hedley Roy Abbott Christchurch 47 Dunedin 1937/38 Samuel Hindin Christchurch 48 Wanganui 1938/39 John Dunlop Dunedin 49 Wellington 1939/40 John Dunlop Dunedin 50 Timaru 1940/41 Philipp Allerhand Wellington 51 Wellington 1943/44 Robert Wade Wellington 52 Auckland 1944/45 Robert Wade Wellington 53 Christchurch 1945/46 Tom Lepviikman Wellington 54 Palmerston North 1946/47 Tom Lepviikman Wellington 55 Dunedin 1947/48 Robert Wade Wellington 56 Wanganui 1948/49 Alan Edgar Nield Auckland 57 Auckland 1949/50 Philipp Allerhand Wellington 58 Christchurch 1950/51 David I. Lynch Hastings 59 Napier 1951/52 Ortvin Sarapu Christchurch 60 Timaru 1952/53 Ortvin Sarapu Auckland 61 Wellington 1953/54 Ortvin Sarapu Auckland 62 Auckland 1954/55 Ortvin Sarapu Auckland 63 Dunedin 1955/56 Frederick Alexander Foulds Auckland 64 Wellington 1956/57 Arcadios Feneridis
James Rodney PhillipsWellington
Auckland65 Christchurch 1957/58 James Rodney Phillips Auckland 66 Hamilton 1958/59 Frederick Alexander Foulds
Barry C. MenziesAuckland
Auckland67 Dunedin 1959/60 Ortvin Sarapu Auckland 68 Auckland 1960/61 Ortvin Sarapu Auckland 69 Wellington 1961/62 Graham G. Haase Dunedin 70 Christchurch 1962/63 Ortvin Sarapu
Richard John SuttonAuckland
Auckland71 Auckland 1963/64 Roger A. Court Wellington 72 Wellington 1964/65 James Rodney Phillips Auckland 73 Hamilton 1965/66 Ortvin Sarapu Auckland 74 Christchurch 1966/67 Ortvin Sarapu Auckland 75 Dunedin 1967/68 Bruce R. Anderson Christchurch 76 Wellington 1968/69 Bruce R. Anderson
Ortvin SarapuChristchurch
Auckland77 Auckland 1969/70 Ortvin Sarapu Auckland 78 Nelson 1970/71 Richard John Sutton Auckland 79 Hamilton 1971/72 Richard John Sutton Auckland 80 Wellington 1972/73 Ortvin Sarapu Auckland 81 Christchurch 1973/74 Paul Anthony Garbett
Ortvin SarapuAuckland
Auckland82 Dunedin 1974/75 Paul Anthony Garbett Auckland 83 Upper Hutt 1975/76 Lev Aptekar
Murray Chandler
Ortvin SarapuWellington
Wellington
Auckland84 North Shore 1976/77 Ortvin Sarapu Auckland 85 Wellington 1977/78 Craig Laird Tauranga 86 North Shore 1978/79 Ortvin Sarapu Auckland 87 Upper Hutt 1979/80 Ewen McGowen Green
Ortvin Sarapu
Vernon A. SmallAuckland
Auckland
Christchurch88 Christchurch 1980/81 Roger I. Nokes
Ortvin Sarapu
Vernon A. SmallChristchurch
Auckland
Christchurch89 North Shore 1981/82 Vernon A. Small Christchurch 90 Dunedin 1982/83 Paul Anthony Garbett
David Anderson GolloglyAuckland
Auckland91 Auckland 1983/84 Paul Anthony Garbett Auckland 92 Upper Hutt 1984/85 Vernon A. Small Christchurch 93 Christchurch 1985/86 Adrian J. Lloyd
Ortvin SarapuChristchurch
Auckland94 Wanganui 1986/87 Russell J. Dive Wellington 95 North Shore 1987/88 Jonathan Sarfati Wellington 96 Dunedin 1988/89 Paul Anthony Garbett
Anthony F. KerAuckland
Wellington97 Wellington 1989/90 Benjamin Martin
Ortvin SarapuDunedin
Auckland98 Auckland 1990/91 Anthony F. Ker Wellington 99 Dunedin 1991/92 Martin P. Dreyer Auckland 100 Wellington 1992/93 Anthony F. Ker Wellington 101 Invercargill 1993/94 Anthony F. Ker
Peter D. McKenzieWellington
Christchurch102 Wanganui 1994/95 Anthony F. Ker Wellington 103 Wellington 1995/96 Russell J. Dive
Martin P. Dreyer
Robert W. SmithWellington
Auckland
Auckland104 North Shore 1996/97 Alexei Kulashko Auckland 105 Hamilton 1997/98 Alexei Kulashko Auckland 106 Dunedin 1998/99 Russell J. Dive Wellington 107 Auckland 1999/00 Alexei Kulashko Auckland 108 Waitakere City 2000/01 Scott Wastney Nelson 109 Christchurch 2001/02 Anthony F. Ker Wellington 110 Wanganui 2002/03 Anthony F. Ker Wellington 111 Wellington 2003/04 Anthony F. Ker Wellington 112 Wanganui 2004/05 Anthony F. Ker Wellington 113 Queenstown 2006 Murray Chandler Queenstown and London 114 Wanganui 2007 Wang Puchen Auckland 115 Auckland 2008 Murray Chandler Auckland 116 Queenstown 2009 Anthony F. Ker Wellington 117 Auckland 2010 Anthony F. Ker Wellington 118 Auckland 2011 Anthony F. Ker Wellington The New Zealand Rapid Chess Championship was first conducted in 1993.
The event is organised by the New Zealand Chess Federation.
New Zealand Rapid Champions
Location Date Champion Club 1 Wellington 1992/93 Russell J. Dive Wellington 2 Invercargill 1993/94 R. Anthony Dowden Dunedin 3 Wanganui 1994/95 Kendall M. Boyd
Martin P. Dreyer
Mark F. NobleDunedin
Auckland
Wellington4 Wellington 1995/96 Russell J. Dive Wellington 5 North Shore 1996/97 Russell J. Dive Auckland 6 Hamilton 1997/98 Alexei Kulashko Auckland 7 Dunedin 1998/99 Anthony F. Ker Wellington 8 Auckland 1999/00 Matthew Barlow
Russell J. Dive
Robert W. Smith
John L. SutherlandAuckland
Wellington
Auckland
Dunedin9 Waitakere City 2000/01 Murray Chandler London 10 Christchurch 2001/02 Russell J. Dive Wellington 11 Wanganui 2002/03 Russell J. Dive Wellington 12 Wellington 2003/04 Paul A. Garbett
Stephen G. LukeyAuckland
Wellington13 Wanganui 2004/05 Russell J. Dive Wellington 14 Queenstown 2006 Puchen Wang Auckland 15 Wanganui 2007 Puchen Wang Auckland 16 Auckland 2008 Robert W. Smith
Michael V. R. SteadmanAuckland
Auckland17 Queenstown 2009 Anthony F. Ker Wellington 18 Auckland 2010 Nicholas Croad Wellington 19 Auckland 2011 Anthony F. Ker Wellington New Zealand Correspondence Champions
Winners of the New Zealand correspondence chess championship (start year given):
- 1933 R.O. Scott
- 1934 ---
- 1935 E.F. Tibbetts
- 1936 J.T. Burton
- 1937 S. Hindin
- 1938 S. Hindin
- 1939 S. Hindin
- 1940 G.C. Cole
- 1941 J.A. Cunningham
- 1942 G.C. Cole
- 1943 G.C. Cole
- 1944 F.H. Grant, T. Lep, N.M. Cromarty
- 1945 C.J. Taylor
- 1946 R.W. Lungley
- 1947 D.I. Lynch
- 1948 D.I. Lynch
- 1949 N.M. Cromarty
- 1950 N.M. Cromarty
- 1951 H.G. King, J.A. Cunningham
- 1952 H.P. Whitlock
- 1953 R.W. Park
- 1954 J.A. Cunningham
- 1955 E.J. Byrne
- 1956 A.E. Turner
- 1957 D.I. Lynch
- 1958 R.A. Court, L. Esterman
- 1959 R.A. Court, J. Eriksen, J.A. Cunningham
- 1960 J.A. Cunningham
- 1961 F.A. Foulds
- 1962 R.A. Court
- 1963 J. Eriksen
- 1964 F.A. Foulds
- 1965 Ortvin Sarapu
- 1966 R.S. Wilkin, R.A. Court
- 1967 J.H. Patchett
- 1968 Ortvin Sarapu
- 1969 Ortvin Sarapu
- 1970 R.J. Sutton
- 1971 Paul Anthony Garbett
- 1972 K.W. Lynn
- 1973 D.A. Flude
- 1974 T. van Dijk
- 1975 L.J. Jones
- 1976 P.A. Clemance
- 1977 L.J. Jones
- 1978 R.W. Smith
- 1979 M.R. Freeman
- 1980 R. Chapman
- 1981 R. Chapman
- 1982 Paul Anthony Garbett, T. van Dijk
- 1983(50)M.R. Freeman
- 1984 M.R. Heasman
- 1985 P. van Dijk
- 1986 G.M. Turner
- 1987 P. van Dijk
- 1988 H.P. Bennett, M.F.Noble
- 1989 H.P. Whitlock
- 1990 P.W. Stuart
- 1991 R.J. Dive, P.W. Stuart
- 1992 M.G. Hampl
- 1993(60)R.J. Dive
- 1994 G.B. Banks
- 1995 M.G. Hampl
- 1996 B.F. Barnard
- 1997 B.F. Barnard
- 1998 B.F. Barnard
- 1999 T.J. Doyle
- 2000 A.J. Short
- 2001 M.L. Dunwoody
- 2002 M.L. Dunwoody
- 2003(70)P.B. Goffin
- 2004 R.E. Gibbons
- 2005 R.E. Gibbons, M.F. Noble
- 2006 H.P. Bennett
- 2007 H.P. Bennett, M.F. Noble
- 2008 M.F. Noble
- 2009 M.F. Noble
- 2010 M.F. Noble
References
- List of titles at NZCF website
- O'Connell, Kevin (1977), "New Zealand", in Golombek, Harry, Golombek's Encyclopedia of Chess, Crown Publishers, pp. 212, ISBN 0-517-53146-1 (winners list through 1975/6)
- Whyld, Ken (1986), Guinness Chess, The Records, Guinness Publishing Ltd, ISBN 0851124550 (Winners through 1984)
- Stuart, Peter (5 August 2005), The New Zealand Championships: A Brief History, ChessCafe.com, http://www.chesscafe.com/text/skittles260.pdf
External links
Categories:- Chess national championships
- Chess in New Zealand
- 1879 in chess
- 1879 in New Zealand
- Recurring events established in 1879
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