Tag: Howick-Pakuranga Chess Club
Booth recognised for 50 years in chess
A long-time champion of chess has been recognised for a half century dedicated to the Howick Pakuranga Chess Club.
Last week before a Howick versus...
Spiller picks up a seniors title at chess champs in KL
Local chess organiser Paul Spiller has won a title at the 2023 Malaysian Chess Festival in Kuala Lumpur.
Spiller, who is the vice-president of the...
Botany college wins east Auckland chess champs
Botany Downs Secondary College has unseated favourites Macleans College to win the East Auckland Secondary Interschool Chess Championship.
Both teams have qualified to the...
Global initiative aims at promoting girls’ chess
Howick's Paul Spiller, vice president of the New Zealand Chess Federation, is organising a special Girl's Chess Day at Waipuna Hotel and Conference Centre...
Shoker wins chess tournament
Egyptian Grandmaster Samy Shoker has won the Bob Wade Memorial Masters chess tournament with a score of 7.5/9 in Howick.
The competition began last weekend...
Bob Wade chess competition in Howick
The Bob Wade Memorial Masters and Challengers chess tournaments begin in Howick on Saturday.
Organiser and vice president of the New Zealand Chess Federation Paul...
Covid takes out 14 chess players
Fourteen people had to withdraw from the Asian Seniors Chess Championships due to Covid at the Auckland Rose Park Hotel in Parnell.
The tournament, organised...
Chess champions face off in Howick
A Live Chess Challenge is being hosted in Poppies Books in Howick's main street from 10.30am on Saturday July 16.
This event will involve six...
Felix wins Poppies chess tournament
It was a six game Blitz match between young Candidate Masters Oliver Picken (17) and Felix Xie (13).
Felix has had an excellent year with...
Grandmaster takes chess honours
English chess player and Grandmaster (GM) Gawain Jones has won the inaugural Howick chess tournament honouring legendary New Zealand chess player, the late Bob...