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New Zealand Chess Federation Inc.

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3,637Registered players
3,038Active players
1,056FIDE-rated players
103Titled players

Top players

  1. 1 Xie, Felix IMBorn 2008 2439
  2. 2 Ang, Alphaeus Wei Ern FMBorn 2002 2362
  3. 3 Middelburg, Tom IMBorn 1980 2339
RankनावमानांकनBorn
4 Renjith, Sravan IM Rating 2326 Born 2008
5 Gong, Daniel Hanwen FM Rating 2263 Born 2003
6 Mao, Daqi FM Rating 2239 Born 2012
7 Freeman, Michael Roy CM Rating 2203 Born 1960
8 Croad, Nicolas FM Rating 2190 Born 1980
9 Ker, Anthony F IM Rating 2180 Born 1967
10 Zhang, Kendrick Botong FM Rating 2153 Born 2009

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Statistics

Registered players
3,637
Active players
3,038
Rated in Classical
1,056
Rated in Rapid
1,217
Rated in Blitz
599
Women
470
Juniors (under 20)
2,017

Rating spread, Classical

Active players in each band of 100 rating points.

Show as a table
1400 to 1499
70
1500 to 1599
85
1600 to 1699
92
1700 to 1799
80
1800 to 1899
50
1900 to 1999
36
2000 to 2099
28
2100 to 2199
9
2200 to 2299
3
2300 to 2399
3
2400 to 2499
1
2500 to 2599
0
2600 to 2699
0
2700 and above
0

Titles

  • 1GM
  • 9IM
  • 27FM
  • 42CM
  • 0WGM
  • 3WIM
  • 10WFM
  • 11WCM
Arbiters with a FIDE title
43
Trainers with a FIDE title
37
1

players from this federation have claimed their NCR, their National Chess Rating, on 8by8verse.

FIDE rating list, October 2026. Titles are counted as FIDE lists them on that date.

Officials

  • Hall, CraigPresident/National Interschool Committee/Rating Officer
  • Spiller, Paul SVice-President/FIDE Schools Contact/Delegate
  • Christie, RichieSecretary/Interschool Committee/Administration Officer/Rating Officer
  • Dive, Russell JohnTreasurer
  • Gibbons, RobertSenior Arbiter Contact/FIDE Trainer Contact

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