133rd ch-NZL Open 2026

Jan 2, 2026 – Jan 10, 2026·Invercargill NZL

124

Games

29

Players

1968

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Games

R1.1GMFernandez, Daniel Howard(2527)1-0Wilson, Dion A(1966)B00Pirc Defense→R1.10CMForster, William(1812)0-1Lee, Edward S(1989)B10Caro-Kann Defense→R1.11CMYu, Zachary(2081)1-0WCMFeng, Sophia(1797)E06Catalan Opening: Closed→R1.12WCMGan, Emily Cathay(1832)0-1Keith, Matthew(1921)A29English Opening: King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation, Fianchetto Line→R1.14Yu, Weiyang Cadence(1671)½-½Johnson, Quentin J.F.(1959)B40Sicilian Defense: Pin Variation→R1.2FMVan Meter, Lester(1918)0-1GMStopa, Jacek(2330)A21English Opening: King's English Variation→R1.3FMXie, Felix(2379)1-0CMNicholls, Leighton(1882)A85Dutch Defense: Queen's Knight Variation→R1.4Liu, Richard Jingjie(1924)½-½IMKer, Anthony F(2191)A01Nimzo-Larsen Attack→R1.5IMDive, Russell John(2143)0-1Steele, Hayden(1853)A37English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Botvinnik System Reversed, with Nf3→R1.6Zhou, Ryan Yiheng(1844)0-1CMRains, Edward(2021)D00Amazon Attack→R1.7McNabb, Matthew David(2040)½-½Thurner, Anya(1841)A13English Opening: Neo-Catalan→R1.8WFMBraganza, Nadia(1844)½-½CMSalasan, Haran(1989)A07King's Indian Attack→R1.9CMLiu, William Rui(2116)1-0Gogate, Ashwin(0)B13Caro-Kann Defense: Panov Attack→R2.1Lee, Edward S(1989)0-1GMFernandez, Daniel Howard(2527)A01Nimzo-Larsen Attack→R2.10Thurner, Anya(1841)½-½CMDowden, R.A. Tony(1961)C09French Defense: Tarrasch Variation, Open System, Main Line→R2.11Gogate, Ashwin(0)0-1IMDive, Russell John(2143)B02Alekhine Defense→R2.12Wilson, Dion A(1966)½-½CMForster, William(1812)C50Italian Game→R2.13WCMFeng, Sophia(1797)½-½FMVan Meter, Lester(1918)D20Queen's Gambit Accepted→R2.14CMNicholls, Leighton(1882)½-½WCMGan, Emily Cathay(1832)B77Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation, Yugoslav Attack→R2.2GMStopa, Jacek(2330)1-0CMYu, Zachary(2081)B50Sicilian Defense→R2.3Keith, Matthew(1921)0-1FMXie, Felix(2379)B53Sicilian Defense: Chekhover Variation→R2.4CMRains, Edward(2021)0-1CMWang, Justin Zhide(1948)C02French Defense: Advance Variation→R2.5Steele, Hayden(1853)0-1CMLiu, William Rui(2116)A07King's Indian Attack→R2.6IMKer, Anthony F(2191)1-0WFMBraganza, Nadia(1844)C41Philidor Defense→R2.7FMSmith, Robert W(2136)1-0Liu, Richard Jingjie(1924)A47Marienbad System→R2.8Johnson, Quentin J.F.(1959)0-1McNabb, Matthew David(2040)D10Slav Defense→R2.9CMSalasan, Haran(1989)1-0Yu, Weiyang Cadence(1671)A84Dutch Defense→R3.1GMFernandez, Daniel Howard(2527)½-½FMXie, Felix(2379)B40Sicilian Defense: Pin Variation→R3.10WFMBraganza, Nadia(1844)1-0Johnson, Quentin J.F.(1959)A08Zukertort Opening: Reversed Grünfeld→R3.11WCMGan, Emily Cathay(1832)0-1Wilson, Dion A(1966)E21Nimzo-Indian Defense: Three Knights Variation→R3.12FMVan Meter, Lester(1918)1-0CMForster, William(1812)A10English Opening→R3.13Yu, Weiyang Cadence(1671)1-0CMNicholls, Leighton(1882)C02French Defense: Advance Variation→R3.14Liu, Richard Jingjie(1924)0-1WCMFeng, Sophia(1797)B40Sicilian Defense: Pin Variation→R3.15Zhou, Ryan Yiheng(1844)1-0Gogate, Ashwin(0)D00Amazon Attack→R3.2CMLiu, William Rui(2116)0-1GMStopa, Jacek(2330)B06Modern Defense→R3.3CMWang, Justin Zhide(1948)1-0IMKer, Anthony F(2191)B23Sicilian Defense: Closed→R3.4McNabb, Matthew David(2040)½-½FMSmith, Robert W(2136)E91King's Indian Defense: Kazakh Variation→R3.5IMDive, Russell John(2143)1-0CMSalasan, Haran(1989)D50Queen's Gambit Declined: Modern Variation→R3.7CMDowden, R.A. Tony(1961)0-1Steele, Hayden(1853)B90Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation→R3.8Thurner, Anya(1841)0-1Lee, Edward S(1989)B16Caro-Kann Defense: Finnish Variation→R3.9CMYu, Zachary(2081)0-1Sun, Nathan(1796)E73King's Indian Defense: Averbakh Variation→R4.1GMStopa, Jacek(2330)1-0CMWang, Justin Zhide(1948)C17French Defense: Winawer Variation, Advance Variation→R4.10WCMFeng, Sophia(1797)1-0Keith, Matthew(1921)E54Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Gligoric System, Smyslov Variation→R4.11CMDowden, R.A. Tony(1961)1-0Zhou, Ryan Yiheng(1844)B01Scandinavian Defense→R4.12CMYu, Zachary(2081)1-0Thurner, Anya(1841)A13English Opening: Neo-Catalan→R4.13Johnson, Quentin J.F.(1959)0-1WCMGan, Emily Cathay(1832)B58Sicilian Defense: Classical Variation→R4.14CMNicholls, Leighton(1882)0-1Liu, Richard Jingjie(1924)C36King's Gambit Accepted: Modern Defense→R4.2CMRains, Edward(2021)0-1GMFernandez, Daniel Howard(2527)C02French Defense: Advance Variation→R4.3FMXie, Felix(2379)1-0FMSmith, Robert W(2136)D11Slav Defense: Modern Line→R4.4Lee, Edward S(1989)0-1IMDive, Russell John(2143)A01Nimzo-Larsen Attack→R4.5Steele, Hayden(1853)1-0McNabb, Matthew David(2040)B30Sicilian Defense: Old Sicilian→R4.6Sun, Nathan(1796)0-1CMLiu, William Rui(2116)B32Sicilian Defense: Open→R4.7IMKer, Anthony F(2191)1-0Yu, Weiyang Cadence(1671)B23Sicilian Defense: Closed→R4.8CMSalasan, Haran(1989)1-0FMVan Meter, Lester(1918)D22Queen's Gambit Accepted: Alekhine Defense→R4.9Wilson, Dion A(1966)1-0WFMBraganza, Nadia(1844)B26Sicilian Defense: Closed→R5.1GMFernandez, Daniel Howard(2527)1-0GMStopa, Jacek(2330)C71Ruy Lopez: Noah's Ark Trap→R5.10CMForster, William(1812)0-1Liu, Richard Jingjie(1924)C45Scotch Game→R5.11WFMBraganza, Nadia(1844)½-½WCMGan, Emily Cathay(1832)E68King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Long Variation→R5.12Yu, Weiyang Cadence(1671)1-0Zhou, Ryan Yiheng(1844)B01Scandinavian Defense→R5.13Keith, Matthew(1921)½-½Thurner, Anya(1841)D35Queen's Gambit Declined: Normal Defense→R5.14CMNicholls, Leighton(1882)½-½Johnson, Quentin J.F.(1959)B22Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation→R5.2CMLiu, William Rui(2116)½-½FMXie, Felix(2379)B50Sicilian Defense→R5.3CMWang, Justin Zhide(1948)½-½Steele, Hayden(1853)B23Sicilian Defense: Closed→R5.4IMDive, Russell John(2143)0-1Wilson, Dion A(1966)E45Nimzo-Indian Defense: St. Petersburg Variation, Fischer Variation→R5.5WCMFeng, Sophia(1797)0-1CMSalasan, Haran(1989)D50Queen's Gambit Declined: Modern Variation→R5.6McNabb, Matthew David(2040)0-1IMKer, Anthony F(2191)B27Sicilian Defense→R5.7FMSmith, Robert W(2136)½-½CMDowden, R.A. Tony(1961)E18Queen's Indian Defense: Classical Variation, Tiviakov Defense→R5.8CMRains, Edward(2021)0-1CMYu, Zachary(2081)B23Sicilian Defense: Closed→R5.9FMVan Meter, Lester(1918)0-1Sun, Nathan(1796)E91King's Indian Defense: Kazakh Variation→R6.1IMKer, Anthony F(2191)0-1GMFernandez, Daniel Howard(2527)C02French Defense: Advance Variation→R6.10WFMBraganza, Nadia(1844)½-½CMRains, Edward(2021)A07King's Indian Attack→R6.11WCMGan, Emily Cathay(1832)1-0McNabb, Matthew David(2040)D44Semi-Slav Defense Accepted→R6.12CMForster, William(1812)0-1Keith, Matthew(1921)B21Sicilian Defense: Halasz Gambit→R6.13Thurner, Anya(1841)½-½FMVan Meter, Lester(1918)B39Sicilian Defense: Accelerated Dragon, Maróczy Bind, Breyer Variation→R6.14Zhou, Ryan Yiheng(1844)0-1CMNicholls, Leighton(1882)B21Sicilian Defense: Halasz Gambit→R6.2FMXie, Felix(2379)½-½GMStopa, Jacek(2330)D10Slav Defense→R6.3CMSalasan, Haran(1989)0-1CMWang, Justin Zhide(1948)E15Queen's Indian Defense: Buerger Variation→R6.4Wilson, Dion A(1966)½-½CMLiu, William Rui(2116)B26Sicilian Defense: Closed→R6.5Steele, Hayden(1853)1-0CMYu, Zachary(2081)B56Sicilian Defense: Venice Attack→R6.6Sun, Nathan(1796)0-1IMDive, Russell John(2143)B12Caro-Kann Defense→R6.7FMSmith, Robert W(2136)½-½WCMFeng, Sophia(1797)A08Zukertort Opening: Reversed Grünfeld→R6.8CMDowden, R.A. Tony(1961)0-1Yu, Weiyang Cadence(1671)B47Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation, Bastrikov Variation→R6.9Liu, Richard Jingjie(1924)0-1Lee, Edward S(1989)B10Caro-Kann Defense→R7.1GMFernandez, Daniel Howard(2527)1-0Steele, Hayden(1853)A45Canard Opening→R7.10Liu, Richard Jingjie(1924)1-0CMDowden, R.A. Tony(1961)C00French Defense→R7.11Keith, Matthew(1921)1-0WFMBraganza, Nadia(1844)C41Philidor Defense→R7.12McNabb, Matthew David(2040)1-0FMVan Meter, Lester(1918)B31Sicilian Defense: Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack, Gurgenidze Variation→R7.13Johnson, Quentin J.F.(1959)0-1Thurner, Anya(1841)C29Vienna Game: Vienna Gambit→R7.14CMNicholls, Leighton(1882)1-0CMForster, William(1812)C30King's Gambit→R7.3GMStopa, Jacek(2330)1-0Wilson, Dion A(1966)B07Pirc Defense→R7.4IMDive, Russell John(2143)½-½CMLiu, William Rui(2116)A46Döry Defense→R7.5CMSalasan, Haran(1989)1-0IMKer, Anthony F(2191)E11Bogo-Indian Defense→R7.6Lee, Edward S(1989)1-0Yu, Weiyang Cadence(1671)A01Nimzo-Larsen Attack→R7.7CMYu, Zachary(2081)½-½FMSmith, Robert W(2136)A28English Opening: Four Knights System, Nimzowitsch Variation→R7.8WCMFeng, Sophia(1797)1-0Sun, Nathan(1796)E80King's Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation→R7.9CMRains, Edward(2021)1-0WCMGan, Emily Cathay(1832)B23Sicilian Defense: Closed→R8.1CMLiu, William Rui(2116)½-½GMFernandez, Daniel Howard(2527)B13Caro-Kann Defense: Panov Attack→R8.10Sun, Nathan(1796)0-1McNabb, Matthew David(2040)C46Three Knights Opening→R8.11Thurner, Anya(1841)½-½CMNicholls, Leighton(1882)C09French Defense: Tarrasch Variation, Open System, Main Line→R8.12WCMGan, Emily Cathay(1832)1-0CMDowden, R.A. Tony(1961)A21English Opening: King's English Variation→R8.13Zhou, Ryan Yiheng(1844)0-1WFMBraganza, Nadia(1844)D00Amazon Attack→R8.14CMForster, William(1812)0-1Johnson, Quentin J.F.(1959)A22English Opening: Carls-Bremen System→R8.2GMStopa, Jacek(2330)1-0IMDive, Russell John(2143)A07King's Indian Attack→R8.3FMXie, Felix(2379)1-0CMSalasan, Haran(1989)A13English Opening: Neo-Catalan→R8.4Steele, Hayden(1853)1-0Lee, Edward S(1989)A04Zukertort Opening→R8.5Wilson, Dion A(1966)1-0CMWang, Justin Zhide(1948)C02French Defense: Advance Variation→R8.6Yu, Weiyang Cadence(1671)1-0WCMFeng, Sophia(1797)B47Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation, Bastrikov Variation→R8.7IMKer, Anthony F(2191)½-½CMYu, Zachary(2081)B23Sicilian Defense: Closed→R8.8FMSmith, Robert W(2136)0-1Keith, Matthew(1921)B30Sicilian Defense: Old Sicilian→R8.9CMRains, Edward(2021)1-0Liu, Richard Jingjie(1924)C45Scotch Game→R9.1GMFernandez, Daniel Howard(2527)½-½Keith, Matthew(1921)B50Sicilian Defense→R9.10CMNicholls, Leighton(1882)0-1FMSmith, Robert W(2136)B06Modern Defense→R9.11WFMBraganza, Nadia(1844)0-1Thurner, Anya(1841)A07King's Indian Attack→R9.12FMVan Meter, Lester(1918)½-½Liu, Richard Jingjie(1924)A15English Orangutan→R9.13Johnson, Quentin J.F.(1959)0-1Sun, Nathan(1796)E61King's Indian Defense→R9.14CMForster, William(1812)1-0Zhou, Ryan Yiheng(1844)B10Caro-Kann Defense→R9.2Steele, Hayden(1853)0-1GMStopa, Jacek(2330)C10French Defense: Marshall Gambit→R9.3FMXie, Felix(2379)1-0Wilson, Dion A(1966)A18English Opening: Mikenas-Carls Variation→R9.4Lee, Edward S(1989)0-1CMLiu, William Rui(2116)A01Nimzo-Larsen Attack→R9.5IMDive, Russell John(2143)0-1CMRains, Edward(2021)A04Zukertort Opening→R9.6CMWang, Justin Zhide(1948)1-0Yu, Weiyang Cadence(1671)B23Sicilian Defense: Closed→R9.7McNabb, Matthew David(2040)0-1CMSalasan, Haran(1989)D50Queen's Gambit Declined: Modern Variation→R9.8WCMFeng, Sophia(1797)0-1IMKer, Anthony F(2191)E43Nimzo-Indian Defense: St. Petersburg Variation→R9.9CMYu, Zachary(2081)1-0WCMGan, Emily Cathay(1832)E60Queen's Pawn, Mengarini Attack→

Players

🇬🇧GMFernandez, Daniel Howard(2527)🇳🇿FMXie, Felix(2379)🇵🇱GMStopa, Jacek(2330)🇳🇿IMKer, Anthony F(2191)🇳🇿IMDive, Russell John(2143)🇳🇿FMSmith, Robert W(2136)🇳🇿CMLiu, William Rui(2116)🇳🇿CMYu, Zachary(2081)🇳🇿McNabb, Matthew David(2040)🇳🇿CMRains, Edward(2021)🇳🇿Lee, Edward S(1989)🇦🇺CMSalasan, Haran(1989)🇳🇿Wilson, Dion A(1966)🇳🇿CMDowden, R.A. Tony(1961)🇳🇿Johnson, Quentin J.F.(1959)🇳🇿CMWang, Justin Zhide(1948)🇳🇿Liu, Richard Jingjie(1924)🇳🇿Keith, Matthew(1921)🇺🇸FMVan Meter, Lester(1918)🇳🇿CMNicholls, Leighton(1882)🇳🇿Steele, Hayden(1853)🇳🇿Zhou, Ryan Yiheng(1844)🇳🇿WFMBraganza, Nadia(1844)🇳🇿Thurner, Anya(1841)🇳🇿WCMGan, Emily Cathay(1832)🇳🇿CMForster, William(1812)🇳🇿WCMFeng, Sophia(1797)🇳🇿Sun, Nathan(1796)🇳🇿Yu, Weiyang Cadence(1671)