
2025 NZ Women's Chess Championship Winners
Five way tie for the The Mabel Abbott Trophy at 2025 NZ Women's Championship
- Winners WFM Nadia Braganza, WCM Emily Gan, WCM Sarah Sun, WCM Luna Xu, WCM Sophia Feng together with NZ Grandmaster Murray Chandler and Former NZCF President Nigel Metge
A big thanks to Jane Street our event sponsor and to all the parties involved players, parents, volunteers, arbiters, NZ Chess Federation, Auckland Central Chess Club, Crowne Plaza Hotel staff and to all respective members for working together with the Organiser Eva Lourenco.
Chess Coaching
Game Over, Queen's Gambit, Checkmate are some of the words you may be familiar. However, are you ready to face the battle on the chessboard? Chess coaching for beginners (juniors or adults) or players under 1700 ELO rating. Learn, develop and improve chess skills and use the knowledge for personal or professional growth. As humans, we like to expand, explore, innovate, design, build and resolve. Chess is a development tool for critical thinking, decision making, perseverance and discipline. It's suitable for all ages - young and old. Chess stimulates, strengthens, challenges mind, body & soul. Connect with chess enthusiasts and play the best move.
CHESS Session with WCM EVA

Enroll to enhance your chess knowledge in our onsite or online session led by WCM Eva. Sessions cater to beginners and up to 1700 rating level. We will discuss a mix of topics
- Openings
- Middlegame
- Endgame
- Tactics
- Calculations
- & More
Opportunity to participate in the Chessroad Tournament Online or Onsite.
Register here
PLAY THE BEST MOVE!
NZ Chess GrandMaster
Get to know New Zealand Grand Master, Murray Chandler. In the picture GM Murray Chandler v/s GM Viktor Kuprichik at a tournamanet in the USSR, Minks 1982.

Once Upon a Time...
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NZ Women's 2025 sponsor Jane Street opens WISE Program for Students !
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Chessroad Tournament Winners for October 2025
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Congratulations to 2025 New Zealand Women's Chess Champions!
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South Island Chess Championship 2025
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FIDE Grand Swiss Open & Women's Winners 2025 !
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Chessroad Tournament Winners for September 2025