Jan 28 Club opening - social chess
Feb 4 Grim Reaper tournament (3minutes + 2second)
11 Summer Rapid (25minutes + 5second) Two games per night.
15 (Sat) Hawke's Bay Rapid
18 Summer Rapid
25 Summer Rapid
Mar 4 Simultaneous exhibition with FM Bob Smith (TBC)
11 Social chess and AGM at 8.30pm
18 P.D.Lee (75minutes + 30second) Swiss with 5 rounds.
25 P.D.Lee
Apr 1 P.D.Lee
School Holidays 3 April to 19 April
8 Coaching & social chess
15 Handicap
Apr 22 P.D.Lee
29 P.D.Lee
May 6 Practise Lightning (3minutes + 2second)
May 8 (Fri) HB Region Inter-School Teams Chess Tournament at Hastings Sports Centre.
13 Club Championship (75minutes + 30second)
20 Handicap
27 Club Championship (Junior CC start)
Jun 3 Club Championship
10 Club Championship
17 Club Championship
24 Club Championship
Jul 1 Club Championship
School Holidays 4 July to 19 July
Jul 8 Practise Lightning (3minutes + 2second)
15 Handicap
22 Winter Rapid (25minutes + 5second) Two games per night.
29 Winter Rapid
Aug 5 Winter Rapid
Aug 7 (Fri) HB Intermediate & Secondary Schools Chess Tournament at Hastings Sports Centre
12 Rapid Club Championship (25minutes + 5second) Two games per night.
19 Rapid Club Championship
26 Rapid Club Championship
Sep 2 Simultaneous exhibition -
9 Fischer random championship (25minutes + 5second) Two games per night.
16 Fischer random championship
23 Fischer random championship
School Holidays 26 September to 11 October
Sep 30 Handicap
Oct 7 Grim Reaper tournament (3minutes + 2second)
Oct 14 Spring Rapid
21 Spring Rapid
28 Spring Rapid
Oct 30 (Fri) District of Hastings Junior Chess Tournament
Nov 4 Practise Lightning (3minutes + 2second)
11 Lightning Championship
18 Martin Stafford Trophy Challenge - to be arranged
25 Coaching then Prizegiving and social chess
Dec 2 Club Christmas Social 5:30pm at ?
School Holidays
The Hawke's Bay Chess Club meets on Wednesday evenings in the Library at Havelock North High School, Te Mata Road, from 6pm until closing.
Other Events (New Zealand Chess Calendar)