Hawke's Bay Chess Incorporated

PROGRAMME 2026

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.

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