Chess in Schools

Calendar 2011

May 23 (Monday) HB Region Secondary Schools Chess Tournament
Sep  9 (Friday) HB Region Inter-School Teams Chess Tournament note change of date
Sep 24 & 25 (Sat & Sun) NZ Schools Teams Championship Mt Maunganui College (for teams that win HB Inter-School Team Tournament)
Nov 11 (Friday) District of Hastings Junior Chess Tournament note change of date

Junior Grants for 2012 Queenstown Chess Classic

The New Zealand Chess Federation has $2800 in grants available to assist
junior players to participate in next January's prestigious Queenstown Chess
Classic. Thanks to generous sponsorship from The Friends of Chess and The
Steel Trust, there are seven grants available of $400 each.
Any New Zealand junior player under 18 on the date Queenstown begins (15th
January 2012) is eligible to apply. Please e-mail your name, rating and a
brief supporting paragraph to the NZCF Secretary Helen Milligan on
heligan@newzealandchess.co.nz

Initial applications will close on May 15th 2011. In June the selectors will
announce the first four successful applicants, and the remaining three
grants will be awarded following the NZ National Junior Championships in
July 2011.

Chess Coaching by Chris Smith

Hereworth School

Coaching Thursday

Ratings

Rating Calculator

Havelock North Intermediate School

Chess Coaching Friday lunchtime (12:30pm) in Art Room

Masterton Winter Sports Exchange

Havelock North Intermediate School won the chess 118-44

Havelock North High School

School Chess Club - Friday lunchtime (1:30pm) Room 306

LINKS

Why Chess?

Why use chess in the classroom? by Gary Judkins from St. Paul's Collegiate in Hamilton.

Chess benefits in all areas! by Susan Polgar.

Chess and Brain (Susan Polgar with Brilliant Brain Video)

Chess in the Media

Junior Chess Challenge (Heretaunga Speaks DEC2010)

Keeping boys in check (Manawatu Standard 25FEB2010)

Christchurch girls' inter-school chess tournament (The Press 28JUL2010)

NZ-trained boy wins chess championship (New Zealand Herald 23NOV2009)

Other

Chess Power Auckland

ChessKids Australia

chessKIDS academy Free online chess lessons for kids

Chess in Schools 2010

Chess in Schools 2009

Chess in Schools 2008