New Zealand Chess Championship
The New Zealand Chess Championship was first conducted in 1879.
Note: Up until 1934 foreign players were eligible for the title. The eligibility rules were changed in 1935 to preclude this; John Angus Erskine was born in Invercargill and was therefore eligible although he was domiciled in Melbourne, Australia.
The event is organised by the New Zealand Chess Federation.
New Zealand Champions and Premier Reserve / New Zealand Major Open Champions
| Location | Year | NZ Champion | City | Premier Reserve / NZ Major Open Champion | City | |
| 1 | Christchurch | 1879 | Henry Hookham | Christchurch | - | - |
| 2 | Christchurch | 1888/89 | Arthur Ollivier | Christchurch | - | - |
| 3 | Dunedin | 1890 | Henry Hookham | Christchurch | - | - |
| 4 | Wellington | 1890/91 | Richard James Barnes | Wellington | - | - |
| 5 | Auckland | 1891/92 | Franz Vaughan Siedeberg | Dunedin | - | - |
| 6 | Christchurch | 1892/93 | Franz Vaughan Siedeberg | Dunedin | - | - |
| 7 | Dunedin | 1893/94 | Joseph Edwards | Wellington | - | - |
| 8 | Wellington | 1894/95 | William MacKay | Wellington | - | - |
| 9 | Wanganui | 1895/96 | William Meldrum | Rangitikei | - | - |
| 10 | Christchurch | 1896/97 | Richard James Barnes | Wellington | - | - |
| 11 | Auckland | 1897/98 | Richard James Barnes | Wellington | - | - |
| 12 | Dunedin | 1898 | Robert Alexander Cleland | Dunedin | - | - |
| 13 | Wellington | 1900 | William Edward Mason | Wellington | - | - |
| 14 | Christchurch | 1901 | David Forsyth | Dunedin | - | - |
| 15 | Auckland | 1901/02 | Richard James Barnes | Wellington | - | - |
| 16 | Dunedin | 1902/03 | John Cresswell Grierson | Auckland | - | - |
| 17 | Wellington | 1903/04 | William Edward Mason | Wellington | - | - |
| 18 | Oamaru | 1904/05 | Arthur William Oswald Davies | Wellington | - | - |
| 19 | Auckland | 1905/06 | Richard James Barnes | Wellington | - | - |
| 20 | Christchurch | 1906/07 | William Samuel Viner | Perth | - | - |
| 21 | Wellington | 1908 | Arthur William Oswald Davies | Wellington | - | - |
| 22 | Dunedin | 1908/09 | Fedor Kuskof Kelling | Wellington | - | - |
| 23 | Auckland | 1909/10 | John Mason | Wellington | - | - |
| 24 | Timaru | 1910/11 | William Edward Mason | Wellington | - | - |
| 25 | Napier | 1911/12 | William Edward Mason | Wellington | - | - |
| 26 | Nelson | 1912/13 | John Cresswell Grierson | Auckland | - | - |
| 27 | Auckland | 1913/14 | William Edward Mason | Wellington | - | - |
| 28 | Christchurch | 1914/15 | Fedor Kuskof Kelling | Wellington | - | - |
| 29 | Wellington | 1919/20 | William Edward Mason | Wellington | - | - |
| 30 | Dunedin | 1920/21 | John Dunlop | Oamaru | - | - |
| 31 | Auckland | 1921/22 | John Dunlop | Oamaru | - | - |
| 32 | Christchurch | 1922/23 | John Dunlop | Oamaru | - | - |
| 33 | Wellington | 1923/24 | Spencer Crakanthorp | Sydney | - | - |
| 34 | Nelson | 1924/25 | Cecil Purdy | Sydney | - | - |
| 35 | Dunedin | 1925/26 | Spencer Crakanthorp | Sydney | - | - |
| 36 | Auckland | 1926/27 | Arthur William Oswald Davies | Auckland | - | - |
| 37 | Christchurch | 1927/28 | Arthur William Oswald Davies | Auckland | - | - |
| 38 | Wellington | 1928/29 | John Angus Erskine | Melbourne | - | - |
| 39 | Wanganui | 1929/30 | Gunnar Gundersen | Melbourne | - | - |
| 40 | Rotorua | 1930/31 | Alfred William Gyles | Wellington | - | - |
| 41 | Napier | 1931/32 | Gunnar Gundersen | Melbourne | - | - |
| 42 | Auckland | 1932/33 | Maurice Edward Goldstein | Sydney | - | - |
| 43 | Dunedin | 1933/34 | John Dunlop | Dunedin | - | - |
| 44 | Christchurch | 1934/35 | John Angus Erskine | Invercargill | - | - |
| 45 | Wellington | 1935/36 | Alfred William Gyles | Wellington | - | - |
| 46 | Auckland | 1936/37 | Hedley Roy Abbott | Christchurch | - | - |
| 47 | Dunedin | 1937/38 | Samuel Hindin | Christchurch | - | - |
| 48 | Wanganui | 1938/39 | John Dunlop | Dunedin | - | - |
| 49 | Wellington | 1939/40 | John Dunlop | Dunedin | - | - |
| 50 | Timaru | 1940/41 | Philipp Allerhand | Wellington | - | - |
| 51 | Wellington | 1943/44 | Robert Wade | Wellington | - | - |
| 52 | Auckland | 1944/45 | Robert Wade | Wellington | N T Fletcher | |
| 53 | Christchurch | 1945/46 | Tom Lepviikman | Wellington | B S Wood | |
| 54 | Palmerston North | 1946/47 | Tom Lepviikman | Wellington | G E Trundle | |
| 55 | Dunedin | 1947/48 | Robert Wade | Wellington | N S Henderson | |
| 56 | Wanganui | 1948/49 | Alan Edgar Nield | Auckland | W E Moore | |
| 57 | Auckland | 1949/50 | Philipp Allerhand | Wellington | none | |
| 58 | Christchurch | 1950/51 | David I. Lynch | Hastings | V Lushcott | |
| 59 | Napier | 1951/52 | Ortvin Sarapu | Christchurch | T G Paterson | |
| 60 | Timaru | 1952/53 | Ortvin Sarapu | Auckland | N E H Fulton | |
| 61 | Wellington | 1953/54 | Ortvin Sarapu | Auckland | R F Cuthbert | |
| 62 | Auckland | 1954/55 | Ortvin Sarapu | Auckland | F A Foulds | |
| 63 | Dunedin | 1955/56 | Frederick Alexander Foulds | Auckland | T Van Dijk | |
| 64 | Wellington | 1956/57 | Arcadios Feneridis James Rodney Phillips | Wellington Auckland | W Rainner | |
| 65 | Christchurch | 1957/58 | James Rodney Phillips | Auckland | B H P Marsick | |
| 66 | Hamilton | 1958/59 | Frederick Alexander Foulds Barry C. Menzies | Auckland Auckland | B Douglas | |
| 67 | Dunedin | 1959/60 | Ortvin Sarapu | Auckland | W B Petrie | |
| 68 | Auckland | 1960/61 | Ortvin Sarapu | Auckland | R A Court | |
| 69 | Wellington | 1961/62 | Graham G. Haase | Dunedin | D J Cooper | |
| 70 | Christchurch | 1962/63 | Ortvin Sarapu Richard John Sutton | Auckland Auckland | N M Cooper B J Halpin | |
| 71 | Auckland | 1963/64 | Roger A. Court | Wellington | B E Howard | |
| 72 | Wellington | 1964/65 | James Rodney Phillips | Auckland | R T Metge | |
| 73 | Hamilton | 1965/66 | Ortvin Sarapu | Auckland | D J Cooper | |
| 74 | Christchurch | 1966/67 | Ortvin Sarapu | Auckland | L E Whitehouse | |
| 75 | Dunedin | 1967/68 | Bruce R. Anderson | Christchurch | G M Hall | |
| 76 | Wellington | 1968/69 | Bruce R. Anderson Ortvin Sarapu | Christchurch Auckland | B A Carpinter | |
| 77 | Auckland | 1969/70 | Ortvin Sarapu | Auckland | P M Daly | |
| 78 | Nelson | 1970/71 | Richard John Sutton | Auckland | C Laird M G Whaley | |
| 79 | Hamilton | 1971/72 | Richard John Sutton | Auckland | R Craig | |
| 80 | Wellington | 1972/73 | Ortvin Sarapu | Auckland | P Hensman | |
| 81 | Christchurch | 1973/74 | Paul Anthony Garbett Ortvin Sarapu | Auckland Auckland | N Metge | |
| 82 | Dunedin | 1974/75 | Paul Anthony Garbett | Auckland | Philip O. Paris Grant K. Russell | Otago Wanganui |
| 83 | Upper Hutt | 1975/76 | Lev Aptekar Murray Chandler Ortvin Sarapu | Wellington Wellington Auckland | Robert W. Smith | Auckland |
| 84 | North Shore | 1976/77 | Ortvin Sarapu | Auckland | Philip A. Clemance Peter B. Goffin | New Plymouth Auckland |
| 85 | Wellington | 1977/78 | Craig Laird | Tauranga | David H. Beach | Wellington |
| 86 | North Shore | 1978/79 | Ortvin Sarapu | Auckland | Paul K. Beach Peter Mataga J. Nigel Metge | Auckland Auckland Auckland |
| 87 | Upper Hutt | 1979/80 | Ewen McGowen Green Ortvin Sarapu Vernon A. Small | Auckland Auckland Christchurch | Patrick L. Cordue Peter Green | Wellington Auckland |
| 88 | Lincoln | 1980/81 | Roger I. Nokes Ortvin Sarapu Vernon A. Small | Christchurch Auckland Christchurch | R.A. Dowden | Dunedin |
| 89 | North Shore | 1981/82 | Vernon A. Small | Christchurch | Bernard Carpinter David A. Gollogly | Napier Auckland |
| 90 | Dunedin | 1982/83 | Paul Anthony Garbett David A. Gollogly | Auckland Auckland | Benjamin J. Alexander Anthony F. Ker | Christchurch Wellington |
| 91 | Auckland | 1983/84 | Paul Anthony Garbett | Auckland | Michael R. Freeman | Christchurch |
| 92 | Upper Hutt | 1984/85 | Vernon A. Small | Christchurch | Patrick L. Cordue Mark Noble | Wellington Wellington |
| 93 | Christchurch | 1985/86 | Adrian J. Lloyd Ortvin Sarapu | Christchurch Auckland | Peter McKenzie Benjamin Martin | Christchurch Dunedin |
| 94 | Wanganui | 1986/87 | Russell J. Dive | Wellington | Anthony F. Ker | Wellington |
| 95 | North Shore | 1987/88 | Jonathan Sarfati | Wellington | Leonard J. McLaren | Wellington |
| 96 | Dunedin | 1988/89 | Paul Anthony Garbett Anthony F. Ker | Auckland Wellington | Martin Dreyer Bruce Marsick | Auckland Hamilton |
| 97 | Wellington | 1989/90 | Benjamin Martin Ortvin Sarapu | Dunedin Auckland | Kendall Boyd John Robinson Mark van der Hoorn | Dunedin Auckland Wellington |
| 98 | Auckland | 1990/91 | Anthony F. Ker | Wellington | John Robinson Matthew Barlow | Auckland Auckland |
| 99 | Dunedin | 1991/92 | Martin P. Dreyer | Auckland | Charles Ker Simon Grainger | Wellington Wellington |
| 100 | Wellington | 1992/93 | Anthony F. Ker | Wellington | Philip Abrahamson Charles Ker Prince Vetharaniam Mark van der Hoorn | Christchurch Wellington Wanganui Wellington |
| 101 | Invercargill | 1993/94 | Anthony F. Ker Peter D. McKenzie | Wellington Christchurch | Mark Sinclair Matthew Edmonds | Wellington Christchurch |
| 102 | Wanganui | 1994/95 | Anthony F. Ker | Wellington | Paul Tuffery Benjamin Giles Kent Wong | New Plymouth Maruia Wellington |
| 103 | Wellington | 1995/96 | Russell J. Dive Martin P. Dreyer Robert W. Smith | Wellington Auckland Auckland | J. Nigel Metge Russell Metge | Auckland Auckland |
| 104 | North Shore | 1996/97 | Alexei Kulashko | Auckland | Tim G. Hare | Auckland |
| 105 | Hamilton | 1997/98 | Alexei Kulashko | Auckland | Chris J. Burns | Wanganui |
| 106 | Dunedin | 1998/99 | Russell J. Dive | Wellington | Matthew McNabb | Auckland |
| 107 | Auckland | 1999/00 | Alexei Kulashko | Auckland | Paul K. Beach | Auckland |
| 108 | Waitakere City | 2000/01 | Scott Wastney | Nelson | Benjamin Giles | Maruia |
| 109 | Christchurch | 2001/02 | Anthony F. Ker | Wellington | Barry Martin-Buss | Auckland |
| 110 | Wanganui | 2002/03 | Anthony F. Ker | Wellington | John McDonald | Wellington |
| 111 | Wellington | 2003/04 | Anthony F. Ker | Wellington | Brendan Reedy | Wellington |
| 112 | Wanganui | 2004/05 | Anthony F. Ker | Wellington | William Forster | Wellington |
| 113 | Queenstown | 2006 | Murray Chandler | Queenstown & London | Maciej Wojnar | Wellington |
| 114 | Wanganui | 2007 | Puchen Wang | Auckland | Neil Gunn | Auckland |
| 115 | Auckland | 2008 | Murray Chandler | Auckland | Daniel Shen | Auckland |
| 116 | Queenstown | 2009 | Anthony F. Ker | Wellington | Gavin Marner | Wellington |
| 117 | Auckland | 2010 | Anthony F. Ker | Wellington | Alan Ansell | New Plymouth |
| 118 | Auckland | 2011 | Anthony F. Ker | Wellington | Roy Seabrook | Auckland |
| 119 | Queenstown | 2012 | Michael V.R. Steadman | Auckland | Nathan Goodhue | Auckland |
| 120 | Wellington | 2013 | Scott Wastney | Wellington | Max Chew Lee | Australia |
| 121 | Auckland | 2014 | Puchen Wang | Auckland | Paul Macdonald Sean Martin-Buss | Auckland Auckland |
| 122 | Auckland | 2015 | Russell J. Dive Nicolas Croad Ben Hague Paul A Garbett Anthony F. Ker Gino Thornton Robert W. Smith Leonard J McLaren Alexandra Jule Gordon Morrell | Wellington Wellington Auckland Auckland Wellington Auckland Mount Maunganui Auckland Australia Auckland | Antonio Krstev Helen Milligan | Auckland Auckland |
| 123 | Auckland | 2016 | Alexei Kulashko Michael V.R. Steadman | Auckland Auckland | Fuatai Fuatai Vinod Kumar | Auckland Auckland |
| 124 | Wellington | 2017 | Scott Wastney | Wellington | William Forster Yogesh Kulkarni | Wellington Wellington |
| 125 | Palmerston North | 2018 | Russell J. Dive Alphaeus Ang | Wellington Auckland | Stanley Yee | Auckland |
| 126 | Auckland | 2019 | Anthony F. Ker Russell J. Dive | Wellington | Robert E. Gibbons | Auckland |
| 127 | Tauranga | 2020 | Kirill Polishchuk Ben Hague Paul Anthony Garbett Russell J Dive | Mount Maunganui Auckland Auckland Wellington | Hao Tang | Auckland |
Championship Multiple Winners
The New Zealand Rapid Chess Championship was first conducted in 1993.The event is organised by the New Zealand Chess Federation.
New Zealand Rapid Champions
Rapid Championship Multiple Winners
Championship Double Winners
The New Zealand Women's Championship is played for the Mabel Abbott Trophy.Women's Championship Winners
North Island Champions
The North Island Chess Championship was first conducted in 1954. Players compete for the Charles Belton Trophy. The event is organised by the New Zealand Chess Federation.North Island Championship Multiple Winners
South Island Champions
The South Island Chess Championship was first conducted in 1950. The event is organised by the New Zealand Chess Federation.South Island Championship Multiple Winners
New Zealand Correspondence Champions
Winners of the New Zealand correspondence chess championship :- 1933 R.O. Scott
- 1934 ---
- 1935 E.F. Tibbetts
- 1936 J.T. Burton
- 1937 S. Hindin
- 1938 S. Hindin
- 1939 S. Hindin
- 1940 G.C. Cole
- 1941 J.A. Cunningham
- 1942 G.C. Cole
- 1943 G.C. Cole
- 1944 F.H. Grant, T. Lepviikman, N.M. Cromarty
- 1945 C.J. Taylor
- 1946 R.W. Lungley
- 1947 D.I. Lynch
- 1948 D.I. Lynch
- 1949 N.M. Cromarty
- 1950 N.M. Cromarty
- 1951 H.G. King, J.A. Cunningham
- 1952 H.P. Whitlock
- 1953 R.W. Park
- 1954 J.A. Cunningham
- 1955 E.J. Byrne
- 1956 A.E. Turner
- 1957 D.I. Lynch
- 1958 R.A. Court, L. Esterman
- 1959 R.A. Court, J. Eriksen, J.A. Cunningham
- 1960 J.A. Cunningham
- 1961 F.A. Foulds
- 1962 R.A. Court
- 1963 J. Eriksen
- 1964 F.A. Foulds
- 1965 Ortvin Sarapu
- 1966 R.S. Wilkin, R.A. Court
- 1967 J.H. Patchett
- 1968 Ortvin Sarapu
- 1969 Ortvin Sarapu
- 1970 Richard John Sutton
- 1971 Paul Anthony Garbett
- 1972 K.W. Lynn
- 1973 D.A. Flude
- 1974 T. van Dijk
- 1975 L.J. Jones
- 1976 P.A. Clemance
- 1977 L.J. Jones
- 1978 R.W. Smith
- 1979 M.R. Freeman
- 1980 R. Chapman
- 1981 R. Chapman
- 1982 Paul Anthony Garbett, T. van Dijk
- 1983M.R. Freeman
- 1984 M.R. Heasman
- 1985 P. van Dijk
- 1986 G.M. Turner
- 1987 P. van Dijk
- 1988 H.P. Bennett, M.F.Noble
- 1989 H.P. Whitlock
- 1990 P.W. Stuart
- 1991 R.J. Dive, P.W. Stuart
- 1992 M.G. Hampl
- 1993R.J. Dive
- 1994 G.B. Banks
- 1995 M.G. Hampl
- 1996 B.F. Barnard
- 1997 B.F. Barnard
- 1998 B.F. Barnard
- 1999 T.J. Doyle
- 2000 A.J. Short
- 2001 M.L. Dunwoody
- 2002 M.L. Dunwoody
- 2003P.B. Goffin
- 2004 R.E. Gibbons
- 2005 R.E. Gibbons, M.F. Noble
- 2006 H.P. Bennett
- 2007 H.P. Bennett, M.F. Noble
- 2008 M.F. Noble
- 2009 M.F. Noble
- 2010 M.F. Noble
- 2011 M.F. Noble, P.B. Goffin
- 2012 M.F. Noble
- 2013M.F. Noble
- 2014 M.F. Noble, Mathew King, Malia Donnelly/King, John Eide
- 2015 M.F. Noble
- 2016 M.F. Noble
- 2017 M.F. Noble
- 2018 M.T. Sims
- 2019 M.D. McNabb
J.A. Cunningham & R.A. Court 4 Titles
G.C. Cole, S.Hindin, O.Sarapu, D.I. Lynch, B.F. Barnard & H.P. Bennett 3 Titles