# New Zealand Chess Championship

The New Zealand Chess Championship is an annual open tournament played to determine the country's chess champion. It is organised by the New Zealand Chess Federation.
The first installment of the championship was held in Christchurch in 1879, and was won by Henry Hookham. Following a 9 year break, the tournament resumed in the New Year of 1888/89, and has been held annually since. It has been played with the Swiss system since 1996/97.
Note: Up until 1934 foreign players were eligible for the title. The eligibility rules were changed in 1935 to preclude this; John Angus Erskine (twice champion in 1929 and 1935) was born in Invercargill and was therefore eligible although he was domiciled in Melbourne, Australia.

## 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. (Tony) 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 (Reserve) Bruce Marsick (Major) | Auckland Hamilton |
| 97 | Wellington | 1989/90 | Benjamin Martin Ortvin Sarapu | Dunedin Auckland | Kendall Boyd (Reserve) John Robinson (Major) Mark van der Hoorn (Major) | Dunedin Auckland Wellington |
| 98 | Auckland | 1990/91 | Anthony F. Ker | Wellington | John Robinson (Reserve) Matthew Barlow (Major) | Auckland Auckland |
| 99 | Dunedin | 1991/92 | Martin P. Dreyer | Auckland | Charles Ker (Reserve) Simon Grainger (Major) | Wellington Wellington |
| 100 | Wellington | 1992/93 | Anthony F. Ker | Wellington | Philip Abrahamson (Reserve) Charles Ker (Reserve) Prince Vetharaniam (Major) Mark van der Hoorn (Major) | Christchurch Wellington Wanganui Wellington |
| 101 | Invercargill | 1993/94 | Anthony F. Ker Peter D. McKenzie | Wellington Christchurch | Mark Sinclair (Reserve) Matthew Edmonds (Major) | Wellington Christchurch |
| 102 | Wanganui | 1994/95 | Anthony F. Ker | Wellington | Paul Tuffery (Reserve) Benjamin Giles (Major) Kent Wong (Major) | New Plymouth Maruia Wellington |
| 103 | Wellington | 1995/96 | Russell J. Dive Martin P. Dreyer Robert W. Smith | Wellington Auckland Auckland | J. Nigel Metge (Reserve) Russell Metge (Major) | 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 (Bill) 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 (Bill) 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 |
| 128 | Palmerston North | 2021 | Nicolas Croad | Wellington | Clinton A. Wells | Auckland |
| 129 | Christchurch | 2022 | Daniel Hanwen Gong | Auckland | Euan McDougall | Auckland |
| 130 | Wellington | 2023 | Daniel Hanwen Gong | Auckland | Kayden Loke | Wellington |
| 131 | Palmerston North | 2024 | Nicolas Croad | Wellington | Dion Wilson | Hawkes Bay |
| 132 | Auckland | 2025 | Felix Xie | Auckland | Alexander Hanrui Pan Ceferino Isaac | Auckland |

## Championship Multiple Winners

| Number | Name |
| 20 | Ortvin Sarapu |
| 14 | Anthony F Ker |
| 7 | Paul F Garbett, Russell J Dive |
| 6 | John Dunlop, William Edward Mason |
| 5 | Richard James Barnes |
| 4 | Arthur William Oswald Davies, Vernon Small, Alexei Kulashko |
| 3 | Robert Wade, Rodney Phillips, Richard J Sutton, Murray Chandler, Scott Wastney, Nicolas Croad |
| 2 | Henry Hookham, Franz Siedebeg, John Grierson, Fedor Kelling, Spencer Crakanthorp, John Erskine, Gunnar Gundersen, Alfred Gyles, Philipp Allerhand, Tom Lepviikman, Frederik Foulds, Bruce Anderson, Martin Dreyer, Puchen Wang, Robert W Smith; Michael V.R. Steadman, Ben Hague, Daniel Hanwen Gong |

## New Zealand Rapid Champions

The New Zealand Rapid Chess Championship was first conducted in 1993.
The event is organised by the New Zealand Chess Federation.
| | Location | Year | Champion | City |
| 1 | Wellington | 1993 | Russell Dive | Wellington |
| 2 | Invercargill | 1994 | R.A. (Tony) Dowden | Dunedin |
| 3 | Wanganui | 1995 | Kendall Boyd Martin Dreyer Mark Noble | Dunedin Auckland Wellington |
| 4 | Wellington | 1996 | Russell Dive | Wellington |
| 5 | North Shore | 1997 | Russell Dive | Auckland |
| 6 | Hamilton | 1998 | Alexei Kulashko | Auckland |
| 7 | Dunedin | 1999 | Anthony Ker | Wellington |
| 8 | Auckland | 2000 | Matthew Barlow Russell Dive Robert Smith John L. Sutherland | Auckland Wellington Auckland Dunedin |
| 9 | Waitakere City | 2001 | Murray Chandler | London |
| 10 | Christchurch | 2002 | Russell Dive | Wellington |
| 11 | Wanganui | 2003 | Russell Dive | Wellington |
| 12 | Wellington | 2004 | Paul Garbett Stephen Lukey | Auckland Wellington |
| 13 | Wanganui | 2005 | Russell Dive | Wellington |
| 14 | Queenstown | 2006 | Puchen Wang | Auckland |
| 15 | Wanganui | 2007 | Puchen Wang | Auckland |
| 16 | Auckland | 2008 | Robert Smith Michael Steadman | Auckland Auckland |
| 17 | Queenstown | 2009 | Anthony Ker | Wellington |
| 18 | Auckland | 2010 | Nicolas Croad | Wellington |
| 19 | Auckland | 2011 | Anthony Ker | Wellington |
| 20 | Auckland | 2012 | Ben Hague Bruce Watson | Wanganui Auckland |
| 21 | Wellington | 2013 | Paul Garbett Anthony Ker | Auckland Wellington |
| 22 | Auckland | 2014 | Puchen Wang | Auckland |
| 23 | Auckland | 2015 | Russell Dive Hans Gao | Wellington Auckland |
| 24 | Auckland | 2016 | Paul Garbett Mark Noble Robert Smith Puchen Wang | Auckland Palmerston North Mount Maunganui Auckland |
| 25 | Wellington | 2017 | Hans Gao Anthony Ker | Auckland Wellington |
| 26 | Palmerston North | 2018 | Michael Steadman | Auckland |
| 27 | Auckland | 2019 | Ralph Hart | Auckland |
| 28 | Tauranga | 2020 | Anthony Ker | Wellington |
| 29 | Auckland | 2021 | Felix Xie | Auckland |
| 30 | Christchurch | 2022 | Russell Dive | Wellington |
| 31 | Wellington | 2023 | Nicolas Croad Felix Xie Anthony Ker | Wellington Auckland Wellington |
| 32 | Palmerston North | 2024 | Russell Dive | Wellington |
| 33 | Auckland | 2025 | Alphaeus Wei Ern Ang Russell Dive Daqi Mao | Auckland Wellington Auckland |

## Rapid Championship Multiple Winners

| Number | Name |
| 11 | Russell J. Dive |
| 7 | Anthony F. Ker |
| 4 | Puchen Wang |
| 3 | Robert Smith, Paul Garbett |
| 2 | Mark Noble, Hans Gao, Michael Steadman, Felix Xie, Nicolas Croad |

## Championship Double Winners

| Year | Name |
| 1995/96 | Russell J. Dive |
| 1997/98 | Alexei Kulashko |
| 2007 | Puchen Wang |
| 2009 | Anthony F. Ker |
| 2011 | Anthony F. Ker |
| 2014 | Puchen Wang |
| 2015 | Russell J. Dive |

## Women's Championship Winners

The New Zealand Women's Championship is played for the Mabel Abbott Trophy, named for the winner of the inaugural event in 1938.
The 2023 edition was held as a memorial event for 2006 winner WIM Sue Maroroa Jones, who passed away earlier in the year.
| Year | Name |
| 1938 | M E Abbott |
| 1940 | E L Short |
| 1967 | M McGrath |
| 1978 | F Foster W Stretch |
| 1980 | F Foster |
| 1981 | J Sievey |
| 1982 | V Burndred |
| 1983 | K Metge |
| 1985 | J Sievey |
| 1991 | R Foster |
| 1992-93 | V Smith F Foster |
| 1994 | V Smith |
| 1995 | V Smith |
| 1996 | W Ong |
| 1997 | R L Sheehan |
| 1998 | Vivian Smith |
| 1999 | Vivian Smith |
| 2000 | Vivian Smith |
| 2001 | E Mikhailik |
| 2002 | Edith Otene Vivian Smith |
| 2003 | Vivian Smith |
| 2004 | Vivian Smith |
| 2005 | E Charomova |
| 2006 | Sue Maroroa |
| 2007 | Shirley Wu Judy Gao |
| 2008 | Natasha Fairley Judy Gao Helen Milligan |
| 2009 | Judy Gao |
| 2010 | Shirley Wu |
| 2022 | Vyanla M Punsalan |
| 2023 | Isabelle Ning |
| 2025 | Wanyao Sarah Sun |

## 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.
| | Location | Year | Champion |
| 1 | | 1954 | Charles P. Belton |
| 2 | | 1955 | F.A. Haight |
| 3 | | 1956 | Bruce H.P. Marsick Roger A. Court David I. Lynch |
| 4 | Dannevirke | 1957 | Charles P. Belton |
| 5 | | 1958 | James Rodney Phillips Ortvin Sarapu |
| 6 | Palmerston North | 1959 | James Rodney Phillips |
| 7 | | 1960 | James Rodney Phillips |
| 8 | Wanganui | 1961 | Roger Chapman |
| 9 | | 1962 | David I. Lynch |
| 10 | Rotorua | 1963 | Roger A. Court |
| 11 | | 1964 | R.S. Wilkin |
| 12 | | 1965 | Ortvin Sarapu |
| 13 | New Plymouth | 1966 | Richard J. Sutton |
| 14 | | 1967 | David J. Cooper |
| 15 | | 1968 | A. R. Day |
| 16 | Wanganui | 1969 | Christopher A. Evans |
| 17 | Rotorua | 1970 | Paul Garbett |
| 18 | | 1971 | Richard J. Sutton |
| 19 | | 1972 | Ortvin Sarapu |
| 20 | Hamilton | 1973 | Paul Garbett |
| 21 | | 1974 | Robert C. Wansink |
| 22 | Hamilton | 1975 | Murray Chandler Ewen Green |
| 23 | | 1976 | Paul Garbett |
| 24 | Wainuiomata | 1977 | Lindsay H. Cornford |
| 25 | | 1978 | Lev Aptekar Peter R. Green |
| 26 | | 1979 | Paul Garbett |
| 27 | Tauranga | 1980 | Mark Levene Ortvin Sarapu |
| 28 | New Plymouth | 1981 | Paul Garbett |
| 29 | Wanganui | 1982 | P. A. Kelly Mark Leveve Robert W. Smith |
| 30 | Hamilton | 1983 | Jonathan Sarfati |
| 31 | Wanganui | 1984 | Robert W. Smith |
| 32 | Napier | 1985 | Jonathan Sarfati |
| 33 | New Plymouth | 1986 | Peter R. Green Jonathan Sarfati Ortvin Sarapu J. Nigel Metge Peter W. Stuart Gregory J. Aldridge |
| 34 | | 1987 | Anthony F. Ker |
| 35 | Wanganui | 1988 | Anthony F. Ker Peter W. Stuart |
| 36 | Wellington | 1989 | Anthony F. Ker Charles Ker Isidor Reyn Jonathan Sarfati Robert W. Smith |
| 37 | | 1990 | Martin P. Dreyer |
| 38 | New Plymouth | 1991 | Anthony F. Ker |
| 39 | | 1992 | Russell J. Dive |
| 40 | | 1993 | Robert W. Smith Mark Noble |
| 41 | | 1994 | Robert W. Smith |
| 42 | | 1995 | Robert W. Smith Anthony F. Ker |
| 43 | | 1996 | Mark Sinclair Ferenc Fabri |
| 44 | | 1997 | Anthony F. Ker |
| 45 | | 1998 | Russell J. Dive |
| 46 | | 1999 | Robert W. Smith Nigel Hopewell |
| 47 | | 2000 | Anthony F. Ker |
| 48 | | 2001 | Bruce Watson |
| 49 | | 2002 | Daniel Han Mark van der Hoorn |
| 50 | | 2003 | Jesse Wilson |
| 51 | | 2004 | Paul Garbett Leonard McLaren |
| 52 | | 2005 | Puchen Wang |
| 53 | | 2006 | Scott Wastney |
| 54 | Auckland | 2007 | Don Eade Leonard McLaren |
| 55 | Tauranga | 2008 | Anthony F. Ker |
| 56 | Wellington | 2009 | Russell J. Dive |
| 57 | Auckland | 2010 | Robert W. Smith |
| 58 | Wellington | 2011 | Robert W. Smith |
| 59 | Auckland | 2012 | Luke Li |
| 60 | Wellington | 2013 | Russell J. Dive |
| 61 | Auckland | 2014 | Leonard McLaren |
| 62 | Palmerston North | 2015 | Mark Noble |
| 63 | Palmerston North | 2016 | Mark Noble Jack James |
| 64 | Auckland | 2017 | Alphaeus Ang |
| 65 | Palmerston North | 2018 | Michael V.R. Steadman |
| 65 | Wellington | 2019 | Michael V.R. Steadman |
| 66 | Wellington | 2021 | Felix Xie Athula Russell |
| 67 | Auckland | 2022 | Alphaeus Ang |
| 68 | Auckland | 2023 | Alphaeus Ang |
| 69 | Wellington | 2024 | Anthony F. Ker |

## North Island Championship Multiple Winners

| Number | Name |
| 9 | Robert Smith, Anthony F Ker |
| 6 | Paul Garbett |
| 5 | Ortvin Sarapu |
| 4 | Jonathan Sarfati, Russell Dive |
| 3 | Rodney Phillips, Mark Noble, Leonard McLaren, Alphaeus Ang |
| 2 | Charles Belton, Roger Court, David Lynch, Richard Sutton, Peter Green, Mark Levene, Peter Stuart, Michael Steadman |

## South Island Champions

The South Island Chess Championship was first conducted in 1950. The event is organised by the New Zealand Chess Federation.
| | Location | Year | Champion |
| 1 | Christchurch | 1950 | J. F. Lang |
| 2 | Dunedin | 1951 | Ortvin Sarapu |
| 3 | Timaru | 1952 | R. A. Rasa |
| 4 | Christchurch | 1953 | L. Esterman |
| 5 | Dunedin | 1954 | J. F. Lang J. R. Cusack |
| 6 | Christchurch | 1955 | R. A. Rasa |
| 7 | ? | 1956 | R. A. Rasa |
| 8 | Oamaru | 1957 | R. Watt K. Steele |
| 9 | Invercargill | 1958 | Tom van Dijk |
| 10 | Dunedin | 1959 | Tom van Dijk |
| 11 | Christchurch | 1960 | Ortvin Sarapu |
| 12 | Dunedin | 1961 | Graham G. Haase |
| 13 | Invercargill | 1962 | L. Esterman |
| 14 | Cromwell | 1963 | R. A. Rasa |
| 15 | Ashburton | 1964 | Bruce R. Anderson I. D. Hayes |
| 16 | Dunedin | 1965 | Bruce R. Anderson |
| 17 | Christchurch | 1966 | Bruce R. Anderson A. L. Wilkinson L. Esterman |
| 18 | Dunedin | 1967 | G. Kerr |
| 19 | Invercargill | 1968 | Bruce R. Anderson |
| 20 | Ashburton | 1969 | Bruce R. Anderson |
| 21 | Christchurch | 1970 | Bruce R. Anderson |
| 22 | Dunedin | 1971 | Bernard A. Carpinter G. Kerr |
| 23 | ? | 1972 | G. Hall A. Wilkinson |
| 24 | Nelson | 1973 | John R. Jackson |
| 25 | Dunedin | 1974 | William Lynn |
| 26 | Christchurch | 1975 | Vernon A. Small |
| 27 | Nelson | 1976 | Roger I. Nokes |
| 28 | Dunedin | 1977 | Bruce R. Anderson Roger. L Perry Lindsay H. Cornford |
| 33 | Dunedin | 1982 | Vernon A Small |
| 34 | Nelson | 1983 | Adrian J. Lloyd Vernon A. Small |
| 35 | Christchurch | 1984 | Adrian J. Lloyd Vernon A. Small M. C. Wilson |
| 36 | Dunedin | 1985 | Robert C. Wansink |
| 37 | Nelson | 1986 | John R. Jackson |
| 38 | Christchurch | 1987 | Benjamin M. S. Martin |
| 39 | Invercargill | 1988 | Benjamin M. S. Martin |
| 40 | Ashburton | 1989 | Richard John Sutton |
| 41 | Dunedin | 1990 | Benjamin M. S. Martin |
| 42 | Nelson | 1991 | Benjamin M. S. Martin |
| 43 | Invercargill | 1992 | Stephen G. Lukey |
| 44 | Ashburton | 1993 | Stephen G. Lukey |
| 45 | Christchurch | 1994 | Stephen G. Lukey |
| 46 | Dunedin | 1995 | Stephen R. Coates |
| 47 | Blenheim | 1996 | R. A. (Tony) Dowden |
| 48 | Christchurch | 1997 | B. Santosa |
| 49 | Ashburton | 1998 | David W. Guthrie |
| 50 | Blenheim | 1999 | Bruce I. Donaldson Arie J. Nijman |
| 51 | Dunedin | 2000 | Ben J. Giles |
| 52 | Dunedin | 2001 | Scott C. Wastney |
| 53 | Christchurch | 2002 | R. A. (Tony) Dowden |
| 54 | Ashburton | 2003 | Alistair A. Compton |
| 55 | Dunedin | 2004 | Richard John Sutton |
| 56 | Christchurch | 2005 | Andy Machdoem |
| 57 | Ashburton | 2006 | Quentin J. F. Johnson Bruce I. Donaldson |
| 58 | Nelson | 2007 | Quentin J. F. Johnson John P. van Ginkel |
| 59 | Kaikoura | 2008 | Roger I. Nokes |
| 60 | Duendin | 2009 | Peter Fraemohs |
| 61 | Ashburton | 2010 | Hamish Gold John P. van Ginkel Arie J. Nijman Andy Machdoem |
| 62 | Christchurch | 2011 | Stephen G. Lukey |
| 63 | Dunedin | 2012 | Robert C. Wansink Stephen G. Lukey |
| 64 | Nelson | 2013 | Quentin J. F. Johnson |
| 65 | Ashburton | 2014 | Stephen G. Lukey |
| 66 | Christchurch | 2015 | Edward Rains |
| 67 | Christchurch | 2016 | Stephen G. Lukey |
| 68 | Dunedin | 2017 | Stephen G. Lukey |
| 69 | Christchurch | 2018 | Stephen G. Lukey |
| 70 | Hanmer Springs | 2019 | Edward Lee Matthew McNabb |
| 71 | Dunedin | 2020 | Matthew McNabb |
| 72 | Christchurch | 2021 | Stephen G. Lukey Nick Cummings |
| 73 | Invercargill | 2022 | Romero Suggate Matthew McNabb Nick Cummings |
| 71 | Oamaru | 2023 | Edward Lee |
| 72 | Christchurch | 2024 | Roger I. Nokes |

## South Island Championship Multiple Winners

| Number | Name |
| 11 | Stephen Lukey |
| 9 | Robert Anderson |
| 5 | Vernon Small |
| 4 | R A Rasa, Benjamin Martin |
| 3 | L Esterman, Adrian Lloyd, Quentin Johnson, Matthew McNabb, Roger Nokes |
| 2 | J F Lang, Ortvin Sarapu, Tom Van Dijk, A Wilkinson, Grant Kerr, Jon Jackson, Robert Wansink, Richard Sutton, Tony Dowden, Arie Nijman, Andy Machdoem, John van Ginkel, Nick Cummings, Edward Lee |

## New Zealand Correspondence Champions

Winners of the New Zealand correspondence chess Championship (start year given):
* 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
* 1983(50)M.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 (IM)
* 1989 H.P. Whitlock
* 1990 P.W. Stuart
* 1991 R.J. Dive, P.W. Stuart
* 1992 M.G. Hampl
* 1993(60)R.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
* 2003(70)P.B. Goffin
* 2004 R.E. Gibbons
* 2005 R.E. Gibbons, M.F. Noble (SIM)
* 2006 H.P. Bennett
* 2007 H.P. Bennett, M.F. Noble (SIM)
* 2008 M.F. Noble (SIM)
* 2009 M.F. Noble (SIM)
* 2010 M.F. Noble (GM)
* 2011 M.F. Noble (GM), P.B. Goffin
* 2012 M.F. Noble (GM)
* 2013(80)M.F. Noble (GM)
* 2014 M.F. Noble (GM), M King, M Donnelly/King, J Eide
* 2015 M.F. Noble (GM)
* 2016 M.F. Noble (GM)
* 2017 M.F. Noble (GM)
* 2018 M.T. Sims
* 2019 M.D. McNabb
* 2020 M.D. McNabb
* 2021 M.F. Noble (GM), M.D. McNabb, M.T. Sims, R.E. Gibbons
* 2022 R.E. Gibbons, M King
* 2023 M.F.Noble (GM), F Chen, M.T. Sims, P Cook, L.D. Lavery
* 2024 L.D. Lavery
* M.F. Noble (GM) 15 Titles
* J.A. Cunningham, R.A. Court & R.E.Gibbons 4 Titles
* G.C. Cole, S.Hindin, O.Sarapu, D.I. Lynch, B.F. Barnard & H.P. Bennett, M D McNabb, 3 Titles

## New Zealand Veterans Champions

Winners of the New Zealand Veterans Championship (start year given):
* 2014 R. E. Gibbons, A. Booth, N. Cooper
* 2015 R. E. Gibbons, N. Cooper
* 2016 G. Kerr
* 2017 W. Lynn
* 2018 G. Kerr
* 2019 P. Garbett
* 2020 R. E. Gibbons