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2026 Poppies Chess Challenge: Battle of the Sexes
CM Leo Baker against members of New Zealand’s Women’s Olympiad squad in a six-game blitz match.
Details
- Date
- 25 July 2026
- Time
- 10:30am
- Venue
- Poppies Bookstore, 83 Picton Street, Howick, Auckland
- Organiser
- Middle Game Chess Foundation with Poppies and the Howick Village Association
The match
CM Leo Baker, WFM Anya Thurner, WFM Nadia Braganza and WCM Sarah Sun — all representing New Zealand at the 46th Chess Olympiad in Samarkand, Uzbekistan (15–27 September 2026) — play six rounds of blitz, followed by a short presentation.
Poster
