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Photos from club nights, prize-givings, interschools and events. Select a photo to enlarge it.
2026 East Auckland Interschools
Primary, intermediate and secondary teams at the championships the club organises.
Open photo 1 of 4: Rows of students playing at the 2026 East Auckland Interschool Championships
Open photo 2 of 4: A school hall filled with teams playing at the 2026 East Auckland Interschool Championships
Open photo 3 of 4: Students in school uniform concentrating on their games at the 2026 Interschool Championships
Open photo 4 of 4: Local newspaper clipping headlined 'Strong finishes at interschools chess champs'
Prize-givings
Trophies, shields and their winners at the clubrooms.
Open photo 1 of 15: Tony Booth with Club Championship winner Nigel Metge
Open photo 2 of 15: Tony Booth with Allegro Rapid winner Leyton Hackney
Open photo 3 of 15: A prize-winner receives a trophy from life member Tony Booth
Open photo 4 of 15: The club's silver cups and trophies laid out for prize-giving
Open photo 5 of 15: Life member Tony Booth beside the trophy table at prize-giving
Open photo 6 of 15: A junior player receives a trophy at the club prize-giving
Open photo 7 of 15: Tony Booth with two junior prize-winners holding a trophy
Open photo 8 of 15: Tony Booth presenting a trophy at the clubrooms
Open photo 9 of 15: A carved wooden knight trophy
Open photo 10 of 15: A silver cup and an engraved shield on the prize table
Open photo 11 of 15: A junior prize-winner standing with Tony Booth
Open photo 12 of 15: A junior player receives a shield from club officials
Open photo 13 of 15: A junior player is handed a silver cup by Tony Booth
Open photo 14 of 15: A wooden knight trophy on a silver base, held up for the camera
Open photo 15 of 15: Prize-winners holding their certificates at the clubrooms
Championships and special events
National championships, simuls and challenges the club has hosted or joined.
Open photo 1 of 6: Organisers in front of the banner of the 126th New Zealand Chess Congress, January 2019
Open photo 2 of 6: Two players holding their trophies at a championship prize-giving
Open photo 3 of 6: Oliver Picken and Felix Xie with Tony Booth and Paul Spiller at the 2023 Poppies Chess Challenge
Open photo 4 of 6: Group photo at GM Gawain Jones' simul, an Olympiad fundraiser in February 2024
Open photo 5 of 6: Isabelle Ning with her trophy as winner of the 2023 NZ Women's Championship
Open photo 6 of 6: Players at the 2023 NZ Women's Championship, organised by HPCC and Papatoetoe Chess Club
Club life
Club nights and tournaments, then and now.
Open photo 1 of 5: A large sports hall full of junior players at a chess tournament
Open photo 2 of 5: A typical club night: juniors and seniors playing at long tables
Open photo 3 of 5: A club member seated at the board in the clubrooms
Open photo 4 of 5: Club president Martin Dreyer and Ralph Hart before their game at the 2022 Oceania Asian Blitz Championship
Open photo 5 of 5: Archive black-and-white photograph of players and spectators at a chess event