Juniors
Congratulations to our Top 16 Junior Hour chess players!
The 16 Junior Hour players who qualified from the HPCC Chess Ladder for the 2026 Howick-Pakuranga Junior Cup.
Club life
Giving back through chess – thank you, Oliver Zhou!
Former member Oliver Zhou volunteered at Junior Hour through Terms 2 and 3 and registered our 1,000th Junior Hour player.
Club life
More than just chess – building friendships at HPCC!
Puzzles shared around a board and hot chocolate in the break: why the little moments at chess club matter.
Events
Poppies Chess Challenge 2026 – bringing chess to the heart of Howick!
The 8th annual challenge at Poppies Bookstore: a Battle of the Sexes blitz match that raised funds for New Zealand’s Olympiad teams.
Results
Record turnout at the 2026 NZ Seniors Chess Championships
A record 41 players at the Waipuna Hotel. Ralph Hart and FM Stephen G Lukey are joint NZ Seniors Champions.
Club life
Tetra Titans 4 v 4 team night
BBI Team took the top-team title at our first Tetra Titans club night.
Juniors
2026 NZCF East Auckland Interschool Chess Championship results
Results, board prizes and thank-yous from the primary, intermediate and secondary championships — 72 teams from East Auckland schools.
Results
Latvian Tournament 2026 results
Six joint winners in A Grade, and grade wins for Aden Prince, Lohitashva Rajkumar and Qingli Zhang.