One of the most successful regional events in recent years was the 2006 Queenstown International. For those who are wondering when the next one is, it has been announced for January 2009. For those who want to play chess in New Zealand but can't wait that long, then the Nelson Chess Open might be what you need.
The Nelson Open is being held from Wednesday 3rd October to Saturday 7th October in Nelson, NZ. Nelson is a city of 60,000 located at the north end of New Zeland's South Island. The tournament is a 9 round FIDE rated swiss with a prize fund of over $5,000(NZ). At the moment the tournament already has 4 GMs taking part (including Murray Chandler, Stuart Conquest, and Darryl Johansen) as well as several IM's. The organisers are looking at a field of about 80 players, and already have half that in confirmed entries. According to tournament organiser Hilton Bennett, there are already a number of Australian players taking part.
You can find full details of the event at http://www.newzealandchess.co.nz/nelson2007.html
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