Car Boot Sale
The Car Boot Sale will be held on the Saturday 10th June at the Millennium Copthorne Hotel car park. Areas in the car boot sale will cost $15 each.
Anyone wishing to buy an area or donate goods to the Manawatu Knights Chess Club should Contact: Lisa Ross (027 214 6412)
The 125th New Zealand Chess Congress will be
held in
Palmerston North from 1st to 12th
January 2018. This is a
major international event with many overseas players of high
standing including
Grand Masters attending.
It will be a highly publicised event with television
and newspaper
coverage. It presents
an opportunity to
showcase Palmerston North and the Manawatu region. This is to
be held at the
Millennium Copthorne Hotel Palmerston North. The 1st
and only time
Palmerston North has hosted this event was 71 years ago, in
1946-47.
The tournament is being hosted and organised by the
Manawatu Knight’s
Chess Club, founded in 2013 and based in Palmerston North.
Manawatu Knights, although a small club, has some of
the strongest junior
players in New Zealand, two international titled players and
currently hold the
following titles:
·
Five time Under 10 Open and Girls Champion, 2016 and
2017
·
Oceania Junior Champion 2017
·
National Junior Champion 2017
·
Joint North Island Champions 2017
·
12 time New Zealand Correspondence Chess Champion
Grandmaster Mark
Noble.
It is important that this tournament is a success and
being a small but
growing chess club we are seeking support from the Palmerston
North and
Manawatu business community. We cannot do this without your
help.
In order for the Manawatu Knights to deliver an
outstanding New Zealand
Chess Congress in 2018 our plan is to invite several Chess
Grandmasters from
around the world to participate in the event.
This will allow the opportunity for all participants to
gain world
titles.
For this to be possible we are looking for sponsorship
from businesses in
Manawatu.