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The Kāpiti Junior Chess Championship

The Kāpiti Junior Chess Championship is an annual tournament that aims to promote and support junior chess across the Wellington to Horowhenua region. Kids compete individually and also as part of a team made up of other participants who attend their school.  In 2020, the tournament was split into two;  a separate NZCF-rated Junior Championship Open for top-rated Juniors, and the Schools tournament. The School Championship trophy is awarded to the overall best performing Horowhenua and Kāpiti school, with individual prizes also awarded by age group.

For full results and coverage of past year tournaments, click on the year in the table below.

Year Date Junior Open Championship Junior School Championship
Players Winner(s) Players Individual Winners Schools  Winning School

2025

20 Sep 16  Thomas Van der Hoorn,
 Luke Chang
67

 Senior: Jack Gregory
 Intermediate: Isaiah Heta
 Junior: Miriyala Sreenikesh

25   Kāpiti College

2024

7 Sep 11   Matthew Keith 75 

 Senior: Jin Tan
 Intermediate: Nathan Grace
 Junior: Julian Estrada

30   Paraparaumu College

2023

12 Aug 14  Ryan Winter 66

 Secondary: Luke Chang
 Intermediate: Timothy Wang
 Primary: Mark Wu

18  Levin Intermediate

2022

13 Aug 10   Ryan Winter 34  Secondary: Joy Ulm
 Intermediate: Easham Maveram
 Primary: Lucas Qu
16   Levin Intermediate 

2021

18 Sep  Cancelled due to COVID-19

2020

12 Dec 10  Kayden Loke,
 Ryan Winter
23  Secondary: Vincent Luo
 Intermediate: Sravya Moparthi
 Primary: Lucas Qu
16  Levin Intermediate
2019 25 May  – 19  Secondary: Hamish Lester
 Intermediate: Zac Li, Ben Guo
 Primary: Sravya Moparthi
11  Kāpiti College