The Capital Chess Classic is a 6-round FIDE-rated Swiss tournament played using a classical time control of 90 minutes plus 30 seconds per move.
Dates: Saturday 24 – Monday 26 October 2026 (Labour weekend)
Venue: Amesbury School, 48 Amesbury Drive, Churton Park, Wellington
Entry Fee: $70
(Free entry for FMs, IMs, GMs, WFMs, WIMs and WGMs.)
Entry Form link
Payment:
Payment should be made to:
Wellington Chess Club
Account: 06-0582-0096726-00
Please include your name under particulars and “CC Classic” as the reference.
Schedule:
Saturday 24 October
- Check-in: 8:30–9:00 am
- Players’ Meeting: 9:00 am
- Round 1: 9:30 am
- Round 2: 2:30 pm
Sunday 25 October
- Round 3: 9:30 am
- Round 4: 2:30 pm
Monday 26 October
- Round 5: 9:30 am
- Round 6: 2:30pm
Prizegiving: Following Round 6
