| Tournament Name | 2026 Windy City Blitz |
| Place | Wellington |
| Federation | NZL |
| Date Begin | 05/09/2026 |
| Date End | 05/09/2026 |
| Arbiter(s) | NA Gordon Lyall |
| Play System | swiss FIDE Dutch 2026 (Gacrux) |
| Rounds | 16 |
| Score game | 0-0.5-1 |
| Tie break | SB |
| Registered Players | 40 |
| Number of Federations | 3 |
| Average Rating (all) | 1422 |
| Average Rating (only FIDE rated) | 1745 |
| Players from NZL Federation | 37 |
| Players NOT from NZL Federation | 3 |
| FIDE rated players | 24 |
| unrated players | 16 |
| unrated players from NZL Federation | 16 |
| unrated players NOT from NZL Federation | 0 |
| unrated Federations | 1 |
| FIDE titled players | 4 |
| GM players | 0 |
| WGM players | 0 |
| IM players | 1 |
| WIM players | 0 |
| FM players | 0 |
| WFM players | 0 |
| CM players | 3 |
| WCM players | 0 |
| FIDE titled player from NZL Federation | 4 |
| FIDE titled player NOT from NZL Federation | 0 |