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Welcome to the website for the Oceania Chess Confederation (OCC) - the chess organisation for the promotion of chess in the Oceania region.

The 7 current FIDE member countries are: Australia (AUS) , New Zealand (NZL) , Papua New Guinea (PNG) , Fiji (FIJ) , Solomon Islands (SOL) , Palau (PAL) , Guam . The 2 other countries where chess is actively played are: New Caledonia , French Polynesia . We are working with the other 12 potential country members to encourage them to play chess. Contact has currently been made to 8 countries: Vanuatu, Samoa, Tonga, Marshall Islands, Cook Islands, Nauru, Tuvalu, East Timor.

Chess is a game that has been shown by scientific research to provide health benefits. It has shown to help children develop their mental skills and self-confidence. Research has also found grades for English and Maths have improved after learning chess. It has also shown to help older adults in the prevention of Alzheimer's disease - the most common form of dementia that currently has no cure. Alzheimer's is predicted to affect 1 in 85 people by 2050 and will be one of the most common diseases to society. See Top 10 Chess Health Benefits for more details. 'healthy mind healthy body' - Juvenal (55 AD - 127 AD)

You can contact us at info@chessaustralia.com.au

Latest News

  1. Results from Queenstown 2012 now processed for the 2012 Oceania Grand Prix
  2. Details on the upcoming 2012 Asian Senior Championships and 2012 Asian Amateur Championships in Parramatta, NSW Australia on 1-8 June can be found at Events.
  3. Details on the upcoming 2012 FIDE Arbiters Seminar can be found at Queenstown Arbiter Seminar (16-20 Jan 2012).
  4. Details on the upcoming 2012 Guam International can be found at Guam International (17-23 Feb 2012)
  5. Results from New Caledonia International for the results from the 2011 New Caledonia International in Noumea (FRA) on 3-8 Sep 2011.
  6. Solomon Islands International for details on the Solomon Islands International in Honiara (SOL) now 8-13 March 2012.
  7. Details of the 2012 Fiji International Open in Suva can be found at Fiji International (5-1 May 2012)
  8. 2012 Oceania Grand Prix registration form for details on the 2012 Oceania Grand Prix registration form. The link for the 2012 Oceania GP is at 2012 Oceania Chess Grand Prix.

Calendars

Current calendar for official Oceania events

No Id Name Region City Flag Start Finish
01 1201150002 Oceania Championship   NZL  Queenstown 15/01/12 23/01/12
02 1201210001 Oceania (OCC) Annual Meeting   NZL  Queenstown 21/01/12 21/01/12
03 1206010001 Asian Seniors Championship AUS  Parramatta 01/06/12  08/06/12 
04 1206010002 Asian Amateur Championship AUS  Parramatta 01/06/12  08/06/12 
05 1212100001 Oceania Junior Championships AUS  Adelaide 10/12/12  15/12/12 
06 1305010001 Oceania Zonal FIJ  Nadi 01/05/13  01/05/13 

  
 

Other major events in the Oceania region or Olympiads

No Id Name Region City Flag Start Finish
01 1201140001 Australian Junior Championships   AUS  Melbourne 14/01/12 22/01/12
02 1201150001 Queenstown Chess Classic   NZL  Queenstown 15/01/12 23/01/12
03 1201160003 FIDE Arbiter Training   NZL  Queenstown 16/01/12 20/01/12
04 1201260001 Australia Day Weekender   AUS  Melbourne 26/01/12 29/01/12
05 1202170001 Guam International GUM  Guam 17/02/12  23/02/12 
06 1203080001 Solomon Islands International SOL  Honiara 08/03/12  13/03/12 
07 1204060001 Doeberl Cup Premier AUS  Canberra 05/04/12  09/04/12 
08 1204110001 Sydney International Open AUS  Parramatta 11/04/12  15/04/12 
09 1204210001 ANZAC Day Weekender AUS  Melbourne 21/04/12  25/04/12 
10 1205050001 Fiji International Open FIJ  Suva 05/05/12  11/05/12 
11 1206020001 Foundation Day Open AUS  Perth 02/06/12  04/06/12 
12 1206090001 NSW Open AUS  Sydney 09/06/12  11/06/12 
13 1206090004 Vic Open AUS  Melbourne 09/06/12  11/06/12 
14 1206230001 Gold Coast Open AUS  Gold Coast 22/06/12  24/06/12 
15 1207190001 North Island Championship NZL  TBA 09/07/12  13/07/12 
16 1207160001 Noumea Open FRA  Noumea 16/07/12  20/07/12 
17 1208270001 World Chess Olympiad TUR  Istanbul 27/08/12  10/09/12 
18 1210100001 South Island Championship NZL  Dunedin 10/10/12  14/10/12 
19 1210190001 Merv Morrison Memorial NZL  Auckland 19/10/12  22/10/12 
20 1211020001 Melbourne Cup Weekender AUS  Melbourne 02/11/12  06/11/12 
21 1212140001 Christmas Swiss AUS  Melbourne 14/12/12  16/12/12