Capital Chess Classic 2025 LIVE

The Capital Chess Classic 2025 will take place from October 24 to October 27 in Wellington, New Zealand. It is a 6-round Swiss system tournament with a time control of 90 min + 30 sec/move. For more events from New Zealand, check out The Oceanian Chess Calendar, which is part of The Chess Calendar.

The top-seeded players are FM Ollie Archer (2240), Ryan Winter (2204), CM Ilias Angelo (Leo) Baker (2174), CM David Cilia Vincenti (2168), Thomas Van der Hoorn (2125), WIM Layla Timergazi (2093), Nicholas Winsley (2072), Matthew Keith (2046), Kayden Loke (2010), T Edward Tanoi (1970), Brendan Reedy (1949), Aristotle Santos (1909), CM William Forster (1891), Joshua Barnes (1891), Karthik Sethuramalingam (1863), Dion Charles (1825), Lucas Qu (1750), Robert Hurndell (1721), Finn O’Brien (1698), Philip E Rossiter (1680).

More: NZ Women’s Championship 2025 / 2025 MCC Spring Festival / Hosworth Foundation Grand Prix 2025 / Hosworth Foundation High Flyers 2025