| Tournament Name | New Zealand Chess Championships 2026 |
| City | Invercargill |
| Federation | NZL |
| Date Begin | 02/01/2026 |
| Date End | 10/01/2026 |
| Arbiter(s) | IA Craig Hall |
| Play System | swiss FIDE Dutch (JaVaFo) |
| Rounds | 9 |
| Score game | 0-0.5-1 |
| Tie break | BH BH/C1 |
| Registered Players | 20 |
| Number of Federations | 4 |
| Average Rating (all) | 1405 |
| Average Rating (only FIDE rated) | 2027 |
| Players from HOST Federation | 17 |
| Players NOT from HOST Federation | 3 |
| FIDE rated players | 12 |
| unrated players | 8 |
| unrated players from HOST Federation | 8 |
| unrated players NOT from HOST Federation | 0 |
| unrated Federations | 1 |
| FIDE Titled players |
Total8 Host5 other3 GM2 IM2 FM1 CM2 WGM0 WIM0 WFM0 WCM1 |