| Tournament Name | New Zealand Lightning Chess Championships 2026 |
| City | Invercargill |
| Federation | NZL |
| Date Begin | 11/01/2026 |
| Date End | 11/01/2026 |
| 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 | 21 |
| Number of Federations | 5 |
| Average Rating (all) | 1775 |
| Average Rating (only FIDE rated) | 2198 |
| Players from HOST Federation | 16 |
| Players NOT from HOST Federation | 5 |
| FIDE rated players | 3 |
| unrated players | 18 |
| unrated players from HOST Federation | 16 |
| unrated players NOT from HOST Federation | 2 |
| unrated Federations | 3 |
| FIDE Titled players |
Total4 Host2 other2 GM2 IM2 FM0 CM0 WGM0 WIM0 WFM0 WCM0 |