| 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 | DirE BH BH/C1 SB |
| Registered Players | 55 |
| Number of Federations | 7 |
| Average Rating (all) | 1530 |
| Average Rating (only FIDE rated) | 1897 |
| Players from HOST Federation | 48 |
| Players NOT from HOST Federation | 7 |
| FIDE rated players | 5 |
| unrated players | 50 |
| unrated players from HOST Federation | 47 |
| unrated players NOT from HOST Federation | 3 |
| FIDE Titled players |
Total9 Host8 other1 GM1 IM2 FM1 CM5 WGM0 WIM0 WFM0 WCM0 |