| Tournament Name | Middle Game Chess Foundation Challengers 2025 |
| City | Auckland |
| Federation | NZL |
| Date Begin | 15/01/2026 |
| Date End | 21/01/2026 |
| Arbiter(s) | IA Ying Wang |
| Play System | swiss FIDE Dutch (JaVaFo) |
| Rounds | 9 |
| Score game | 0-0.5-1 |
| Tie break | BH BH/C1 |
| Registered Players | 10 |
| Number of Federations | 4 |
| Average Rating (all) | 1667 |
| Average Rating (only FIDE rated) | 2103 |
| Players from HOST Federation | 7 |
| Players NOT from HOST Federation | 3 |
| FIDE rated players | 3 |
| unrated players | 7 |
| unrated players from HOST Federation | 6 |
| unrated players NOT from HOST Federation | 1 |
| unrated Federations | 2 |
| FIDE Titled players |
Total5 Host4 other1 GM0 IM1 FM2 CM1 WGM0 WIM0 WFM0 WCM1 |