Zone 3.6 President Shaun Press held an online meeting of the active Oceania Chess Confederation today, 21st February 2025, via Zoom. Oceania recently held its Zonal chess championships. See GM Temur Kuybokarov and WGM July Ryjanova Top Oceania Zone 3.6 Zonals.
Oceania is composed of the following federations: Australia, Fiji, Guam, Nauru, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Tonga and Vanuatu.
Attending the meeting were Zone President Shaun Press (PNG), Casto Abundo for Asian Chess Federation, Gary Wastell, Kevin Bonham, Peter Tsai and Gary Bekker of Australia, Paul Spiller, Michael Freeman and Craig Hall of New Zealand, Jeremy Ellison of Vanuatu, Bill Sanft of Tonga, Almer Santos and Myra Ollet of Guam, Nicolas Douyere of New Caledonia and Jamie Kenmure for Nauru.
They discussed the World, Continental and Oceania tournament calendars and projects for developing federations: