Mr. Nigel Metge has been elected President of the New Zealand Chess Federation.
Murray Chandler retired from his role as President of NZCF after several years of service as a Councillor and a further five years as President. The board of the NZCF gave him a round of applause for his enormous contribution to New Zeland chess in the varied roles of player, organizer, fundraiser, author, publisher and leader.
Nigel Metge spoke of his start as a chess player in 1970 playing in the NZCF Congress. Nigel recalled playing GM Murray Chandler in 1975 in Dunedin and thanked Murray again for his contribution to NZCF, chess in New Zealand and chess around the world
Nigel spoke of the increasing diversity in chess players – both in age and gender, The interaction and communication with clubs is an important element of the work of NZCF, he said adding that increased communication with clubs was a priority for his Presidency.