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North Canterbury Chess
Last two meetings of the year:
Tuesday 1st December (freeplay)
Tuesday 15th December (End-Of-Year-Blitz)
(is this date history? Check the Calendar link for the next meeting)
Stamps & First Day Covers
North Canterbury Chess is pleased to announce we have produced our own stamp and matching First Day Cover. The stamp design shows a miniature mate of the white king on h2 by two knights and a pawn. These stamps have been produced in association with NZ post and are valid for postage within New Zealand. Profits from the sale of the stamps and FDC's will be used by North Canterbury Chess to expand our program of bringing chess to North Canterbury!
Sales of these limited edition items are now open to collectors and chess enthusiasts alike.
Be in quick to secure your order!
All orders should include $1.00 for postage and packaging.
- First Day Cover $7.00
- Single stamp and one proof stamp $7.00
- Block of four proof stamps $20.00
- Additional stamps (any quantity) at $2.00 each.
Orders may be placed through:
Grant Wright
14 Matthews Street, Kaiapoi, New Zealand
Email: Grant Wright
Phone (NZL) 03 327 4888
North Canterbury Chess Motto:
Aut Vincere Aut Mori.
(Ah-Oot Wen-Kay-Ray Ah-Oot Mo-Ree)
This Latin saying translates as :"Either conquer or die!".
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Who are North Canterbury Chess?
North Canterbury Chess is a chess club which operates out of Rangiora, New Zealand. We are run by an elected executive comprising President, Vice-President and Secretary/Treasurer with up to two additional untitled councilors.
Our club is a non-profit organization. This status is detailed in our constitution and is recognised by New Zealand's sole taxation agency : Inland Revenue Department.
We formed 12 September 2001, and since 2002 have been affiliated with the New Zealand Chess Federation (NZCF, the governing body for chess in this country).
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What does North Canterbury Chess do?
(from our constitution.... available here in *.PDF form.)
2.0 OBJECTS
2.1 To encourage & foster the game of chess, with emphasis in the North Canterbury area.
2.2 To arrange and run matches, tournaments & competitions and other chess events.
We also organize school lectures, tuition, as well as our social & competitive chess events.
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How we operate
We are governed by New Zealand law, our constitution, NZCF regulations and FIDE rules. So long as we don't act outside these constraints we are pretty much free to organize chess (and other) events as we see fit.
We operate a democratic policy toward decision making.
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Where and when we meet
North Canterbury Chess' regular meetings are held:
First and Third Tuesday of each month
6.30pm - 9.30pm
Rangiora War Memorial Centre
Corner of High Street & Albert Street, Rangiora.
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Special events and competitions may be held at other times and venues. Check out the Calendar Link above for more information on these events.
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How to find out more...,
If you want to find out what types of membership we offer:
follow the MEMBERSHIP link on the navigation bar, or just
CLICK HERE.
On the membership page you will find details of the types of membership we offer.
If you have any other questions, or would like more specific
information:
follow the CONTACTS link on the navigation bar, or just
CLICK HERE.
On the contacts page you will find our contact details to help you get
your questions answered.
If you would like to join us:
You can find a copy of our Membership Application on the
DOWNLOADS page. Or CLICK HERE to
open it in a new window in *.PDF form). You can print the form out and post it to us,
or bring it along to a clubnight, or even just email it back to us.
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Website information
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The contents of this website are subject to copyright. For more information on our website policies, follow this link: Website Policies. Your comments and critiques are welcomed. Please feel free to use the following link to email President Scott Stringer.