Congratulations to the following who have attained the status of Grand Master or higher
Updated 15 October 2019
| PLATINUM GRANDMASTERS |
| May 2019 |
Michael Ware |
Akarana |
| EMERALD GRANDMASTERS |
| May 2019 |
Grant Jarvis |
Franklin |
| June 2019 |
Ashley Bach |
Akarana |
| GOLD GRANDMASTERS |
| Oct 2019 |
Kathy Yule |
Matamata |
| Oct 2019 |
Moss Wylie |
Invercargill |
| July 2019 |
John Skipper |
Christchurch |
| June 2019 |
Geo Tislevoll |
Akarana |
| May 2019 |
Blair Fisher |
Hamilton |
| Feb 2019 |
Martin Reid |
Wellington |
| Oct 2018 |
Steve Boughey |
Akarana |
| Aug 2018 |
Jan Cormack |
Auckland |
| Aug 2018 |
Alister Stuck |
Hokowhitu |
| June 2018 |
Peter Newell |
Wellington |
| March 2018 |
Ken Yule |
Matamata |
| June 2017 |
Noel Woodhall |
Havelock North |
| June 2016 |
Lorraine Stachurski |
Palmerston North |
| March 2016 |
Jenny Millington |
Hamilton |
| January 2016 |
Tom Jacob |
Akarana |
| SILVER GRANDMASTERS |
| Oct 2019 |
Charles Ker |
Hokowhitu |
| Oct 2019 |
Matt Brown |
Akarana |
| Oct 2019 |
Peter Delahunty |
Karori |
| Sept 2019 |
Pamela Livingston |
New Plymouth |
| Sept 2019 |
Matthew Bristow |
Hastings |
| Sept 2019 |
Paula Boughey |
Akarana |
| Aug 2019 |
Jan Whyte |
Palmerston North |
| Aug 2019 |
Jo Simpson |
Tauranga |
| Aug 2019 |
Norm Silcock |
Tauranga |
| May 2019 |
Sam Simpson |
Tauranga |
| Oct 2018 |
Neil Stuckey |
Auckland |
| Oct 2018 |
Kate Davies |
Wellington |
| June 2018 |
Russell Wilson |
New Plymouth |
| May 2018 |
Sandra Dravitzki |
Masterton |
| March 2018 |
Stanley Abrahams |
Mt Albert |
| |
Liz Fisher |
Hamilton |
| |
Eileen Horsman |
Waiheke |
| |
Jeter Liu |
Akarana |
| |
Anne Somerville |
Invercargill |
| December 2017 |
Gary Chen |
Akarana |
| |
Patrick D'Arcy |
Wellington |
| |
Mindy Wu |
Wellington |
| |
Douglas Russell |
Auckland |
| September 2016 |
Kris Wooles |
Christchurch |
| June 2017 |
James Coutts |
Otago |
| |
Paul Freeland |
Otago |
| |
Max Morrison |
Christchurch |
| March 2017 |
John Patterson |
Wellington |
| September 2016 |
Carol Minchin |
Nelson |
| |
Roger Minchin |
Nelson |
| |
Brett Glass |
Hamilton |
| |
Tony Oberdries |
Marlborough |
| March 2016 |
Christine Gibbons |
Te Puke |
| |
Carol Richardson |
Akarana |
| GRANDMASTERS |
| Oct 2019 |
Neil Ruddell |
Whangarei |
| Oct 2019 |
John McIntosh |
Whangarei |
| Oct 2019 |
Clair Miao |
Akarana |
| Oct 2019 |
Tracey Lewis |
Auckland |
| Sept 2019 |
Brian Fitzsimons |
Hastings |
| July 2019 |
Ngaere Webb |
Masterton |
| June 2019 |
Joan McCarthy |
Wellington |
| June 2019 |
Judith Nicol |
Masterton |
| June 2019 |
Bradley Johnston |
Otago |
| June 2019 |
Pat Rutherford |
Tauranga |
| June 2019 |
Susan Sykes |
Hastings |
| June 2019 |
Harry Shepherd |
Invercargill |
| May 2019 |
Joan Small |
Christchurch |
| Mar 2019 |
Pamela Dravitzki |
Richmond |
| Mar 2019 |
Tony Hacking |
Tauranga |
| Feb 2019 |
Donna Ruwhui |
Otago |
| Nov 2018 |
Beverley Morris |
Auckland |
| Oct 2018 |
George Sun |
Akarana |
| |
Leslie Watt |
Auckland |
| |
Herman Yuan |
Cambridge |
| |
Pavla Fenwick |
Christchurch |
| |
Ian Bond |
Matamata |
| |
Steve Baron |
Wanganui |
| |
Phil Beale |
Havelock North |
| Aug 2018 |
John Wang |
Akarana |
| July 2018 |
Allan Morris |
Auckland |
| |
Andrew Janisz |
Franklin |
| May 2018 |
Greg Buzzard |
Invercargill |
| March 2018 |
Bruce Batchelor |
Invercargill |
| |
Sandra Calvert |
New Plymouth |
| |
Alan Dormer |
Auckland |
| |
Mairi Fitzsimons |
Hastings |
| |
Daniel Skipper |
Christchurch |
| December 2017 |
Rosemary Matskows |
Auckland |
| |
Bob Lawrence |
Otago |
| |
Dennis Apperley |
Havelock North |
| |
Russell Dive |
Wellington |
| |
Sue Spencer |
Franklin |
| |
Cheryl Winsor |
Howick |
| |
Wayne Benefield |
North Shore |
| |
Chris Bolland |
Karori |
| September 2017 |
Alan Geare |
Otago |
| |
Neil Hawkins |
Christchurch |
| |
Lynette Morgan |
Matamata |
| |
Kate Terry |
Tauranga |
| June 2017 |
Cecile Gyde |
Havelock North |
| |
Lorraine Inglis |
Kapi Mana |
| |
Sita Monaghan |
Nelson |
| March 2017 |
Pam Moore |
Rotorua |
| December 2016 |
Sam Coutts |
Otago |
| |
Amanda Smith |
Tauranga |
| |
Stephen Francks |
Tauranga |
| September 2016 |
Marilyn Jackson |
Invercargill |
| |
Sylvester Riddell |
Auckland |
| June 2016 |
Andi Boughey |
Akarana |
| |
Dean Eidler |
Otago |
| |
Ian Moore |
Rotorua |
| March 2016 |
Pamela Canning |
Akarana |
| |
Geoff Eyles |
Invercargill |
| |
Bev Guilford |
Auckland |
| January 2016 |
Janet Barnard |
Auckland |
| |
Matthew Brown |
Akarana |
| |
Helen Healy |
Hamilton |
| |
Mark Robertson |
Auckland |
| |
Anne-Marie Russell |
Otago |
