Coronavirus couldn't stop the New Zealand Interschool Chess Championships from going ahead in Mt Maunganui over the weekend.
More than two hundred students from as far afield as Dunedin competed in the national finals at Mt Maunganui College.
It was the culmination of the New Zealand Chess Federation's nationwide competition involving thousands of children around the country.
To comply with Covid-19 rules, the primary, intermediate and secondary divisions were physically separated and players were encouraged to wear masks.
Chief organiser, former New Zealand champion Bob Smith of Tauranga, said the coronavirus pandemic made putting the event together a huge task.