Paul Spiller, of Auckland, MNZM, for services to chess
Paul Spiller is World Chess Federation (FIDE) Zone 3.6 President, the highest organisational post attained by a New Zealander in chess. He is currently Vice President of the New Zealand Chess Federation (NZCF), having served as a Councillor and later as President. He served in committee roles with the Howick-Pakuranga Chess Club. He organised numerous exhibitions and junior coaching clinics. He co-organised the Borroughs Computer Grandmaster tournament in Wellington and led the New Zealand Women’s team to Buenos Aires. Mr Spiller has organised many other prestigious tournaments, including the 2017 Oceania Championship, where multiple New Zealand players qualified for master titles.