| Tournament Name | Eric Browne Shield 2026 |
| Place | Christchurch |
| Federation | NZL |
| Date Begin | 22/07/2026 |
| Date End | 26/08/2026 |
| Arbiter(s) | IA Craig Hall |
| Play System | swiss FIDE Dutch (JaVaFo) |
| Rounds | 6 |
| Score game | 0-0.5-1 |
| Tie break | DE BH BH-C1 SB |
| Registered Players | 27 |
| Number of Federations | 4 |
| Average Rating (all) | 1578 |
| Average Rating (only FIDE rated) | 2015 |
| Players from NZL Federation | 24 |
| Players NOT from NZL Federation | 3 |
| FIDE rated players | 1 |
| unrated players | 26 |
| unrated players from NZL Federation | 24 |
| unrated players NOT from NZL Federation | 2 |
| unrated Federations | 3 |
| FIDE titled players | 1 |
| GM players | 0 |
| WGM players | 0 |
| IM players | 0 |
| WIM players | 0 |
| FM players | 0 |
| WFM players | 0 |
| CM players | 1 |
| WCM players | 0 |
| FIDE titled player from NZL Federation | 1 |
| FIDE titled player NOT from NZL Federation | 0 |