January 2017
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Cape Winelands and Western Province Schools Chess sent on their year planners earlier in the week. Our summary of Chess Events for Schools – NB DATES AND VENUES ARE PROVISIONAL: 27- 28 Jan Cape of Good Hope Open – to qualify for WP Teams 4 Feb 2nd Nelson Mandela Rapid – Drakenstein 5 Feb Cape Winelands…
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The three Brugman sisters took part in Zambia in December. Lisa and Ilse ended in 6th place in their respective age groups and Karla won a silver! Read the full article in the Eikestadnuus
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Stellenbosch Chess Club’s Michelle Fisher joined Anzel Laubscher, Jesse February and friend Katarzyna Toma in India for a round of International Chess Tournaments at the end of 2016. They took part in the 2nd IIFL Wealth Mumbai International Chess Tournament from 26 December 2016 to 3 January 2017, and this past week they took part in the 15th Delhi…
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Heinrich Basson from Stellenbosch continued his travels with chess, taking part in the Sunway Sitges International Chess Festival from 16 to 23 December 2016. He also took part in the 40th Zurich Weinachtsopen Tournament from 26 to 30 December 2016. He placed 9th in both tournaments. Congratulations!
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Congratulations to the Stellenbosch Schools Chess Players who took part and received the following at the SAJCC this past December in Boksburg: In the U8A Section, Cronan Willis received a board prize, and the WP Team won the gold. The WP U10A Team of which Martiens Geyser was part, won silver in their division. In…
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