April 2017
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Henry Steel from Stellenbosch and Daniel Cawdery will be representing South Africa in Baoji in the 1st BRICS Chess Masters, a 10-player round-robin rapid tournament taking place from 23-26 April, 2017 in Baoji, China. Ten players, two each from the five countries Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa, hence the name BRICS, compete for…
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The Easter Weekend saw the 40th Anniversary Steinitz Chess Festival taking place at the Proteaville Recreation Centre. The Stellenbosch players that took part did us proud – Corne Briedenhann came 4th and Nathan Amsterdam 6th in the Prestige Section. In the A Division Daniel Frank and Ulrich Wolff ended in the Top 10. Ulrich also received the Ratings Prize. Rebecca…
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Congratulations to all the Stellenbosh Schools Players who took part in this year’s Closed. Alexander van der Merwe earned his SA Colors in the Under 12 Open Division with the Silver. Other Top 10 Stellenbosch players were Cronan Willis Under 8 Open and Karla and Ilse Brugman Under 14 Girls. Well done!
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Only a few rounds remain for the competitors, but you can follow the final action on Chess-Results, or maybe see who you can spot on Chess South Africa’s Facebook page.
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The second round of the Cape Winelands Schools Trials took place at Goudini High School in Rawsonville on 1-2 April 2017. Results from Chess-Results: U7 U9 Boys U9 Girls U11 Boys U11 Girls U13 Boys U13 Girls U15 Boys U15 Girls U18 Boys U18 Girls NB – Schools please keep and eye out for emails from CWSC Management with the final Cape Winelands Team Lists and Arrangements. Here are…
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Please add the following to your chess calendars, and remember to treat the dates and venues as provisional, until confirmed by the Organizers/LOC. The 2017 SA Junior Closed is happening at Kopanong Conference Centre in Benoni this coming week. From 13-17 April the The Steinitz Chess Festival will take place at the Proteaville Recreation Centre, Bellville South. Overberg…
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