November 2018
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Players from Stellenbosch Chess Club dominated the inaugural Graham Solomon Blitz and Rapid tournament held the past weekend in Cape Town. IM Henry Steel won the tournament by obtaining a combined score of 18 points out of a possible 24. Steel was followed by GM Kenny Solomon, IM Watu Kobese and NM Stephan Wagner. Wagner is also from Stellenbosch. The Graham Solomon…
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The most anticipated world chess championship contest of the 21st century got underway in London on 9 November 2018. The contestants are the reigning world chess champion Magnus Carlsen of Norway (who has successfully defended his title on two previous occasions) and the American challenger Fabiano Caruana. For the first time since the 1980s the…
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A number of Stellenbosch Schools Players took part in this year’s tournament as part of the Cape Winelands Teams. Congratulations on your performances and medals! Spot the familiar faces – with thanks to Lydia Palmer for the pics.
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We are very proud of Alexander van der Merwe who took part in this year’s World Youth Chess Championships in Chalkidiki, Greece.
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Rebecca Selkirk (Stellenbosch Chess Club) and Michelle Fisher (Maties Chess Club) represented South Africa at this year’s Chess Olympiad in Batumi Georgia. Some photos from Facebook showing these ladies in action!
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