Month: March 2019

Cape Winelands Schools Invitational Closed

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Worcester was the setting for the final round of Cape Winelands Schools Chess Trials over the weekend of the 16th and 17th of March 2017.

The results from Chess-Results: U7 Boys and Girls, U9 Boys, U9 Girls, U11 Boys, U11 Girls, U13 Boys, U13 Girls, U15 Boys, U15 Girls, U18 & 20 Boys, U18 Girls

Congratulations to all the medal winners and the players included in the Cape Winelands  School Chess Team!

Some individual pics of the players for sale can be found on the website for Occi’s Photos

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Western Cape Women’s Open 2019

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Womans Candidate Master Rebecca Selkirk of Stellenbosch won the Western Cape Women’s Open Chess Championship held over the weekend in Cape Town.  She scored 5,5 points out of a possible 6 in a strong field which included 4 titled players. Second was Women International Master Anzel Laubscher with 5 out of 6.  Women Candidate Master Michelle Fisher, of Maties, came in third also with 5 out of 6.  WIM Laubscher was placed ahead of WCM Fisher because of better tie-break points.  

WCM Selkirk only drew against WIM Anzel Laubscher on her way to the title.  She defeated all her other opponents amongst others WCM Natasha Joubert in the final round. WCM Michelle Fisher drew against WCM Anzel Laubscher and Thea Koen for her 5 points.  

The Stellenbosch players dominated the field of 41 women who took part in the Prestige and A sections of the tournament. The three medallists in the Prestige section of the tournament were all members of the South African Olympiad team that took part in Batumi, Georgia in September 2018.

Kamvalethu Mqikela took gold in the A section followed by WCM Natasha Joubert with the silver medal.  Nhlanhla Maputa was third in this section.

Tamsan October was victorious in the B section of the tournament, with Anuschka Amsterdam in second place.  Both won all their games.  Samantha Rabkin won the bronze medal.  The B section had 60 competitors.

WCM Rebecca Selkirk receives the winner’s trophy from Arbiter Riccardo Minnaar.
Prize winners at the Western Cape Womens Open. From left to right
WIM Anzel Laubscher, WCM Rebecca Selkirk, Kamvalethu Mqikela, Nhlanhla Maputa, Thea Koen (4thPrestige section), WCM Michelle Fisher, Ameera Yacoob (4thOpen section) and WCM Natasha Joubert.
WCM Michelle Fisher
WCM Rebecca Selkirk
WCM Rebecca Selkirk (with white pieces) playing WIM Anzel Laubscher (with black pieces)
WCM Rebecca Selkirk
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Nelson Mandela Rapid 2019

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Fide Master Dante Beukes from Namibia won the fourth Nelson Mandela Rapid Chess Tournament on 2 March 2019 held at the Drakenstein Correctional facility with 4.5 out of a possible 5 points.   The Rapid Tournament is unique in that each player has 27 minutes to make all the moves in the game.  Each minute represents a year former President Mandela spent in prison. Michael James scored 4 points, which secured him the second position.  Heinrich Basson from the Stellenbosch Chess Club was placed third.  

Keegan Palmer of Paul Roos Gymnasium won the high school section of the tournament.  Thevan Keshan of Hugenote High School was placed second while Reagan Rass also from Paul Roos Gymnasium finished third.

Cheslin Palmer, the younger brother of Keegan, won the primary school section of the tournament.  Cuthanzario Winter scored 4 points to win second spot. Chulumanc Zungalafrom Ikaya Primary School won the bronze medal.

Front: Chulumanc Zungala, Cuthanzario Winter, Cheslin Palmer. Back:  Y Snyman (Correctional Services), Mr M Wiese (AVBOB), L de Jager (Arbiter)

From left: E Steenkamp (Pres WP Chess), C Maxwell (Pres CWC Chess), Y Snyman(Correctional Servicces), M James, H Basson, L de Jager, D Pick, FM D Beaukes, M Wiese (AVBOB) L de Jager (Arbiter)

Y Snyman (Correctional Services) R Rass, T Kheshan, K Palmer, M Wiese (AVBOB), L de Jager (Arbiter)

Salmo Cilliers (Stellenbosch High School) left against Heinrich Basson (Stellenbosch Chess Club).  In the back Luan de Jager (white pieces) and David Harris (black pieces).  Open section of the Nelson Mandela Rapid Tournament.