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Rhenish 2019
The annual Rhenish Primary Schools Tournament saw a good attendance from the new crop of players, as well as some stiff competition in all the age groups from the more seasoned players.
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Cape Winelands Open 2019
Cape Winelands Chess held their Open Tournament in Worcester this year. Heinrich Basson from Stellenbosch Chess Club won the Elite Section of the Tournament, followed by Salmo Cilliers and Keagan Palmer also from Stellenbosch. Results for the Tournament – Elite Section: http://chess-results.com/tnr435429.aspx?lan=1&art=4 B Section: http://chess-results.com/tnr435430.aspx?lan=1&art=4 U/12: http://chess-results.com/tnr435431.aspx?lan=1&art=4 U/10: http://chess-results.com/tnr435432.aspx?lan=1&art=4 U/8: http://chess-results.com/tnr435433.aspx?lan=1&art=1
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Cape Winelands Schools Invitational Closed
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…
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Western Cape Women’s Open 2019
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…
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Nelson Mandela Rapid 2019
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…
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New Executive for Cape Winelands Chess Elected
Heinrich Basson elected as Deputy President of Cape Winelands Chess Union. Heinrich Basson of the Stellenbosch Chess Club was elected as Deputy President of the Cape Winelands Chess Union on Saturday, 23 February 2019 at the Wellington High School. Mr Zaakie Jacobs of the Worcester Chess Academy was the other candidate for this position. Mr…
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Chess Western Province Awards Ceremony
Stellenbosch Chess Club received several awards during the Chess Western Province Award Ceremony for 2018, held at the Observatory Community Hall on Wednesday 6 February. The Stellenbosch A team won silver medals for the second place in the Premier Division of the Western Province Club League Championship of 2018. They scored 17 match points…
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Cape Winelands Schools Chess Open
Cape Winelands literally took things to the Winelands – the 2019 Open Schools Tournament took place at Nederburg Wines. Congratulations – Here is the “line-up” of medal winners!
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Chess Calendar for 2019
Have a look at the Events Page on Chess Stellenbosch to get the latest dates and information about Chess Tournaments and Schools Events for the Stellenbosch area! Compiled from Cape Winelands Schools Chess and Chess Western Province latest information received. As always, please treat all dates and venues as provisional, until confirmed by the LOC or…
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SAJCC 2018 Report
Stellenbosch Learners and Stellenbosch Chess Club Players who took part in this past SAJCC in Boksburg as part of the Western Province Team, were: U8A – Bronze Israel Edwards (board prize) U10A – Bronze Cronan Willis, Reagan Samuels and Kayla van Schaik U10B Jarrod Roux U10 Girls – Gold Noreht Nieuwoudt (board prize) U12A – Gold Migael…
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