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Kleinmond Open Chess Tournament

Kleinmond held their second Open on the 19th of August 2017. Aldrich van Wyk from Stellenbosch Chess Club won the A Section. Development Section winner, Dehan Roos, is also from Stellenbosch, and the Girls Development winner, Jamie Roux, is a new member of Stellenbosch Chess Club. Congratulations! The results : A Section and B Section Thank…
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Table View Rapid

From their Facebook page, it looks like the Table View Chess Club had a great day with their Rapid Tournament on 19 August 2017. Congratulations to Veroe September from Stellenbosch Chess Club on ending in a close second place after Daud Amini. Lots of other familiar names in the results as well – see Chess-Results Here…
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Top Schools Hat Trick for IVP

Idasvalley Primary School did Stellenbosch Schools proud with their U/9, U11 and U13 Mix Teams winning their age groups in the Cape Winelands Top Schools Trials that took place in Paarl on 12 August 2017. We will be cheering you on to Nationals!
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Chess Events second half of 2017

Looking for a chance to play more games towards your 30 rated games for the SAJCC? Want to have some fun playing chess in general? Have a look at what is happening near Stellenbosch on the Chess Stellenbosch EVENTS page
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Overberg Chess Federation

Congratulations to our Chess Neighbours – Overberg Chess Federation – on getting their pawns in a row. They have a new Website up and running and are planning a number of events towards the end of 2017. Have a look at what they are doing at OVERBERG CHESS FEDERATION
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Stellenbosch Chess Club @ SA Open

Some members of the Stellenbosch Chess Club joined other Western Cape Chess friends who escaped the cold in the Cape for some warmer weather and even hotter chess in Durban during the holidays. Congratulations to Ulrich Wolff on his bronze medal in the B Section!
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2017 SA Open Results

GM Sahaj Grover won the Championship Section, as well as the Blitz and Rapid at this year’s SA Open Chess Championships. Photo from FB – Vijay Grover Full results for the Championship Section B Section Blitz and Rapid
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Western Cape Schools Team at the 2017 SA Open

Western Cape Schools sent a Team of Under 7 to Under 13’s and the Under 20’s to take part in the SA Open at Glenwood Boys High in Durban. Shannon Neels and Martiens Geyser from Stellenbosch took part in the C Section. Full results for the C Section
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Western Cape Teams bring home the gold

Congratulations to all the Western Cape U15 and U18 teams on winning gold at this year’s Winter Games!
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2017 SA Schools Winter Games

Brettonwood High in Durban will host the annual Teams Chess Games for the U15 and U18 players from 10-14 July 2017. Best of luck to our Western Cape players from the Stellenbosch area!