Cape Winelands Open 2019

May 20, 2019May 26, 2019Leave a comment

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

Cape Winelands Schools Invitational Closed

March 26, 2019Leave a comment

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

New Executive for Cape Winelands Chess Elected

February 25, 2019Leave a comment

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 Jacobs graciously withdrew his candidature in favour of Heinrich Basson.

The elections took place under the auspices of the Western Cape Chess Association. Mr Leon de Jager was chairperson of the election meeting. He indicated in a short speech that the election of the new Cape Winelands Chess Union means that all the unions in the Western Cape are now functional and heralds a new era in Western Cape Chess.

Christian Maxwell of Drakenstein Dragons Chess Club was elected as President of the Cape Winelands Chess Union. 4B6B5827-6B95-4ADE-8174-77A6D105BF9B

The full Executive is Christian Maxwell (President), Heinrich Basson (Deputy President), Ms Fairous Adams (Treasurer), Ms Joceline Nel (Secretary) and Mr Zaakie Jacobs (Additional Member).

Mr Maxwell expressed his hope that the Cape Winelands Chess Union will go from strength to strength. He also intimated that the new executive has quite a few ideas to develop chess in the region.

In a discussion after the meeting between the Clubs present, the participants urged the formation of a Cape Winelands Chess League and also the return of the Boland (Cape Winelands) Open tournament.

The outgoing President Mr Reza Williams was thanked for his contribution to chess. Mr Williams could not attend the election because of work commitments.

The Stellenbosch Chess Club wishes the new executive all the best for their term and would support the CWCU wherever possible.

Chess Western Province Awards Ceremony

February 10, 2019Leave a comment

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 and 51 game points. The only match they lost was against Manyanani Chess Club. The eventual winners were Steinitz Chess Club with 19 match points. In their match Stellenbosch drew with Steinitz 4 – 4. Daniel Frank also won the Board prize for Board 8 in the Premier Division.

The Stellenbosch D team won the bronze medal in the D Division with 15 match points and 42.5 game points. Dayne Fraser, a pupil of Paul Roos Gymnasium, won the Board Prize for Board 5 in the E Division of the League.

The Western Province Club League Championship exists from 1907 and is the oldest and biggest Club League Competition on the African continent. 27 Chess Clubs with 66 teams took part in the Championship of 2018. Stellenbosch, although geographically in the Cape Winelands, has always been part of the Western Province Club League Championship. The last time Stellenbosch Chess Club won the Club League Championship was in 2008.

Chess Calendar for 2019

January 14, 2019Leave a comment

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 Organizers.

Boland Schools Sport Awards 2018

October 10, 2018Leave a comment

Congratulations to Alexander van der Merwe from Stellenbosch who won the Boland Primary Schools Chess Cup, and was also crowned Boland Primary Schools Sportsman of the Year at the recent awards!

For their participation in International Chess Tournaments, Andrew Flores-Bartoli, also from Stellenbosch, and Alexander both received medals at the awards.

Paul Roos 2018 – first moves

September 24, 2018Leave a comment

Paul Roos Open Chess Championships 21-23 September 2018

September 12, 2018Leave a comment

Paul Roos Gymnasium, in collaboration with Stellenbosch Chess Club and Maties Chess Club, invites all chess players in the Western Cape to take part in the historical Paul Roos Open Chess Championships of 2018. The tournament will be the first FIDE-rated tournament hosted in the beautiful Cape Winelands. The PRG Open will have 4 rating bands in which players may compete.

The tournament will start with the Elite and A sections making their opening moves on Friday evening, 21 September 2018, and will conclude with the last checkmate on Sunday, 23 September 2018. The tournament will be hosted at the beautiful and famous Markotter rugby fields in Stellenbosch.

Click to REGISTER ONLINE by 18 September 2018

The tournament is appropriately placed during Heritage month and will be held over the weekend of Heritage Day. Let us celebrate one of the most beautiful products of our heritage: chess!

We also want to congratulate and wish our national teams well as they prepare to battle with the world’s best players at the 43^rdChess Olympiad in Batumi, Georgia from 23 September 2018.

Accommodation

SAS (Stellenbosch Academy of Sport) is able to assist with accommodation for the weekend. Rate:includes meals and VAT at R500 per person, per night, in sharing accommodation. Contact Nicole Pharo to secure bookings at nicole@sastraining.co.za