Picture from Chess SA website.
Congratulations to Andrew Southey, who won a gold medal in the over 60 division at the recent Commonwealth Chess Games in India.
Click here for the full article on Chess SA website.
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Rhenish Chess Tournament 2018
Rhenish Primary School held their annual schools invitational tournament this past weekend with nearly 200 participants.
As in the past, this was a great way to introduce new players to a chess tournament.
Congratulations to all the age group winners.
Cape Winelands Shine at Inter-Region Chess Champs
Well done to the Cape Winelands Teams that took part in the 2018 Inter-Region Chess Championship in Kimberley and topped nearly every age group!
Under 10, Under 12, Under 14, Under 16 and Under 18
Looking at these pics from the Northern Cape Chess Players Facebook page (Thanks Warren!), Stellenbosch schools were well represented. 
WP Open 2018
For more on this year’s Open, see
Full results:
2018 Cape Winelands Schools Chess Team
At the conclusion of the second set of trials in Worcester, the Schools Chess Team that will take part in a number of other tournaments this year, was announced. Congratulations to all!
Cape Winelands Schools Chess – Prestige 2018
Cape Winelands Schools Chess Trials
The first round of the Cape Winelands Schools Trials took place in Wellington on Saturday 3 March 2018.
Well done to all the learners for taking part in the heat and congratulations to the medal winners.
The results from Chess-Results: U9 Boys, U9 Girls, U11 Boys, U11 Girls, U13 Boys, U13 Girls, U15 Boys, U15 Girls, U18 Boys, U18 Girls, U20 Boys and Girls
Thanks to Andries and Lihle for sharing their photos!
PRG U/15 Masters at Central Trails
At the Central Trials in Paarl, Paul Roos Gymnasium’s U/15s ended up in the top 5 positions.
Philip Coetzee (Gold), Dawid Nieuwoudt (Silver) and Antonie Steenkamp (Bronze), are also in the same class at Paul Roos Gymnasium.
Reegan Rass and Andrew Stevens made up the quintet.
Stellenbosh Chess Club Blitzes to the win in WP Team Competition
The Stellenbosch Chess Club A Team consisting of Henry Steel, Stephan Wagner, Heinrich Basson and Khadidja Latreche, took the honors in this weekend’s WP Team Blitz Competition with 23,5 compared to closest rivals Steinitz on 16,5.
Stellenbosch dominated the event to such an extent that they won 3 of the 4 board prizes. Henry on 7, was undefeated.
For more see Chess-Results
2018 Central Cape Winelands Chess Trials – Primary Schools
AF Louw Primary, who joins the ranks of Stellenbosch Chess Playing Schools, hosted the Primary Schools Trials on 17 February 2018.
Well done to the many competitors who took part and the players who qualified to compete in the Cape Winelands Schools Chess Trials on 3 March 2018 in Wellington.
Please note that the final Team List will be emailed to Schools. Medals will also be delivered once received.
Some pics of the Winners
Chess Stellenbosch 