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The South African National Club Championship was held from 22 to 25 September at the University of the Western Cape. Stellenbosch Chess Club fielded 2 Teams in the event: The A Team – Andrew Southey, Veroe September, Nathan Amsterdam and Keegan Palmer The B Team “Life is Beautiful” – Corne Briedenhann, Daniel Frank, Aldrich van…
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Stellenbosch Schools showed that we are a force to recon with when it comes to schools chess in the Western Cape. Kayamandi’s U/15 Girls, Luckhoff’s U/15 Mix Team, and Idas Valley Primary’s U/9, U/11 and U/13 Mix Teams came home with medals. We are very proud of you! Full results from Chess-Results: U7 and U9 Mix…
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Alexander van der Merwe from Stellenbosch took part in the World Cadets Championships which was held in Pocos de Caldas, Bazil, He did extremely well, gaining more than a 100 FIDE rating points in this tournament. Very well done! Gys du Toit shared these photos on Facebook
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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