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Rhenish Primary Chess Tournament 2017
Rhenish held their annual Schools Tournament on 13 May 2017. Congratulations to all the medal winners!
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1st BRICS Chess Masters
Henry Steel from Stellenbosch and Daniel Cawdery will be representing South Africa in Baoji in the 1st BRICS Chess Masters, a 10-player round-robin rapid tournament taking place from 23-26 April, 2017 in Baoji, China. Ten players, two each from the five countries Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa, hence the name BRICS, compete for…
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Steinitz Festival 2017
The Easter Weekend saw the 40th Anniversary Steinitz Chess Festival taking place at the Proteaville Recreation Centre. The Stellenbosch players that took part did us proud – Corne Briedenhann came 4th and Nathan Amsterdam 6th in the Prestige Section. In the A Division Daniel Frank and Ulrich Wolff ended in the Top 10. Ulrich also received the Ratings Prize. Rebecca…
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Results SA Junior Closed
Congratulations to all the Stellenbosh Schools Players who took part in this year’s Closed. Alexander van der Merwe earned his SA Colors in the Under 12 Open Division with the Silver. Other Top 10 Stellenbosch players were Cronan Willis Under 8 Open and Karla and Ilse Brugman Under 14 Girls. Well done!
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SA Junior Closed
Only a few rounds remain for the competitors, but you can follow the final action on Chess-Results, or maybe see who you can spot on Chess South Africa’s Facebook page.
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Important Chess Dates Second Term 2017
Please add the following to your chess calendars, and remember to treat the dates and venues as provisional, until confirmed by the Organizers/LOC. The 2017 SA Junior Closed is happening at Kopanong Conference Centre in Benoni this coming week. From 13-17 April the The Steinitz Chess Festival will take place at the Proteaville Recreation Centre, Bellville South. Overberg…
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The Paul Roos Open Chess Championship in association with the Stellenbosch Chess Club: Celebrating Chess in Stellenbosch 17-19 March 2017
I guess all great things start with a (crazy) idea. So, when Chrystal Samuel from PRG mentioned that PRG wants to host an Open chess tournament, the Stellenbosch Chess Club immediately agreed to assist. Maybe it was a case of fools rush in where angels fear to tread, but we were convinced it would be…
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Results – Paul Roos Open Chess Championship 2017
Elite Section Prestige A-Section B-Section C-Section Youth D-Section
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