The Deutsche Schule Kapstadt is this year’s proud host of the international chess tournament – “DSK International Chess Open 2013” which runs from the 19-29 July. Almost 400 participants took part in this prestigious event and we were particularly...
Abhijeet Gupta wins Commonwealth Championship
Abhijeet emerges winner in Commonwealth chess championshipVIJAYAWADA, July 15, 2013 Former world junior champion Abhijeet Gupta (2543) won the 19th Commonwealth chess championship by garnering nine points from 11 rounds at Port Elizabeth in South Africa. Grandmaster Abhijeet, along...
Commonwealth Chess Championship 2013
The 2013 Commonwealth Open Chess Championship will run concurrently with the South African Open Chess Championship, the Nelson Mandela Bay Open Chess Championship and the South African Open Blitz chess Championship. These Championships will be held at The Boardwalk...
Commonwealth Chess Championship 2013
The 2013 Commonwealth Open Chess Championship will run concurrently with the South African Open Chess Championship, the Nelson Mandela Bay Open Chess Championship and the South African Open Blitz chess Championship. These Championships will be held at The Boardwalk...
Youngest South African WIM
South Africa: SA Girl, 13, Is International Chess Champion13 May 2013 Johannesburg — A 13-year-old girl has become the youngest South African to win the world chess federation title of Woman International Master, it was reported on Monday. Charlize...
Commonwealth and South African Open Chess Championships
The LOC of the Championships is proud to invite you to this year’s Commonwealth Open Chess Championship 2013. This event will run concurrently with the South African Open Chess Championship, the Nelson Mandela Bay Open Chess Championship and the...
Mbedza wins Chris Greyling Tournament 2013
The Chris Greyling Tournament 2013 took place on Saturday March 16th at the Wierdapark Primary School in Pretoria, South Africa. Richard Mbedza finished in first place after edging Daniel Wium and IM Johannes Mabusela, who obtained the same 4.5/5 points but had...
Chris Greyling Tournament 2013
The Chris Greyling Tournament 2013 will take place on Saturday March 16th at the Wierdapark Primary School in Pretoria, South Africa. The event will be a 5 round Swiss Open with a time control of 60 minutes for the whole...
Darling of chess
Meet a princess of chess December 24 2012 at 12:03pm By Esther Lewis Cape Town – Rows of black-and-white tables fill the sports hall at UCT. There is a low murmuring as children from across the country concentrate on...
A beautiful game
Chess — the new ‘beautiful game’ for SAby Penny Haw, 29 October 2012, 06:20 KENNY Solomon was seven when his oldest brother, Maxwell, taught him to play chess. But, while he — the sixth of eight children — quickly...