On Saturday 05 December 2020, Kraaifontein Chess Club proudly hosted their 4th annual Kraaifontein Open on the Lichess.org platform. The event attracted some of the top local chess talent as well as international players including GM Adham Fawzy. Kraaifontein Chairperson, Burton Van Staaden, said “As the flagship tournament of the club it was important that …
The Western Cape Chess Association hosted an online chess tournament on Heritage Day (24 September 2020) to support and raise funds for The Cancer Association of South Africa (CANSA – West Coast branch). The tournament boasted a prize fund of R5,000 which was proudly sponsored by Club Mykonos Langebaan. The chess community came together and …
On Saturday 12 September 2020 the third Equanimity Junior Swiss Rapid (15+0) event took place on Lichess.org over 6 rounds and attracted some of the top players in South Africa. The tournament comprised of four junior divisions for under 8, under 10, under 12 and under 14 as well as an open division. Each division …
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On Saturday 22 August 2020 the second Equanimity Junior Swiss Rapid (15+0) event over 5 rounds took place which attracted some of the top junior players in South Africa. The free-entry tournament comprised of four juniors divisions for under 8, under 10, under 14 and under 18 age groups. Each division had a R 500 …
