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North-West University Chess Cub 2020/05/02 Natalie Thysse The North-West University (NWU), Potchefstroom campus Chess club is about influencing people to enjoy the game of kings and queens. One of the best chess players from the NWU Potchefstroom campus is Marcques Hansen. Hansen competed in 12 South African Junior Chess Championships and five South African Junior Closed Championships. The NWU Potchefstroom campus Chess team also competed in the 2019 University Sports South African (USSA) competition where Hansen achieved 9th place. As second-year BEd Intermediate phase student, Hansen, believes that the best part about competing is the challenge of each game, the people you meet and the ultimate thrill of the results after a complicated position in the game. "What matters is the knowledge you gain from every game, does not matter if you win or lose," Hansen said. Read more
UCT Chess Club 2020/02/10 Ursula Hardie It is with much pride that I can state that the Cape in many ways dominated USSA this year. UWC and UCT, though outshone by the highly trained TUTS (UP) players, in terms of numbers and growing strength the WP dominated South African University Chess in 2019. Shaheed has already made an article on the results and overall experience of the USSA `19, so I will try to add a few more comments focused on player upsets, the Blitz etc. USSA is a tournament that is difficult to predict due to ratings. For many universities this is one of the only tournaments that their players get to perform in. Hence, upsets and underestimation of lower rated players is prolific. For UCT this has caused pain for both the club and the other teams... but predominantly in favour of UCT. Read more
Lecture of Grandmaster Levon Aronian 2020/02/07 Dr Lyndon Bouah On the 10th of January 2020 I attended a Masterclass presented by Grandmaster Levon Aronian. The event was held in the lovely setting of the University Museum in Stellenbosch. Players came from Cape Town and the areas surrounding Stellenbosch to hear the super grandmaster Levon Aronian who is currently the number 6 in the world. Grandmaster Aronian was wearing a Madiba shirt when he presented the lecture. Grandmaster Aronian is from Armenia. Armenia is a country situated close to Russia and has a population of about 3 million people. The capital city is Yerevan. The most famous Armenian player before Aronian was the 1963 world champion Tigran Petrosian. Read more
Steinitz Chess Festival 2020 2020/02/07 Dr Lyndon Bouah In the main draw published author and chess coach Edwin November showed a clean pair of heels to score 6/6. He too is from Kraaifontein chess club and I am sure his experience showed on the day. In second position from Blackjacks was Leatin Booys who scored 5.5/6. Leatin is making a comeback and has been competing in many an event. There were five players on five and on tiebreak these players were Shaun Willenberg from Steinitz, Tezihano Mnyasta from Crossroads, Dr. Omar Esau from Manyanani, Luvuyo Nkosana and Sandiso Kedama from Crossroads. Well done to these players. Edwin November won R2000 with Leatin Booys winning R1000 and the others all winning R250 each. Read more

North-West University Chess Cub

2020/05/02
Natalie Thysse

The North-West University (NWU), Potchefstroom campus Chess club is about influencing people to enjoy the game of kings and queens.

One of the best chess players from the NWU Potchefstroom campus is Marcques Hansen. Hansen competed in 12 South African Junior Chess Championships and five South African Junior Closed Championships. The NWU Potchefstroom campus Chess team also competed in the 2019 University Sports South African (USSA) competition where Hansen achieved 9th place. As second-year BEd Intermediate phase student, Hansen, believes that the best part about competing is the challenge of each game, the people you meet and the ultimate thrill of the results after a complicated position in the game. "What matters is the knowledge you gain from every game, does not matter if you win or lose," Hansen said.

UCT Chess Club

2020/02/10
Ursula Hardie

It is with much pride that I can state that the Cape in many ways dominated USSA this year. UWC and UCT, though outshone by the highly trained TUTS (UP) players, in terms of numbers and growing strength the WP dominated South African University Chess in 2019.

Shaheed has already made an article on the results and overall experience of the USSA `19, so I will try to add a few more comments focused on player upsets, the Blitz etc.

USSA is a tournament that is difficult to predict due to ratings. For many universities this is one of the only tournaments that their players get to perform in. Hence, upsets and underestimation of lower rated players is prolific. For UCT this has caused pain for both the club and the other teams... but predominantly in favour of UCT.

Lecture of Grandmaster Levon Aronian

2020/02/07
Dr Lyndon Bouah

On the 10th of January 2020 I attended a Masterclass presented by Grandmaster Levon Aronian. The event was held in the lovely setting of the University Museum in Stellenbosch. Players came from Cape Town and the areas surrounding Stellenbosch to hear the super grandmaster Levon Aronian who is currently the number 6 in the world. Grandmaster Aronian was wearing a Madiba shirt when he presented the lecture.

Grandmaster Aronian is from Armenia. Armenia is a country situated close to Russia and has a population of about 3 million people. The capital city is Yerevan.

The most famous Armenian player before Aronian was the 1963 world champion Tigran Petrosian.

Steinitz Chess Festival 2020

2020/02/07
Dr Lyndon Bouah

In the main draw published author and chess coach Edwin November showed a clean pair of heels to score 6/6. He too is from Kraaifontein chess club and I am sure his experience showed on the day. In second position from Blackjacks was Leatin Booys who scored 5.5/6. Leatin is making a comeback and has been competing in many an event. There were five players on five and on tiebreak these players were Shaun Willenberg from Steinitz, Tezihano Mnyasta from Crossroads, Dr. Omar Esau from Manyanani, Luvuyo Nkosana and Sandiso Kedama from Crossroads. Well done to these players. Edwin November won R2000 with Leatin Booys winning R1000 and the others all winning R250 each.

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