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African Youth Chess Championships 2012

Posted in African Chess, African Chess results 2012, African Youth Chess Championships 2012, African Youth Chess Championships 2012 results, Chess, chess 2012, chess games, Chess in Africa, Chess in Pretoria, Chess in South Africa, tagged African Chess 2012, African Youth Chess Championships 2012, Chess in Pretoria, chess in South Africa, chess results, chess tournaments, live chess games, Results of the African Youth Chess Championships 2012, skaak, Skaak in Suid-Afrika on 08/08/2012|

Registration is open for the African Youth Chess Championships – the closing date is 31st August 2012.

The tournament will be held in Pretoria, Gauteng, one of the 3 Capital Cities of South Africa from 28 September 2012 (official arrival date) to 08 October 2012 (official departure date) at the Faircity Roodevallei Hotel & Conference Centre (Roodevallei). Players will be accommodated at Roodevallei.

Click HERE for more details about the tournament. You will also find a link to live games and photos.[All links will always open in a new window on my blog]

The Venue of the African Youth Chess Championships – see the link for more details of the Venue.

Update: 13/10/2012

Phew, what a task to get all these results displayed in a format easier than an excel document! Why should it so difficult to publish results in a table easy for anyone to observe. Well, I’ve done it now and I hope you find it useful to look at the results and to see where South Africa’s future in Chess lies?

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Chess in Centurion

Posted in Chess, chess games, chess tournaments, Kleinkaap, Lubowski Open, Lubowski Open chess tournament, Pretoria Chess, skaak, Skaak in Suid-Afrika, tagged Centurion, Centurion chess 2008, Centurion open Chess tournament, Chess, Chess calendar South Africa, chess in Centurion, Chess in Pretoria, chess in South Africa, chess tournaments, Kleinkaap, Lubowski chess tournament, Lubowski Open, Lubowski Pretoria chess, skaak, Skaak in Suid-Afrika, Venues on 20/04/2008|

Centurion Open Chess Tournament
30 April, 1 – 4 May 2008

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If you’re in the Centurion area and you’re a chess player…or in any other area in South Africa…or even in any other country!! ….you should go to this tournament! Centurion is a stone’s throw from Pretoria and Johannesburg..easy reachable from the ~~Johannesburg International Airport..~~oops!! it’s now the Oliver Tambo International Airport…names, names, names…!! changes of place names in South Africa!! What a waste of money…anyway…let’s not talk about that issue when we talk chess…you can almost walk from the airport…lol! not really…but almost…Please click HERE for more details of this tournament. There are three sections…see the link for all the details! There is also info on traveling/lodging/people to contact etc. So, you have no problem to not to go and play chess in Centurion! If you really…like in really have problems with contacting any of the about 200 people on the details-list…which I know would not be the case! but if you’re desperate…you can drop me a line here on my blog! Centurion is a beautiful place, I know as I lived there for a couple of years and going there for chess….makes it even better! This tournament will be held at KLEINKAAP and hey…you have to look at this site…the best you can get! “Kleinkaap”…on the images….See more on the link…

PS: The Lubowski Open tournament takes place in Pretoria 9-11th May 2008. The Pretoria Open chess tournament takes place on the 10th May in Centurion. The Gauteng Open chess tournament: 23/24 May. Click on THIS LINK for a complete calendar on Chessa’s website.

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