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6 MAR 2013 |
WESTERN PROVINCE OPEN 2013 PREMIER SECTION PLAYERS |
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Click here to view the Premier Section players for the 2013 WP Open.
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24 FEB 2013 |
Western Province Open 2013 |
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This event is open to all! Lots of Prizes R10 000 Guaranteed Prize Fund!
Registration click here or go to http://tinyurl.com/RegisterWpOpen2013
Wynberg Boys' High School, Lovers Walk, Wynberg
Map: http://goo.gl/maps/Fi8Dq Street View Map: http://goo.gl/maps/VQGDe
Event Brochure click here.
PREMIER SECTION (R100) Intended for 1600+ Chessa Rated Players Sat 09 Mar to Sun 10 Mar 2013 Venue: Claremont Chess Club; and Sat 16 Mar to Sun 17 Mar 2013 Venue: Wynberg Boys High School Free Entry for Players with >2000 Chessa Rating Players with a Chessa rating between 1400 and 1599 may enter subject to an additional R20 entry fee Players with a Chessa rating below 1400 may not enter this section.
A SECTION (R70) Intended for 1200-1599 Chessa Rated Players Sat 16 Mar & Sun 17 Mar 2013 Venue: Wynberg Boys High School All adult players rated below 1200 also enter this section Junior players with a Chessa rating between 1000 and 1199 may enter subject to an additional R20 entry fee Junior players with a Chessa rating below 1000 may not enter this section
B SECTION (R70) Intended for junior players with a Chessa rating below 1200 Sat 16 Mar & Sun 17 Mar 2013 Venue: Wynberg Boys High School
C SECTION (R50) Intended for junior players born in or after 2004 and junior players with a Chessa rating below 800 Sat 16 March 2013 Venue: Wynberg Boys High School
Please pay your 2013 Annual Chess WP Membership, costing R100, using the same online form.
The organisers reserve the right to decline entries once full capacity has been reached.
First come first served!
Players must be seated at least 15 minutes before Round 1 for announcements Players are encouraged to arrive 30 minutes prior to the event and play friendly matches.
PREMIER SECTION (90/90 plus 30 second increments per move) Swiss Pairing Sat 09 Mar R1:09h00 R2:14h00 Sun 10 Mar R3:09h00 R4:14h00 Sat 16 Mar R5:09h00 R6:14h00 Sun 17 Mar R7:09h00 Prize Giving after the final round
A SECTION (60/60) Swiss Pairing Sat 16 Mar Announcements:08h45 R1:09h00 R2:11h30 R3:14h00 R4:16h30 Sun 17 Mar R5:09h00 R6:11h30 Prize Giving after the final round
B SECTION (60/60) Swiss Pairing Sat 16 Mar Announcements:08h45 R1:09h00 R2:11h30 R3:14h00 R4:16h30 Sun 17 Mar R5:09h00 R6:11h30 Prize Giving after the final round
C SECTION (60/60) Round Robin or Swiss Pairing Sat 16 Mar Announcements: 09h00 Round 1 at 09h15 Rounds will be accelerated for players to finish early Approximate Prize Giving Time is 14h00
PRIZES: R10 000 Guaranteed Prize Fund ! Premier Section:1st R3000 2nd R2000 3rd R1000 4th R500 5th 250 Best Junior R250 Best Female R250 A Section: 1st R1000 2nd R750 3rd R500 Best Junior R250 Best Female R250 B Section: Medals C Section: Medals
ADVANCE REGISTRATION may be effected from now up to: 24h00 (i.e. midnight) on Sun 03 Mar for the Premier Section, or 24h00 (i.e. midnight) on Sun 10 Mar for the A, B and C Section
BANKING DETAILS, PAYMENT REFERENCE, PROOF OF PAYMENT Name: Chess Western Province Standard Bank Account #: 070 157 359 Branch Code: 020 009 (Cape Town) Please use the player's first 3 letters of the players surname + initials, followed by date of birth in the format of DD MMM YYYY, as the reference number. e.g. SmiJ23Jan1973 or KasG17Nov2001
PROOF OF PAYMENT: Please e-mail proof of payment to Shamiel Essop by close of registration (shamiel.essop@gmail.com) 076 816 3905 (cell) ► Payment completes registration & payment with incorrect reference may be ignored.
REGISTRATION ON THE DAY Registration on the day and participation from round 1 will be permitted with cash payment provided player present in person and in registration queue before 08h30. Thereafter, late registration on the day and participation from round 2 will be permitted with cash payment provided player registers in person before 10h00.
For further information, please contact: Ricardo Minnaar ricardo.minnaar@gmail.com 072-324-1649 Marcelle Agulhas marcelle.agulhas@gmail.com 084-500-7159
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24 FEB 2013 |
CHESS WP 2012 LEAGUE FINAL NOTICE PRIZE WINNERS & MONEY RELEGATED TEAMS PROMOTED TEAMS PLANNED 2013 CLUB LEAGUE DATES |
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Click here to view the Final Notice from the 2012 Chess WP League.
This includes details about the Chess WP Club League, relegated teams, promoted teams per division, planned League dates.
For further information, please contact: Ricardo Minnaar ricardo.minnaar@gmail.com 072-324-1649 Marcelle Agulhas marcelle.agulhas@gmail.com 084-500-7159 |
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01 FEB 2013 |
WP SCHOOLS CHESS SINGLE DISTRICT TRIAL ONLINE REGISTRATION CLOSES TUE 5 FEB 2013 AT 23:59 |
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Please note the online registration for the District Trial held on 8 - 9 February 2013 closes on close on Tue 5 Feb 2013 at 23:59.
Though this is administered by WP Schools Chess rather than Chess WP, this is one of the qualifying event for Chess WP Colours.
For online registration for this event, click here or go to http://wepsso.co.za/chess/online-registration/3261.
For enquiries concerning this event, please contact Madri Alberts (wpschoolschess@gmail.com) 084 045 1212 083 288 5646.
For further information about this event see: http://wepsso.co.za/chess/online-registration/3261 http://wepsso.co.za/chess/content/pre-registration-district-individual-trials-1all-4-districts http://wepsso.co.za/chess/events http://wepsso.co.za/chess/events/district-trial-central http://wepsso.co.za/chess/events/district-trial-south http://wepsso.co.za/chess/events/district-trial-north http://wepsso.co.za/chess/events/district-trial-east
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20 JAN 2013 |
2013 YOUTH DIRECTOR DR DEON SOLOMONS |
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Message from Andrew Fisher:
Dear Chess Western Province Parents, Players and Officials,
The CWP Youth Commission only received one nomination before the deadline of 19 January 2013. Dr. Deon Mark Solomons has therefore been elected as Youth Director for 2013.
There will be a CWP Youth General meeting on Saturday 26th of January from 11:45 12:30. (Please note that Deon is an excellent chess player and he will also play in the Cape of Good Hope Tournament. Therefore we have to schedule this meeting between the A-section rounds) Venue will be announced at tournament.
During this meeting Deon will plot the way forward and select the CWP Youth Commission for 2013. This is your chance as parents to become part of a dynamic team where you can make a difference. Please attend this meeting.
I wish Deon all of the best and I'm looking forward to long strategy and operational execution sessions with Deon.
Regards
Andrew Fisher
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12 JAN 2013 |
Cape of Good Hope Open 2013 |
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Registration: Click here or go to: http://tinyurl.com/2013CoGH
Wynberg Boys' High School, Lovers Walk, Wynberg Map: http://goo.gl/maps/Fi8Dq Street View Map: http://goo.gl/maps/VQGDe
SECTION A Sat 26 Jan to Sun 27 Jan 2013 Any player may enter R90 Free Entry for Players with >2000 Chessa Rating Players with 1600+ ratings may only enter the A Section
SECTION B Sat 26 Jan to Sun 27 Jan 2013 R70
SECTION C Sat 26 Jan 2013 only R50 Under 8 (and the very young at discretion of tournament organiser)
Please pay your 2013 Annual Chess WP Membership, costing R100, using the same online form.
Players must be seated at least 15 minutes before Round 1 for announcements Players are encouraged to arrive 30 minutes prior to the event and play friendly matches.
A SECTION (90/90) Swiss Pairing Sat Announcements:08h45 R1:09h00 R2:12h30 R3:16h00 Sun R4:09h00 R5:12h30 R6:16h00 Prize Giving after the final round
B SECTION (60/60) Swiss Pairing Sat Announcements:08h45 R1:09h00 R2:11h30 R3:14h00 R4:16h30 Sun R5:09h00 R6:11h30 Prize Giving after the final round
C SECTION (30/30) Round Robin or Swiss Pairing Sat Announcements:09h00 Round 1 at 09h15 Rounds will be accelerated for players to finish early Approximate Prize Giving Time is 14h00
PRIZES: R10 000 Guaranteed Prize Fund ! A Section 1st R3000 2nd R2000 3rd R1000 4th R750 5th 500 Best Junior R250 B Section 1st R1000 2nd R 750 3rd R 500 4th R250 C Section Medals
CLOSE OF REGISTRATION: Registration may be effected from now up to 19h00 on Tue 22 Jan 2013.
BANKING DETAILS, PAYMENT REFERENCE, PROOF OF PAYMENT ► Name: Chess Western Province Standard Bank Account #: 070 157 359 Branch Code: 020 009 (Cape Town) ► Please use the player's first 3 letters of the players surname + initials, followed by date of birth in the format of DD MMM YYYY, as the reference number. Eg SmiJ23Jan1973 or KasG17Nov2001
PROOF OF PAYMENT: Please e-mail proof of payment to Shamiel Essop by close of registration (shamiel.essop@gmail.com) 076 816 3905 (cell) ► Payment completes registration & payment with incorrect reference may be ignored.
For further information, please contact: Ricardo Minnaar <ricardo.minnaar@gmail.com> at 072 324 1649.
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12 JAN 2013 |
2013 YOUTH DIRECTOR ELECTION |
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Dear Parents and Junior Chess Players
What a year for Chess Western Province! We had our fair share of victories during 2012. The most significant victories are the unification of the two unions in the region, 925 junior chess players to select a squad from and then sending 276 children with 27 coaches and managers to the SAJCC 2012. CWP received 16 medals during the SAJCC 2012. We received six out of the possible 7 medals in the Championship Section with three gold medals (u/10; u/12 and u/20), one silver medal (u/14) and two bronze medals (u/16 and u/18). We received 10 medals in the B Section. Two gold (u/12 and u/16 ); 3 silver (u/10; u/18 and u/20) and 3 bronze (u/14; u/18 and u/20) and two 4th and 5th place bronzes (u/8 and u/12). The biggest victory in my mind of all was Mohamed Bhawoodien opening the tournament with the Olympic oath for players and closing the tournament by lifting the u/20 Championship trophy. Indeed an epic show by CWP! To cap this level of success 74 players from CWP has been selected to play in the SAJCCC tournament in April 2013. This number represents 21% of all the players that will be playing at this prestigious tournament.
The CWP constitution requires that we have a yearly election for the position of Youth Director. Both our current Joint Youth Directors Andrew Fisher and Roland Willenberg will not be standing for this position in 2013. Submission of nominations will close on the 19th of January 2013 and election will be held during the 3rd round of the Cape of Good Hope Chess Tournament. Andrew Fisher will be the election officer for this election as decided at a CWP Exco meeting on the 8th of January 2013. All nominations must be forwarded to youth@chessa.co.za.
Some characteristics of the ideal candidate: The person must have a very strong organization management background. The person must have the ability to effectively address queries from parent, players and officials. The person must have a passion for chess and excellence. The person must have the ability to compile a communication plan and execute on the communications plan. The person must be a strategic thinker who can translate the strategy into an operational plan and execute the plan. The person must have the ability to relate to the juniors and their parents. The person must be proud of CWP and they must be able to relate with other Youth Directors of other regions. The person must undertake to sustain the CWP Junior traditions.
Summary of constitution:
6.4. Individual chess players who are under age 20 on 1 January each year shall elect the Director of Youth Chess for that calendar year. The election shall take place at the first CWP tournament in that calendar year, or as soon as practicable thereafter. Individual chess players under age 18 at the date of the election shall be represented by one of their parents or by their guardian in such election. No vote shall be accorded to any individual chess player who at the date of the election is in arrears in respect of the annual CWP affiliation fee. The protocols pertaining to the annual election of the Director of Youth Chess shall be determined by the Executive and shall be set out in writing and e-mailed to all CWP members at least one week before the election date. The elected Director of Youth Chess will in turn represent the youth constituency for the purposes of CWP voting rights during that calendar year (and also for the period until the next Director of Youth Chess election for the ensuing year) and shall also represent CWP in all dealings with the CHESSA Youth Commission.
Election procedures and names of the nominees will be published on the 20th of January 2013
Regards
Andrew Fisher Joint Youth Director
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01 JAN 2013 |
LECTURES FROM RUSSIA WITH RARE RUSSIAN CHESS PHOTOGRAPHS |
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Three further lectures from Russia, including a number of very rare and impressive chess photographs, by CM Lyndon Bouah may be viewed by clicking the links below: Lyndons Lectures from Russia #3: Chess and Art in Moscow Lyndons Lectures from Russia #4: Ode to a Chess Club Lyndons Lectures from Russia #5: An Historical Outlook Lyndons Lectures from Russia #6: Perspectives of a Championship
You can read further articles by clicking here.
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22 DEC 2012 |
PGN GAMES 2012 SAJCC WILDCARD EVENT |
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The PGN games in respect of the 2012 SAJCC Wildcard Event may be found by clicking here, which is in Winzip format.
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20 DEC 2012 |
PGN GAMES 2012 SAJCC TEAM EVENT |
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The PGN games in respect of the 2012 SAJCC Team Event may be found by clicking here, which is in Winzip format.
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