Budding chess masters set sights on City of Gold
Allan Phiri walked away with the winning trophy for u/18 and u/20 players with a ratio of 4,5/5 during the De Goede Top 20 Chess Tournament held at Tshwane University of Technology under the auspices of Ehlanzeni Chess.
This is a prestige tournament which is a rated and merit event. The top 10 chess players in each age group who will represent Ehlanzeni at the South African Junior Chess Championships (SAJCC) next year in Johannesburg, will soon be finalised.
André de Goede from De Goede Finance Universe, who has been sponsoring the event for over 25 years, enables players the opportunity to prove themselves to be selected for the SAJCC teams.
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The team that will travel to the City of Gold, will consist of u/10 to u/18 players.
Ehlanzeni Chess will also host the Lowveld Open Tournament at Rob Ferreira this weekend. Chess players from local and other provinces will compete against each other and big prize money is at stake.
Results, De Goede Top 20
U/10
• First – Arjun Sopanam 4,5/5
• Second – Kaylee Douglass 4/5 (won with the Buchholz system)
• Third – Ian Macdonald 4/5.
U/12
• First – Joshua van Heerden 5/5
• Second – Dicken Nkosi 4/5 (Buchholz system)
• Third – Alen Jameson 4/5.
U/14
• First – Cameron Chetty 5/5 (Buchholz system)
• Second – Michiel Eksteen 5/5
• Third – Suné du Preez 4/5 (Buchholz system).
U/16
• First – Banele Mhango
• Second – Samkelo Mndawe 4/5
• Third – Simphiwe Mbuyane 4/5.
U/18 and U/20
• First – Allan Phiri 4,5/5
• Second – Adolph Nkosi 4/5 (Buchholz system)
• Third – Simphiwe Magdlela 4/5.
