Many a king was tipped over at Curro Nelspruit on Saturday, May 10.

The TRAC Curro Nelspruit Chess Tournament brought together the best chess players in Ehlanzeni.

Chess players of Uplands, Wisdom Academy, Rob Ferreira, Hoërskool Nelspruit, Inqubeko Secondary School, Edgeview Hills, White River Primary, Penryn, Bergland, Treeside Mbombela, Laerskool Lydenburg, Homeschool, Mbombela Chess Club, St Peter’s and The Coach Chess Academy joined to create a rainbow splash of chess minds.

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U10
• 1st: Nkanyezi Nkambule (Curro Nelspruit)
• 2nd: Reon Stephen (White River Primary)
• 3rd: Keyomatla Kgopa (Penryn)
• Youngest player: Smilo Bhila (The Coach Chess Academy)
• Best girl player: Hope Rathaga (Curro Nelspruit).
U12
• 1st: Anish Raju (White River Primary)
• 2nd: Vaiga Vilavathu (White River Priary)
• 3rd: PJ Kum (White River Primary).
U14
• 1st: Jeron Stephen (White River Primary)
• 2nd: Tyrece Tebane (Laerskool Lydenburg)
• 3rd: Adriaan van Dyk (Curro Nelspruit).
U16
• 1st: Gift Glass (Rob Ferreira)
• 2nd: Vhulenda Mudimeli (Uplands)
• 3rd: Tshidiso Khoza (Mbombela Chess Club).
U20
• 1st: Ian Mcdonald (Hoërskool Nelspruit)
• 2nd: Andile Coka (Inqubeko Secondary School)
• 3rd: Daniel Waring (Uplands).