Tapiwa Chakwavaira playing against Mango Banele, Fide Master player and member of the SA Olympian chess team.
Local chess players made their move at the KK Curro Tournament in Klerksdorp on February 7. Armand Vlok, Urban Swart, and Danny Botes were part of the 51 players entered for the C-division. Armand was the winner of the division, winning all five of his games, while Danny and Urban won four and three out of five games, respectively.
Danny Botes and Urban Swart. at the KK Curro Tournament.
In the B-divison, Willem Erasmus managed to win three of the five games played.
Danny Botes, Tapiwa Chakwavaira, Armand Vlok and Willem Erasmus at the KK Curro Tournament in Klerksdorp.
In the A-division, Tapiwa Chakwavaira ended up winning four of his five games. He lost in the final round against Mango Banele.
Tapiwa Chakwavaira playing against Mango Banele, Fide Master player and member of the SA Olympian chess team.
A total of 190 players were entered for the tournament.
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Liezl Scheepers is editor of the Parys Gazette, a local community newspaper distributed in the towns of Parys, Vredefort and Viljoenskroon. As an experienced community journalist in all fields for the past 30 years, she has a passion for her community, and has been actively involved in several community outreach projects as part of Parys Gazette's team.
