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“INSANITY – Doing the same thing over and over again
and expecting different results”

by Albert Einstein

Special Announcement

Mr. Shanks Naidoo has been elected as the new President/Chairperson for Gauteng West Chess Association at a Special General Meeting which was held at 11h00 on 12th May, 2012 at Maragon Private School, Cnr. Peter and Van Dalen Roads, Ruimsig.

Gauteng West would like to congratulate him on his appointment and would also like to thank the outgoing President/Chairperson, Mike Pon for his contribution made to Gauteng West over the past few years.

********* UPCOMING EVENTS **********

MAY – JUNE 2012

MONNAS OPEN 2012 hosted by CW

Prize Fund : R30,500

Venue : Monument High School, cnr 2nd & Blommestein Streets, Krugersdorp

Date : 18th – 20th May, 2012 ( Sections A); 18th-19th May (B & C Sections); 19th May (Development Section)

Online Entry : Click Here Entry Form : Monnas Ope 2012 entry form

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GAUTENG WEST OPEN 2012

Prize Fund : + R9,000

Venue : Ferndale High School, 53 Milner Road, Ferndale

Date : 1st-3rd June, 2012 (A Section); 1st-2nd June, 2012 (B & C Sections)

Online Entry : to follow Entry Form : to follow

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25th – 26th May, 2012 : Winter Series (1) Hosted by Chess Excellence, Venue : Crawford College, Lonehill Boulevard, Lonehill, Online Entry: Click Here

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2012 GW/NWR Calender of Events (Revised 23-04-2012) is now available for download

Download : GWChess 2012 Calender

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Congratulations to our players who have been selected to represent South Africa at the various international youth and junior chess championship events. See List

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SA Junior Close Chess Championships 2012 (SAJCCC2012)

Congratulations to our players who participated in the SAJCCC2012 and well done to our players :

U8 Girls / Micaela Staal – 1st Place

U12 Girls / Aleida de Bruyn – 3rd Place

U12 Boys / Cornelis van der Lingen – 1st Place

U16 Boys -/ Matt Pon -1st Place

U16 Boys / Roberto de Abreu – 2nd Place

U18 Boys / Francois Oberholzer – 3rd Place

U20 Boys / Craig Bornheim – 2nd Place

Final standings of GW Players – click here

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GW Players do well at the AG Visser Tournament in Heidelberg – Hosted by Sedibeng. Read more : Artikel ( ART ) – Heidelberg – AG Visser – Skaak – 24 Maart 2012 – Ver 03

GW player, Tameez Latib playing against GM Gary Kasparov at the Johannesburg Simul event :

GW Players in the LOCAL PRESS : Click here

WIESENHOF RUIMSIG FUN JUNIOR CHESS TOURNAMENT

January 2012 -Farm City, Ruimsig

GW and NWR would like to thank Gary and Gill Marsh of Wiesenhof @ Farm City, Ruimsig for sponsoring this fun event for the the junior chess players under the age of 12 years old. The kids had a great deal of fun and enjoyed the afternoon.

RH Photo – L/R : Michael Bornheim, Gary Marsh, Shanks Naidoo

LH Photo – Gary & Gill Marsh with (L/R) Duan Denner (2nd), Noa Gardiner (1st), Ariel Sischy (5th), Kiam Ramsamy (3rd) & Ruan vd Spoel (4th)

Scenes from Wiesenhof Ruimsig Fun Tournament

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AFRICAN YOUTH CHESS CHAMPIONSHIPS 2011 (AYCC2011)

DECEMBER 2011 – LUSAKA, ZAMBIA

Congratulations to the SA Team who took 20 medals – 8 x gold, 4 x silver and 8 x bronze

Performance of GW players at AYCC2011:

Noa Gardiner – U8 Girls : Gold

Micaela Staal – U8 Girls : Bronze

Jacques Malan – U8 Boys : Gold

Matt Pon – U16 Boys : Gold

Sachin Magu – U16 Boys : tied 6th, but finished 8th overall

Craig Bornheim – U18 Boys : Silver

Front Row L-R : Micaela Staal, Noa Gardiner, Jacques Malan

Middle Row L-R : sachin Magu, Cristina Crismann (AYCC2011 Manager)

Back Row L-R : Matt Pon, Craig Bornheim

Our AYCC2011 Champions

From L-R : Noa Gardiner, Jacques Malan, Matt Pon

Scenes from AYCC2011

WELL DONE and CONGRATULATIONS !!!!!!!!!!!

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SOUTH AFRICAN JUNIOR CHESS CHAMPIONSHIPS 2011 (SAJCC2011) December 2011 – PORT ELIZABETH

Congratulations to our players who participated in the SAJCC2011 and well done to our teams :

U12 A – Gold

U18 A – Gold

U12 B – Bronze

U 14 A – Bronze

U 20 A – Bronze

U 20B – Bronze

INDIVIDUAL SECTION

U12 Girls / Gold – Aleida de Bruyn

U12 Boys / Gold – Cornelis van der Lingen

U18 Girls / Gold – Lillian Chen

U18 Boys / Gold – Francois Oberholzer

U14 Girls / Silver – Inge Marx

U20 Boys / Silver – Heinco du Plessis

U8 Boys / Bronze – Yashil Modi

U14 Boys / Bronze – Tameez Latib

U16 Boys / Bronze – Roberto de Abreu

Our National Champions for 2011

From L-R : Aleida de Bruyn, Nelis van der Lingen, Lillian Chen, Francois Oberholzer

Scenes from SAJCC2011

WELL DONE and CONGRATULATIONS !!!!!!!

WORLD YOUTH CHESS CHAMPIONSHIPS 2011 (WYCC2011)

November, 2011 – Caldas Novas, Brazil

The GW players and their accompanying parents who attended the WYCC2011 event.

1st Photo – Front Row L-R : Inge Marx, Aleida de Bruyn, Noa Gardiner; Middle Row L-R : Andrew Whittet, Craig Bornheim, Allesandro Crismann, Matt Pon; Back Row : Mike Pon (Team Manager)

2nd Photo – Front Row L-R : Inge Marx, Aleida de Bruyn, Noa Gardiner; Middle Row L-R : Mike Pon, Andrew Whittet, Craig Bornheim, Allesandro Crismann, Matt Pon, Anton de Bruyn; Back Row L-R : Monica Pon, Susan Marx, Cristina Crismann, Liesl de Bruyn, Chantal Gardiner, Michael Bornheim

Scenes from WYCC2011

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WORLD YOUTH U16 OLYMPIAD (WYOU16)

October2011 – Kocaeli, Turkey

GW would like congratulate the SA Team A for their well-earned 6th placed in this event which was finally won by Team Russia.

The GW players who participated in the event :

From L-R : Francois Oberholzer, Roberto de Abreu, Matt Pon, Mike Pon (ATM Commission)

Scenes from WYU16 Olympiad

You can visit the official website to see all the final standings.

http://wyco2011.tsf.org.tr/

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Well Done to our junior players who participated at the Botswana International Open 2011 held from 29th September – 2nd October, 2011 in Gaborone. More

The Chess Drum » Blog Archive » Jere wins Botswana Open

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Well Done to our junior players who participated at the Inter-Union Chess Championships in Durban. More

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ACCOUNTANCY@UJ In the news – read more

Do You Require Private Coaching ? List of available coaches :

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