South Africa
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Steel, Kobese win S. Africa Closed
International Masters Henry Steel and Watu Kobese both tied for joint 1st at the 2011 South African Closed scoring 9/11! Henry was declared the national champion by virtue of his superior tiebreak beating Kobese in their head-to-head encounter. Below are selected games from the Closed section. Jacques Meintjies won the…
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Justus Williams is K8 co-champ!
Dewain Barber with co-champs Michael Brown & Justus Williams. Photo by Melinda Matthews. Justus Williams shared joint 1st with Michael Brown at the K-8 Championship during the U.S. Open in Orlando. Justus finished on a sparkling 5.5/6 to push his USCF rating to 2265. He beat Cadet champion Arthur Shen…
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Kasparov in Africa
Kasparov’s “African Dream” by Jackie Ngubeni Garry Kasparov, the world undisputed greatest chess player of all time, visited South Africa to deliver the key-note address for the IBM business convention. I caught-up with him at famed Soccer-City, ground-zero of the 2010 FIFA World-Cup spectacular, just at the outskirt of Soweto.…
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South Africa hosts the Commonwealth
Graham Jurgensen has written a report on ChessBase about the ongoing Commonwealth Championship taking place in Ekurhuleni, South Africa. The tournament began June 25th and has drawn over 700 participants including top-seed GM Nigel Short and a strong Indian contingent. There are fifteen countries represented at the event with 309…
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Bassem Amin tours South Africa!
Jackie Ngubeni with GM Bassem Amin. Photo courtesy of Jackie Ngubeni. Egypt is sometimes known as The “Valley of the Kings” with a very rich history. Anyone who has traveled to the North African country will marvel at the ancient civilization and the magic of the Nile River. The nation…
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Times’ S. African Diary, Pt. 1
Good Times in South Africa!! Jerald Times with some of the members of his Guguletu team. Photo courtesy of Jerald Times. Jerald Times has seen a lot in his chess career, but perhaps nothing could be more fulfilling than his current post in South Africa. Times was ask to join…
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Jerald Times in S. Africa!
NM Jerald TimesPhoto by Daaim Shabazz. Jerald Times is known as a successful coach and winner of six national championships with Mott Hall Dark Knights and was an chess instructor at the Harlem Educational Activity Fund (HEAF). While the HEAF program was eliminated due to budget cuts, Times began working…
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President Zuma at Chess Tournament
South African President Jacob Zuma battles 12-year old Sfiso Mashazi at the Nkandla Chess Tournament. He spent a few days in Nkandla promoting the initiative. How many Heads-of-State have attended a chess tournament? In recent memory we remember the Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan at the 2008 Chess Olympiad cheering his…
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“Moves for Life” launched in S. Africa
President Jacob Zuma makes ceremonial move to launch initiative. Photo by Supreme Chess Trust. In a sign of good things to come, the Supreme Chess Trust launched “Moves for Life” program on October 24th at a gala event. President Jacob Zuma, a self-described chess player, gave the keynote address. Other…
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