Category: Chess Tournaments

On Saturday the 10th of December, the Hermanus Chess Club hosted their second annual Handicap tournament at the Hermanus Sports Club. All players were welcome and the tournament was divided into a Junior and Open section. There were some awesome cash prizes and hampers up for grabs so the competition was tough. The amount of…

The South African Open Chess Championship was recently held at Fairbairn College in Goodwood, Cape Town. The event took place from the 9th to the 17th of July, with 11 rounds in the Championship and B section, and 6 rounds in the U/20, U/16 and U/12 section. There was also a blitz event, which took…

On the 14th of May 2022, the Overberg Chess Federation hosted their second rapid event for 2022. The tournament took place at Curro Hermanus, and was well attended with more than 120 players coming from as far as Cape Town. Tournament consisted of an U/8, U/10, U/14, U/16 and Open section. Format 6 Round Rapid…

On the 9th of April 2022, the Overberg Chess Federation held their first rapid tournament for 2022. 88 players from all over the Overberg took part, including some of our very own from the Hermanus Chess Club. This was the first federation tournament that has been hosted this year, excluding the school trials. Tournament format…

Connor Opperman (age 11) recently received his Chess SA colours and was selected to represent South Africa at the 2021 African Schools Individual Chess Championship which was held in Nairobi, Kenya. The tournament took place over the course of a week (13th – 19th of December) with players playing two games per day, along with…

On the 11th of December 2021, the Hermanus Chess Club hosted it’s very first Handicap Rapid tournament at the Hermanus Sports Club. There was a total of 36 players from all over the Overberg, including players from Villiersdorp, Kleinmond and Zwelihle. Players were divded into four sections (Beginners, U/12, U/18 and Open), and were awarded…

On the 23rd of October 2021, the Western Cape Schools Individual chess tournament took place at Swartberg Secondary school in Caledon. More than 150 players from across the Western Cape (Eden, Overberg, Cape Winelands, Metro and West Coast) competed to get their Western Cape colours and be chosen for the Western Cape team that will…

On the 15th of October 2021, the Western Cape Club Championships took place at the Wilderness Hotel in Eden over the course of three days. The tournament consisted of an A, B and C section with various clubs from all over the Western Cape competing in this prestigeous event. The Hermanus Chess Club was represented…

On the 28th of August, Curro held it’s annual Curro Cup, where learners from across the country compete against one another in their respective age groups. The event was held on lichess and was divided into a primary school and high school section. We are proud to announce that three of our club members: Connor Opperman, Francois…