Chess in South Africa
The following lists competitions for Chess in South Africa.
Chess Olympiads
South Africa first participated in the 1958 Olympiad in Munich. The team stopped participating in international chess in 1974 due to the sports boycott as a result of the country's apartheid policies, returning to play at the 1992 Olympiad after the end of apartheid.
Open
Year | Event | Location | Players | Position | Ref |
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1958 | 13th Chess Olympiad | Munich, West Germany | Heidenfeld, Dreyer, Kirby, Grivainis, Isaacson, Stern | 27/36 | [1] |
1964 | 16th Chess Olympiad | Tel Aviv, Israel | Dreyer, Kirby, Rubinsztein, Friedgood, Wolpert, Isaacson | 44/50 | [1] |
1966 | 17th Chess Olympiad | Havana, Cuba | Dreyer, Kroon, Heyns, Hangelbroek, Price, Wilken | 43/52 | [1] |
1968 | 18th Chess Olympiad | Lugano, Switzerland | Friedgood, Kroon, Morschel, Griffiths, Hangelbroek | 36/53 | [1] |
1970 | 19th Chess Olympiad | Siegen, West Germany | Friedgood, Price, Heyns, Griffiths, Dreyer, Bloch | 43/60 | [1] |
1974 | 21st Chess Olympiad | Nice, France | Friedgood, Kroon, Korostenski, de Villiers, Bloch | DNF/63* | [1] |
1992 | 30th Chess Olympiad | Manila, Philippines | Solomons, de Villiers, D Gluckman, Kobese, Bouah, M Solomon | 63/102 | [2][1] |
1994 | 31st Chess Olympiad | Moscow, Russia | Solomons, Kobese, de Villiers, Bouah, M Solomon | 58/124 | [3][1] |
1996 | 32nd Chess Olympiad | Yerevan, Armenia | D Gluckman, Michelakis, Kobese, Levitt, Kromhout, Pearson | 63/114 | [4][1] |
1998 | 33rd Chess Olympiad | Elista, Russia | Kobese, Rubery, K Solomon, de Villiers, Cawdery | 80/110 | [5] |
2000 | 34th Chess Olympiad | Istanbul, Turkey | D Gluckman, K Solomon, van der Nat, Kromhout, M Solomon | 68/129 | [6] |
2002 | 35th Chess Olympiad | Bled, Slovenia | D Gluckman, K Solomon, J Gluckman, Levitt, Aranov, Kromhout | 102/140 | [7] |
2004 | 36th Chess Olympiad | Calvià, Spain | Michelakis, Kobese, K Solomon, D Gluckman, Solomons, J Gluckman | 55/129 | [8] |
2006 | 37th Chess Olympiad | Turin, Italy | Kobese, K Solomon, van der Nat, Cawdery, Ophoff, van den Heever | 83/150 | [9] |
2008 | 38th Chess Olympiad | Dresden, Germany | Kobese, K Solomon, Steel, Cawdery, Mabusela | 58/154 | [10] |
2010 | 39th Chess Olympiad | Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia | K Solomon, Kobese, Steel, Mabusela, van den Heever | 74/149 | [11] |
2012 | 40th Chess Olympiad | Istanbul, Turkey | K Solomon, Kobese, Steel, Mabusela, Cawdery | 62/157 | [12] |
2014 | 41st Chess Olympiad | Tromsø, Norway | K Solomon, Steel, Kobese, van den Heever, D Gluckman | 82/177 | [13] |
2016 | 42nd Chess Olympiad | Baku, Azerbaijan | K Solomon, Cawdery, Kobese, van den Heever, Klaasen | 97/180 | [14] |
2018 | 43rd Chess Olympiad | Batumi, Georgia | Cawdery, Kobese, Klaasen, Mabusela, van den Heever | 70/185 | [15] |
2022 | 44th Chess Olympiad | Chennai, India | K Solomon, Cawdery, Barrish, Mhango, Kobese | 55/188 | [16] |
2024 | 45th Chess Olympiad | Budapest, Hungary | Barrish, Karsten, Levitan, Mhango, Cawdery | TBC/196 | [17] |
Women
Major tournaments
Major tournaments hosted in South Africa include the South African Chess Championship and the South African Open.
In 2023, the first Cape Town Chess Masters was held.[31]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "OlimpBase :: Men's Chess Olympiads :: Republic of South Africa, Team Record".
- ^ "30th Chess Olympiad: Manila 1992".
- ^ "31st Chess Olympiad: Moscow 1994".
- ^ "32nd Chess Olympiad: Yerevan 1996".
- ^ "33rd Chess Olympiad 1998 Open". chess-results.com. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
- ^ "34th Chess Olympiad 2000 Open". chess-results.com. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
- ^ "35th Chess Olympiad 2002 Open Men". chess-results.com. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
- ^ "36th Chess Olympiad 2004 Open Men"s section". chess-results.com. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
- ^ "37th Chess Olympiad 2006 Open". chess-results.com. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
- ^ "38th Olympiad Dresden 2008 Open". chess-results.com. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
- ^ "39th Olympiad Khanty-Mansiysk 2010 Open". chess-results.com. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
- ^ "40th Olympiad Istanbul 2012 Open". chess-results.com. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
- ^ "41st Olympiad Tromso 2014 Open". chess-results.com. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
- ^ "42nd Olympiad Baku 2016 Open". chess-results.com. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
- ^ "43rd Olympiad Batumi 2018 Open". chess-results.com. Retrieved 5 October 2018.
- ^ "44th Olympiad Batumi 2022 Open". chess-results.com. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
- ^ "45th Chess Olympiad Budapest 2024 Open". chess-results.com. Retrieved 12 September 2024.
- ^ "33rd Chess Olympiad 1998 Women". chess-results.com. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
- ^ "34th Chess Olympiad 2000 Women". chess-results.com. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
- ^ "35th Chess Olympiad 2002 Women". chess-results.com. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
- ^ "36th Chess Olympiad 2004 Women". chess-results.com. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
- ^ "37th Chess Olympiad 2006 Women". chess-results.com. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
- ^ "38th Chess Olympiad 2008 Women". chess-results.com. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
- ^ "39th Chess Olympiad 2010 Women". chess-results.com. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
- ^ "40th Chess Olympiad Istanbul 2012 Women". chess-results.com. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
- ^ "41st Olympiad Tromso 2014 Women". chess-results.com. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
- ^ "42nd Olympiad Baku 2016 Women". chess-results.com. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
- ^ "43rd Olympiad Batumi 2018 Women". chess-results.com. Retrieved 5 October 2018.
- ^ "44th Olympiad Chennai 2018 Women". chess-results.com. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
- ^ "45th Chess Olympiad Budapest 2024 Women". chess-results.com. Retrieved 12 September 2024.
- ^ Wilson, Paul (10 January 2024). "Cape Town Masters Chess Championship 2024 – South African Chess Hub". Retrieved 16 January 2024.