Chess in South Africa

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Chess Olympiads

See also: Chess Olympiad

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
1958 13th Chess Olympiad West Germany Munich, West Germany Heidenfeld, Dreyer, Kirby, Grivainis, Isaacson, Stern 27/36 [1]
1964 16th Chess Olympiad Israel Tel Aviv, Israel Dreyer, Kirby, Rubinsztein, Friedgood, Wolpert, Isaacson 44/50 [1]
1966 17th Chess Olympiad Cuba Havana, Cuba Dreyer, Kroon, Heyns, Hangelbroek, Price, Wilken 43/52 [1]
1968 18th Chess Olympiad Switzerland Lugano, Switzerland Friedgood, Kroon, Morschel, Griffiths, Hangelbroek 36/53 [1]
1970 19th Chess Olympiad West Germany Siegen, West Germany Friedgood, Price, Heyns, Griffiths, Dreyer, Bloch 43/60 [1]
1974 21st Chess Olympiad France Nice, France Friedgood, Kroon, Korostenski, de Villiers, Bloch DNF/63* [1]
1992 30th Chess Olympiad Philippines Manila, Philippines Solomons, de Villiers, D Gluckman, Kobese, Bouah, M Solomon 63/102 [2][1]
1994 31st Chess Olympiad Russia Moscow, Russia Solomons, Kobese, de Villiers, Bouah, M Solomon 58/124 [3][1]
1996 32nd Chess Olympiad Armenia Yerevan, Armenia D Gluckman, Michelakis, Kobese, Levitt, Kromhout, Pearson 63/114 [4][1]
1998 33rd Chess Olympiad Russia Elista, Russia Kobese, Rubery, K Solomon, de Villiers, Cawdery 80/110 [5]
2000 34th Chess Olympiad Turkey Istanbul, Turkey D Gluckman, K Solomon, van der Nat, Kromhout, M Solomon 68/129 [6]
2002 35th Chess Olympiad Slovenia Bled, Slovenia D Gluckman, K Solomon, J Gluckman, Levitt, Aranov, Kromhout 102/140 [7]
2004 36th Chess Olympiad Spain Calvià, Spain Michelakis, Kobese, K Solomon, D Gluckman, Solomons, J Gluckman 55/129 [8]
2006 37th Chess Olympiad Italy Turin, Italy Kobese, K Solomon, van der Nat, Cawdery, Ophoff, van den Heever 83/150 [9]
2008 38th Chess Olympiad Germany Dresden, Germany Kobese, K Solomon, Steel, Cawdery, Mabusela 58/154 [10]
2010 39th Chess Olympiad Russia Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia K Solomon, Kobese, Steel, Mabusela, van den Heever 74/149 [11]
2012 40th Chess Olympiad Turkey Istanbul, Turkey K Solomon, Kobese, Steel, Mabusela, Cawdery 62/157 [12]
2014 41st Chess Olympiad Norway Tromsø, Norway K Solomon, Steel, Kobese, van den Heever, D Gluckman 82/177 [13]
2016 42nd Chess Olympiad Azerbaijan Baku, Azerbaijan K Solomon, Cawdery, Kobese, van den Heever, Klaasen 97/180 [14]
2018 43rd Chess Olympiad Georgia (country) Batumi, Georgia Cawdery, Kobese, Klaasen, Mabusela, van den Heever 70/185 [15]
2022 44th Chess Olympiad India Chennai, India K Solomon, Cawdery, Barrish, Mhango, Kobese 55/188 [16]
  • - In 1974, FIDE expelled the team with three rounds to go due to the country's apartheid policies.

Women

Year Event Location Players Position Ref
1998 33rd Chess Olympiad Russia Elista, Russia Erwee, Minnaar, Frank, Laubscher 62/72 [17]
2000 34th Chess Olympiad Turkey Istanbul, Turkey Minnaar, Meyer, Frick, van der Merwe 71/86 [18]
2002 35th Chess Olympiad Slovenia Bled, Slovenia van der Merwe, Pretorius, Neethling, Bleazard 68/93 [19]
2004 36th Chess Olympiad Spain Calvià, Spain van der Merwe, Pretorius, Frick, Ellappen 68/87 [20]
2006 37th Chess Olympiad Italy Turin, Italy Frick, Ellappen, Moodliar, Laubscher 66/108 [21]
2008 38th Chess Olympiad Germany Dresden, Germany Solomons, Greeff, Ellappen, de Jager, Sischy 57/114 [22]
2010 39th Chess Olympiad Russia Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia Greeff, Solomons, Sischy, Ezeet, Mbalenhie 69/115 [23]
2012 40th Chess Olympiad Turkey Istanbul, Turkey Greeff, van der Merwe, Solomons, Frick, Tlale 65/127 [24]
2014 41st Chess Olympiad Norway Tromsø, Norway Frick, Solomons, Tlale, R van Niekerk, Fisher 72/136 [25]
2016 42nd Chess Olympiad Azerbaijan Baku, Azerbaijan Frick, Laubscher, February, Fisher, L van Niekerk 72/140 [26]
2018 43rd Chess Olympiad Georgia (country) Batumi, Georgia February, Bouah, Fisher, Selkirk, van Zyl 62/151 [27]
2022 44th Chess Olympiad India Chennai, India February, van Zyl, Badenhorst, Selkirk, Bouah 100/162 [28]

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.[29]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i "OlimpBase :: Men's Chess Olympiads :: Republic of South Africa, Team Record".
  2. ^ "30th Chess Olympiad: Manila 1992".
  3. ^ "31st Chess Olympiad: Moscow 1994".
  4. ^ "32nd Chess Olympiad: Yerevan 1996".
  5. ^ "33rd Chess Olympiad 1998 Open". chess-results.com. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
  6. ^ "34th Chess Olympiad 2000 Open". chess-results.com. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
  7. ^ "35th Chess Olympiad 2002 Open Men". chess-results.com. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
  8. ^ "36th Chess Olympiad 2004 Open Men"s section". chess-results.com. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
  9. ^ "37th Chess Olympiad 2006 Open". chess-results.com. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
  10. ^ "38th Olympiad Dresden 2008 Open". chess-results.com. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
  11. ^ "39th Olympiad Khanty-Mansiysk 2010 Open". chess-results.com. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
  12. ^ "40th Olympiad Istanbul 2012 Open". chess-results.com. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
  13. ^ "41st Olympiad Tromso 2014 Open". chess-results.com. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
  14. ^ "42nd Olympiad Baku 2016 Open". chess-results.com. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
  15. ^ "43rd Olympiad Batumi 2018 Open". chess-results.com. Retrieved 5 October 2018.
  16. ^ "44th Olympiad Batumi 2022 Open". chess-results.com. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
  17. ^ "33rd Chess Olympiad 1998 Women". chess-results.com. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
  18. ^ "34th Chess Olympiad 2000 Women". chess-results.com. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
  19. ^ "35th Chess Olympiad 2002 Women". chess-results.com. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
  20. ^ "36th Chess Olympiad 2004 Women". chess-results.com. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
  21. ^ "37th Chess Olympiad 2006 Women". chess-results.com. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
  22. ^ "38th Chess Olympiad 2008 Women". chess-results.com. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
  23. ^ "39th Chess Olympiad 2010 Women". chess-results.com. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
  24. ^ "40th Chess Olympiad Istanbul 2012 Women". chess-results.com. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
  25. ^ "41st Olympiad Tromso 2014 Women". chess-results.com. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
  26. ^ "42nd Olympiad Baku 2016 Women". chess-results.com. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
  27. ^ "43rd Olympiad Batumi 2018 Women". chess-results.com. Retrieved 5 October 2018.
  28. ^ "44th Olympiad Chennai 2018 Women". chess-results.com. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
  29. ^ Wilson, Paul (10 January 2024). "Cape Town Masters Chess Championship 2024 – South African Chess Hub". Retrieved 16 January 2024.
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