Chess South Africa - ONLINE Official Rating
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Big Prized Events
Big Prized Events - Smash and Grab In 2020 I came to the conclusion that prized events are the same as driving with cash displayed on your front seat. You can be as philosophical as you want to, but someone will at some stage break the window an...
Chess SA Rating system - Explanation (Third Article and last)
Chess SA Rating system can be a very complicated system and difficult to break down. In this Blog 3 will go into a little more depth. First Article: Getting started on your Chess SA profile Second Blog: Little more depth Third Blog: Tying up th...
Chess SA Rating system - Explanation (Second Article)
Chess SA Rating system can be a very complicated system and difficult to break down. In this Blog 2 will go into a little more depth. First Article: Getting started on your Chess SA profile Second Blog: Little more depth Third Blog: Tying up th...
Chess SA Rating system - Explanation (First Article)
Chess SA Rating system can be a very complicated system and difficult to break down. In this Blog I will attempt to break it down into portions to better understand you Profile on the Chess SA Rating System. First Article: Getting started on your...
Ratings - Chess.com VS Chess South Africa Rating System
Often the question is asked how to convert your online rating to your actual ratings. I have found some answers and will show you how you can make your online rating be a measure of your over the board strength. The questions will be: ...
ChessKid - For Parents and Coaches
Attention all parents (or anyone over the age of 18) and coaches. In 2020 I will go on a big drive to get ChessKid a significant footprint on the African continent. For this to work we need all the parents and coaches to buy into this venture. ...
Artur Yusupov - Boost your chess 1 - Self Challenge
I have finished Build 1 in November 2019 - Took me 1 month to complete. i am now moving over to Boost 1 and hoping to complete this in December 2019. i am starting to belief that chess study is crucial for development of your game. I am not sure...
Team South Africa - ChessKids - FREE sign up form
What's the difference between ChessKid.com & Chess.com? If you're a kid, ChessKid.com is absolutely the place you should be playing! ChessKid.com is specifically designed to be a safe and fun place for kids. The website is kid-friendly and e...
Artur Yusupov - Build up your chess 1 - Self Challenge
I am receiving this book next week. I will challenge myself to finish the book before end of November. I currently have a chessa rating around 1300, but have played around 1500 at some stage. I am hoping to built my chess up to the best level pos...
Over The Board - Tie Breaks 101
Ever wondered what all the Tie Breaks mean? What is Buchholz, Sonneborn-Berger, Koya, etc? Not to talk of Cut 1 , Cut 2, Median.... Here follow a quick explanation: Buchholz: You look at the points the opponents of the player scored and add al...
Nations Dominating the Chess World - Match Leaders 2019
There are 70 nations in the top 150 match playing teams on chess.com! Which countries are organised and active in Daily Matches and racking up points regularly? Have a look at the list for the countries who have made the top 150 leaderboard for d...
Why join a Chess Club Online?
Chess.com Clubs and Teams allow members to form separate clubs around interests, hobbies, nationalities, friendships, etc. All clubs get their own forums, news, events, and photos. .. How do I join a Group/Team? To see the avail...
Team Africa - Crowdfund This!
We live in a time and age where with a SMALL contribution we can achieve something GREAT. Here is an opportunity to make a difference and help make our Strong Team of over a 1000 members even more competitive! Member Sponsored - SMALL Donations ...
Team Africa - Growing stronger
Team Africa is growing fast and we have almost 1500 members. South Africa is the country with the most premier memberships (397), followed by Egypt (119), then Nigeria (116). The paid membership then decline for various reasons (such as ways to ...
Final Day 9: Africa Individual Chess Championship, Tunisia
It was indeed a championship like none other on the continent, with the battle turning on its head at various points of the championship and a huge congratulations to GM Adly Ahmed who picks up the final round victory to confirm himself the best p...
Day 8: Africa Individual Chess Championship, Tunisia
On a day that stole the unbeaten records from the only two (2) players left without a loss at the #AICC2019 event, and where the whole of the Zambian team was only afforded a draw, the grip on the top spot tightened and ensured that an Egyptian wo...
Day 7: Africa Individual Chess Championship, Tunisia
I have been following Africa Individual Chess Championships for a little while, and I can boldly say that this is the most interesting one ever! As at the end of round 7, it is still quite unclear as to who would go ahead to win it, and not becaus...
Day 6: Africa Individual Chess Championship, Tunisia
The 6th day of the Africa Individual Chess Championship saw the top dogs showing class by separating themselves from the rest of the pack with very impressive victories over their respective opponents. With all fighting for first position, we must...
Day 5: Africa Individual Chess Championship, Tunisia
The Doc is back! That is the heading for today’s news, seeing the destructive way with which GM Amin Bassem took out his deputy, GM Adly Ahmed! The rook sacrifice for two (2) pawns and a bishop after initially going a pawn and rook for two (2) kni...
Day 4: Africa Individual Chess Championship, Tunisia
Day 4 of the Africa Individual Chess Championship was so intense and awesome to follow, filled with a lot of emotions and drive but for the players, it was a huge battle for glory and not falling behind. GM Adly Ahmed overcomes on board 1 Board...
Day 3: Africa Individual Chess Championship, Tunisia
Day 3 of the Africa Individual Chess Championship in Tunisia brought about some of the biggest upset in African chess. It was expected that the match on board 1 was going to be a cracker, but the good doctor losing was never really on the cards, a...
Day 2: Africa Individual Chess Championship, Tunisia
Day 2: Africa Individual Chess Championship, Tunisia The second round of the Africa Individual Chess Championship was literally a Nigerian affair, as no Nigerian open player lost a game on the day and it is definitely a big boost for the push tow...
Team Africa Growing - Help needed
Team Africa is growing rapidly. Team Africa members - for various reasons struggle to obtain memberships, and that is where WE NEED YOUR HELP. We reached 1350 members in June 2019. We are an active team and we are also steadily moving up the la...
To Super Admin - To Admin - To Member - That is the question!
How often have you asked teams to be an Admin - How many times were you asked to be an Admin of one of the teams you are a Super Admin for? Does anyone really know the difference between Super Admin VS Admin VS Member. I will aim to give some cla...
