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MOSS KOLNIK MEMORIAL SWISS 2012:
The Moss Kolnik Memorial started on the 12th January. This tournament will give players
the option of receiving a half-point bye for any round when they are unable to attend the
club evening (this will only apply up to the end of round 5). The half-point bye will only be
given to players who apologise in advance for being absent for a round. For more information see
USCF guide to byes.
Here are the results after round 4 and the
draft pairings for round 5.
3rd "JZ CHAMPIONSHIP" December 2011:
Several of our members made the trip to Nkandla on the 20th December for the annual presidential
chess tournament. Perhaps it was fitting that our club president, Desmond Rooplal, tied first on a score
of 5/5 and was awarded the trophy on tie-break.
Desmond receives the trophy from President Jacob Zuma
JUNIOR INTERNATIONALS November/December 2011:
Results are now in from international junior events held in Brazil and in Zambia. Kriti Lalla scored
5/9 at the World Youth (under 10 girls) held in Brazil, finishing in 23rd place. She then finished 1st
with 8½/9 at the African Youth (under 10 girls) held in Lusaka. Seshni Govindasamy took part in
the under 18 girls events, scoring 2½/9 in Brazil (66th) and then tied for 2nd place with 6½/9
in Lusaka. Congratulations to Kriti and to Seshni on their achievements!
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 24th November 2011:
The club's annual general meeting took place at St Cyprians church on Thursday
24th November and was followed by a braai.
Here is the list of prize winners.
At the AGM Desmond Rooplal was elected as the Chairman/President, Keith Rust
as the Captain of Play, Jonathan Bentham as the Secretary, and Bongani Mgaga
as the Treasurer. Other committee members elected were Peter Dankelman,
Paul Curry, Bruce Medway, Hemant Nowbath, Jason Subke and Denver White.
Peter Dankelmann was thanked for his long service to the club in the position
of Chairman. Here is a table of
club presidents from 1952 onwards.
DURBAN AND KWA-ZULU NATAL CHAMPIONS:
A full list of Durban Champions and
Kwa-Zulu Natal Champions is included here.
These pages highlight the achievements of some of those players, as
well as paying tribute to a number of players I have met over the board
in Durban. Detailed cross tables are available from 1953 for the Durban
championship, and for most years for the Kwa-Zulu Natal championship.
DOWNLOADS:
This page includes the games from the 1969, 1971 and 1972 Natal Opens,
as well as games from the 1978, 1993, 1995 and 1996 South African Opens
held in Durban - some 3,300 games in total. A special collection is all of the
games (over 1,200) published in the Durban Chess Club Bulletin from
1973 to 1996. You can also download the
FIDE laws of chess that became effective from 1 July 2009.
LATEST DOWNLOAD: all 224 games played in section A of 2011 Inter-Union.
Last updated: 3rd February 2012
(results and pairings for Moss Kolnik memorial;
pages on Miller, Gray, Rogerson, Van Asperen and Powter;
updates on Chard, Archer and Mgaga; page on presidents from 1952;
photo from JZ tournament; international junior events;
published calendar for 2012; details of club committee for 2012;
list of prize winners at AGM; moved 2011 news stories to archive).
For earlier news stories refer to my Latest News page,
or to my News from 2011 page.
