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The South African Chess Championship was first organised in 1892 by the Cape Town Chess Club. It is now organised by Chess South Africa (CHESSA), the governing body of chess in South Africa. The tournament is normally held every two years.
South Africa produced its first chess grandmaster in 2015 through Kenny Solomon. Kenny Solomon did not attain the required rating of 2500, but he earned the accolade by winning the African Chess Championship in December 2014.
Aug 21, 2021 · He is the first-ever South African to become a grandmaster in chess and only the second-ever African from the sub-Sahara to claim this title. GM Kenny acquired the title by winning the African Chess Championship in December 2014 under the dominant reign of the Egyptians.
Sep 11, 2012 · His anointment with the title came at the weekend after he and four other South Africans had been competing at the 2012 World Chess Olympiad in Istanbul for the previous two weeks. In order for Kenny to have become a grandmaster, he needed to consistently achieve a certain “rating”.
Apr 3, 2020 · In 1991 Cape Town chess club led the progressive elements of the establishment SA chess federation when in August 1991 it agreed to play a match against a combined Bellville South- UWC chess team in Bellville South. That match was the forerunner of unity in South Africa.
The South African Chess Championship was first organised in 1892 by the Cape Town Chess Club. It is now organised by Chess South Africa (CHESSA), the governing body of chess in South Africa. The tournament is normally held every two years.
Mar 15, 2024 · A pivotal moment in this journey was the emergence of South Africa's first chess Grandmaster (GM). This achievement is not just a personal triumph but a national milestone, signaling South Africa's potential on the global chess stage.
