Upcoming Tournaments
03 May
2025 Silver Lakes Open Chess Tournament
This is a Tshwane Chess affiliated School / Club Tournament for that counts towards a 60:60 (55:55 +5) tournament for the current year’s Etienne Lewis (Team Trials) invitation.
Venue: Silver Lakes Golf Estate Clubhouse
Date: May 3, 2025
Format: 5 Rounds Swiss : 55:55 Minutes + 5sec
Sections:
A Section
B Section
C Section
D Section
U12 Section
U10 Section
U8 Section
All sections rated by Chess SA.
Sections A to C will be rated by FIDE subject that there are more than 3 FIDE rated players in the section.
Host: Silver Lakes Chess Club
Entries close: May 1, 2025 8:00 PM
Payment Details:
- Account Holder: Silver Lakes Chess Club
- Bank: FNB
- Branch: 250655
- Account no: 62848077906
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14 Jun
2025 Elise Steenkamp Open Chess Tournament
This is an official Tshwane Chess Tournament that counts towards a 90:90 (60:60 +30) tournament for the current year’s Etienne Lewis (Team Trials) invitation.
Venue: Laerskool Swartkop, Viking Road, Valhalla, Centurion, 0137, South Africa
Date: June 14, 2025 – June 16, 2025
Pawn Section only plays on 14 June. Bishop and Knight Sections only play on 14 – 15 June
Format: King, Queen & Rook Sections: 7 Round Swiss – 90:90 +30 sec
Bishop, Knight & Pawn Sections: 5 Rounds Swiss – 90:90 +30 sec
Bishop, Knight & Pawn Sections: 5 Rounds Swiss – 90:90 +30 sec
Sections:
KING SECTION: Rating >= 1650
QUEEN SECTION: Rating 1400 – 1650
ROOK SECTION: Rating 0 – 1450
BISHOP SECTION: Born 2012 – 2015
KNIGHT SECTION: Born 2016 – 2017
PAWN SECTION: Born 2018 or later
All sections rated by Chess SA.
Sections A to C will be rated by FIDE subject that there are more than 3 FIDE rated players in the section.
Host: Tshwane Chess Region
Entries close: June 12, 2025 8:00 PM
Payment Details:
- Account Holder: Tshwane Chess Region
- Bank: ABSA
- Branch: 632005
- Account no: 408 695 3485
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