Chess in South Africa

The following lists competitions for Chess in South Africa.

## Chess Olympiads

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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

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1958 | 13th Chess Olympiad |  Munich, West Germany | Heidenfeld, Dreyer, Kirby, Grivainis, Isaacson, Stern | 27/36 | [1]
1964 | 16th Chess Olympiad |  Tel Aviv, Israel | Dreyer, Kirby, Rubinsztein, Friedgood, Wolpert, Isaacson | 44/50 | [1]
1966 | 17th Chess Olympiad |  Havana, Cuba | Dreyer, Kroon, Heyns, Hangelbroek, Price, Wilken | 43/52 | [1]
1968 | 18th Chess Olympiad |  Lugano, Switzerland | Friedgood, Kroon, Morschel, Griffiths, Hangelbroek | 36/53 | [1]
1970 | 19th Chess Olympiad |  Siegen, West Germany | Friedgood, Price, Heyns, Griffiths, Dreyer, Bloch | 43/60 | [1]
1974 | 21st Chess Olympiad |  Nice, France | Friedgood, Kroon, Korostenski, de Villiers, Bloch | DNF/63* | [1]
1992 | 30th Chess Olympiad |  Manila, Philippines | Solomons, de Villiers, D Gluckman, Kobese, Bouah, M Solomon | 63/102 | [2][1]
1994 | 31st Chess Olympiad |  Moscow, Russia | Solomons, Kobese, de Villiers, Bouah, M Solomon | 58/124 | [3][1]
1996 | 32nd Chess Olympiad |  Yerevan, Armenia | D Gluckman, Michelakis, Kobese, Levitt, Kromhout, Pearson | 63/114 | [4][1]
1998 | 33rd Chess Olympiad |  Elista, Russia | Kobese, Rubery, K Solomon, de Villiers, Cawdery | 80/110 | [5]
2000 | 34th Chess Olympiad |  Istanbul, Turkey | D Gluckman, K Solomon, van der Nat, Kromhout, M Solomon | 68/129 | [6]
2002 | 35th Chess Olympiad |  Bled, Slovenia | D Gluckman, K Solomon, J Gluckman, Levitt, Aranov, Kromhout | 102/140 | [7]
2004 | 36th Chess Olympiad |  Calvià, Spain | Michelakis, Kobese, K Solomon, D Gluckman, Solomons, J Gluckman | 55/129 | [8]
2006 | 37th Chess Olympiad |  Turin, Italy | Kobese, K Solomon, van der Nat, Cawdery, Ophoff, van den Heever | 83/150 | [9]
2008 | 38th Chess Olympiad |  Dresden, Germany | Kobese, K Solomon, Steel, Cawdery, Mabusela | 58/154 | [10]
2010 | 39th Chess Olympiad |  Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia | K Solomon, Kobese, Steel, Mabusela, van den Heever | 74/149 | [11]
2012 | 40th Chess Olympiad |  Istanbul, Turkey | K Solomon, Kobese, Steel, Mabusela, Cawdery | 62/157 | [12]
2014 | 41st Chess Olympiad |  Tromsø, Norway | K Solomon, Steel, Kobese, van den Heever, D Gluckman | 82/177 | [13]
2016 | 42nd Chess Olympiad |  Baku, Azerbaijan | K Solomon, Cawdery, Kobese, van den Heever, Klaasen | 97/180 | [14]
2018 | 43rd Chess Olympiad |  Batumi, Georgia | Cawdery, Kobese, Klaasen, Mabusela, van den Heever | 70/185 | [15]
2022 | 44th Chess Olympiad |  Chennai, India | K Solomon, Cawdery, Barrish, Mhango, Kobese | 55/188 | [16]
2024 | 45th Chess Olympiad |  Budapest, Hungary | Barrish, Karsten, Levitan, Mhango, Cawdery | 67/196 | [17]

* \- In 1974, FIDE expelled the team with three rounds to go due to the country's apartheid policies.

### Women

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1998 | 33rd Chess Olympiad |  Elista, Russia | Erwee, Minnaar, Frank, Laubscher | 62/72 | [18]
2000 | 34th Chess Olympiad |  Istanbul, Turkey | Minnaar, Meyer, Frick, van der Merwe | 71/86 | [19]
2002 | 35th Chess Olympiad |  Bled, Slovenia | van der Merwe, Pretorius, Neethling, Bleazard | 68/93 | [20]
2004 | 36th Chess Olympiad |  Calvià, Spain | van der Merwe, Pretorius, Frick, Ellappen | 68/87 | [21]
2006 | 37th Chess Olympiad |  Turin, Italy | Frick, Ellappen, Moodliar, Laubscher | 66/108 | [22]
2008 | 38th Chess Olympiad |  Dresden, Germany | Solomons, Greeff, Ellappen, de Jager, Sischy | 57/114 | [23]
2010 | 39th Chess Olympiad |  Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia | Greeff, Solomons, Sischy, Ezeet, Mbalenhie | 69/115 | [24]
2012 | 40th Chess Olympiad |  Istanbul, Turkey | Greeff, van der Merwe, Solomons, Frick, Tlale | 65/127 | [25]
2014 | 41st Chess Olympiad |  Tromsø, Norway | Frick, Solomons, Tlale, R van Niekerk, Fisher | 72/136 | [26]
2016 | 42nd Chess Olympiad |  Baku, Azerbaijan | Frick, Laubscher, February, Fisher, L van Niekerk | 72/140 | [27]
2018 | 43rd Chess Olympiad |  Batumi, Georgia | February, Bouah, Fisher, Selkirk, van Zyl | 62/151 | [28]
2022 | 44th Chess Olympiad |  Chennai, India | February, van Zyl, Badenhorst, Selkirk, Bouah | 100/162 | [29]
2024 | 45th Chess Olympiad |  Budapest, Hungary | February, Badenhorst, Klaasen, Nel, Strong | 87/183 | [30]

## Major tournaments

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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.[31]

## References

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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. ^ "45th Chess Olympiad Budapest 2024 Open". chess-results.com. Retrieved 12 September 2024.
18. ^ "33rd Chess Olympiad 1998 Women". chess-results.com. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
19. ^ "34th Chess Olympiad 2000 Women". chess-results.com. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
20. ^ "35th Chess Olympiad 2002 Women". chess-results.com. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
21. ^ "36th Chess Olympiad 2004 Women". chess-results.com. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
22. ^ "37th Chess Olympiad 2006 Women". chess-results.com. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
23. ^ "38th Chess Olympiad 2008 Women". chess-results.com. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
24. ^ "39th Chess Olympiad 2010 Women". chess-results.com. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
25. ^ "40th Chess Olympiad Istanbul 2012 Women". chess-results.com. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
26. ^ "41st Olympiad Tromso 2014 Women". chess-results.com. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
27. ^ "42nd Olympiad Baku 2016 Women". chess-results.com. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
28. ^ "43rd Olympiad Batumi 2018 Women". chess-results.com. Retrieved 5 October 2018.
29. ^ "44th Olympiad Chennai 2018 Women". chess-results.com. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
30. ^ "45th Chess Olympiad Budapest 2024 Women". chess-results.com. Retrieved 12 September 2024.
31. ^ Wilson, Paul (10 January 2024). "Cape Town Masters Chess Championship 2024 – South African Chess Hub". Retrieved 16 January 2024.

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