Euwe Memorial 2015

Dr Max Euwe (20 May 1901 - 26 November 1981) was a Dutch chess Grandmaster, World Chess Champion (1935 - 1937), and FIDE President (1970 - 1978). Euwe (pronounced uhr-vuh) earned a doctorate in mathematics at the University of Amsterdam. Euwe had also won the Amateur Heavyweight Boxing Championship of Europe. Euwe also authored or co-authored a number of highly instructional chess books, including "The Road to Chess Mastery", "The Middle Game" - books 1 and 2, "Judgment and Planning in Chess", and "Chess Master vs Chess Amateur".

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Botvinnik Swiss

Mikhail Moiseyevich Botvinnik (17 August 1911 - 5 May 1995), was World Champion from 1948 to 1957; 1958 - 1960; and 1961 to 1963. Botvinnik was know as the "Patriarch of the Soviet Chess School", his students included Kasparov, Karpov and Kramnik. Glenwood Chess Chess Club celebrates Botvinnik's contributions to chess with a 7 round swiss tournament. The time control for the tournament is 90/90. Please complete the online registration to enter the tournament. 

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Glenwood Chess Club 1st Annual General Meeting

Dear Members and Parents

The Glenwood Chess Club will be having its 1st AGM:

Date: 6th February 2015

Venue: Glenwood Preparatory School (playing hall)

Time: 18h00 for 18h30 start

This is a formality we have to conduct before we can start the 2015 calendar year. After the AGM, we will open to friendly matches. Click here for the AGM Agenda. Supporting documentation will be emailed closer to the date.

Glenwood Chess Club will be starting again on the 13th of February. So please spread the word.

Entry Forms for club and other tournaments will be emailed within the next few days.

We hope to see all of you make a return to the club as you each allowed for the club to be successful. The club committee has decided to go even bigger this year with more tournaments being added to the calendar, and also plans are in motion to host a huge FIDE tournament in Durban.

Click here for the club Calendar, for your perusal to see what we have planned for now.

Join the club for 2015 so you do not miss out!

Regards

GCC Executive

African Youth Chess Championship

Aarti Datharam - African Youth Chess Champion u8 Girls (Tied 1st)

Cailin Chetty - 2nd place u12 Boys (Tied 2nd)

Naseem Essa - 3rd place u12 Boys (Tied 2nd)

All 3 players received titles - WCM for Aarti and CM for Cailin and Naseem.

4th Blitz tournament

Dear Member/Parent/Player

Please take note that GCC will be holding its 4th Blitz tournament this week Friday.

Registration is from 6pm to 6.30pm

Entry fees:

GCC Member = R10

Non-GCC Member = R15

Please pass the message on to all chess players.

Hope to see a lot of players on Friday! This will be the last Friday tournament for 2014, so lets come out in our numbers to make it a memorable one.

Regards

GCC

3rd Blitz Tournament

Dear Member/Parent/Player

Please take note that GCC will be holding its 3rd Blitz tournament this week Friday - 14 November 2014. The 2nd Blitz tournament was a great success. Hope to see more of you this week Friday.

Registration is from 6pm to 6.30pm

Entry fees:

GCC Member = R10

Non-GCC Member = R15

Please pass the message on to all chess players and parents.

Hope to see a lot of players on Friday!

Regards

GCC Exec

GCC Blitz Tournament 2

Dear Member/Parent/Player

Please take note that GCC will be holding its 2nd Blitz tournament this week Friday(7 November).

Registration is from 6pm to 6.30pm

Entry fees:

GCC Member = R10

Non-GCC Member = R15

Please pass the message on to all chess players.

Hope to see a lot of players on Friday!

Regards

GCC Exec