If the history
of South Africa is in large part one of increasing racial divisiveness,
today it can also be seen as the story of – eventually – a journey through
massive obstacles towards the creation, from tremendous diversity, of a single
nation whose dream of unity and common purpose is now capable of realisation.
This is the background
on which the anual South African Open championship is held.
This year
this illustrious event is being held in Cape Town, one of the
most magnificent, aesthetic and wonderfulcity in the world, home to one
of the 7 wonders of the world, Table Mountain.
The Cape Winelands
They have 3 confirmed Grandmasters in the SA Open! They are in particular pleased to have GM Ahmed Adly joining them: he is one of Africa's strongest players and is the winner of both the African Junior and Senior titles.
GM Ahmed Adly
The event is being
Organised by Chess Western Province under the auspices of Chess South Africa
Invitation
Chess South Africa and Chess Western Province cordially invites
all chess players to participate in the
2012 South African Open Chess Championships.
Dates
Championships will commence on Friday 29th June 2012 and will conclude on Sunday 8 th July 2012.
The Championships will be hosted at the Newlands Stadium
Convention Centre in the City of Cape
Town in Western Province,
South Africa.
Entries
All players wishing to enter the tournament must do so online via
the official CHESSA tournament
website:
Entries officially close on 27th of June 2012 and acceptance of entries after this date will
be subject to the
discretion of the tournament organisers.
Late entries
will be considered up until 17.00 on Friday 29th June but must be accompanied by full
payment and will be subject to a late entry penalty of R100
for all sections. A table for late registrations
will be available at the playing venue between 14.00 and 17.00
on Friday 29th June. Players who have
not entered and paid before 17.00 on Friday 24 th June will miss the first round.
Tournament Schedule
The schedule for the tournament is as follows:
Date Activities
Friday 29th June
14.00 Late entry stand opens
17.00 Tournament entries close (no exceptions!)
17.45 Draw for round 1 posted
18.15 Players arrive to be seated for opening ceremony
18.30 Round 1
Saturday 30th June
08.30 Round 2
Sunday 1st July
09.30 Round 3
18.30 Round 4
Monday 2nd July
18.30 Round 5
Tuesday 3rd July
18.30 Round 6
Wednesday 4th July
14.00 – 17:00 SA Open Blitz (7 Round Swiss)
18.30 Round 7
Thursday 5th July
18.30 Round 8
Friday 6th July
18.30 Round 9
Saturday 7th July
15.00 Round 10
Sunday 8th July
10.00 Round 11
16.00 Prize giving
Transportation and Accommodation
Transportation options (airport shuttles and local transportation)
and accommodation suggestions
(including hotels and in-house stays with fellow players) will be
detailed on the official tournament
website in due course.
Questions
All questions relating to the tournament should be directed via
e-mail to saopen2012@chessa.co.za or,
if urgent, to Mr Eldo Smart at +27 (0) 84 300 0728.
By Reuben Salimu
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