FNB Signs On to Girls Sport Festival
First National Bank (FNB) is to invest R100 000 in a three-year sponsorship of the National Girls’ Sport Festival, an event in which 20 of the country’s top girls’ schools pit their skills against each other in various sporting codes from the 1st to 3rd of May, the bank announced Friday.
Chess Whiz Carmen de Jager on a Roll
Carmen de Jager with the trophy she received after winning the 2008 SA Women’s Closed Chess Championships in Belville, Cape Town last month. 2008 has started off on a good note for 19-year-old Carmen de Jager and it already promises to be another special year. Last month, the Pretoria resident won the SA Women’s […]
Mind Games Supreme in Belville
The coveted South Africa Women’s Closed Chess Championships trophy is up for grabs, and a winner will be announced on Saturday. The top eight women chess players in South Africa are currently fighting for a place in the S A Women’s Chess Team that is scheduled to play in the Chess Olympiad in Dresden, Germany […]
SA Surges Ahead in Medal Count
The fourth day of competition at the All Africa Games in Algiers was another success story for Team SA, with the addition of seven Gold medals, and six each in Silver and Bronze, as South Africa’s top men and women athletes seek to better the continent’s best.
Chess Queen Visits Soweto
US Woman Grand Master, Jennifer Shahade, continues to wow South Africans with her passion for Chess.
SA Open’s Tough Challenge
South African Women’s Open Chess Tournament Chief Arbiter Marisa van der Merwe took some time out on Saturday with gsport … for Girls!, to discuss the tournament progress.
Chess Champs Get Underway
The SA Women’s Open Chess Championships 2007 starts today in the Banking Court of Cresta Shopping Centre, in Johannesburg.
Botswana Boosts Chess Champs
Botswana has announced that it will send a team of six players, including its Women Grand Master, to compete in the SA Women’s Open Chess Championship, taking place at Cresta Shopping Centre over the holiday weekend, April 26-29.
2007 SA Women’s Chess Open
Ladies who enjoy the challenge of a game of chess are invited to enter the SA Women’s Open Chess Championships 2007, which will take place from Thursday 26th to Sunday 29th April, in the Banking Court of Cresta Shopping Centre.