South African Open (chess)

The South African Open is a chess tournament played in South Africa. It was first held in 1962.

History

First held in 1962, the SA Open was held every two years until 1995, after which it has been held annually. It was not held in 1992 due to the unification of the various sports bodies after apartheid.[1]

Tournament winners

South African Open
Year Venue Winner Score Players Best South African player
2022 Cape Town Daniel Cawdery[2][3] 9/11 96 Daniel Cawdery
2019 Kimberley Johannes Mabusela[4] 7½/9 69 Johannes Mabusela
2018 Bloemfontein Sahaj Grover[5] 10/11 Daniel Cawdery
2017 Durban Sahaj Grover[6] 10/11 125 Watu Kobese
2016 Cape Town Aleksa Striković[7] 9½/11 548[8] Watu Kobese[7]
2015 Cape Town Nigel Short[9][10] 9/11 ? Kenny Solomon
2014 Bloemfontein Merab Gagunashvili[11] 10/11 ? Johannes Mabusela
2013 Port Elizabeth Abhijeet Gupta[12] 9/11 ? Watu Kobese
2012 Cape Town Rodwell Makoto 9/11 326 Johannes Mabusela
2011 Johannesburg Gawain Jones 9½/11 388 Nicholas van der Nat
2010 Johannesburg Robert Gwaze 7½/9 206 Kgaugelo Mosetlhe
2009 Cape Town Amon Simutowe 9½/11 204 Nicholas van der Nat
2008 Centurion Watu Kobese 9½/11 159 Watu Kobese
2007 Cape Town Kenny Solomon 9½/11 159 Kenny Solomon
2006 Port Elizabeth Gawain Jones 10½/11 155 Watu Kobese
2005 Bloemfontein Kenny Solomon 9½/11 191 Kenny Solomon
2004 Cape Town Watu Kobese 10/11 263 Watu Kobese
2003 Centurion Stanley Chumfwa 10½/11 173 Kenny Solomon
2002 Port Elizabeth Ronnie van Tonder[13] 9/11 181 Ronnie van Tonder
2001 Cape Town Mark Levitt[13] 9½ ? Mark Levitt
2000 Alberton Amon Simutowe 10½/11 89 Andre Nel
1999 Cape Town Kenny Solomon ?/11 ? Kenny Solomon
1998 Pretoria Amon Simutowe ? ? Mark Rubery
1997 Cape Town Gordon Meyer 9½/11 >300 Gordon Meyer
1996 Durban Mark Levitt & Solly Mauba Mark Levitt
1995 Durban Gavin Wall & Mark Levitt Mark Levitt
1993 Durban George Michelakis & Malcolm Pein George Michelakis
1990 Johannesburg James Plaskett Shabier Bhawoodien
1988 Port Elizabeth David Gluckman David Gluckman
1986 Johannesburg Mark Levitt Mark Levitt
1984 Durban Michael Stean Mark Rubery
1982 Johannesburg David Sprenkle & Albert Ponelis Albert Ponelis
1980 Port Elizabeth Yair Kraidman & Charles de Villiers Charles de Villiers
1978 Durban Craig Pritchett Peter Abbott
1976 aurthurs seat hotel, sea point. cape town Miguel Najdorf and Michael Stean[13] ? ? ?
1974 Durban (the 7th S A Open) Albert Ponelis and Eddie Price 9/11 154 Albert Ponelis and Eddie Price
1972 Port Elizabeth Bob Griffiths 10/11 42 Bob Griffiths
1970 East London Brian Donnelly Brian Donnelly
1968 Cape Town Kurt Dreyer Kurt Dreyer
1966 Durban Bob Griffiths Bob Griffiths
1964 Wilderness Lothar Schmid[13] 11/11 ? Melvin Hope
1962 Wilderness[14] Harry Golombek & Alberic O'Kelly ? ? JJ Leicher

[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "Past champions". chessa.co.za. Archived from the original on 9 June 2012. Retrieved 9 July 2012.
  2. ^ nikita (18 July 2022). "South African Open Chess Championship 2022 concluded in Cape Town – Chessdom". www.chessdom.com. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
  3. ^ "South African Open Championship 2022". chess24.com. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
  4. ^ "Chess-Results Server Chess-results.com - South African Open Chess Championships 2019". chess-results.com. 22 June 2019. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
  5. ^ "Chess-Results Server Chess-results.com - South African Open Chess Championship 2018 A Section". chess-results.com. 14 July 2018. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
  6. ^ "Chess-Results Server Chess-results.com - 2017 South African Open". chess-results.com. 22 July 2017.
  7. ^ a b "South African Open Chess Championships 2016 A-Section". chess-results.com. 9 July 2016. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
  8. ^ Bouah, Dr. L. (8 October 2016). "SA Open Observations". chesswesternprovince.co.za. Archived from the original on 8 October 2016.
  9. ^ Fisher, Andrew (4 April 2016). "South African Chess Open – Cape Town – Results" (PDF). chesswesternprovince.co.za. Archived from the original on 4 April 2016.
  10. ^ "Chess South Africa". www.facebook.com. 16 July 2015. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
  11. ^ "South African Open Chess Championship 2014 A-Section". chess-results.com. 19 July 2014. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
  12. ^ "Commonwealth & South African Open Chess Championship 2013 Open Section". chess-results.com. 26 July 2013. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
  13. ^ a b c d "SA Open Round 7 report by dr L Bouah". Chess Western Province. 6 July 2016. Retrieved 6 July 2016.
  14. ^ Lyndon Bouah (3 July 2016). "SA Open report – dr L Bouah". Chess Western Province. Retrieved 6 July 2016.

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