The Weekend Chess Academy commenced with its chess instruction this past weekend. Uri is our youngest student who enrolled this year. She already knows the names of the chess pieces and how to set up the chessboard for a game of chess. Yes, at TWCA we teach from total beginners to Namibia National Junior Champions.
In the picture we have the 2010 Junior Champions of Namibia, Julian Isaak and Nicola Tjaronda with their coach FIDE Instructor Max B. Nitzborn.
Just to recap on our achievements: TWCA started to give chess lessons at Orban Primary School since 2007. In that year we won 2 medals. In 2008 we won 15 medals in national chess events. We also came second in the national school team chess championships. In 2009 we saw chess at a different level with a 10 year old girl Nicola Tjaronda beating high school boys after just 1½ year of chess training.
Once again TWCA were consistent and came second in the national school team chess championships. In the same year we won 19 medals. In 2010 we achieve even more with our double Namibia National Junior Chess Championship 2010 titles in Julian Isaak,16 years and Nicola Tjaronda, 12 years. TWCA also won the primary section of the national school team chess championships in 2010.
We are growing every year in strength, number of chess players and new techniques to improve the chess instruction. Parents who want their kids to learn chess from the best, should register this coming weekend at Orban Primary School, Mercury Street, Windhoek-West, from 9h00 to 12h00. You may also register online just go to our membership page.
Uri Tjaronda our youngest star. Watch this girl she will be great!!
