The Weekend Chess Academy won the 2014 School Team Chess Championships for a 3rd time!!

June 14th was once again a historic day for TWCA when the team scored 6 points to take the title as school team chess champions for 2014.

The team consisted of the following players:

Board 1. Immanuel Gariseb

Board 2.Nicola Tjaronda

Board 3. William Kamberipa

Board 4. Camy Nitzborn

TWCA 2014 School Team Chess Champions

Final Standings of the event:

1.The Weekend Chess Academy

2.Paresis Secondary School

3.Zandell Chess Academy

4.Okahandja Secondary School (A-team), 
5.Wennie Du Plessis (A-team), 
6.Wennie Du Plessis (B-team),
7.Windhoek Afrikaanse Privaatskool, 
8.Concordia College (B-team), 
9.Jan Mohr Secondary School (A- team), 
10.Okahandja Secondary School B-team,
11.Epako High School (A-Team),
12.Jan Mohr Secondary School (B-Team),
13.Paressis High School (B-Team),
14.Epako High School (B-Team),
15.Concordia College (A-Team),
16.ZCA (B-Team)

In 2005 Ella Du Plessis won the event ahead of Martti Ahtisaari Primary School. In 2006 the event was won by DHPS and in 2007 Ella Du Plessis took their title again. The chess coach for the Ella Du Plessis team was Max B Nitzborn who decided together with his brother Josef Nitzborn, during 2007 to start The Weekend Chess Academy. 

Camy, Coach Max, William Nicola and Immanuel

The event was won by Kolin Foundation Secondary School in 2008 and the Zandell Chess Academy won the 2009 event and followed it up the next year winning it twice. TWCA decided to take the crown from them in 2011, but Zandell Chess Academy did not have a team to participate so TWCA dominated the other teams and won it in 2011. In 2012 there were no School Teams chess and TWCA remained unchallenged that year. However, in 2013 the TWCA team showed why they are also known as The Winning Chess Academy by winning it for a second time. This time its closest rival did participate and TWCA cement it domination in juniors chess by winning it for a second year. To confirm that they are still the best of the best TWCA traveled to Gobabis 14 June 2014 and won the event a record 3rd time. TWCA also plans to win the event again in 2015. 

Some interesting fact about this years result. TWCA was the only team with a balanced gender representation, with two boys and two girls. No other team has ever done it in this fashion. Chess for fun, chess to win!!