5 TWCA Students scooped 5 medals at the African Schools Individual Chess Championships 2018

5 Students showcased their expertise at the African Schools Individual Chess Championships in Limpopo, South Africa. We started the year with a bank and ended it with a bigger bang. Congratulations to our students:

Shali Itembu - 1st Place - Gold Boys u7 also awarded Candidate Master title.
Isabella Mouton - 2nd Place - Silver Girls u7
Linekela Itembu - 2nd Place - Silver Girls u9 also awarded Women's Candidate Master title.

Lure Horn - 3rd Place - Girls u11
Caro Horn - 3rd Place - Girls u17

African Schools Champions

What an amazing performance by our youngsters. Keep up the good work. Thank you to our Parents for your unconditional support to make this a reality. Without you our kiddies would not achieve what they did.

Thank you to our parents and donor for your support.

All the glory to our Heavenly Father for His Guidance and blessings to be victorious.

OYO BECAME THE YOUNGEST AFRICAN CHAMPION OF NAMIBIA

WCM Oyo in action in Kenya - Raw focus

10-19 August 2018 African Youth Chess Championship, Kisumu, Nairobi. 12 countries , 142 players participated in the event.  Namibia fielded 17 players ranging from U8-U18.

The competition was very tough for our juniors because the powerhouses of African chess (Algeria and SA) dominated the event. Majority of the Namibian players were new to the event hence they could not  yield the desired results but they gained a lot of experience in the process. They will return next year and show their strength. Namibia had one of the highest number of entrances into the event which shows that we are moving in the right direction. 

We secured 1 gold medal from girls U8, Ottilie Yorokee Hinda 'Oyo' who scored 8/9. Hinda  was the top seed in her age group for the entire tournament. Her performance rating was 1800 which was very good given her age. By winning the first  place, she got personal rights to participate in the world cadet chess championship that will be held in Weifang, China in 2019. Lewis Ncube, the President of the African Chess Federation announced at the closing ceremony that the African Chess Federation will pay all the costs of the winners to participate in China next year.

WCM Ottilie Hinda - u/8 African Champion

Hinda, is a Women Candidates Master (WCM), a title she obtained in Zambia, Lusaka in 2016. She is currently the youngest WCM in Africa. This is the first time that Namibia achieves a medal at the  African Youth Chess Championship. Hinda w will participate in the world cadet chess championship in Santiago, Spain from 3-16 November 2018 where she will meet the best of the world, amongst other, Russia, India, China, Mongolia, Uzbekistan but to mention a few countries that produces chess prodigies  in the world. 

Hinda feels very good about winning the award. She cannot wait to become a Women Fide Master (WFM).

 A special thanks to the President of the Namibian Chess Federation, Mr Israel Shilongo who goes the extra mile to encourage junior players to participate in international tournaments  to put Namibia on the map. He alloes encourages the juniors to participate in various open tournaments in Namibia as well as the Chess league. In these tournaments they play against strong players and up their game in the process. 

Hinda would also like to give a special thanks to her mentor, Max Nitzborn, the founder of the Weekend Chess Academy (TWCA) where she attends chess lessons. (Story and pictures contributed by Ms. Menencia Hinda)

TWCA STUDENTS REIGNED SUPREME, SCOOPING MOST MEDALS AT JUNIORS

The past weekend, 30 June and 1 July 2018, was once again, one of the most rewarding weekends for TWCA. We have won 11 Medals for Namibia Internationally. No other Namibian Chess Academy can match that.

We produced 5 master titles for Namibia. The 4 chess masters of TWCA delivered as usual. There were no equal to them.
WCM Ottilie Hinda
WCM Jamie-Nicole
FM Dante Beukes
WCM Nicola Tjaronda

We won the following medals:

Girls u8 - WCM Ottilie Hinda 1st with 7/7 and awarded a  Gold  Medal
Boys u8 - Shali Itembu 2nd with 6/7 and awarded a Silver Medal

Girls u10 - WCM Jamie-Nicole Beukes with 6.5/7 and awarded a Gold Medal
Girls u10 - Lilian Jansen with 5.5/7 and awarded a Silver Medal
Girls u10 - Linekela Itembu with 5/7 and awarded a Bronze Medal

Boys u10 - Daniel Mouton with 5.5/7 and awarded a Silver Medal

Girls u12 - Lure Horn with 7/7 and awarded a Gold Medal

Girls u14 - Keisha Van Wyk with 7/7 and awarded a Gold Medal

Girls u16 - Kaarina Amupadhi with 6/7 and awarded a Silver Medal

Boys u16 - FM Dante Beukes with 6.5/7 and awarded a Gold Medal

Girls u18 - Caro Horn with 6.5/7 and awarded a Gold Medal

Girls u18 - Patience Tsuses with 6/7 and awarded a Silver Medal

Girls u20 - WCM Nicola Tjaronda with 4/4 and awarded a Gold Medal

Boys u20 - Dudley Noreseb with 7/7 and awarded a Gold Medal

A whopping 14 medals, 8 Gold, 5 Silver and 1 Bronze. No other chess academy came close to that. Congratulations to all our winners and students. You are simply the best. Next year we shall do better. Thank you to our Sponsors, Parents and Coaches for making this possible.

TWCA STUDENTS PERFORMED SUPERBLY AT ZONE 3 SCHOOLS INDIVIDUALS CHESS CHAMPIONSHIPS 2018

Saturday, 17 February 2018 the Zone 3 Schools Individual Chess Championships were held at Windhoek Gymnasium Private School.

TWCA Students and Coaches!!

15 Students from TWCA registered and 12 won medals, 5 Gold, 6 Silver and 1 Bronze. Our 3 Chess Masters, WCM Ottilie Hinda, WCM Jamie-Nicole Beukes and FM Dante Beukes showed real virtuoso with their perfect scores.

GILRS U9: We won the following medals Girls u9 Gold for WCM Ottilie Hinda and Silver for Violet Hewicke.
BOYS U9: In the Boys u9 section Shali Itembu came second and received the Silver medal. 

GIRLS U11: We also took gold in the Girls u11 for WCM Jamie-Nicole Beukes and Silver for Lilian Jansen.
BOYS U11: Boys u11 we had Daniel Mouton coming 2nd and was awarded with a Silver medal.

GIRLS U13: Here we took a Silver medal when Lure Horn came 2nd. 
BOYS U13: Uatjiri Hewicke came 2nd and took a bronze medal is this age group. 

GIRLS U15: Keisha Van Wyk came 1st in the girls u15 section and took the Gold medal.

GIRLS U17: We had Caro Horn in 1st place taking the Gold medal, followed by Patience Tsuses in 2nd place taking the silver medal. 
BOYS U17: Here FM Dante Beukes took no prisoners, showing real chess mastery with his cool and calm demeanor. The mark of a real virtuoso. He was awarded with a gold medal for his performance of 7/7.

Congratulations to all our students for their excellent performance. We would also like to give a great thank you to our Parents for supporting their kiddies.

TWCA STARTS 2018 WITH A BIG BOOM!!

The Deadly Trio - Dudley, Patience & Oyo

2018 seems to be the year we are going to make new waves. In fact our players went to South Africa and played in The South Africa Wild Card Junior Chess Championships and scoop a 1st prize, and Dudley Noreseb had a perfect score of 7/7 and took gold. Patience and Ottilie also fought hard and both took Bronze in their categories. These are small victories in RSA, but big victories for our Academy. It's just once again evidence that we have the skill set to deliver. We are tired to play and come back empty handed when we go across the border. Africa should know Namibia means business. We do not intend to win only we want to surpass them. Why not?

To crown this performance we had a record intake of 25 new students at TWCA alone this year. There is more good news coming. We are looking forward to the Schools Zonals which will take place this coming weekend 17 February 2018. We wish all our students great success.

A family feast on chess - Awesomeness!

TWCA READIES FOR 2018!!!

TWCA wishes all its Students, Parents, Coaches and Friends a Happy and Prosperous New Year!

Chess starts, Saturday, 13 January 2018 at 9h00.

Click on the link to download the TWCA Registration form 2018

Click on the link for more information TWCA Information Sheet

Click on the link for the TWCA Calendar 2018