Chess in South Africa

Chess Olympiads
See also: Chess Olympiad

South Africa first participated in the 1958 Olympiad in Munich. The team stopped participating in international chess in 1974 due to the sports boycott as a result of the country's apartheid policies, returning to play at the 1992 Olympiad after the end of apartheid.

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YearEventLocationPlayersPositionRef
195813th Chess Olympiad Munich, West GermanyHeidenfeld, Dreyer, Kirby, Grivainis, Isaacson, Stern27/36[1]
196416th Chess Olympiad Tel Aviv, IsraelDreyer, Kirby, Rubinsztein, Friedgood, Wolpert, Isaacson44/50[1]
196617th Chess Olympiad Havana, CubaDreyer, Kroon, Heyns, Hangelbroek, Price, Wilken43/52[1]
196818th Chess Olympiad Lugano, SwitzerlandFriedgood, Kroon, Morschel, Griffiths, Hangelbroek36/53[1]
197019th Chess Olympiad Siegen, West GermanyFriedgood, Price, Heyns, Griffiths, Dreyer, Bloch43/60[1]
197421st Chess Olympiad Nice, FranceFriedgood, Kroon, Korostenski, de Villiers, BlochDNF/63*[1]
199230th Chess Olympiad Manila, PhilippinesSolomons, de Villiers, D Gluckman, Kobese, Bouah, M Solomon63/102[2][1]
199431st Chess Olympiad Moscow, RussiaSolomons, Kobese, de Villiers, Bouah, M Solomon58/124[3][1]
199632nd Chess Olympiad Yerevan, ArmeniaD Gluckman, Michelakis, Kobese, Levitt, Kromhout, Pearson63/114[4][1]
199833rd Chess Olympiad Elista, RussiaKobese, Rubery, K Solomon, de Villiers, Cawdery80/110[5]
200034th Chess Olympiad Istanbul, TurkeyD Gluckman, K Solomon, van der Nat, Kromhout, M Solomon68/129[6]
200235th Chess Olympiad Bled, SloveniaD Gluckman, K Solomon, J Gluckman, Levitt, Aranov, Kromhout102/140[7]
200436th Chess Olympiad Calvià, SpainMichelakis, Kobese, K Solomon, D Gluckman, Solomons, J Gluckman55/129[8]
200637th Chess Olympiad Turin, ItalyKobese, K Solomon, van der Nat, Cawdery, Ophoff, van den Heever83/150[9]
200838th Chess Olympiad Dresden, GermanyKobese, K Solomon, Steel, Cawdery, Mabusela58/154[10]
201039th Chess Olympiad Khanty-Mansiysk, RussiaK Solomon, Kobese, Steel, Mabusela, van den Heever74/149[11]
201240th Chess Olympiad Istanbul, TurkeyK Solomon, Kobese, Steel, Mabusela, Cawdery62/157[12]
201441st Chess Olympiad Tromsø, NorwayK Solomon, Steel, Kobese, van den Heever, D Gluckman82/177[13]
201642nd Chess Olympiad Baku, AzerbaijanK Solomon, Cawdery, Kobese, van den Heever, Klaasen97/180[14]
201843rd Chess Olympiad Batumi, GeorgiaCawdery, Kobese, Klaasen, Mabusela, van den Heever70/185[15]
  • - In 1974, FIDE expelled the team with three rounds to go due to the country's apartheid policies.

Women
YearEventLocationPlayersPositionRef
199833rd Chess Olympiad Elista, RussiaErwee, Minnaar, Frank, Laubscher62/72[16]
200034th Chess Olympiad Istanbul, TurkeyMinnaar, Meyer, Frick, van der Merwe71/86[17]
200235th Chess Olympiad Bled, Sloveniavan der Merwe, Pretorius, Neethling, Bleazard68/93[18]
200436th Chess Olympiad Calvià, Spainvan der Merwe, Pretorius, Frick, Ellappen68/87[19]
200637th Chess Olympiad Turin, ItalyFrick, Ellappen, Moodliar, Laubscher66/108[20]
200838th Chess Olympiad Dresden, GermanySolomons, Greeff, Ellappen, de Jager, Sischy57/114[21]
201039th Chess Olympiad Khanty-Mansiysk, RussiaGreeff, Solomons, Sischy, Ezeet, Mbalenhie69/115[22]
201240th Chess Olympiad Istanbul, TurkeyGreeff, van der Merwe, Solomons, Frick, Tlale65/127[23]
201441st Chess Olympiad Tromsø, NorwayFrick, Solomons, Tlale, R van Niekerk, Fisher72/136[24]
201642nd Chess Olympiad Baku, AzerbaijanFrick, Laubscher, February, Fisher, L van Niekerk72/140[25]
201843rd Chess Olympiad Batumi, GeorgiaFebruary, Bouah, Fisher, Selkirk, van Zyl62/151[26]

Major tournaments

Major tournaments hosted in South Africa include the South African Chess Championship and the South African Open.

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References
  1. https://www.olimpbase.org/teams/rsa_tea.html
  2. "30th Chess Olympiad: Manila 1992".
  3. "31st Chess Olympiad: Moscow 1994".
  4. "32nd Chess Olympiad: Yerevan 1996".
  5. "33th Chess Olympiad 1998 Open". chess-results.com. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
  6. "34th Chess Olympiad 2000 Open". chess-results.com. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
  7. "35th Chess Olympiad 2002 Open Men". chess-results.com. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
  8. "36th Chess Olympiad 2004 Open Men"s section". chess-results.com. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
  9. "37th Chess Olympiad 2006 Open". chess-results.com. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
  10. "38th Olympiad Dresden 2008 Open". chess-results.com. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
  11. "39th Olympiad Khanty-Mansiysk 2010 Open". chess-results.com. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
  12. "40th Olympiad Istanbul 2012 Open". chess-results.com. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
  13. "41st Olympiad Tromso 2014 Open". chess-results.com. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
  14. "42nd Olympiad Baku 2016 Open". chess-results.com. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
  15. "43rd Olympiad Batumi 2018 Open". chess-results.com. Retrieved 5 October 2018.
  16. "33th Chess Olympiad 1998 Women". chess-results.com. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
  17. "34th Chess Olympiad 2000 Women". chess-results.com. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
  18. "35th Chess Olympiad 2002 Women". chess-results.com. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
  19. "36th Chess Olympiad 2004 Women". chess-results.com. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
  20. "37th Chess Olympiad 2006 Women". chess-results.com. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
  21. "38th Chess Olympiad 2008 Women". chess-results.com. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
  22. "39th Chess Olympiad 2010 Women". chess-results.com. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
  23. "40th Chess Olympiad Istanbul 2012 Women". chess-results.com. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
  24. "41st Olympiad Tromso 2014 Women". chess-results.com. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
  25. "42nd Olympiad Baku 2016 Women". chess-results.com. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
  26. "43rd Olympiad Batumi 2018 Women". chess-results.com. Retrieved 5 October 2018.
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