On the 15th of October 2021, the Western Cape Club Championships took place at the Wilderness Hotel in Eden over the course of three days. The tournament consisted of an A, B and C section with various clubs from all over the Western Cape competing in this prestigeous event. The Hermanus Chess Club was represented by our junior team in the C section and our senior team in the A section. Tournament format was a 6 round swiss with 60/60 + 5 second increment time control.
Junior Team
Senior Team
The A section consisted of 14 teams from across the Western Cape and C section consisted of 8.
After many tough matches in both the A and C section, the final standings are as follows:
- Hermanus Junior team place 7th out of 8 teams in the C section
- Hermanus Senior team placed 6th out of 14 teams in the A section
Final standings for C section
| Rk. | Teams | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mossel Bay Chess Club B | 10 | 0 | 16 |
| 2 | Conville Knights Chess Club B | 7 | 0 | 13 |
| 3 | Riversdale Chess Club C | 6 | 0 | 10 |
| 4 | George Chess Club C | 5 | 0 | 11,5 |
| 5 | Albertinia Chess Club B | 4 | 2 | 11 |
| 6 | Riversdale Chess Club D | 4 | 2 | 9,5 |
| 7 | Hermanus Chess Club B | 4 | 2 | 8,5 |
| 8 | Slangrivier Skaakklub B | 0 | 0 | 0,5 |
Final Standings for A section
| Rk. | Teams | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Elsies River Chess Club | 9 | 4 | 18 |
| 2 | Steinitz Chess Club A | 9 | 1 | 21 |
| 3 | Blackjacks Chess Club A | 9 | 1 | 21 |
| 4 | UWC Chess Club A | 8 | 0 | 20 |
| 5 | Mossel Bay Chess Club A | 8 | 0 | 15,5 |
| 6 | Hermanus Chess Club A | 7 | 0 | 14,5 |
| 7 | Albertinia Chess Club A | 5 | 0 | 13,5 |
| 8 | George Chess Club A | 5 | 0 | 12,5 |
| 9 | Deep Blue | 5 | 0 | 12,5 |
| 10 | Riversdal Chess Club A | 5 | 0 | 12 |
| 11 | Pacaltsdorp Chess Club A | 4 | 0 | 12,5 |
| 12 | Kasparov Fischer | 4 | 0 | 10,5 |
| 13 | Oudtshoorn Chess Club A | 4 | 0 | 10,5 |
| 14 | Conville Knights Chess Club A | 2 | 0 | 7 |
Additional Prizes
Absent: Andrew Southey – Oldest Senior player in the tournament
Well done to everyone that competed. We look forward to participating again next year.