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Wednesday, 03 Apr 2024 22:04
Daniel Barrish and Jesse February win South African Closed Championship

Congratulations to FM Daniel Barrish and WIM Jesse February, winners of the 2024 South African Closed Chess Championships hosted by the Cape Town Chess Federation at the Newlands Cricket Ground.

Both open and women’s tournaments were 12-player round robins with classical time control.

Fifth seed Daniel Barrish delivered an impressive performance, taking clear first in the open section, finishing a full point ahead of the runner-up FM Caleb Levitan. The champion scored 8/11 and became the only unbeaten player in the tournament. IM Jan Karsten netted 6.5/11 and won bronze.

Final standings open:

1

FM

Barrish, Daniel

2218

8

2

FM

Levitan, Caleb

2235

7

3

IM

Karsten, Jan

2323

4

 

Mnyasta, Charlton

2123

6

 

FM

Mhango, Banele

2193

6

6

IM

Cawdery, Daniel

2380

6

7

 

Mnguni, Jacob

2134

6

8

IM

Kobese, Watu

2268

6

9

FM

Klaasen, Calvin

2155

10

FM

Simpson, Michael

2093

4

11

 

Mfazwe, Lutho

1956

12

CM

Khumalo, Keith

2079


Fresh from her triumph in the African Championship, Jesse February dominated the women’s competition, conceding her opponents just a half-point. WIM Charlize Van Zyl (9/11) and WFM Chloe Badenhorst (8/11) completed the podium.

Final standings women:

1

WIM

February, Jesse

1920

10½

2

WIM

Van Zyl, Charlize

1909

9

3

WFM

Badenhorst, Chloe

1917

8

4

 

Klaasen, Robyn

1746

5

 

Nel, Hayley

1678

6

6

 

Strong, Davida

1672

7

 

Boshoma, Chisomo

1780

5

8

 

Grobbelaar, Jacqui

1726

9

 

Rautenbach, Helen

1586

10

WIM

Laubscher, Anzel

1820

3

11

 

Joya, Imkhita

1656

12

 

Van Zyl, Bea

1507

2


The senior section was jointly won by CM Dr Lyndon Bouah and FM Dr Shabier Bhawoodien, who could not be separated by tie-breaks.

Based on the competition results, the following players were selected to represent South Africa at the 45th Chess Olympiad in Budapest, Hungary in September 2024:

OPEN:

FM Daniel Barrish
FM Caleb Levitan (13 years old)
IM Jan Karsten (15 years old)
Charlton Mnyasta (18 years old)
FM Banele Mhango

LADIES:

WIM Jesse February
WIM Charlize van Zyl
WFM Chloe Badenhorst (17 years old)
Robyn Klaasen
Hayley Nel (17 years old)

Photo: Flashlight Pictures