Thursday, 21 April 2011

6th Sanlam Namibia National Chess Championships 2011 next weekend from 29 April 2011 to 4 May 2011



Sanlam Namibia Sponsors N$19,000.00 towards National Chess Championships 2011.


The 6th Sanlam Namibia National Chess Championships will be played from 29 April to 4 May 2011. Who will be the Champion for Namibia this year? This is a closed event only for Namibians...

Date: 29 April - 4 May 2011

Venue: Protea Hotel Thuringerhof, Independence Avenue.

Registration:

Adults - N$100.00 plus Deposit of N$50.00

Students - N$ 50.00 plus Deposit of N$50.00

Scholars - N$30.00 plus Deposit of N$50.00

NB: The registration fees for Non Members will be double, so we will advise players to pay their annual registration fees. The Deposit remain the same for Non Members.

Who may participate: Namibians only.
Dress Code: Smart Casual

Event programme:

Round 1 : Friday - 29 April 2011 - 18h00 - 22h00
Round 2 : Saturday - 30 April 2011 - 8h00 - 12h00
Round 3 : Sunday - 1 May 2011 - 8h00 - 12h00
Round 4 : Sunday - 1 May 2011 - 13h00 - 17h00
Round 5 : Monday - 2 May 2011 - 8h00 - 12h00
Round 6 : Monday - 2 May 2011 - 13h00 - 17h00
Round 7: Tuesday - 3 May 2011 - 18h00 - 22h00
Round 8 : Wednesday - 4 May 2011 - 8h00 - 12h00
Prizegiving: Wednesday - 4 May 2011 - 13h00.

The Sofia rules will also be a new introduction to get figthing chess and less draws.The point system will be 3 for a win, 1 for a draw and 0 for a loss. So the drawmasters will have to hang up their negotiation skills and learn to fight and to take some risks.


You are invited to come and Think Ahead and win...


The Namibia Chess Federation would like to thank our sponsor Sanlam Namibia for sponsoring this event.