Boishaaier 2025

Chess

Western Cape Representation Congratulations to the following boys on their selection to represent the Western Cape team at the Mzansi Inter Provincial Youth Chess Championship in Gqeberha later this year. We are proud of their achievement and wish them every success in their preparations. Ethan van Heerden (U18) MJ Strydom (U18) Ethan Oosthuizen (U16) Cape Winelands Trials 23 boys participated in the Cape Winelands Chess Trials on 8 February in Worcester. U15 18th Zahe Rautenbach 7th Douglas Faure 15th Cullen Kearns 5th Libongile Vanana 14th Esa Gaffoor 3rd Quade Small 11th Lucas Braun Milhomem 2nd Ethan Oosthuizen U17 15th Zandre Calitz 9th Erik de Waal 12th Conlinn Coetzee 4th Ethan van Heerden 10th MJ Strydom U19 13e Junior White Cape Winelands Prestige Twenty Boys’ Highers participated in the Cape Winelands Prestige on 8 March in Paarl.

The following 13 boys represented the Cape Winelands chess team at the Western Cape Trials in April: U15 2nd Lucas Braun Milhomem 9th Libongile Vanana 4th Quade Small 10th Eesa Gaffoor 5th Douglas Faure 11th Cullen Kearns 7th Zahe Rautenbach 12th Ruan Goosen U17 2nd MJ Strydom 9th Zandre Calitz 3rd Ethan van Heerden 16th Conlinn Coetzee 5th Erik de Waal U19 4th Junior White Wes-Kaap-skaakproewe Twaalf Boishaaiers het die Kaapse Wynland-distrik by die Wes-Kaap Skolekampioenskap verteenwoordig. Ethan Oosthuizen is in die Wes-Kaapspan opgeneem. Interhuis Die jaarlikse Interhuis was weer ’n groot sukses. Geluk aan Berlyn met hul oorwinning. 1. Berlyn

2. Villieria 3. Imhoff 4. Bellevue

5. Monte Bello 6. Zeederberg

1st TEAM (U19A)

Trinity Ranpark Ridge

L

1½ – 2½ Jeppe HS for Boys

W W W

4 – 3

Battle Boards Finals

HS Waterkloof

W

4 – 0 1 – 3 3 – 1 1 – 3 5 – 1 4 – 2

Merrifield College

4½ – 2½

Grey College Champion ship

Crawford Int. Pretoria

L

Edenglen

5 – 2

Stirling HS

W

Curro Durbanville Paulus Joubert Paarl Gymnasium

L

2½ – 4½

Helpmekaar Kollege

L

W W

6 – 0

Cape Wine lands Top Schools

Labori

W W W

3½ – 2½

Klein Nederburg Grey College Wynberg BHS Paulus Joubert Klein Nederburg Diazville HS Edgemead HS

Paul Roos

D 3 – 3

9½ – 2½ Worcester Gymnasium

W W

5 – 1 4 – 2

L L

2½ – 3½ Somerset High

2½ – 3½

Louwville Bergvliet

D 3 – 3

W W W W W W W L

5 – 1 6 – 1 4 – 3 4 – 3 1 – 6 5 – 2 5 – 2

W

6 – 0 2 – 4 4 – 2 4 – 2 5 – 1 4 – 0

Western Cape Top Schools

Paarl Gimnasium Protea Heights

L

W W W W

Protea Heights Academy

York HS Hillcrest

Paarl Gimnasium

BattleBoards Champion ship

Albertinia HS

Melkbosstrand HS

Potchefstroom BHS

Parel Vallei HS

L L

½ – 3½ 1½ – 2½

Paarl Boys High Chess Festival

Sarel Cilliers

4½ – 2½ Protea Heights

Queen’s College BHS Woodslands Int. College

D 3½ – 3½ HS Noordheuwel

W W W

3 – 1

W W

5½ – 1½ HS Stellenberg

2½ – 1½ 2½ – 1½

Paarl Gimnasium (INTERSKOLE)

5 – 3

Paarl Gimnasium

Played: 44: won 31, drew 3, lost 10

104 BOISHAAI 157 YEARS