Top chess players clash at Curro

The Mpumalanga Interprimary Chess Finals were played at Curro Nelspruit on Saturday.

Curro Nelspruit, Laerskool CR Swart, Laerskool JJ van der Merwe, Laerskool Leandra, Laerskool Oranjegloed, Meridian Karino, Sihlangu Primary, Laerskool Bergland, Laerskool Dennesig, Laerskool Kruinpark, Laerskool Middelburg, Penryn Prep and White River Primary competed.

The results were:

U9

• 1st: Middelburg (25.5)

• 2nd: Leandra (21.5)

• 3rd: CR Swart (16.5).

U11

• 1st: Middelburg (24)

• 2nd: Curro Nelspruit (20.5)

• 3rd: Oranjegloed (17).

U13

• 1st: Middelburg (32.5)

• 2nd: Leandra (32)

• 3rd: Meridian Karino (30).

Girls

• 1st: Sihlangu (21)

• 2nd: Leandra (17.5)

• 3rd: CR Swart (17).

B team

• 1st: Middelburg (35.5)

• 2nd: Leandra (32)

• 3rd: Meridian Karino (30).

U9

• Board 1: Theo Nilsen (Middelburg)

• Board 2: Kihanya Mthiyane (Middelburg)

• Board 3: Khumalo Mlandi (Leandra)

• Board 4: Sibeka Emihle (Leandra)

• Board 5: Pieter Pretorius (Middelburg)

• Board 6: Zane Visser (Middelburg).

U11

• Board 1: Jean Eksteen (Curro Nelspruit)

• Board 2: • Board 3: JL Venter (Middelburg)

• Board 4: Joachim Mulder (Middelburg)

• Board 5: Musa Mabila (Curro Nelspruit)

• Board 6: Grant Nel (Middelburg).

U13

• Board 1: Michiel van den Berg (Kruinpark)

• Board 2: Donovan Pieters (Kruinpark)

• Board 3: Joshua Strydom (Middelburg)

• Board 4: JP du Plessis (Middelburg)

• Board 5: MJ Marx (Middelburg)

• Board 6: Ruben Clack (JJ van der Merwe).

Girls

• Board 1: Michelle Lambert (Middelburg)

• Board 2: Pertunia Baloyi (Sihlangu)

• Board 3: Trinity Hlatshwayo (Sihlangu)

• Board 4: Nhlanhla Skosana (Leandra)

• Board 5: Christi Swanepoel (Leandra)

• Board 6: Leahama van der Merwe (JJ van der Merwe).

B team

• Board 1: Lihle Shongwe

(Meridian Karino)

• Board 2: Iwan van der Merwe (Kruinpark)

• Board 3: Mncedisi Sibitani (Meridian Karino)

• Board 4: Hardus Scholtz (Middelburg)

• Board 5: Hlelo Sihlangu (Meridian Karino)

• Board 6: Robert Arigundiya

Joy Msimango of Penryn Prep. (Meridian Karino) • Board 7: Alois du Plessis (Middelburg) • Board 8: • Board 9: Michaela Odendaal (Middelburg) • Board 10: - .

Eirini Svouraki of Curro Nelspruit.

Ziegh Volschenk of Laerskool Bergland.

Roan Lombard of White River Primary.

Chinedu Ogunjiofor of Curro Nelspruit.

Acacia Mndawe of White River Primary.