Notices: Chess tournament in city

THE Namibian Chess Federation invites chess players from all over Namibia to participate in the Windhoek Optics Open Chess tournament from tomorrow until Sunday.

The event will be hosted at Blu Note conference facilities, corner of Armstrong and Nobel streets (old power station), in the Southern Industrial Area. Registrations will be done today at the Namibian Chess Federation’s offices from 08h00 to 12h00 and 14h00 to 17h00.The registration fee is N$50 for adults and students, and N$30 for schoolchildren.Non-members of the NCF will have to pay N$70 to participate in this event.An additional fee of N$50 will be charged for late registration, irrespective of your age group.The registration fee includes a deposit of N$20 which is compulsory for all participants and refundable at the prize-giving on condition that all the games have been played.The tournament is sponsored by Windhoek Optics to the tune of N$8 000.The two Namibian Olympic teams will be seen in action, as this is a preparatory match for the upcoming chess Olympics that will be held in Turin, Italy, from May 20 until June 4.For more information, visit the federation’s website at: http://www.namibianchessfederation.com or contact Charles and Otto at 081 292 3461 or 081 211 6463.League meeting at Mandume THE Central Football League invites all its members to an urgent meeting at the Mandume Primary School tomorrow.The meeting starts at 09h00.Teams should send two representatives to the meeting.For more information, contact Peter Ndjulu at 081 129 3715.Registrations will be done today at the Namibian Chess Federation’s offices from 08h00 to 12h00 and 14h00 to 17h00.The registration fee is N$50 for adults and students, and N$30 for schoolchildren.Non-members of the NCF will have to pay N$70 to participate in this event.An additional fee of N$50 will be charged for late registration, irrespective of your age group.The registration fee includes a deposit of N$20 which is compulsory for all participants and refundable at the prize-giving on condition that all the games have been played.The tournament is sponsored by Windhoek Optics to the tune of N$8 000.The two Namibian Olympic teams will be seen in action, as this is a preparatory match for the upcoming chess Olympics that will be held in Turin, Italy, from May 20 until June 4.For more information, visit the federation’s website at: http://www.namibianchessfederation.com or contact Charles and Otto at 081 292 3461 or 081 211 6463.League meeting at Mandume THE Central Football League invites all its members to an urgent meeting at the Mandume Primary School tomorrow.The meeting starts at 09h00.Teams should send two representatives to the meeting.For more information, contact Peter Ndjulu at 081 129 3715.