Silver, Swartz are junior chess champs

THE Namibia Chess Federation recently hosted one of its biggest events yet -the Standard Bank Namibia Junior Chess championships.

Players came from all over the country and towns such as Arandis, Otjiwarongo, Tsumeb and Rehoboth were all represented. The Standard Bank Namibia Junior Chess champion for 2006 was Willie Silver, who scored 6.5/7, followed by Fares Fani with 6.5/7.In third place it was Goodwill Khoa, who scored 6/7.Otjiwarongo-based Silver, who was also a member of the Namibian Olympic team in Italy, ascribed his success to the theoretical work done with his trainer, Charles Eichab, coupled with hard work and dedication.The Standard Bank Namibia girls’ champion was Celeste Swartz with a score of 7/7, followed by Stephne Swartz with 6/7.Jessica Isaak was in third place with 6/7.The tiebreak systems, Progressive Score and Median Buchholz, were used to determined the final positions The age-group winners were: Under-20 Boys’ Winner Score Willie Silver 6.5/7 Girls’ Winner Celeste Swartz 7/7 Under-16 Romanus Shikalepo 6/7 Suoma Nekwaya 5/7 Under-14 Peja Tjikuua 5/7 Magdalena Valombola 5/7 Under-12 Julian Isaak 5/7 Mischa Janjies 5/7 Under-10 Erwin Tjiriange 4/7 Lydia Haindongo 3.5/7 Standard Bank Namibia was the main sponsor of the prizes, which amounted to N$5 000.There were also 50 lucky prizes of N$2 000 each sponsored by ICEIDA.The Standard Bank Namibia Junior Chess champion for 2006 was Willie Silver, who scored 6.5/7, followed by Fares Fani with 6.5/7.In third place it was Goodwill Khoa, who scored 6/7.Otjiwarongo-based Silver, who was also a member of the Namibian Olympic team in Italy, ascribed his success to the theoretical work done with his trainer, Charles Eichab, coupled with hard work and dedication.The Standard Bank Namibia girls’ champion was Celeste Swartz with a score of 7/7, followed by Stephne Swartz with 6/7.Jessica Isaak was in third place with 6/7.The tiebreak systems, Progressive Score and Median Buchholz, were used to determined the final positions The age-group winners were: Under-20 Boys’ Winner Score Willie Silver 6.5/7 Girls’ Winner Celeste Swartz 7/7 Under-16 Romanus Shikalepo 6/7 Suoma Nekwaya 5/7 Under-14 Peja Tjikuua 5/7 Magdalena Valombola 5/7 Under-12 Julian Isaak 5/7 Mischa Janjies 5/7 Under-10 Erwin Tjiriange 4/7 Lydia Haindongo 3.5/7 Standard Bank Namibia was the main sponsor of the prizes, which amounted to N$5 000.There were also 50 lucky prizes of N$2 000 each sponsored by ICEIDA.