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| Vol.1 No: 18 |
Registration form and Tournament Regulations for 3rd Namibian, Icelandic International Chess Tournam |
| Dear Chess Friends,
Please note that the registration forms and Tournament Regulations for the 3rd Namibian, Icelandic International Chess Tournament has been loaded to the download section of the Namibia Chess Federation website.
Please visit the site and fimilairise yourself with the content thereof.
Yours in Chess,
Max B. Nitzborn
President: Namibia Chess Federation |
Vol.1 No: 17 |
INVITATION TO 3RD NAMIBIAN, ICELANDIC INTERNATIONAL CHESS TOURNAMENT 1-5 MAY 2008 |
| Dear Chess Friends,
The Namibian Chess Federation would like to invite you to the 3rd Namibian, Icelandic International Chess Tournament scheduled to take place from 1-5 May 2008 at the Thuringer Hof Hotel, Independence Avenue, Windhoek, Namibia.
Please register from Monday, 28 April 2008 to Wednesday, 30 April 2008 at the NCF Offices, Room 104, 1st Floor, Independence Avenue. For more details please visit the news section of our website. The programme and the regulations will be placed on our website by Monday and a copy can also be collected at the NCF Offices.
This event will also serve as a vehicle to hone the skills of our Olympic Teams, who will be participating in the Chess Olympics this year in Dresden, Germany from 12-25 November 2008.
The Tournament is sponsored by ICEIDA (Icelandic International Development Agency).
Hope to see you there.
The Tournament Organizer.
Max B. Nitzborn
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Vol.1 No: 16 |
Chess Calendar |
| Dear Chess Friends,
Kindly note that our Calendar has been updated with all the events we plan to host this year. Your comments are welcome.
Yours in Chess,
Max |
Vol.1 No: 15 |
INDEPENDENCE BLITZ - 15 MARCH 2008 |
| Dear Chess Friends,
You are invited to the Independence Blitz Tournament which will be hosted in Katutura, UN Plaza.
Registration will be N$20.00.
U/10: 1st N$ 60, 2nd N$ 40, 3rd N$ 20
U/14: 1st N$ 60, 2nd N$ 40, 3rd N$ 20
BEST JUNIOR: 1st N$ 150
BEST FEMALE: 1st N$ 150, N$ 100, N$ 60
OPEN CATEGORY: 1st N$ 400, 2nd N$ 300, 3rd N$ 200, 4th N$ 100
These are Shoprite-sponsored shopping vouchers.
Medals: Open category, Gold, Silver, Bronze. Other categories only gold medals.
For the third year running, NAMSPORTS is sponsoring the annual Independence Blitz Chess Tournament to be hosted at the UN Plaza in Katutura.
Defending Champion Charles Eichab will have to fight tooth and nail to retain his title as a number of the country’s top players have made it clear it wouldn’t be a walk in the park.
The only tournament of its magnitude staged in Katutura, the tournament first took place at the Pick ‘n’ Pay Shopping Complex in 2006, before moving to Shoprite Shopping |
Vol.1 No: 14 |
4TH SANLAM NAMIBIA NATIONAL CHESS CHAMPIONSHIPS 2008 |
| Dear Chess Friends, Further to our e-mail dated 26 February 2008 you are reminded of the 4th Sanlam Namibia National Chess Championships 2008 which will commence next week Tuesday, 18 March 2008 at the Thuringer Hof Hotel.
Please note that the registration forms and tournament regulations can be downloaded from our website www.namibianchessfederation.com download section.
Members are also reminded to pay their annual membership fees by latest 31 March 2008.
Players interested to participate in the 4th Sanlam Namibia National Chess Championships 2008 should pay their membership fees when they register for the tournament.
Hope to see you there.
Yours in chess
Max |
Vol.1 No: 13 |
Chess News |
| Dear Chess Friends, We had three recent stories on chess in Namibia and I promised you more details. Please check it out on our website:www.namibianchessfederation.com
1.Dr. Leonhard Mueller who decided to sponsor chess development;
2. Paul's Coffee Shop - Please visit Paul's Coffee Shop and support their efforts;
and 3.the largest amount sponsored to date by Bank Windhoek a local commercial bank. Bank Windhoek decided to sponsor N$60,000.00 for the development of chess in Namibia. 1000 customized chess sets was manufactured and will be distributed to 250 schools in all 13 regions of Namibia.
To the chessplayers can anyone of you beat Dr. Leonhard Mueller's donation. I will. if you dare give us a call.
Hope to hear from you all soon.
Yours in chess,
Max. |
Vol.1 No: 12 |
Invitation to participate in Sanlam Namibia National Chess Champiomships 2008 |
| Dear Chess Friend,
The Namibia Chess Federation would like to invite you to participate in the Sanlam Namibia National Chess Championships 2008, which will be held from 18 March 2008-23 March 2008 at the Thuringer Hof Hotel.
Please register at the NCF offices, BPI House, Room 104, 1st Floor, Independence Avenue. Unfortunately, only Namibian citizens are eligible to participate. The Olympic teams, men(4) and women (5) will be selected from this event.
Registration fees for members will be as follows: N$100.00 for Adults; N$50.00 for Students and N$30.00 for Scholars. A refundable deposit of N$50.00 is payable at registration. Registrations close on 14 March 2008.
Penalty of N$100.00 for late registration.
Registration for Non-Members will be N$200.00.
More info will be available on our website soon.
Yours in Chess
Max. |
Vol.1 No: 11 |
Calendar Updates |
| Dear Chess Friends,
Please take note of our calendar updates for 2008. More info will be provided at a later stage.
Yours in chess
Max. |
Vol.1 No: 10 |
Merry Christmas and a Prosperous 2008!! |
| Dear Chess Friends,We had a wonderful year full of excitement and many challenges and we trust that we have met your expactations as a chessplayer, sponsor and friend.
The NCF Committee would like to wish you all a Merry Christmas and a Prosperous 2008. Enjoy the holidays and we hope that you will return refreshed with renewed energy to achieve even greater success in 2008.
Sincerely,
Namibia Chess Federation |
Vol.1 No: 9 |
38th Chess Olympiad Dresden, Germany 2008 |
| Dear Chess Friends,
The Namibia Chess Federation would like to inform you of the 38th Chess Olympiad which will be held in Dresden, Germany from 15 - 25 November 2008. The NCF received an invitation this week and would like to send a strong team to represent Namibia at this prestigious event. Please visit our website www.namibianchessfederation.com for more information.
We have added a link to our website for ease of reference. The final selection of the team to represent Namibia will be next year during the National Chess Championship in March. Namibia has one year to prepare!!
Sincerely
Max. |
Vol.1 No: 8 |
9th Wernhil Park Rapid Chess Tournament |
| Dear Chess Friends in Namibia, The Namibia Chess Federation in conjunction with TWCA would like to invite chess players to the 9th Wernhil Park Rapid Chess tournament this Saturday, 20 October 2007. Registration fees are N$30.00 for Adults and N$10.00 for Children. Please register at the NCF Offices, BPI House, Independence Avenue, 1st Floor, Room 104 - office hours 9h00-13h00 & 14h00-16h30 by Friday, 19 October 2007, 12h00. You can also register by sending your name and surname via sms to 0811221183 and pay your registration fees at the tournament site Saturday morning 9h00. Prizes amounts to N$ 500.00 gift vouchers sponsored by Wernhil Park Shopping Centre. We start at 10h00 AM sharp. Please note that a Grand Prix scoring system is used to determine the overall winner in November 2007. So every tournament counts. Registration forms can be downloaded from the download section. NB:No sharing of prizes will be allowed.
The Organizer, Max |
Vol.1 No: 7 |
8th Wernhil Park Rapid Chess Tournament |
| Dear Chess Friends in Namibia,
The Namibia Chess Federation in conjunction with TWCA would like to invite chess players to the 8th Wernhil Park Rapid Chess tournament this Saturday, 22 September 2007.
Registration fees are N$30.00 for Adults and N$10.00 for Children. Please register at the NCF Offices, BPI House, Independence Avenue, 1st Floor, Room 104 - office hours 9h00 -12h00 by Friday, 21 September 2007, 12h00. You can also register by sending your name and surname via sms to 0811221183 and pay your registration fees at the tournament site Saturday morning 9h00.
Prizes amounts to N$ 500.00 gift vouchers sponsored by Wernhil Park Shopping Centre. We start at 10h00 AM sharp. Please note that a Grand Prix scoring system is used to determine the overall winner in November 2007. So every tournament counts.
Registration forms can be downloaded from the download section. Prizes 1st Prize N$ 200.00 2nd Prize N$ 150.00 3rd Prize N$ 100.00 Best junior N$ 50.00 NB: There will |
Vol.1 No: 6 |
INVITATION TO NAMIBIA NATIONAL SCHOOL TEAMS AND JUNIOR CHESS CHAMPIONSHIPS 15-16 SEPTEMBER 2007 |
| Dear Chess Friends,
We would like to invite all schools to enroll their teams and individuals for the Namibia National School Teams and National Junior Chess Championships which will be held at Eros Primary School Hall from 15-16 September 2007.Please visit our website www.namibianchessfederation.com for more details.
Yours in chess,
Max |
Vol.1 No: 5 |
7TH WERNHIL PARK RAPID CHESS TOURNAMENT THIS SATURDAY, 25 AUGUST 2007 |
| Dear Chess Friends,The Namibia Chess Federation would like to invite you to participate in the 7th Wernhil Park Rapid Chess Tournament this coming Saturday, 25 August 2007. Please register at the NCF Offices on Friday, 24 August 2007 from 8h30-13h00 and again from 14h30-16h30. The registration fees per person is N$30.00 for Adults and students and N$10.00 for Scholars Grade 1-12. The Prizes is as follows: 1st N$ 200.00, 2nd N$150.00 and 3rd N$100.00. The best scholar will get N$ 50.00. All the prizes are gift vouchers sponsored by Wernhil Park shopping Centre. Hope to see you Saturday.
Please note we start at 10h00 AM.
Thank you,
Your Friend, Max.
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Vol.1 No: 4 |
Arbiters Course: 1-8 September 2007 |
| Dear Chess Friends,
The Namibia Chess Federation would like to encourage all members in good standing to register for the Arbiters Course. The course will be facilitated by Mr. Werner Stubenvoll at the Safari Court Hotel, Gamberg Room,from 1-8 September 2007. Please note that the places are limited. Registrationa will be treated on a first come first serve basis.
The NCF has already decided on two players to be trained during this course. They are Jossel Hindjou and Fremantle Kuhanga. |
Vol.1 No: 3 |
Chess Puzzles |
| Dear Chess Friends,
Check out the chess puzzles. Visit www.namibianchessfederation.com. Click on Training,then click on puzzles,then click on try me, The puzzles is relative easy but don't worry it is all about the idea of introducing a theme of training, the difficult onces are coming.
Please give us feedback.
Yours in Chess
Max. |
Vol.1 No: 2 |
Second Draft Online |
| Dear Chess friends,
The second draft database including the Coca Cola tournament results are online.
Please note that the data will change as soon as the previous tournaments has been loaded.
Please vote for our site and mail us with your comments.
www.namibianchessfederation.com
Enjoy
Louis Heyman
Louis@iway.na |
Vol.1 No: 1 |
Database Online 2007-07-28 23H47 |
| Dear chess friends,
The initial database is finaly online with the results and ratings from the Sanlam tournament.
www.namibianchessfederation.com
Please vote for us and tell us what you think
Regards
Louis Heyman
Louis@iway.na |
Namibia Chess Federation