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Chess Olympiads

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See also: Chess Olympiad

South Africa first participated in the 1958 Olympiad in Munich. The team stopped participating in international chess in 1974 due to the sports boycott as a result of the country's apartheid policies, returning to play at the 1992 Olympiad after the end of apartheid.

Open

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Year Event Location Players Position Ref
1958 13th Chess Olympiad West Germany Munich, West Germany Heidenfeld, Dreyer, Kirby, Grivainis, Isaacson, Stern 27/36 [1]
1964 16th Chess Olympiad Israel Tel Aviv, Israel Dreyer, Kirby, Rubinsztein, Friedgood, Wolpert, Isaacson 44/50 [1]
1966 17th Chess Olympiad Cuba Havana, Cuba Dreyer, Kroon, Heyns, Hangelbroek, Price, Wilken 43/52 [1]
1968 18th Chess Olympiad Switzerland Lugano, Switzerland Friedgood, Kroon, Morschel, Griffiths, Hangelbroek 36/53 [1]
1970 19th Chess Olympiad West Germany Siegen, West Germany Friedgood, Price, Heyns, Griffiths, Dreyer, Bloch 43/60 [1]
1974 21st Chess Olympiad France Nice, France Friedgood, Kroon, Korostenski, de Villiers, Bloch DNF/63* [1]
1992 30th Chess Olympiad Philippines Manila, Philippines Solomons, de Villiers, D Gluckman, Kobese, Bouah, M Solomon 63/102 [2][1]
1994 31st Chess Olympiad Russia Moscow, Russia Solomons, Kobese, de Villiers, Bouah, M Solomon 58/124 [3][1]
1996 32nd Chess Olympiad Armenia Yerevan, Armenia D Gluckman, Michelakis, Kobese, Levitt, Kromhout, Pearson 63/114 [4][1]
1998 33rd Chess Olympiad Russia Elista, Russia Kobese, Rubery, K Solomon, de Villiers, Cawdery 80/110 [5]
2000 34th Chess Olympiad Turkey Istanbul, Turkey D Gluckman, K Solomon, van der Nat, Kromhout, M Solomon 68/129 [6]
2002 35th Chess Olympiad Slovenia Bled, Slovenia D Gluckman, K Solomon, J Gluckman, Levitt, Aranov, Kromhout 102/140 [7]
2004 36th Chess Olympiad Spain Calvià, Spain Michelakis, Kobese, K Solomon, D Gluckman, Solomons, J Gluckman 55/129 [8]
2006 37th Chess Olympiad Italy Turin, Italy Kobese, K Solomon, van der Nat, Cawdery, Ophoff, van den Heever 83/150 [9]
2008 38th Chess Olympiad Germany Dresden, Germany Kobese, K Solomon, Steel, Cawdery, Mabusela 58/154 [10]
2010 39th Chess Olympiad Russia Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia K Solomon, Kobese, Steel, Mabusela, van den Heever 74/149 [11]
2012 40th Chess Olympiad Turkey Istanbul, Turkey K Solomon, Kobese, Steel, Mabusela, Cawdery 62/157 [12]
2014 41st Chess Olympiad Norway Tromsø, Norway K Solomon, Steel, Kobese, van den Heever, D Gluckman 82/177 [13]
2016 42nd Chess Olympiad Azerbaijan Baku, Azerbaijan K Solomon, Cawdery, Kobese, van den Heever, Klaasen 97/180 [14]
2018 43rd Chess Olympiad Georgia (country) Batumi, Georgia Cawdery, Kobese, Klaasen, Mabusela, van den Heever 70/185 [15]
2022 44th Chess Olympiad India Chennai, India K Solomon, Cawdery, Barrish, Mhango, Kobese 55/188 [16]
2024 45th Chess Olympiad Hungary Budapest, Hungary Barrish, Karsten, Levitan, Mhango, Cawdery 67/196 [17]
  • - In 1974, FIDE expelled the team with three rounds to go due to the country's apartheid policies.

Women

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Year Event Location Players Position Ref
1998 33rd Chess Olympiad Russia Elista, Russia Erwee, Minnaar, Frank, Laubscher 62/72 [18]
2000 34th Chess Olympiad Turkey Istanbul, Turkey Minnaar, Meyer, Frick, van der Merwe 71/86 [19]
2002 35th Chess Olympiad Slovenia Bled, Slovenia van der Merwe, Pretorius, Neethling, Bleazard 68/93 [20]
2004 36th Chess Olympiad Spain Calvià, Spain van der Merwe, Pretorius, Frick, Ellappen 68/87 [21]
2006 37th Chess Olympiad Italy Turin, Italy Frick, Ellappen, Moodliar, Laubscher 66/108 [22]
2008 38th Chess Olympiad Germany Dresden, Germany Solomons, Greeff, Ellappen, de Jager, Sischy 57/114 [23]
2010 39th Chess Olympiad Russia Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia Greeff, Solomons, Sischy, Ezeet, Mbalenhie 69/115 [24]
2012 40th Chess Olympiad Turkey Istanbul, Turkey Greeff, van der Merwe, Solomons, Frick, Tlale 65/127 [25]
2014 41st Chess Olympiad Norway Tromsø, Norway Frick, Solomons, Tlale, R van Niekerk, Fisher 72/136 [26]
2016 42nd Chess Olympiad Azerbaijan Baku, Azerbaijan Frick, Laubscher, February, Fisher, L van Niekerk 72/140 [27]
2018 43rd Chess Olympiad Georgia (country) Batumi, Georgia February, Bouah, Fisher, Selkirk, van Zyl 62/151 [28]
2022 44th Chess Olympiad India Chennai, India February, van Zyl, Badenhorst, Selkirk, Bouah 100/162 [29]
2024 45th Chess Olympiad Hungary Budapest, Hungary February, Badenhorst, Klaasen, Nel, Strong 87/183 [30]

Major tournaments

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Major tournaments hosted in South Africa include the South African Chess Championship and the South African Open.

In 2023, the first Cape Town Chess Masters was held.[31]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i "OlimpBase :: Men's Chess Olympiads :: Republic of South Africa, Team Record".
  2. ^ "30th Chess Olympiad: Manila 1992".
  3. ^ "31st Chess Olympiad: Moscow 1994".
  4. ^ "32nd Chess Olympiad: Yerevan 1996".
  5. ^ "33rd Chess Olympiad 1998 Open". chess-results.com. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
  6. ^ "34th Chess Olympiad 2000 Open". chess-results.com. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
  7. ^ "35th Chess Olympiad 2002 Open Men". chess-results.com. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
  8. ^ "36th Chess Olympiad 2004 Open Men"s section". chess-results.com. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
  9. ^ "37th Chess Olympiad 2006 Open". chess-results.com. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
  10. ^ "38th Olympiad Dresden 2008 Open". chess-results.com. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
  11. ^ "39th Olympiad Khanty-Mansiysk 2010 Open". chess-results.com. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
  12. ^ "40th Olympiad Istanbul 2012 Open". chess-results.com. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
  13. ^ "41st Olympiad Tromso 2014 Open". chess-results.com. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
  14. ^ "42nd Olympiad Baku 2016 Open". chess-results.com. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
  15. ^ "43rd Olympiad Batumi 2018 Open". chess-results.com. Retrieved 5 October 2018.
  16. ^ "44th Olympiad Batumi 2022 Open". chess-results.com. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
  17. ^ "45th Chess Olympiad Budapest 2024 Open". chess-results.com. Retrieved 12 September 2024.
  18. ^ "33rd Chess Olympiad 1998 Women". chess-results.com. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
  19. ^ "34th Chess Olympiad 2000 Women". chess-results.com. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
  20. ^ "35th Chess Olympiad 2002 Women". chess-results.com. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
  21. ^ "36th Chess Olympiad 2004 Women". chess-results.com. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
  22. ^ "37th Chess Olympiad 2006 Women". chess-results.com. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
  23. ^ "38th Chess Olympiad 2008 Women". chess-results.com. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
  24. ^ "39th Chess Olympiad 2010 Women". chess-results.com. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
  25. ^ "40th Chess Olympiad Istanbul 2012 Women". chess-results.com. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
  26. ^ "41st Olympiad Tromso 2014 Women". chess-results.com. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
  27. ^ "42nd Olympiad Baku 2016 Women". chess-results.com. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
  28. ^ "43rd Olympiad Batumi 2018 Women". chess-results.com. Retrieved 5 October 2018.
  29. ^ "44th Olympiad Chennai 2018 Women". chess-results.com. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
  30. ^ "45th Chess Olympiad Budapest 2024 Women". chess-results.com. Retrieved 12 September 2024.
  31. ^ Wilson, Paul (10 January 2024). "Cape Town Masters Chess Championship 2024 – South African Chess Hub". Retrieved 16 January 2024.
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