2015 TOURNAMENT CHESS CALENDAR FOR AFRICA ( Kasparov chess Foundation version)

2015 Tournaments Calendar

Tournament	Date	Venue	Chief Organiser	Key Contact		FIDE Rated	Norm Event
Jan
Zimbabwe Open	30 Dec – 4 Jan	Holiday Inn, Hwe	IA Clive Mphambela	mphambelac@gmail.com +263 771 471 822		Yes	No
Lesotho Open	16 - 18 Jan	Maseru, Lesotho	Mr Tseliso Motloheloa	motloheloatseliso@gmail.com +266 5897 3766		Yes	No
Piet Robbertse Open	26 - 29 Jan	Hoerskool Waterkloof, Pretoria, South Africa	IO Judy-Mare Steenkamp	jmsteenkamp@xsinet.co.za +27 83 556 3475	Yes		No
Feb
40th Year TPLF Anniversary Cup	15 – 17 Feb	Addis Abbaba, Ethiopia	Mr Ghidey Debessu	ethiochess.fed@gmail.com +251 93 875 7575		Yes	No
Kenya vs Rwanda Challenge Match	20 - 22 Feb	Kigali, Rwanda	Mr Kevin Ganza	ganzakevin84@gmail.com   +250 727 111 085		Yes	No
Mar
Waterkloof Open	4 -7 March	Hoerskool Waterkloof, Pretoria, South Africa	IO Judy-Mare Steenkamp	jmsteenkamp@xsinet.co.za +27 83 556 3475	Yes		No
Cape Town Classic	Mid Mar (TBC)	Cape Town, South Africa	IO Lyndon Bouah	lyndon.bouah@gmail.com +27 71 363 1306	Yes		IM Norm
Chess Excellence JHB Open	27 - 29 March	Johannesburg, South Africa	Mr Nicholas van der Nat	nicholas@chessexcellence.com +27 82 970 4493	Yes		No

Tournament	Date		Venue		Organiser	Key Contact		FIDE Rated	Norm Event
April
Kenya Open	2  - 5 Apr		Kenyatta University Nairobi, Kenya		Mr Githinji Hinga	chairman@chesskenya.or.ke +254 722 452 458		Yes	No
Easter Open	1 - 5 Apr		Holiday Inn, Harare, Zimbabwe		IA Clive Mphambela	mphambelac@gmail.com +263 771 471 822		Yes	IM Norm
Capablanca Open	25 Apr - 3 May		Centurion, South Africa		IO Judy-Mare Steenkamp	jmsteenkamp@xsinet.co.za +27 83 556 3475		Yes	IM Norm
May
Hyenas Chess Club Open	1 - 3 May		Johannesburg, South Africa		Mr Stephen Skosana	stephen@hyenaschess.com +27 83 603 0991		Yes	No
Steinitz Open	8 - 16 May		Curro Primary School, Cape Town, South Africa		IO Lyndon Bouah	lyndon.bouah@gmail.com +27 71 363 1306		Yes	IM Norm
Sao Tome Open	End May (TBC)		Sao Tome, Sao Tome & Principe		Mr Hamilton Cruz	hamiltoncruz@ciem.st +239 990 7400		Yes	No
June
Cote d Ivoire Open	Early June (TBC)	Abhidjan, Cote d Ivoire		Mr Essoh Essis			Essisessoh@ymail.com +243 996 386 122	Yes	No
Congo  Open Championships	26 – 29 June	Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of Congo		Mr Guy Esungi Botetsi			esungiguy@yahoo.fr +243811779758	Yes	No

Tournament	Date	Venue	Organiser	Contact	FIDE Rated	Norm Event
July
Presidents Cup	1 - 6 July	Accra, Ghana	Mr George Arko Dadzie	arkodadzie@hotmail.com +233 266 454 704	Yes	No
SA Open	3 - 11 July	Cape Town, South Africa	Mr Eldo Smart	President@chessa.co.za  +27 83 259 8747	Yes	GM Norm
Chess Excellence Winter Open	17 - 19 July	Johannesburg, South Africa	Mr Nicholas van der Nat	nicholas@chessexcellence.com +27 82 970 4493	Yes	No
Madagascar Open	19 - 26 July	Antanarivo, Madagascar	Mr Yves Rakotomahara	president@fmje.mg +261 3414 000 26	Yes	No
August
Zimbabwe Closed & Junior Championships	7 - 11 August	Harare, Zimbabwe	IA Clive Mphambela	mphambelac@gmail.com +263 771 471 822	No	No
September
UJ Open	3 - 6 Sept	University of Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa	Mr Shanks Naidoo	shanks.naidoo@gmail.com +27 82 652 7465	Yes	No
All African Games	12 - 13 Sept	Brazzaville, Congo	Mr Guy  Esungi Botetsi & Point Focal Echecs	esungiguy@yahoo.fr +243811779758	Yes	No

Tournament	Date	Venue	Organiser	Contact	FIDE Rated	Norm Event
October
Gauteng Closed	6 - 8 Oct	Johannesburg, South Africa	Mr Nicholas van der Nat	nicholas@chessexcellence.com +27 82 970 4493	Yes	No
Ghana National Championships	17 - 25 Oct	Accra Sports Stadium – Media Centre, Ghana	Mr George Arko-Dadzie	arkodadzie@hotmail.com +233 266 454 704	Yes	No
Nigerian National Open	19 - 22 Oct	Teslim Balogun Indoor Sports Hall, Lagos, Nigeria	IA Lekan Adeyemi	adeyemilekan@yahoo.com +234 806 505 1323	Yes	IM Norm
Lagos Classics	26-29 Oct	Teslim Balogun Indoor Sports Hall, Lagos, Nigeria	Mr Bayo Adebola	bayuba2002@yahoo.com +234 803 429 769	Yes	IM Norm
November
Nigerian Chess Federation Presidents Cup	Early November	TBC, Nigeria.	IA Lekan Adeyemi	adeyemilekan@yahoo.com   +234 806 505 1323	Yes	No
December
Zimbabwe Open	30 Dec – 4 Jan 2015	Holiday Inn, Harare, Zimbabwe	IA Clive Mphambela	mphambelac@gmail.com +263 771 471 822	Yes	No

For further information on any of these events, please contact the relevant organisers directly