Crossroads Chess Club

Crossroads Chess Club Welcome to the Crossroads Chess Club!

The Crossroads Chess Club was founded in 2015 with the purpose of providing access to the game of chess to disadvantaged individuals, who may not have had the opportunity to participate in the past due to financial barriers. Our organization is dedicated to fostering cognitive development, personal growth and life-long skills through the game of chess. We are committed to making a positive impact

in our community by providing a supportive and inclusive environment for members of all skill levels. Our club welcomes beginners and experienced players alike and we strive to create a space where individuals can come together to learn, play and grow together. Our organization is dedicated to promoting the benefits of chess and its ability to improve cognitive abilities and personal development. We believe that the strategies and skills learned through chess can be applied in other areas of life, and thus, we work to equip our members with the tools they need to succeed in all aspects of their lives. We are proud of the progress and achievements of our members and we continue to work towards expanding our reach and impact in the community. We welcome anyone who is interested in learning and playing chess to join our club and be a part of our mission to empower individuals through the game of chess.

We also wish to extend our heartfelt congratulations to the rest of our players who made it this far ๐Ÿ‘โ™Ÿ๏ธAlthough you may...
03/05/2026

We also wish to extend our heartfelt congratulations to the rest of our players who made it this far ๐Ÿ‘โ™Ÿ๏ธ
Although you may have fallen short of making the final team, your efforts have ๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜ ๐—ด๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ. You showed ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ, ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป, ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐˜๐—ฟ๐˜‚๐—ฒ ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ต๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜€๐—ฝ๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜ in every round ๐Ÿ’ช๐Ÿ”ฅ
๐—•๐—ฒ๐˜๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—น๐˜‚๐—ฐ๐—ธ ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜…๐˜ ๐˜๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ฒ this is not the end, but part of the journey. The experience gained here will only make you ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ด๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐˜„๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฟ for the battles ahead.
A special mention to:
๐—”๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ฎ ๐—ฆ๐—ผ๐—ฏ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ, ๐—ฆ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ฝ๐—ต๐—ผ ๐—š๐—ฒ๐—ฏ๐˜‚, ๐—ฆ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐˜„๐—ผ ๐— ๐˜†๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ถ, ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฆ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—น๐—ฎ ๐—ฆ๐—ถ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ฏ๐—ฎ โญ
You gave it your all, and that is something to be ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฑ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐Ÿ™Œ
๐—ž๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ฝ ๐—ฝ๐˜‚๐˜€๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด, ๐—ธ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ฝ ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—บ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐˜„๐—ถ๐—น๐—น ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ. โ™Ÿ๏ธโœจ
A ๐—ต๐˜‚๐—ด๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ธ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ to ๐—•๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—ฎ๐—น๐˜„๐—ฎ ๐—ฅ๐˜‚๐—ฏ๐˜‚๐˜€๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฎ for looking after our players, ๐—ฆ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ผ for the valuable insights, and ๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜†๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐—ฒ๐—น๐˜€๐—ฒ ๐˜„๐—ต๐—ผ ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ฏ๐—น๐—ฒ ๐Ÿ™

๐—–๐—ข๐—ก๐—š๐—ฅ๐—”๐—ง๐—จ๐—Ÿ๐—”๐—ง๐—œ๐—ข๐—ก๐—ฆ โ™Ÿ๏ธ๐ŸŒŸ๐—ฃ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ฎ ๐—ก๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ถ โ€“ ๐—ช๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ป ๐—–๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ ๐—จ18 ๐—š๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—น๐˜€ ๐—ง๐—ผ๐—ฝ 7 ๐Ÿ†A heartfelt congratulations to ๐—ฃ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ฎ ๐—ก๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ถ for se...
03/05/2026

๐—–๐—ข๐—ก๐—š๐—ฅ๐—”๐—ง๐—จ๐—Ÿ๐—”๐—ง๐—œ๐—ข๐—ก๐—ฆ โ™Ÿ๏ธ๐ŸŒŸ
๐—ฃ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ฎ ๐—ก๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ถ โ€“ ๐—ช๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ป ๐—–๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ ๐—จ18 ๐—š๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—น๐˜€ ๐—ง๐—ผ๐—ฝ 7 ๐Ÿ†

A heartfelt congratulations to ๐—ฃ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ฎ ๐—ก๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ถ for securing 7th place in the Western Cape U18 Girls section โ€” a crucial result that earns her the final qualifying spot for the Summer Games ๐ŸŽฏ

Under pressure and with everything on the line, Phelisa rose to the occasion and clinched her place among the provinceโ€™s best, showing determination, resilience, and composure when it mattered most.

This achievement carries even greater meaning as Phelisa is currently in matric, marking this as her final schools chess tournament. To finish her schools career by qualifying for the Western Cape Team is a truly fitting and inspiring farewell ๐Ÿ‘โœจ

Your journey in schools chess ends on a high, but this is not the end โ€” itโ€™s just the beginning of even greater things to come โ™Ÿ๏ธ๐Ÿš€

๐—ช๐—ฒ๐—น๐—น ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜†๐—ฒ๐—ฑ, ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐˜„๐—ฒ ๐˜„๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ต ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐˜„๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ! ๐Ÿ’ซ

๐—–๐—ข๐—ก๐—š๐—ฅ๐—”๐—ง๐—จ๐—Ÿ๐—”๐—ง๐—œ๐—ข๐—ก๐—ฆ ๐Ÿ‘‘โ™Ÿ๏ธ๐—œ๐—บ๐—ธ๐—ต๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฎ ๐—๐—ผ๐˜†๐—ฎ โ€“ ๐—ช๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ป ๐—–๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ ๐—ฆ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—น๐˜€ ๐—จ15 ๐—š๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—น๐˜€ ๐—–๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐Ÿ†A huge congratulations to ๐—œ๐—บ๐—ธ๐—ต๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฎ ๐—๐—ผ๐˜†๐—ฎ for ...
03/05/2026

๐—–๐—ข๐—ก๐—š๐—ฅ๐—”๐—ง๐—จ๐—Ÿ๐—”๐—ง๐—œ๐—ข๐—ก๐—ฆ ๐Ÿ‘‘โ™Ÿ๏ธ
๐—œ๐—บ๐—ธ๐—ต๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฎ ๐—๐—ผ๐˜†๐—ฎ โ€“ ๐—ช๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ป ๐—–๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ ๐—ฆ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—น๐˜€ ๐—จ15 ๐—š๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—น๐˜€ ๐—–๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐Ÿ†

A huge congratulations to ๐—œ๐—บ๐—ธ๐—ต๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฎ ๐—๐—ผ๐˜†๐—ฎ for an outstanding performance in the Western Cape Schools Chess Individual U15 Girls section.

Joya has been in dominant form throughout the season, winning all previous trials with a perfect score and continuing that momentum into the Western Cape Schools Championship.

In a dramatic final round, she faced her close friend ๐— ๐—ถ๐—น๐—ฎ ๐—ฆ๐—ป๐˜†๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ป, where the game ended in a draw. With both players tied for first place, Joya clinched the title on tie-breaks, showcasing consistency and strength across the entire tournament.

A well-deserved victory for a player who has shown excellence, focus, and determination from start to finish ๐ŸŒŸโ™Ÿ๏ธ

๐—–๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ถ๐˜๐˜†. ๐—–๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜‚๐—น๐˜. ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ”ฅ

๐—–๐—ข๐—ก๐—š๐—ฅ๐—”๐—ง๐—จ๐—Ÿ๐—”๐—ง๐—œ๐—ข๐—ก๐—ฆ ๐Ÿ‘‘โ™Ÿ๏ธ๐—”๐˜๐—ต๐˜‚๐—น๐—ฒ ๐— ๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜€๐—ถ โ€“ ๐—ช๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ป ๐—–๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ ๐—จ18 ๐—š๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—น๐˜€ ๐—–๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป 2026 ๐Ÿ†Athule has been part of the chess scene for se...
03/05/2026

๐—–๐—ข๐—ก๐—š๐—ฅ๐—”๐—ง๐—จ๐—Ÿ๐—”๐—ง๐—œ๐—ข๐—ก๐—ฆ ๐Ÿ‘‘โ™Ÿ๏ธ
๐—”๐˜๐—ต๐˜‚๐—น๐—ฒ ๐— ๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜€๐—ถ โ€“ ๐—ช๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ป ๐—–๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ ๐—จ18 ๐—š๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—น๐˜€ ๐—–๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป 2026 ๐Ÿ†

Athule has been part of the chess scene for several years, building an impressive record of achievements along the way. While she faced a challenging period where her performance dipped, her story this year has been one of determination, resilience, and a powerful comeback.

In 2026, she returned stronger and more motivated than ever. She kicked off her campaign by winning the ๐——๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐˜ ๐—ฆ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜๐—ต ๐—จ18 ๐—š๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—น๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ถ๐˜๐—น๐—ฒ, followed by an excellent 4๐˜๐—ต ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ต ๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐— ๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ผ ๐—ฆ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—น๐˜€ ๐—–๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ฝ.

Capping it all off, Athule has now claimed the ๐—ช๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ป ๐—–๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ ๐—จ18 ๐—š๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—น๐˜€ ๐—–๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ฝ, a remarkable achievement that secures her place in the ๐—ช๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ป ๐—–๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ ๐—ง๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—บ set to compete at the upcoming ๐—ฆ๐˜‚๐—บ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—š๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐ŸŒŸ

This victory is not just about a title itโ€™s a testament to her perseverance, growth, and unwavering passion for the game.

๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ท๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜† ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜‚๐—ฒ๐˜€, ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜ ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐˜†๐—ฒ๐˜ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ. ๐Ÿš€โ™Ÿ๏ธ

โ™Ÿ๏ธ ๐‡๐ข๐ ๐ก ๐’๐œ๐ก๐จ๐จ๐ฅ ๐ˆ๐ง๐๐ข๐ฏ๐ข๐๐ฎ๐š๐ฅ ๐‚๐ก๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐“๐ซ๐ข๐š๐ฅ๐ฌ โ€“ ๐†๐ž๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐ž โ™Ÿ๏ธOur talented girls are currently battling it out at the High School In...
02/05/2026

โ™Ÿ๏ธ ๐‡๐ข๐ ๐ก ๐’๐œ๐ก๐จ๐จ๐ฅ ๐ˆ๐ง๐๐ข๐ฏ๐ข๐๐ฎ๐š๐ฅ ๐‚๐ก๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐“๐ซ๐ข๐š๐ฅ๐ฌ โ€“ ๐†๐ž๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐ž โ™Ÿ๏ธ

Our talented girls are currently battling it out at the High School Individual Chess Trials in George, each one striving to earn a place in the ๐—ช๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ป ๐—–๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ ๐—ง๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—บ that will compete in the upcoming ๐—ฆ๐˜‚๐—บ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—š๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐˜€.

This is not just competitionโ€”itโ€™s determination, resilience, and ambition on full display. ๐Ÿ’ช

We proudly have the following players representing their respective schools:

โœจ ๐’๐ข๐ฌ๐ข๐ฉ๐ก๐จ ๐†๐ž๐›๐ฎ
โœจ ๐€๐ง๐ž๐ฅ๐ข๐ฌ๐š ๐’๐จ๐›๐š๐๐š
โœจ ๐’๐ข๐ง๐š๐ฐ๐จ ๐Œ๐ฒ๐š๐ฅ๐ž๐ง๐ข
โœจ ๐€๐ญ๐ก๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ž ๐Œ๐š๐ค๐ก๐š๐ฌ๐ข
โœจ ๐๐ก๐ž๐ฅ๐ข๐ฌ๐š ๐๐ญ๐š๐›๐ž๐ง๐ข
โœจ ๐’๐จ๐ฆ๐ข๐ฅ๐š ๐’๐ข๐ก๐š๐ฆ๐›๐š
โœจ ๐ˆ๐ฆ๐ค๐ก๐ข๐ญ๐ก๐š ๐‰๐จ๐ฒ๐š

A special and heartfelt ๐—ง๐—›๐—”๐—ก๐—ž ๐—ฌ๐—ข๐—จ to ๐๐ž๐ฐ ๐„๐ข๐ฌ๐ฅ๐ž๐›๐ž๐ง for making it possible for their players to participateโ€”your support is helping shape the future of these young talents. ๐Ÿ™Œ

We wish all our players the very best as they fight for every move, every point, and every opportunity. โ™Ÿ๏ธ๐Ÿ”ฅ

๐—–๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ด๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜๐˜‚๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—œ๐—บ๐—ธ๐—ต๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฎ ๐—๐—ผ๐˜†๐—ฎ for an excellent performance at the Moja Chess Extravaganza 2026 Ladies Section, finish...
01/05/2026

๐—–๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ด๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜๐˜‚๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—œ๐—บ๐—ธ๐—ต๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฎ ๐—๐—ผ๐˜†๐—ฎ for an excellent performance at the Moja Chess Extravaganza 2026 Ladies Section, finishing ๐Ÿฑ๐˜๐—ต with ๐Ÿฒ/๐Ÿต ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜๐˜€ walking away with a whooping R3000 prize fund.

She had a strong tournament overall, with only a few minor setbacks while pushing for the very top spot.

๐—ช๐—ฒ๐—น๐—น ๐—ฑ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—”๐˜†๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ด๐—ฎ for showing true fighting spirit remaining brave and determined until the very last round despite a challenging tournament.

๐—” ๐˜€๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ด๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜๐˜‚๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ด๐—ผ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐— ๐—ถ๐—น๐—ฎ ๐—ฆ๐—ป๐˜†๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ป, who delivered an outstanding performance, gaining ๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฌ ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜๐˜€. We wish her all the best for the upcoming African Youth Championship.

๐—” ๐—ฏ๐—ถ๐—ด ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ธ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐— ๐—ฟ ๐— ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป for his continued support of our players, and to everyone who stands behind the club your support makes all the difference.

๐—ฅ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐Ÿด saw ๐—œ๐—บ๐—ธ๐—ต๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฎ โ€œ๐—๐—ผ๐˜† ๐—๐—ผ๐˜†โ€ ๐—๐—ผ๐˜†๐—ฎ suffer her first loss โ™Ÿ๏ธShe dropped a pawn early and fought hard to save the game, b...
30/04/2026

๐—ฅ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐Ÿด saw ๐—œ๐—บ๐—ธ๐—ต๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฎ โ€œ๐—๐—ผ๐˜† ๐—๐—ผ๐˜†โ€ ๐—๐—ผ๐˜†๐—ฎ suffer her first loss โ™Ÿ๏ธ
She dropped a pawn early and fought hard to save the game, but the task proved too difficult in the end.

๐—”๐˜†๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ด๐—ฎ ๐— ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜๐˜€๐—ถ had a strong outing the game was equal for a long time, but sharp tactics decided it in his favour, earning him a crucial win ๐Ÿ’ช

๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฑ is now underway ๐Ÿ”ฅ

๐—๐—ผ๐˜† ๐—๐—ผ๐˜† faces ๐— ๐—ฏ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—น๐—ฒ ๐—–๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ถ a win could potentially place her in the ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฝ ๐Ÿฒ ๐Ÿ‘€

๐—”๐˜†๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ด๐—ฎ will be looking to finish strong after gaining valuable experience ๐Ÿ‘Š

29/04/2026

๐—ฅ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐Ÿณ ended almost before it even began โ™Ÿ๏ธ

๐—œ๐—บ๐—ธ๐—ต๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฎ โ€œ๐—๐—ผ๐˜† ๐—๐—ผ๐˜†โ€ ๐—๐—ผ๐˜†๐—ฎ gained a huge advantage straight out of the opening and completely dominated the game, finishing with a convincing win ๐Ÿ’ช

๐—”๐˜†๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ด๐—ฎ ๐— ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜๐˜€๐—ถ, on the other hand, struggled to get going and was outplayed early in the opening, leading to a loss.

Both games were wrapped up in under 2 hours โฑ๏ธ

๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜‚๐—น๐˜๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฑ is now underway ๐Ÿ”ฅ

๐—๐—ผ๐˜† ๐—๐—ผ๐˜† is currently facing ๐—–๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ถ๐—น๐—ฎ ๐—ฆ๐—ถ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฒ from ๐— ๐—ผ๐˜‡๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ฏ๐—ถ๐—พ๐˜‚๐—ฒ, while ๐—”๐˜†๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ด๐—ฎ takes on ๐—ž๐—ฎ๐˜๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ด๐—ผ ๐— ๐—ผ๐—ธ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฒ โ€” both players looking to finish strong after a tough tournament.

29/04/2026

๐—ฅ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐Ÿฒ came with a bit of drama โ™Ÿ๏ธ

๐—œ๐—บ๐—ธ๐—ต๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฎ โ€œ๐—๐—ผ๐˜† ๐—๐—ผ๐˜†โ€ ๐—๐—ผ๐˜†๐—ฎ won a piece early against ๐—”๐—ป๐˜‡๐—ฒ๐—น ๐—Ÿ๐—ฎ๐˜‚๐—ฏ๐˜€๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ but lost several pawns in the process. The game was double-edged, and although Joy Joy looked to be in control, it eventually fizzled into a theoretical rook endgame and was agreed drawn.

๐—”๐˜†๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ด๐—ฎ ๐— ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜๐˜€๐—ถ took risks in a very complicated position and was rewarded with a spectacular win after his opponent blundered ๐Ÿ”ฅ

๐—›๐—น๐—ผ๐—บ๐—น๐—ฎ ๐— ๐—ฏ๐—ถ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ถ had an equal, drawish game and even secured the bishop pair, but let it slip in the endgame and was unfortunately swindled. After the loss, he decided to withdraw from the tournament.

We are now left with ๐—๐—ผ๐˜† ๐—๐—ผ๐˜† and ๐—”๐˜†๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ด๐—ฎ. This is a tough tournament, and the points system isnโ€™t making things any easier.

๐—ฅ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐Ÿณ ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜„๐—ฎ๐˜† โ™Ÿ๏ธ

๐—๐—ผ๐˜† ๐—๐—ผ๐˜† is taking on ๐—–๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ป๐—ฒ, while ๐—”๐˜†๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ด๐—ฎ faces ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜€๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ from ๐—ญ๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ฏ๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐˜„๐—ฒ ๐Ÿ”ฅ

๐—ฅ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐Ÿฑ ๐˜‚๐—ฝ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ: ๐—œ๐—บ๐—ธ๐—ต๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฎ โ€œ๐—๐—ผ๐˜† ๐—๐—ผ๐˜†โ€ ๐—๐—ผ๐˜†๐—ฎ and ๐—›๐—น๐—ผ๐—บ๐—น๐—ฎ ๐— ๐—ฏ๐—ถ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ถ suffered losses, while ๐—”๐˜†๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ด๐—ฎ ๐— ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜๐˜€๐—ถ secured a convincing...
28/04/2026

๐—ฅ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐Ÿฑ ๐˜‚๐—ฝ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ: ๐—œ๐—บ๐—ธ๐—ต๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฎ โ€œ๐—๐—ผ๐˜† ๐—๐—ผ๐˜†โ€ ๐—๐—ผ๐˜†๐—ฎ and ๐—›๐—น๐—ผ๐—บ๐—น๐—ฎ ๐— ๐—ฏ๐—ถ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ถ suffered losses, while ๐—”๐˜†๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ด๐—ฎ ๐— ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜๐˜€๐—ถ secured a convincing win โ™Ÿ๏ธ

๐—ฅ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐Ÿฒ ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜„๐—ฎ๐˜†:
๐—๐—ผ๐˜† ๐—๐—ผ๐˜† vs ๐—”๐—ป๐˜‡๐—ฒ๐—น ๐—Ÿ๐—ฎ๐˜‚๐—ฏ๐˜€๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ
๐—›๐—น๐—ผ๐—บ๐—น๐—ฎ vs ๐—ž๐—ฎ๐˜๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ด๐—ผ ๐— ๐—ผ๐—ธ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฒ
๐—”๐˜†๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ด๐—ฎ vs ๐—ž๐˜†๐—น๐—ฒ ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐Ÿ”ฅ

28/04/2026

Round 5 is underway!

On board 2, ๐‰๐จ๐ฒ ๐‰๐จ๐ฒ is up against ๐–๐ˆ๐Œ ๐ƒ๐ž๐ง๐ข๐ฌ๐ž ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐š๐ก โ€” you can follow the game live here:
https://lichess.org/broadcast/moja-chess-extravaganza-2026-ladies/round-5/N5hxfFs3/z7zDBpZA โ™Ÿ๏ธ๐Ÿ”ฅ

๐‡๐ฅ๐จ๐ฆ๐š is playing against ๐€๐ฆ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐๐จ๐๐๐š๐ฉ๐š๐ญ๐ข, a strong junior player from Zimbabwe, while ๐€๐ฒ๐š๐›๐จ๐ง๐ ๐š takes on ๐Ž๐ ๐จ๐ง๐ž ๐Œ๐จ๐ฅ๐š๐จ๐ฅ๐ฐ๐š in another exciting battle.

Stay tuned for more updates as the round unfolds! โ™Ÿ๏ธ๐Ÿ’ฅ

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