HARCOURTS Friendly Chess Tournament 15 September 2018

Good day to you

Please go to the Tournament News tab above to see the flyer for our chess tournament.
You can click on the small flyer to the right to enter online.

We are very thankful to Harcourts Cape Gate for their continued support towards Aristea Chess.

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Welcome 2018

Welcome to 2018

I hope you will have a wonderful year!

Please see below, flyer for the first district tournament.

I can do Aristea's entries.
Just fill out the registration form given out on Monday 22 January 2018, or get one from my classroom, and send the form + R30 entry fee to my classroom before or on Tuesday, 30 January 2018.

You can also click on the link below and enter online, but bring the R30 to me.
You can also EFT the money into the given account in the link.

Thank you.

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 CLICK HERE   for more information and to register online in the wcschess website
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Tournament news and our 3rd term fixtures

Good evening everyone

Just before I post the new term's fixtures, I just want to say that I have uploaded the pictures of our team tournament that we held on the 29th of July.

Our players played in teams of 4 in a team swiss format, like the district top schools event held at the end of last term.

Our winning team was the girls team! Congratulations!
Each member won a medal as part of the winning team, some of them winning a second for the board prize!

Talking about tournaments, please click on the Tournament News tab above to see more information on our next friendly tournament taking place at our school on the 10th of September 2016.

It is proudly sponsored by Harcourts Real Estates, Cape Gate, and forms part of our 40th anniversary year celebrations of our school.  Click on their logo on the right to go to the registration / entry form to enter you child online. This will be the third year we are presenting this tournament, and we hope to continue to grow throughout the years to come!

It takes shape of a friendly, development tournament, aimed at less experience chess players who have started playing chess recently. Chess players who do not have regular tournament experience or who did not play in the league matches throughout the 2^nd and 3^rd term.

This term's fixtures

Friday, 12 August, vs Exelsior (Home)
Friday, 19 August, vs Fanie Theron (Away)
Friday, 26 August, vs Cavalleria (Home)
Friday, 2 September, vs Bellpark (Away)

Good luck to our chess team!

Do us proud!

:-)

WP Girls Tournament at ARISTEA - 16 April 2016

Good evening everyone

I have received the following from the WP Schools Chess 'Office'.

For more information and to register, click on the links in the message.

I hope to see all the girls playing chess at Aristea on the 16th of April, in our own school hall!

Please note: the closing date for registrations is the 7th of April! So don't delay, ENTER NOW!

:-)

Good day chess parents

WP Schools invites all girls chess players and female chess teachers and female administrators to the WP SCHOOLS CHESS GIRLS ONLY TOURNAMENT: 16 APRIL 2016 at Aristea Primary School, Kraaifontein.

THIS IS AN OPEN TOURNAMENT FOR GIRLS ONLY.

CERTIFICATES FOR PARTICIPATION, TOP 3 MEDALS FOR ALL AGE GROUPS, LUCKY PRIZES FOR ALL AGE GROUPS &GOODIES FOR ALL ENTRIES.

SECTIONS: (some sections maybe combined depending on the number of entries)

LEARNERS: U7 BORN 2009 OR LATER

LEARNERS: U9 BORN 2008/2007

LEARNERS: U11 BORN 2006/2005

LEARNERS: U13 BORN 2004/2003

LEARNERS: U15 BORN 2002/2001

LEARNERS: U17 BORN 2000/1999

LEARNERS: U19 BORN 1998/1997

AND A SPECIAL LADIES SECTION FOR FEMALE CHESS TEACHERS / SCHOOLS CHESS ADMINISTRATORS

(We want to encourage our female chess teachers / schools chess administrators to set an example to learners and enter this section - it will not only build your own chess skills, but show your courage & strength in the light of the celebration of  International women's day on March 8)

Online registration compulsory: http://wcschess.co.za/registration/western-province-schools-girls-tournament-16-april-2016

or go wcschess.co.za, select WP, go to Registrations, select western-cape-schools-girls-tournament.

Closing date for pre-registration: 7 April 2016 at 22:00

[we must supply the numbers to the sponsors a week before the tournament]

FEE: R30 per player

PAYMENT DUE DATE:  ALL PAYMENTS MUST BE RECEIVED BY  7 April 2016 - Banking details on registration page

(EFT/Direct deposits, forward proof of payment to wpschoolschess@gmail.com)

You are welcome to visit 2015 Girls Tournament gallery page.

Click on the poster below to enlarge

WP Schools Chess District East Tournament

Letter 2/2016                                                                                 

Dear parents

WP School Chess District Tournament

I have received the information, and it is as follows:

Playing venue: Hendrik Louw Primary School, Piet Retief Street, Strand

Date of event: 5^th and 6^th of February 2016

Last date to enter: Monday, 1 February 2016

Entry fee: R30

If you want your child to play in this tournament, just send him/her to me with his/her date of birth and the entry fee.

The school will provide bus transport for all Aristea Chess players who would want to enter and play in this event.  

Click on the above image to go to the full poster for more information.

Kind regards

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Welcome back learners and parents

Dear parents

 

Welcome to 2016, and a warm welcome to the new chess players and their parents.  I hope you had a restful time during the school holidays.  Chess learners, I hope you have played a lot of chess during the holidays as well.

 

Foundation Phase parents:

If your child plays chess, or would like to learn how to play chess, then I invite you to enrol him/her in the chess ‘class’ for foundation phase learners in 2016.

Practises for the juniors (grade 1 - 3) 

The chess ‘classes’ is going to take place in the Club house, on a Monday, from 13:15 to 14:00.  I will teach them the first part, and they have time to play against each other in the last 15 to 20 minutes. This will be for grades 1 and 2’s only.

The grade 3’s can come and play chess from 14:00 until 14:25, from where they can join the rest of the school in the art room, until 15:00. (or 15:45 when the rest departs). The grade 1's and 2's may stay until 14:25.

Practises for the seniors (grade 4 - 7)

 

The chess practise is going to practise in the Arts & Culture Room, on a Monday and Wednesday, from 14:45 to 15:45.  This means, the learners will have 15min after school to change into something more casual or to have a quick snack before the practise starts. 

IMPORTANT: No eating or drinking (except water) in the Art Room!

District Tournament

Our first (and only) WP Schools Chess District tournament takes place on the 5^th and 6^th of February 2016.  The tournament will take place at Hendrik Louw Primary School in the Strand.  I will be able to take the Aristea learners by bus to the event on both days. Entry forms and more information will be available next week. (25 January 2016)

Registration for 2016

I have created an online registration form for parents and learners.  This will make it easier to have your information all on one platform.  To register your child for Chess in 2016, click on the registration tab above and follow the link in the post.

I look forward to this very exciting year of chess.  I hope you do to.

Kind regards

Mr. Bekker

Important dates for the 3rd term

Good day everyone!

Important dates to make a note off in the diaries so long:

Saturday, 25 July - Practise tournament at school  (letters went out today, 20 July)

Sat, 1 Aug - District North Top Schools Playoffs for the u/11, u/13 and Girls teams!

Vr. 7 Aug - u/11 League match vs Curro Centuary City

Vr. 21 Aug - u/11 and u/13 League match vs Blouberg Ridge

Sat. 22 Aug - Girls only tournament at Curro Durbanville

Vr. 28 Aug - u/11 and u/13 League match vs Gene Louw

Sat. 12 Sep - Chess Tournament at Aristea

As in the past - more information to follow as soon as they are available.

As you can see, it is going to be a busy term for chess at Aristea!!
But that is the way we like it.

:-)

Aristea Chess News - 1st Edition

In stead of writing a letter each time, I am going to put it in a "Newspaper or Article" form.

I changed our blogs header picture to the same pictures as below, the date and year just in a different spot.

Below is our first edition for our new 'publication'. 

Dear parents and players

It is time for change 

I want to bring a new feel to the communication with the players and parents.  I almost want to make it seem as if you are reading an article in a newspaper! We have had a very busy term so far, but very encouraging.  We had more than 20 players join our beginners’ class and I really see a lot of potential.  More of beginners class later in the publication.  Also in this communication you will find how our players did in the District- and Welgemoed tournaments. I also report on the practises and how we are going to implement some changes in this department as well. The exciting news in this edition of Aristea Chess News is the upcoming tournaments for this term.

District Tournament results

U8: Kalim Meyer 1.0* –

BRONZE Medal for coming in 3rd in this section!!

U10:    Kiara Blows 3.5* – 

Ninth place in this section and the 3rd girl.

  
U12: Alex Mckenzie  3.0

Jordan Jacobs 1.5

U14:  Craig Strydom  4.0*

   JJ Oosthuizen 4.0

   Kian Blows 3.0

   Alton Nel  3.0

   Zukhanye Mqumbisa 2.5

   Kyle Naidoo 2.0

   Ndinani Sibelekwana 2.0

   Xander West 1.5

*Congratulations and good luck to Kalim, Kiara and Craig, chosen in the District team to play in the WP Championships on the 28^th and 29^th of March 2014, at the Kuilsriver Sport School.

We also had old Aristea learners play in the high school section, three of them advancing to the WP Championships.  Clint van Rooyen played under 16 and came in 8^th place.  Jenna Ziegers also came in 2^nd place for girls under 16. Lathitha France came in 3^rd place for girls under 14.  More old Aristea learners included Liam Meyer and Cheran Melite.

Welgemoed tournament results

The two Jacobs brothers, Jordan in grade 6 and Matthew in grade 3 played in the tournament organised and presented by Welgemoed Primary.  I am proud to say that both of them won a medal and represented Aristea in a very good manner.  Congratulations to both of you!

Practises

Practise times stay the same, on a Tuesday and a Thursday, from 14:35 to 15:35.  The change comes in with who plays and practises where the seniors are going to practise in the grade 5E2 class of Mr. Bekker, with Mrs Geldenhuys keeping score.  The beginners are going to play, practise and learn in the Arts & Culture Room, with me.

Aristea Tournament

I am proud to announce that we are going to have our own schools tournament in March.  Like last year, I am organising a senior and junior / beginner tournament – only this time, on separate dates!  The details are as follows:

Junior tournament

Date: Friday, 7 March 2014.

Time: Directly after school in the classroom next to the photocopy room. We start at 14:00 sharp!

Rounds: 3 Rounds

Time control: 15 / 15 – 15 minutes per player

Round 1: 14:00 – 14:30

Round 2: 14:45 – 15:15

Round 3: 15:30 – 16:00

The prize giving will be directly afterwards.

Senior tournament (Gr. 8 & 9’s also welcome)

Date: Friday, 14 March 2014.

Time: Directly after school in the classroom next to the photocopy room. We start at 14:00 sharp!

Rounds: 4 Rounds

Time control: 10 / 10 – 10 minutes per player

Round 1: 14:00 – 14:20

Round 2: 14:30 – 14:50

Round 3: 15:00 – 15:20

Round 4: 15:30 – 16:00

Prizes

After each tournament is finished, I urge the players not to go, but to stay for a short prize giving where gold medals will be awarded to the winners in each tournament. The 2^nd and 3^rd place will receive a chess piece keychain.

Entry fees

Entry fees for both tournaments are R10 per player, and are payable on the Thursday before each tournament.  Late entries will only be accepted if arranged with me before the time.  The money is going towards a new chess clock and we are raising funds to go on a tour on a Saturday morning to a town in the Boland somewhere.

Blog

For the new chess players and chess parents, I would like to inform you of our school’s chess blog. The address on the internet is: www.aristeachess.blogspot.com On the blog you will find much more information regarding chess, chess puzzles and you can even check your chess knowledge by taking an easy chess exam!  It also gives you some benefits of playing chess. How it improves players’ skills not only in chess but in life as well.

Chess Notation

For every move, you must write the letter of the piece and the block grid reference where it moves to.

The pawn does not have a letter, you just write the block that it moves to.

The Rook begins with a “R”

The Knight begins with a K, but it is a silent K, thus we write it with an “N”

The Bishop begins with a “B”

The Queen begins with a “Q”

The King begins with a “K”

Important: The pieces names are always in a Capital letter and the board letter are small caps.

When you capture a piece, you will write “x”

When you put your opponent in check, you must write “+”, when it’s checkmate, you must write “#”

If White wins, then you write 1 – 0.

If Black wins, then you write 0 – 1.

For example: Bishop capture a piece on b4; Bxb4

More on chess notation in the next edition.

Tournament entry form

Before the players can enter the tournament, they must find the winning move for the puzzle below.  If they can’t find the answer, they must talk to another chess player or work together with someone to find the answer.  This is almost like your qualifying thing you have to do before you enter.

Here are some answers that are wrong, because Black can move out of check, capture the attacking piece or move something in the way.

Rd1 +   Ke7

Or he can move something in the way: His Knight or his Bishop: Nd3 or Nd7, or Bd2 or Bd4.

Qa8 +   Kc7, Kd7, Ke7

Qd7 +   Kxd7, or Nxd7

Remember, white must move and the Black King must be in checkmate (#)

The correct answer, he must move: ___________________

Notate the move after you have read through the Chess Notation paragraph on the previous page.

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Player Information

Name: ______________________

Surname: ____________________

Grade: ______________________

Date of birth: _________________

Parent Contact Details

Cell nr: ______________________

Home nr: _____________________

Email: _______________________

Date: ________________________

Tournament selection – please tick the appropriate choice

□ Junior tournament on 7 March 2014.

□ Senior tournament on 14 March 2014.

I will make sure that the entry fee of R10 will be paid on or before the 6^th or 13^th of March 2014. 

Signature: _______________________

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Newsletter 5/2013

Letter 5/2013                                                                                                         August 2013

Dear Parents and players

The 3^rd term has started; it feels like, with the speed of sound!  So many things are taking place in a very short period of time, and I hope you are still with us.  The players have been practising the last couple of weeks, and some interesting results have been given in.  Remember players, if you don’t come to practises, you won’t be eligible for selection for the teams playing each Friday.

The game that should have been played last Friday, was unfortunately cancelled due to misunderstandings on my and the other schools part.  I do apologise for the inconvenience caused due to this.  This game has been cancelled, and won’t take place.  Not to worry though, we still have three more league games, and a special tournament left for this term.

I have some new news regarding this Panorama match that we missed.  It might just take place after all.  More on this and some other exciting news, soon.

Fixtures for the third term

League games – Friday afternoons

2 August 2013 - Away game vs Kenridge
16 August 2013 - Away game vs Labiance
23 August 2013 - Home game vs Totius

Tournament on 30 August 2013

This will be a tournament like we haven’t seen or had at Aristea Primary.  We are going to play in teams!  It will work as follows:

• Players make their own teams of 5 players per team.
• Teams consist of the same grade players only.  In the end we are going to see which grade wins.
• Players that don’t find a team to play with will play together in a team, regardless of the grade (the last team only).
• Players decide on a name – preferably a colour or something similar so that you can be identified – and the order in which the players are going to play.
• Entry fee is R10 per person – or if you get a sponsor for the team – R50 per team.        

Parents, please fill in the consent form that players must return with the entry fee.

Players, please return the team sheet, one per team. Please include a team name, and the order of the players. Player one is the best in the team.

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Parent’s consent form:  This form must be given in by each player.

Information:

Tournament date: Friday, 30 August 2013

Time: The matches will start directly after school and after everything has been set up, at 13:45.  All the rounds will be finished by approx. 17:00.

Entry fee: R10 per player

I, _______________________ give permission for _________________________ (Name

and surname of learner), to participate in the Teams tournament on Friday, 30 August 2013.

I will make sure that the entry fee will be paid on or before the 28^th of August 2013. 

Cell phone number: __________________       Signature: _______________________

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cut between these lines

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Team sheet: Only one per team must be given in.

Team name: ______________________________________________

Player position	Name and surname	Grade
1
2
3
4
5

Team manager / captain: _______________________

He or she will be responsible for checking the results and organising the team.

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General: Practices and Puzzles

Our practices will remain on Tuesdays and Thursdays, directly after school (14:35) until 15:30, but while the Eistedfodd is taking place, in Mrs Suzanne Grobler’s classroom.

Kind regards

Mr. Bekker

:-)