Vision
We have set our sights on building grassroots support and winning the WP Premier League title and to win the South African and African Club Championship.
Chess in South Africa needs strong leaders with integrity to take us to the heights where chess can be visibly seen to have risen. Our Motto is with Unity to Prosperity and we unite ourselves under the motto of Fide “Gens una sumas” We are all one family.
Junior Group
Steinitz chess club has decided that it is time to start a junior group in order to develop Steinitzians of the future. The club has hand picked a group of talented junior players who will be mentored and toughened by experienced club players that have already seen it all and achieved at the highest level. The young players will practise with the club on a regular basis and will also be included in club activities and league games.
History
It was in November 1976 that 4 high school students came together in Kalksteenfontein a suburb of Bonteheuwel and started playing the odd game against each other. Later in 1977 they decided to form a club. By this time the number had grown to 6.The first members of the club were: Nazeem Majiet (also the first Chairperson), Ebrahim Ortell, Mark Lewis, Jeremy Lewis, Andrew Talmarkes and Norman Macqueen. The first club competition held was won by Norman Macqueen.
Mark Lewis then met Roland Willenberg at Spes Bona High School. This meeting was to be a turning point in the history of the club. Since then the name Willenberg has been synonymous with Steinitz. With the injection of new players came the need to become more structured and in 1978 Steinitz set about having a full blooded competition. Players like Andrew Martin, Raymond Rosenberg and Ivan Fortune also joined and soon we were 13 players. Read more
Steinitz A - Chess WP Premier League Winners - 2018
From left - Ethan Samuels, Mark Lewis, Luan de Jager, Michael James, CM Lyndon Bouah, Craig Willenberg, FM Deon Solomons and CM Andreas de Jager
Steinitz - Winners of Western Cape Club Champs A division and runners up in B division - 2018
Taken at the Awards Ceremony
Club News
General
Steinitz A Win A Section of WC Club Champs 2018
Steinitz B Second in B Section of WC Club Champs 2018
Steinitz A Win Premier Section of CWP League 2018
Steinitz B 3rd in B Section of CWP League 2018
Club Captain Refletions
R3 on Steinitz Chess Festival
R2 on Steinitz Chess Festival
Captains Report
R1 on Steinitz Chess Festival
Reflections on simuls in SA
Reflections on Veselin Topalov
Reflections on Mr Ignatius Leong
Interesting facts about Singapore
Reflections on December
Club Programme
Useful Links
Steinitz Facebook
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Steinitz Dropbox
Steinitz Dropbox for games, pictures, reports and results.
Chess Western Province
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WP Schools Chess
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