Academy Weekly Update 29 March 2025

We are pleased to share this week’s highlights and results from our High Performance and Junior High Performance training programs and Club Practice Results. The continued dedication and hard work from our players are paying off, and we are proud of the progress being made across all categories.

Senior High Performance Training Results

This week’s competitions were fiercely contested, and we congratulate the following players for their outstanding performances:

1. 🥇 Chase Salimu – 1st Place

2. 🥈 Matthew Shapiro – 2nd Place

3. 🥉 Janko Weideman – 3rd Place

These players continue to display remarkable focus and resilience, setting the pace for the rest of the group.

Junior High-Performance Results

Our Junior players also delivered strong performances during their training events:

1. 🥇 Kent Lenting – 1st Place

2. 🥈 Dominique Swanepoel– 2nd Place

3. 🥉 Emma Coetzee – 3rd Place

Great job to our juniors, who are demonstrating commitment and hunger to improve every week!

Club Practice Tournament Results

Our Club Players also delivered strong performances during their training event:

1. 🥇 Chase Salimu – 1st Place

2. 🥈 Alex Guo– 2nd Place

3. 🥉 Callan Manning – 3rd Place

Individual Work-at-Home Leaderboard

We continue to track independent study and practice, and this week we saw incredible efforts from our players. The leaderboard stands as follows:

1. 🥇 Janko Weideman – 86 885 points

2. 🥈 Gabriel Jacobson – 49 350 points

3. 🥉 Chase Salimu – 46 300 points

We applaud these players for their consistency and drive outside of formal training sessions. Keep up the hard work!

We would like to thank all players for their dedication both on and off the board. Your efforts are laying a strong foundation for future success, and we look forward to seeing further growth and achievements.

Please continue to support each other and stay motivated as we head into the next training cycle.

Best regards,

Reuben Salimu

Executive Director

African Chess Lounge