African Chess Lounge Academy Weekly Update 18 April 2025
- Apr 18
- 2 min read
Updated: Apr 19
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:
🥇 Callan Manning – 1st Place
🥈 Chase Salimu – 2nd Place
🥉 Alex Guo – 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:
🥇 Kent Lenting – 1st Place
🥈 Dali Ramonyaluoe– 2nd Place
🥉 Daniel Erasmus – 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:
🥇 Mbalenhle Cindi– 1st Place
🥈 Chase Salimu – 2nd Place
🥉 Kevin Gwanzura – 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:
🥇 Ruhan Somai – 139 200 points
🥈 Ethan Oosthuizen– 41 540 points
🥉 Chase Salimu – 30 745 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
Head Coach
African Chess Lounge
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