African Chess Lounge Academy Weekly Update 3 May 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.

Chase Salimu winner of HP

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. 🥉 Ethan Mazikana – 3rd Place

   
   

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

Kent Lenting winner of the Junior HP

Junior High-Performance Results

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

1. 🥇 Kent Lenting – 1st Place

2. 🥈 Kyle Messenheimer– 2nd Place

3. 🥉 Cruden Williams – 3rd Place

   
   

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

Club Practice

Checkmate Ready Tournament Results

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

1. 🥇 Chase Salimu– 1st Place

2. 🥈 Ndumiso Ngidi – 2nd Place

3. 🥉 Kyle Messenheimer – 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 – 125 680 points

2. 🥈 Ruhan Somai– 66 310 points

3. 🥉 Lee Anne Matima – 30 200 points

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

Janko Weideman

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.

Anyone can join our High-Performance Program, whether you're playing chess in Cape Town or anywhere else in the world. Since its online, you can participate from anywhere.

Best regards,

Reuben Salimu

Head Coach

African Chess Lounge