Spring-Board Chess Academy

Congratulations, Queen Amrienta (far left - in green)! 👑

Finishing 4th in your age category at the SA Open 2026 in Cape Town is a 'wow'!

Amrienta is set to be part of the South African team representing the country at the schools tournament in Namibia.

Your focus, discipline, and fighting spirit make us proud.
Bigger wins are coming.

Team
Spring-Board

Happy Spring-Board Birthday, Queen Amrienta! 👑

May this year be your best opening.
Wishing you good health, strong moves, and even more wins.
Checkmate to anything that tries to hold you back!🐣🐥🍼🫶🏻

Team
Spring-Board

Happy birthday, Lubanzi🐣!

Lubanzi has been part of the Spring-Board family since his very first tournament.

We have watched him grow, learn, work hard, and step into success.

We are SO proud of you, Lubanzi. Your discipline on the board and your character off it inspire the younger players every day. 🐣🐥

May this new year bring you more wins, more wisdom, and more joy.

Happy birthday, Champ🐣🐥🍼!

Spring-BoardFamily

KZN Closed Chess Championship 2026 | 1st Closed

🥇 Lubanzi — 1st Place, Under 16
🥇 Amrienta — 1st Place, Under 10
🥈 Lumi — 2nd Place, Under 14

What an incredible weekend at DUT Steve Biko Campus!

410 players from all over KZN came together, and our Spring-Board family showed up with courage and heart.

To all our Spring-Board players:
Thank you for giving it your best shot.
Not every child will be a champion on the board. But every child can be a champion in character.

It’s about doing your best, enjoying the competition, and building bridges with each other, with new friends, and in the community.
We are SO proud of you.

To every parent who brought your kids: Thank you. You’re raising children who show up, try hard, and love well.
That’s a win in our books.

A big thank you to Lift Church International for the unwavering support 🙌

Well done Spring-Board team for representing Us well at the schools tournament 👏

Our boy is in Batumi, Georgia! ♟️

Hlelolwenkosi Ntshakalais in Batumi, Georgia right now, representing
South Africa & Spring-Board Chess Academy at the FIDE World Cadets Cup 2026 from 15-28 June!

Hlelo, you’ve put in the work, and now you’re living the dream on the world stage. Every move you play carries our flag and our name.

Wishing you sharp focus, calm nerves, and games you’ll remember forever.

Batumi better watch out — Spring-Board & South Africa are behind you 100%!

We are equally proud of Khethelo Mlaba from Umlazi, Durban. We are behind you girl!

Enjoy every moment.
Learn. Fight. Have fun.

Team
Spring-Board

Happy Belated Birthday Aayush! 🚀
I know we are late, but you’re worth the spring-board jump!

May this new year launch you higher — more wins, more laughs, more breakthroughs than you can catch.

Sorry we missed the day, but we are never late to celebrate YOU.

Have an awesome year ahead bro! 💥

Team
SPRING-BOARD