Nelson Mandela Bay Chess Union

Well done Matthew and all of the NMB players who have qualified!

We are proud to announce that Matthew will be participating in the South African Open Chess Championship 2026 in Cape Town from 27 June to 5 July.

We wish Matthew every success as he takes on this exciting challenge and trust that he will represent himself with excellence. Good luck, Matthew—we are behind you all the way! ♟️🏆

Hi everybody
Please read my petition and if you are in agreement then sign. This way we can at least engage with ChessSA as a bigger body of concerned players and parents of players.

Open letter to ChessSA regarding the suspension of NMBCU - Online petition As concerned parents and players of the Nelson Mandela Bay Chess Union we are appealing to ChessSA to review their decision to suspend rating of all NMBCU chess tournaments. This affects the players and children without addressing the fiduciary concerns that are raised with the NMBCU. We would there...

NMBCU will be having Elections on 27 June 2026
At 10h00 at Cillie High School.

Here are some of our winners from our NMBCU Trials this weekend. Well done to all the players and congratulations to the winners on their achievement’s.

It’s with great excitement that we bring you a new tournament series! 💙🔥🔥 This will be a 3 Event Series comprising of 1 Rapid and 2 Blitz tournaments. ⚡️

As this is in-house and for paid members only, it will be held on Thursday evenings.

📌Please note:
♟️Chessa rated
♟️Medals for the top 3 per section for each tournament.
♟️New floating trophy for the overall winner of the series.
♟️Rapid tournament starts Thursday, 16 April.

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We are very proud of all of our NMBCU players who participated at the SAJCCC, some of whom are featured in the photos. Keep playing, and keep making us proud.