♟️ Welcome home, Team Gauteng! 🇿🇦🇱🇰
Gauteng Province Chess proudly welcomes back our players who represented South Africa at the 2026 Commonwealth Chess Championships, held from 17–25 May 2026 in Kalutara, Sri Lanka.
The Commonwealth Chess Championships brought together players from across the world, giving our players the opportunity to compete, learn and grow on an international stage.
We are proud to recognise our Gauteng players who formed part of this exciting journey:
Standard Open
• Andile Patience Sibanda
• Nkiyasi Shordries
U08 Open
• Ernst Fischer
U08 Girls
• Phumla Mfazwe
U10 Open
• Philip Gouws
U10 Girls
• Atlehang Faith Malemane
U14 Open
• Christoph Rust
U16 Girls
• Lune Strauss
U18 Girls
• Amber Viljoen — Top 10 finish
Every international event adds something valuable to a player’s journey — experience, confidence, resilience, friendships and memories that go far beyond the final standings.
To our players: we hope you return home safely, proud of the courage it took to compete on this stage, and inspired by everything you learned in Sri Lanka.
Welcome home, Team Gauteng. We are proud of you! 💙💛♟️