Regular reports and commentary by:
Candidate Master Advocate Lyndon Bouah
A former Olympiad player, Candidate Master Lyndon has represented SA since 1992 at senior and junior level. He is the president of Chess Western Province and a lawyer by profession.
Final Standings - 2007
Premier Division:
| No. | Team | Code | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Game | Match | Matches | Pos. | |||
| Points | Points | + | = | - | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Bellville A | BVA | 3.5 | 1.0 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1.5 | 4.0 | 0.5 | 4.0 | 33.5 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 3 | ||
| 2 | Bellville B | BVB | 1.5 | 1.0 | 2.5 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 3.5 | 20.5 | 2.5 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 10 | ||
| 3 | Belhar Knights A | BKA | 4.0 | 4.0 | 2.5 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 1.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 5.0 | 1.5 | 2.0 | 30.5 | 5.5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | ||
| 4 | Cape Town A | CTA | 1.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 2.0 | 3.5 | 1.5 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 26.0 | 5.0 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 6 | ||
| 5 | Claremont A | CMA | 0.5 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 29.5 | 7.0 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | ||
| 6 | Goodwood A | GWA | 2.0 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 3.5 | 2.5 | 1.0 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 3.5 | 21.0 | 4.0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | ||
| 7 | Manyanani A | MYA | 1.0 | 2.0 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 1.5 | 3.5 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 2.5 | 23.0 | 4.5 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 7 | ||
| 8 | Mitchell's Plain A | MPA | 1.0 | 3.0 | 2.5 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 2.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 2.0 | -1.0 | 6.0 | 19.5 | 3.0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 11 | x | |
| 9 | Steinitz A | SZA | 3.5 | 6.0 | 2.5 | 3.5 | 2.5 | 4.0 | 6.0 | 4.5 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 41.5 | 9.0 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 10 | Steinitz B | SZB | 1.0 | 3.0 | -1.0 | 1.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 21.0 | 5.0 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 8 | ||
| 11 | Stellenbosch A | SBA | 4.5 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 6.0 | 4.0 | 6.0 | 2.0 | 6.0 | 3.0 | 6.0 | 4.5 | 49.5 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 12 | UWC A | UWA | 1.0 | 1.5 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 2.0 | 1.5 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 0.5 | 18.5 | 2.5 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 12 | x | |
| Team receives a bonus point for winning 5-0. A team will only receive the bonus point if none of the board points were won on default (thus, full team vs. full team). | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 point deducted from team score for not fielding a full team. | |||||||||||||||||||||
B Division:
| No. | Team | Code | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Game | Match | Matches | Pos. | ||
| Points | Points | + | = | - | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Belhar knights B | BKB | 2.5 | 6.0 | 2.0 | 5.0 | 0.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 31.5 | 4.5 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 4 | |
| 2 | Bellville C | BVC | 2.5 | 3.5 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 5.0 | 3.5 | 3.0 | -1.0 | 2.0 | 26.5 | 5.5 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 8 | |
| 3 | Bellville D | BVD | 0.0 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 3.5 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 20.5 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 9 | |
| 4 | Blackjacks A | BJA | 3.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 6.0 | 0.0 | 6.0 | 5.0 | 4.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 3.0 | 39.5 | 9.0 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| 5 | Capablanca A | CBA | -1.0 | 3.0 | 6.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 29.0 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 5 | |
| 6 | Claremont B | CMB | 3.5 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 29.0 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 5 | |
| 7 | Mitchells Plain B | MPB | -1.0 | 2.0 | 1.5 | 0.0 | -1.0 | -1.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | -1.0 | 12.5 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 10 | |
| 8 | Grassy Park A | GPA | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||||||
| 9 | Manyanani B | MYB | 3.0 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 2.0 | 1.0 | -1.0 | 5.0 | -1.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 12.5 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 10 | |
| 10 | Stellenbosch B | SBB | 2.5 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 2.5 | 1.0 | 4.5 | 2.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 28.0 | 5.0 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 7 | |
| 11 | UCT A | UCA | 3.0 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 2.5 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 3.5 | 44.5 | 10.5 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 12 | Uitsig A | USA | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 4.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 1.5 | 42.5 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| Team receives a bonus point for winning 5-0. A team will only receive the bonus point if none of the board points were won on default (thus, full team vs. full team). | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 point deducted from team score for not fielding a full team. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Grassy Park A will not be participating in the league anymore (missed the 1st 3 rounds). All teams who were paired against them have received 5 points (default). For future pairings (rounds 4 to 11) all teams that are supposed to be playing them will receive a Bye and score 5 points. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Result not submitted (both teams scoring "0") | |||||||||||||||||||||
C Division:
| No. | Team | Code | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Game | Match | Matches | Pos. | |||
| Points | Points | + | = | - | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Athlone A | ATA | 4.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 1.0 | 3.5 | 5.0 | 42.5 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 2 | Athlone B | ATB | 1.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | -1.0 | 5.0 | 1.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 33.5 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 4 | ||
| 3 | Atl. Knights A | AKA | 0.0 | -1.0 | 5.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -1.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 5.0 | 23.0 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 8 | ||
| 4 | Bellv. Sth. A | BSA | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | x | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Blackjacs B | BJB | 3.0 | 3.0 | 6.0 | 5.0 | 3.0 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 51.0 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 6 | Cape Town B | CTB | 1.0 | 3.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 2.0 | 1.5 | 3.5 | 5.0 | 2.5 | -1.0 | 1.5 | 29.0 | 5.5 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 5 | ||
| 7 | Claremont C | CMC | 2.0 | 1.0 | -1.0 | 5.0 | -1.0 | 2.5 | -1.0 | 5.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 16.5 | 2.5 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 9 | ||
| 8 | CPUT A | CPA | -1.0 | -1.0 | 1.0 | 5.0 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 5.0 | 24.5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 7 | ||
| 9 | Grassy Park B | GPB | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | x | ||||||||||||
| 10 | Blackjacks C | BJC | 4.0 | 3.5 | 2.0 | 5.0 | 0.0 | 2.5 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 5.0 | 3.5 | 5.0 | 41.5 | 8.5 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||
| 11 | Steinitz C | SZC | 1.5 | -1.0 | 2.0 | 5.0 | -1.0 | 5.0 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 5.0 | 1.5 | 5.0 | 27.0 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 6 | ||
| 12 | UWC B | UWB | -1.0 | -1.0 | -1.0 | 5.0 | 0.0 | 1.5 | -1.0 | 0.0 | 5.0 | -1.0 | 0.0 | 6.5 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 10 | ||
| Team receives a bonus point for winning 5-0. A team will only receive the bonus point if none of the board points were won on default (thus, full team vs. full team). | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 point deducted from team score for not fielding a full team. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Grassy Park B and Bellville South A will not be participating in the league anymore (missed the 1st 3 rounds). All teams who were paired against them have received 5 points (default). For future pairings (rounds 4 to 11) all teams that are supposed to be playing them will receive a Bye and score 5 points. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Team had less than 3 members present and thus loose match 0-5. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Team conceded match (could not attend) | |||||||||||||||||||||