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It was the second round of rapid gameplay between Siphamandla Mkoko, 25, and Zimi Totose, 17, at the Buffalo City Chess Championships on Sunday. The 14 top-ranking entrants were invited to play over the two-weekend event, culminating in the tiebreak playoff between Mkoko and Totose.
The rapid growth of chess in SA is contributing to keeping children off the streets and winning at life, officials said at the Eastern Cape chess championship finals in Jeffreys Bay on Sunday.