Posted on January 29, 2025
UP-Tuks alumna René Pienaar, the newly elected president of the Tshwane Chess Federation, envisions a brighter future as more children learn to play chess. "Apart from the fact that chess improves your concentration skills, it also teaches you to solve problems. The skills I learnt playing...
Posted on November 30, 2024
Personality, patience, fighting spirit, hard work, and confidence—these are the hallmarks of a chess champion. Anje van Jaarsveld, a second-year BCom Law student at UP-Tuks, embodies them all. Selected to represent TuksChess at the USSA Chess Championships from 29 November to 3 December...
Posted on November 20, 2024
The 19-year-old Michal Oosthuizen, a first-year BCom Investment Science student at UP-Tuks, is preparing to "go to war" for Tuks at the upcoming 2024 USSA Chess Championships, possibly hosted at Tuks Rembrandt Hall on the Hillcrest Sports Campus. As he gears up to defend his "King," Oosthuizen...
Posted on February 01, 2023
The challenge to be in a quest for perfection is the reason why the Tuks law student, Pieter Reyneke, took up playing chess. He is the first to admit that up to now, he has yet to succeed in playing that perfect game. Reyneke has had his moments. Last year, he finished seventh in the...
Posted on February 15, 2021
Plant pathologists are excellent problem solvers Scarce skills in Natural and Agricultural Sciences Focus on a plant pathologist: Dr Mahlane Godfrey Kgatle (Department of Plant and Soil Sciences) Postdoctoral fellow, FABI
Posted on January 29, 2021
Many years ago, a young boy in Ladysmith loved nothing more than to do all kinds of sports and dive into swimming pools. Like many youngsters, he had hoped to become one of the best. When he realised early on it would not happen, he did not get discouraged. Through his participation, he had...
Posted on September 11, 2020
From "pawn to king" is how Mfundo Masiya role at the TuksChess Club changed.
Posted on December 09, 2019
Tuks's chess players can honestly claim to have ruled the roost during the USSA Tournament in Grahamstown.
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