South African Open - chess

The South African Open is a chess tournament played in South Africa. It was first held in 1962.

History

First held in 1962, the SA Open was held every two years until 1995, after which it has been held annually. It was not held in 1992 due to the unification of the various sports bodies after apartheid.

Tournament winners

South African Open

Year	Venue	Winner	Score	Players	Best South African player
2015	Cape Town	Nigel Short	9/11	?	Kenny Solomon
2014	Bloemfontein	Merab Gagunashvili	10/11	?	Johannes Mabusela
2013	Port Elizabeth	Abhijeet Gupta	9/11	?	Watu Kobese
2012	Cape Town	Rodwell Makoto	9/11	326	Johannes Mabusela
2011	Johannesburg	Gawain Jones	9.5/11	388	Nicholas van der Nat
2010	Johannesburg	Robert Gwaze	7.5/9	206	Kgaugelo Mosetlhe
2009	Cape Town	Amon Simutowe	9.5/11	204	Nicholas van der Nat
2008	Centurion	Watu Kobese	9.5/11	159	Watu Kobese
2007	Cape Town	Kenny Solomon	9.5/11	159	Kenny Solomon
2006	Cape Town	Gawain Jones	10.5/11	155	Watu Kobese
2005	Bloemfontein	Kenny Solomon	9.5/11	191	Kenny Solomon
2004	Cape Town	Watu Kobese	10/11	263	Watu Kobese
2003	Centurion	Stanley Chumfwa	10.5/11	173	Kenny Solomon
2002	Port Elizabeth	Ronnie van Tonder	9/11	181	Ronnie van Tonder
2001	Cape Town	?	?	?	Mark Levitt
2000	Alberton	Amon Simutowe	10.5/11	89	Andre Nel
1999	Cape Town	Kenny Solomon	?/11	?	Kenny Solomon
1998	?	?	?	?	?
1997	Cape Town	Gordon Meyer	?/11	?	Gordon Meyer