2018-04-27

KCF Capablanca 2018

The KCF Capablanca tournaments are taking place from 26th of April till 1st of May 2018 in Pretoria, South Africa. The organizers are Kasparov Chess Foundation Africa and Tshwane Chess.
The event includes GM & IM Norm tournament; Round Robins; Open Sections A - C tournaments and Open Sections D &E tournaments. 15 countries are represented with participants from Argentina, Botswana, India, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, South Africa, Serbia, Swaziland, Uruguay, Zambia and Zimbabwe.

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KCF Capablanca Masters 2018 is a 10-player round-robin tournament taking place from 27 April to 1 May 2018. The players receive 90 minutes for 40 moves, followed by 15 minutes to the end of the game, plus a 30-second increment starting from move one.

Schedule: UTC
Round 1    Apr 27, 2018    07:00
Round 2    Apr 27, 2018    13:00 
Round 3    Apr 28, 2018    07:00 
Round 4    Apr 28, 2018    13:00 
Round 5    Apr 29, 2018    07:00 
Round 6    Apr 29, 2018    13:00 
Round 7    Apr 30, 2018    07:00 
Round 8    Apr 30, 2018    13:00 
Round 9    May 1, 2018    07:00

Watch the games of the KCF Capablanca Masters 2018 with computer analysis LIVE on ChessBomb.


KCF Capablanca GM Norm 2018 is a 10-player round-robin tournament. The players receive 90 minutes for 40 moves, followed by 15 minutes to the end of the game, plus a 30-second increment starting from move one.

Schedule: UTC
Round 1    Apr 26, 2018    13:00
Round 2    Apr 27, 2018    07:00 
Round 3    Apr 27, 2018    13:00 
Round 4    Apr 28, 2018    07:00 
Round 5    Apr 28, 2018    13:00 
Round 6    Apr 29, 2018    07:00 
Round 7    Apr 30, 2018    07:00 
Round 8    Apr 30, 2018    13:00 
Round 9    May 1, 2018    07:00

Watch the games of the KCF Capablanca GM Norm 2018  with computer analysis LIVE on ChessBomb.


KCF Capablanca Open A 2018 is a 8-player round-robin tournament. The players receive 90 minutes for the entire game.

Schedule: UTC
Round 1    Apr 27, 2018    07:00 
Round 2    Apr 27, 2018    10:30 
Round 3    Apr 27, 2018    14:00 
Round 4    Apr 28, 2018    07:00 
Round 5    Apr 28, 2018    10:30 
Round 6    Apr 28, 2018    14:00 
Round 7    Apr 29, 2018    10:30


Watch the games of the KCF Capablanca Open A 2018 with computer analysis LIVE on ChessBomb.


The KCF Capablanca Open B is a 8-player round-robin tournament. The players receive 90 minutes for the entire game.

Schedule: UTC
Round 1    Apr 27, 2018    07:00    
Round 2    Apr 27, 2018    10:30    
Round 3    Apr 27, 2018    14:00    
Round 4    Apr 28, 2018    07:00    
Round 5    Apr 28, 2018    10:30    
Round 6    Apr 28, 2018    14:00    
Round 7    Apr 29, 2018    10:30

Watch the games of the KCF Capablanca Open B 2018 with computer analysis LIVE on ChessBomb.