{"id":301424,"date":"2026-06-17T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-17T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/?p=301424"},"modified":"2026-06-11T13:16:35","modified_gmt":"2026-06-11T11:16:35","slug":"school-news-chess-learners-represent-in-gansbaai","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/school-news-chess-learners-represent-in-gansbaai\/","title":{"rendered":"SCHOOL NEWS  |  Chess learners represent in Gansbaai"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Diazville primary learners at W Cape Individual Chess Champs<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"406\" data-attachment-id=\"301425\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/school-news-chess-learners-represent-in-gansbaai\/704133459_1377391047_59136\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/704133459_1377391047_59136.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,476\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"704133459_1377391047_59136\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Diazville Primary School is proud of its chess learners who participated in the Western Cape Individual Chess Championships in Gansbaai. 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From left are Dequin Donn, El-Deano Donn, Jaylin Makamba, Kaylecia Pienaar, Maxine Minnaar, Emily Kersouw, Angelique Sterkse and Christelle Jim.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/704133459_1377391047_59136-1024x406.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/704133459_1377391047_59136-1024x406.jpg\" alt=\"Diazville Primary School chess learners.\" class=\"wp-image-301425\" srcset=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/704133459_1377391047_59136-1024x406.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/704133459_1377391047_59136-300x119.jpg 300w, https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/704133459_1377391047_59136-768x305.jpg 768w, https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/704133459_1377391047_59136.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Diazville Primary School is proud of its chess learners who participated in the Western Cape Individual Chess Championships in Gansbaai. 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