The national junior chess championships individual competition has been concluded at the NMMU Indoor sports centre.
EP has a new national champion in 12 year-old Charlise Van Zyl from Erica Girls.
Charlise won the under 14 girls national championship in a three-way playoff for the title.
Marcel Roberts fomerly of Eastern Province and now on a bursary at Waterklooof High in Pretoria won the under 16 boys title.
There were no less than 1800 young chess players from all over the country in Port Elizabeth over the last two weeks.