A Statement of Solidarity with the Chess Association for the People of South Africa (CAPSA), circulated by a representative of the Africa Network to seek additional endorsements. The statement is on the occasion of the Eighth Annual National Open Championship, which is held in association with a campaign to develop the game of chess at the grassroots level. The purpose of Development of Chess in South Africa (DOCSA) is in tune with CAPSA's history. The statement expresses support for CAPSA's recognition that non-racialism over the [chess] board cannot exist without non-racialism across the board. CAPSA is leading the struggle against apartheid in chess. The Stockholm Statement Against Apartheid...
A Statement of Solidarity with the Chess Association for the People of South Africa (CAPSA), circulated by a representative of the Africa Network to seek additional endorsements. The statement is on the occasion of the Eighth Annual National Open Championship, which is held in association with a campaign to develop the game of chess at the grassroots level. The purpose of Development of Chess in South Africa (DOCSA) is in tune with CAPSA's history. The statement expresses support for CAPSA's recognition that non-racialism over the [chess] board cannot exist without non-racialism across the board. CAPSA is leading the struggle against apartheid in chess. The Stockholm Statement Against Apartheid Sport declared that "only the eradication of apartheid and the establishment of majority rule...can achieve the effective ending of racism in sport... (and)...that no distinction can be made between the struggle against apartheid sport and the struggle against apartheid itself."
