Windhoek — The growing popularity of the Namports Premier Chess League has captured the imagination of local chess players and the goats are being separated from the sheep after only four rounds of matches as the mind games intensify.

The Capablanca Chess Club is on the roll and leads the log standings with maximum points from 4 rounds of matches following last weekend's action after the quartet of veteran chess player Otto Nakapunda (CM), Sanders Oberholzer, Richard Nyatoyi and Thomas Erich teamed up to dispatch the combination of Calvin Eixab, Etu Nangula, Mutago /Hochobeb and Mubasen /Hochobeb.