IM Makoto Rodwell continued his winning streak (3 in a role!) as he dispatched IM Hbacha Achraf of Tunisia on board 7 to put himself within a point and a half of the leader of the pack, with two (2) rounds to go. IM Makoto had a tough start in this top African event losing to Omar Jmila TUN (2119) and Oragwu Chukwunonso NIG (2191) in the 1st and 4th rounds respectively, after that it was a perfect performance..
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Performance so far after 7 rounds…..by Makoto Rodwell Title IM Starting rank 12 Rating 2381 Rating national 0 Rating international 2381 Performance rating 2249 FIDE rtg +/- -9,0 Points 4,5 Rank 10 Federation ZIM Ident-Number 0 Fide-ID 11000120 Year of birth 1987
Rd. Bo. SNo Name Rtg FED Pts. Res.
1 12 34 Jmila Omar <chess-results.com/tnr454579.aspx?lan=1&art=9&fed=ZIM&flag=30&snr=34> 2119 TUN 3,0 s 0
2 14 32 CM Simutowe Musatwe <chess-results.com/tnr454579.aspx?lan=1&art=9&fed=ZIM&flag=30&snr=32> 2170 ZAM 3,0 w 1
3 11 28 IM Silva David <chess-results.com/tnr454579.aspx?lan=1&art=9&fed=ZIM&flag=30&snr=28> 22
4 6 ANG 3,0 s ½ 4 12 30 FM Oragwu Chukwunonso <chess-results.com/tnr454579.aspx?lan=1&art=9&fed=ZIM&flag=30&snr=30> 2191 NGR 2,5 w 0
5 16 39 Bajje Endashaw Ashame <chess-results.com/tnr454579.aspx?lan=1&art=9&fed=ZIM&flag=30&snr=39> 1897 ETH 2,5 s 1
6 10 33 FM Mesfin Leykun <chess-results.com/tnr454579.aspx?lan=1&art=9&fed=ZIM&flag=30&snr=33> 2160 ETH 3,0 s 1
7 7 25 IM Hbacha Achraf <chess-results.com/tnr454579.aspx?lan=1&art=9&fed=ZIM&flag=30&snr=25> 2249 TUN 3,5 w 1
And on top boards… As predicted, board 1 had the most interesting game of the round, with the young chaps trading ideas and being careful until the 30th move when time was running out and the board was littered with opportunities for tactical variations, which IM Fy Rakotomaharo exploited to the best of his abilities. It was a very interesting endgame that needed enough time to calculate, which was unavailable, and the young Algerian GM Bilel would kick himself for playing 38. Nd5?? which ultimately led to his resignation after all the pieces were exchanged and it was obvious that the grandmaster’s king was too far to reach the pawns on the queenside of the board.
On board 2, one would have predicted a straight win for the numero uno of African Chess, but it was not to be, as the rejuvenated veteran Grandmaster Essam El Gindy held his countryman to a very impressive draw, using a variant of the Sicilian Dragon. Giving himself an outside chance of qualifying for the World Cup with two (2) victories of the remaining two (2) rounds.
Board 3 had GM Adly bully GM Fawzy in a game that showed the power of a Queen. Despite giving away three (3) of his officers for his opponent’s queen along with two pawns that created passers for him, GM Adly was able to show that keeping his opponent’s pieces disjointed is more than enough to break down the stronghold of the opponent and with that, win the game in special fashion.
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Round 8 on 2019/07/16 at 15 Bo. No. Name FED Rtg Pts. Result Pts. Name FED Rtg No. 1 2 GM Adly Ahmed <chess-results.com/tnr454579.aspx?lan=1&art=9&fed=EGY&flag=30&snr=2> EGY <chess-results.com/tnr454579.aspx?lan=1&art=25&fed=EGY&flag=30&fedb=EGY> 2618 6 5½ IM Rakotomaharo Fy Antenaina <chess-results.com/tnr454579.aspx?lan=1&art=9&fed=MAD&flag=30&snr=9> MAD <chess-results.com/tnr454579.aspx?lan=1&art=25&fed=MAD&flag=30&fedb=MAD> 2419 9 2 5 IM Arab Adlane <chess-results.com/tnr454579.aspx?lan=1&art=9&fed=ALG&flag=30&snr=5> ALG <chess-results.com/tnr454579.aspx?lan=1&art=25&fed=ALG&flag=30&fedb=ALG> 2479 5 5½ GM Amin Bassem <chess-results.com/tnr454579.aspx?lan=1&art=9&fed=EGY&flag=30&snr=1> EGY <chess-results.com/tnr454579.aspx?lan=1&art=25&fed=EGY&flag=30&fedb=EGY> 2707 1 3 14 GM Solomon Kenny <chess-results.com/tnr454579.aspx?lan=1&art=9&fed=RSA&flag=30&snr=14> RSA <chess-results.com/tnr454579.aspx?lan=1&art=25&fed=RSA&flag=30&fedb=RSA> 2375 4½ 5 GM Bellahcene Bilel <chess-results.com/tnr454579.aspx?lan=1&art=9&fed=ALG&flag=30&snr=4> ALG <chess-results.com/tnr454579.aspx?lan=1&art=25&fed=ALG&flag=30&fedb=ALG> 2541 4 4 8 GM El Gindy Essam <chess-results.com/tnr454579.aspx?lan=1&art=9&fed=EGY&flag=30&snr=8> EGY <chess-results.com/tnr454579.aspx?lan=1&art=25&fed=EGY&flag=30&fedb=EGY> 2423 4½ 4½ IM Kayonde Andrew <chess-results.com/tnr454579.aspx?lan=1&art=9&fed=ZAM&flag=30&snr=11> ZAM <chess-results.com/tnr454579.aspx?lan=1&art=25&fed=ZAM&flag=30&fedb=ZAM> 2382 11 5 12 IM Makoto Rodwell <chess-results.com/tnr454579.aspx?lan=1&art=9&fed=ZIM&flag=30&snr=12> ZIM <chess-results.com/tnr454579.aspx?lan=1&art=25&fed=ZIM&flag=30&fedb=ZIM> 2381 4½ 4½ FM Amdouni Zoubaier <chess-results.com/tnr454579.aspx?lan=1&art=9&fed=TUN&flag=30&snr=26> TUN <chess-results.com/tnr454579.aspx?lan=1&art=25&fed=TUN&flag=30&fedb=TUN> 2248 26 6 22 IM Balogun Oluwafemi <chess-results.com/tnr454579.aspx?lan=1&art=9&fed=NGR&flag=30&snr=22> NGR <chess-results.com/tnr454579.aspx?lan=1&art=25&fed=NGR&flag=30&fedb=NGR> 2279 4 4 GM Fawzy Adham <chess-results.com/tnr454579.aspx?lan=1&art=9&fed=EGY&flag=30&snr=6> EGY <chess-results.com/tnr454579.aspx?lan=1&art=25&fed=EGY&flag=30&fedb=EGY> 2476 6 7 23 Mulenga Prince Daniel <chess-results.com/tnr454579.aspx?lan=1&art=9&fed=ZAM&flag=30&snr=23> ZAM <chess-results.com/tnr454579.aspx?lan=1&art=25&fed=ZAM&flag=30&fedb=ZAM> 2279 4 4 IM Zaibi Amir <chess-results.com/tnr454579.aspx?lan=1&art=9&fed=TUN&flag=30&snr=13> TUN <chess-results.com/tnr454579.aspx?lan=1&art=25&fed=TUN&flag=30&fedb=TUN> 2378 13 8 16 FM Munenga Douglas D <chess-results.com/tnr454579.aspx?lan=1&art=9&fed=ZAM&flag=30&snr=16> ZAM <chess-results.com/tnr454579.aspx?lan=1&art=25&fed=ZAM&flag=30&fedb=ZAM> 2329 4 4 CM Bouzidi Ahmed <chess-results.com/tnr454579.aspx?lan=1&art=9&fed=TUN&flag=30&snr=31> TUN <chess-results.com/tnr454579.aspx?lan=1&art=25&fed=TUN&flag=30&fedb=TUN> 2191 31 9 27 FM Douissa Oussama <chess-results.com/tnr454579.aspx?lan=1&art=9&fed=TUN&flag=30&snr=27> TUN <chess-results.com/tnr454579.aspx?lan=1&art=25&fed=TUN&flag=30&fedb=TUN> 2248 4 4 FM Elarabi Abobker Mohamed <chess-results.com/tnr454579.aspx?lan=1&art=9&fed=LBA&flag=30&snr=17> LBA <chess-results.com/tnr454579.aspx?lan=1&art=25&fed=LBA&flag=30&fedb=LBA> 2312 17 10 35 FM Degondo Simplice Armel <chess-results.com/tnr454579.aspx?lan=1&art=9&fed=CIV&flag=30&snr=35> CIV <chess-results.com/tnr454579.aspx?lan=1&art=25&fed=CIV&flag=30&fedb=CIV> 2115 4 4 IM Chumfwa Stanley <chess-results.com/tnr454579.aspx?lan=1&art=9&fed=ZAM&flag=30&snr=19> ZAM <chess-results.com/tnr454579.aspx?lan=1&art=25&fed=ZAM&flag=30&fedb=ZAM> 2297 19 11 3 GM Hamdouchi Hicham <chess-results.com/tnr454579.aspx?lan=1&art=9&fed=MAR&flag=30&snr=3> MAR <chess-results.com/tnr454579.aspx?lan=1&art=25&fed=MAR&flag=30&fedb=MAR> 2575 3½ 3½ IM Adu Oladapo <chess-results.com/tnr454579.aspx?lan=1&art=9&fed=NGR&flag=30&snr=18> NGR <chess-results.com/tnr454579.aspx?lan=1&art=25&fed=NGR&flag=30&fedb=NGR> 2302 18 12 20 IM Anwuli Daniel <chess-results.com/tnr454579.aspx?lan=1&art=9&fed=NGR&flag=30&snr=20> NGR <chess-results.com/tnr454579.aspx?lan=1&art=25&fed=NGR&flag=30&fedb=NGR> 2295 3½ 3½ IM Oussedik Mahfoud <chess-results.com/tnr454579.aspx?lan=1&art=9&fed=ALG&flag=30&snr=7> ALG <chess-results.com/tnr454579.aspx?lan=1&art=25&fed=ALG&flag=30&fedb=ALG> 2440 7 13 25 IM Hbacha Achraf <chess-results.com/tnr454579.aspx?lan=1&art=9&fed=TUN&flag=30&snr=25> TUN <chess-results.com/tnr454579.aspx?lan=1&art=25&fed=TUN&flag=30&fedb=TUN> 2249 3½ 3 FM Abdulraheem Abdulrahman Akintoye <chess-results.com/tnr454579.aspx?lan=1&art=9&fed=NGR&flag=30&snr=24> NGR <chess-results.com/tnr454579.aspx?lan=1&art=25&fed=NGR&flag=30&fedb=NGR> 2277 24 14 32 CM Simutowe Musatwe <chess-results.com/tnr454579.aspx?lan=1&art=9&fed=ZAM&flag=30&snr=32> ZAM <chess-results.com/tnr454579.aspx?lan=1&art=25&fed=ZAM&flag=30&fedb=ZAM> 2170 3 3 IM Boudriga Mohamed Ali <chess-results.com/tnr454579.aspx?lan=1&art=9&fed=TUN&flag=30&snr=15> TUN <chess-results.com/tnr454579.aspx?lan=1&art=25&fed=TUN&flag=30&fedb=TUN> 2333 15 15 33 FM Mesfin Leykun <chess-results.com/tnr454579.aspx?lan=1&art=9&fed=ETH&flag=30&snr=33> ETH <chess-results.com/tnr454579.aspx?lan=1&art=25&fed=ETH&flag=30&fedb=ETH> 2160 3 3 FM Klaasen Calvin John <chess-results.com/tnr454579.aspx?lan=1&art=9&fed=RSA&flag=30&snr=21> RSA <chess-results.com/tnr454579.aspx?lan=1&art=25&fed=RSA&flag=30&fedb=RSA> 2285 21 16 40 CM Kamara Ansumana <chess-results.com/tnr454579.aspx?lan=1&art=9&fed=SLE&flag=30&snr=40> SLE <chess-results.com/tnr454579.aspx?lan=1&art=25&fed=SLE&flag=30&fedb=SLE> 1895 3 3 IM Silva David <chess-results.com/tnr454579.aspx?lan=1&art=9&fed=ANG&flag=30&snr=28> ANG <chess-results.com/tnr454579.aspx?lan=1&art=25&fed=ANG&flag=30&fedb=ANG> 2246 28 17 43 CM Kibrom Weldegebriel Beraki <chess-results.com/tnr454579.aspx?lan=1&art=9&fed=ERI&flag=30&snr=43> ERI <chess-results.com/tnr454579.aspx?lan=1&art=25&fed=ERI&flag=30&fedb=ERI> 1781 3 3 Barbaria Yacine <chess-results.com/tnr454579.aspx?lan=1&art=9&fed=TUN&flag=30&snr=29> TUN <chess-results.com/tnr454579.aspx?lan=1&art=25&fed=TUN&flag=30&fedb=TUN> 2210 29 18 37 Sasha Winston – Onyiah <chess-results.com/tnr454579.aspx?lan=1&art=9&fed=NGR&flag=30&snr=37> NGR <chess-results.com/tnr454579.aspx?lan=1&art=25&fed=NGR&flag=30&fedb=NGR> 1968 2½ 3 Jmila Omar <chess-results.com/tnr454579.aspx?lan=1&art=9&fed=TUN&flag=30&snr=34> TUN <chess-results.com/tnr454579.aspx?lan=1&art=25&fed=TUN&flag=30&fedb=TUN> 2119 34 19 44 Bongo Ngombele Tary <chess-results.com/tnr454579.aspx?lan=1&art=9&fed=GAB&flag=30&snr=44> GAB <chess-results.com/tnr454579.aspx?lan=1&art=25&fed=GAB&flag=30&fedb=GAB> 1664 2 2½ FM Oragwu Chukwunonso <chess-results.com/tnr454579.aspx?lan=1&art=9&fed=NGR&flag=30&snr=30> NGR <chess-results.com/tnr454579.aspx?lan=1&art=25&fed=NGR&flag=30&fedb=NGR> 2191 30 20 39 Bajje Endashaw Ashame <chess-results.com/tnr454579.aspx?lan=1&art=9&fed=ETH&flag=30&snr=39> ETH <chess-results.com/tnr454579.aspx?lan=1&art=25&fed=ETH&flag=30&fedb=ETH> 1897 2½ 1 Islam Sh.Nour, Kassim <chess-results.com/tnr454579.aspx?lan=1&art=9&fed=SOM&flag=30&snr=38> SOM <chess-results.com/tnr454579.aspx?lan=1&art=25&fed=SOM&flag=30&fedb=SOM> 1925 38 21 42 CM Bongo Akanga Ndjila Barthelemy <chess-results.com/tnr454579.aspx?lan=1&art=9&fed=GAB&flag=30&snr=42> GAB <chess-results.com/tnr454579.aspx?lan=1&art=25&fed=GAB&flag=30&fedb=GAB> 1804 ½ 2 Mande Allan Benjamin <chess-results.com/tnr454579.aspx?lan=1&art=9&fed=UGA&flag=30&snr=41> UGA <chess-results.com/tnr454579.aspx?lan=1&art=25&fed=UGA&flag=30&fedb=UGA> 1887 41 22 10 GM Hesham Abdelrahman <chess-results.com/tnr454579.aspx?lan=1&art=9&fed=EGY&flag=30&snr=10> EGY <chess-results.com/tnr454579.aspx?lan=1&art=25&fed=EGY&flag=30&fedb=EGY> 2417 1½ 0 not paired 23 36 Chipanga Takaedza <chess-results.com/tnr454579.aspx?lan=1&art=9&fed=ZIM&flag=30&snr=36> ZIM <chess-results.com/tnr454579.aspx?lan=1&art=25&fed=ZIM&flag=30&fedb=ZIM> 2068 ½ 0 not paired
