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A Zim Star Is Born In Windhoek..!!

by John Chibvuri January 9, 2019January 10, 2019
written by John Chibvuri January 9, 2019January 10, 2019
A Zim Star Is Born In Windhoek..!!

The Daily News Live of today the 9th of Jan 2019 reads….

“ZIM JUNIOR WINS AFRICA CHESS TITLE……..
Zimbabwe Junior Leeroy Mpala was crowned African Amateur Chess Champion in Windhoek, Namibia on Sunday.
The 17-year old Kwekwe-based chess protegee is now set to represent the continent at The World Amateur Chess Championship in April.
Zimbabwe Chess vice president Clive Mphambela said Mpala’s achievement was a big milestone for the player, federation and the country.
‘It’s a big personal achievement for the young man and also for the country. It reflects the fact that Zimbabwe chess is coming of age,’ Mphambela told the Daily News.
‘The triumph on the African stage comes just two months after Zimbabwe men team’s outstanding performance at the World Chess Olympiad in October….’
read on…
https://www.dailynews.co.zw/articles/2019/01/09/zim-junior-wins-africa-chess-title

A very good article there by Zimbabwe’s Daily News Live …

Now away from the article…
In pic its all smiles Leeroy with Constance Mbatha and Kgomotso April Ndachipiwa in Windhoek.

Here is how Leeroy performed…

2018 AFRICAN AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIPS – U1700 Open

Player info

NameMpala Leeroy
Starting rank18
Rating0
Rating national0
Rating international0
Performance rating1806
Points7,5
Rank1
FederationZIM
Ident-Number0
Fide-ID11003367
Rd.Bo.SNoNameRtgFEDPts.Res.
199Jaftha Brian1537NAM3,0w 1
245Banda Davies1626BOT4,5s 1
331Banda Stanley1689ZAM4,0w 1
414Ohlson Cecil James1635RSA6,0w 1
512Khanyapa Theko1686LES6,5s 1
613Mncwabe Minenhle Junior1639RSA7,5w 0
727Uapingene Uatiavi Jossy1607NAM5,0s 1
8115Khutsafalo Moses0BOT4,5s 1
9112Du Plessis Jan1377RSA5,5w ½

Wow a brilliant run by Leeroy..from starting rank of 18th to the top no. 1 spot and a splendid performance rating of 1806 by a 0 rated player! Also only shaved 1 and half points to South Africans in the 6th and 9th round and the rest were wins to score 7.5/9! All the best in Mexico City in April 2019 in the World Amateur Championships representing Africa..!

Sections at the event were:
U2300 Open, U2000 Open, U1700 Open, and Womens’ Sections

The dates were; 30 Dec 2018 at 08:00 – 7 Jan 2019 at 11:00
Venue was;
The Klein Windhoek Guesthouse <www.facebook.com/KWGHNamibia/…> 2 Hofmeyer Street, Klein Windhoek, 9000 Windhoek, Namibia
And Hosted by Namibia Chess Federation
*Winners were awarded with trophies, medals, handsome USD cash prizes as well as air tickets to the Mexico held World Amateur Championship in April!* World Amateur Championship 2019 Mexico city, Mexico 23-Apr-2019 29-Apr-2019

Final Ranking after 9 Rounds 9 (U1700 OPEN)

Rk.SNoNameFEDRtgPts.TB1TB2TB3
118Mpala LeeroyZIM07,535,045,07
23Mncwabe Minenhle JuniorRSA16397,533,544,07
32Khanyapa ThekoLES16866,535,546,06
44Ohlson Cecil JamesRSA16356,033,044,56
512Du Plessis JanRSA13775,533,544,04
67Uapingene Uatiavi JossyNAM16075,034,043,05
710Sihlahla EmmanuelNAM15295,030,540,54
814Dumbura MichaelNAM05,025,532,03
95Banda DaviesBOT16264,535,546,04
106Campbell ClarenceNAM16244,531,541,04
1115Khutsafalo MosesBOT04,530,539,54
1213Gaoseb ManfredoNAM12734,528,035,53
1316Lebakeng ThomoBOT04,033,042,04
141Banda StanleyZAM16894,031,041,53
158Daniel FranklinANG15734,030,539,53
1611Gurirab KevinNAM13953,528,037,02
1719Vhezha JamesZIM03,527,036,02
189Jaftha BrianNAM15373,026,035,01
1917Mouton Daniel JacquesNAM02,027,535,01
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