Round 5 Open section yesterday Friday the 28th of September. It was another draw for Zim Men’s team; Zimbabwe 2-2 Morocco..Makoto having a thriller of a game once again..a 65 move beauty to save our team from the jaws of defeat! Masango had won earlier on board 4. Mushore and Zhemba had a hard day on boards 2 and 3.
Zim men’ performance so far:
1. IM Makoto Rodwell 2338 ZIM 4,0pts out of 5 games played.
2. Mushore Emarald Takudzwa 2152 ZIM 2,0 pts out of 5 games played.
3. Zhemba Jemusse 2138 ZIM 1,0pt out of 4 games played.
4. Masango Spencer 2121 ZIM 2,5pts out of 5 games played.
5. Elisha Thabo 2024 ZIM 0,0pts out of 1 game played.
Board Pairings – Open
| Round 1 on 2018/09/24 at 15:00 | ||||||||||||
| Bo. | 110 | Zimbabwe (ZIM) | Rtg | – | 20 | Argentina (ARG) | Rtg | 0 : 4 | ||||
| 19.1 | IM |
| 2338 | – | GM |
| 2649 | 0 – 1 | ||||
| 19.2 |
| 2152 | – | GM |
| 2569 | 0 – 1 | |||||
| 19.3 |
| 2138 | – | GM |
| 2562 | 0 – 1 | |||||
| 19.4 |
| 2121 | – | GM |
| 2548 | 0 – 1 | |||||
| Round 2 on 2018/09/25 at 15:00 | ||||||||||||
| Bo. | 166 | Nauru (NRU) | Rtg | – | 110 | Zimbabwe (ZIM) | Rtg | ½ :3½ | ||||
| 81.1 |
| 1551 | – | IM |
| 2338 | 0 – 1 | |||||
| 81.2 |
| 1723 | – |
| 2152 | 0 – 1 | ||||||
| 81.3 |
| 1723 | – |
| 2138 | ½ – ½ | ||||||
| 81.4 |
| 1743 | – |
| 2121 | 0 – 1 | ||||||
| Round 3 on 2018/09/26 at 15:00 | ||||||||||||
| Bo. | 75 | Mexico (MEX) | Rtg | – | 110 | Zimbabwe (ZIM) | Rtg | 2 : 2 | ||||
| 54.1 | FM |
| 2346 | – | IM |
| 2338 | 0 – 1 | ||||
| 54.2 | FM |
| 2387 | – |
| 2152 | 1 – 0 | |||||
| 54.3 |
| 2319 | – |
| 2138 | ½ – ½ | ||||||
| 54.4 |
| 2229 | – |
| 2121 | ½ – ½ | ||||||
| Round 4 on 2018/09/27 at 15:00 | ||||||||||||
| Bo. | 110 | Zimbabwe (ZIM) | Rtg | – | 60 | Albania (ALB) | Rtg | 2 : 2 | ||||
| 47.1 | IM |
| 2338 | – | GM |
| 2567 | 1 – 0 | ||||
| 47.2 |
| 2152 | – | IM |
| 2391 | 1 – 0 | |||||
| 47.3 |
| 2121 | – |
| 2386 | 0 – 1 | ||||||
| 47.4 |
| 2024 | – | FM |
| 2373 | 0 – 1 | |||||
| Round 5 on 2018/09/28 at 15:00 | ||||||||||||
| Bo. | 110 | Zimbabwe (ZIM) | Rtg | – | 92 | Morocco (MAR) | Rtg | 2 : 2 | ||||
| 41.1 | IM |
| 2338 | – | IM |
| 2388 | 1 – 0 | ||||
| 41.2 |
| 2152 | – | IM |
| 2315 | 0 – 1 | |||||
| 41.3 |
| 2138 | – |
| 2192 | 0 – 1 | ||||||
| 41.4 |
| 2121 | – | CM |
| 2244 | 1 – 0 | |||||
The Zim Ladies in the 5th round yesterday; Kudzanayi Charinda, Colletta Wakuruwarewa, Christine Makwena and Nomalungelo Mathe lost to a better team Chile…but they gave it all in the battle especially on board 1..Kudzanayi (1718) vs Gomez Barrera, Javiera Belen
(2035) it was a very long over 90 move game which drew. Christine also drew her game earlier. It was Zim Ladies 1-3 Chile.
Zim women’ performance so far:
1. WCM Charinda Kudzanayi 1718 ZIM 2,0pts out of 5 games played.
2. Wakuruwarewa Colletta 1577 ZIM 1,0pt out of 4 games played.
3. Makwena Christine 1626 ZIM 2,5pts out of 5 games played.
4. WCM Zengeni Paidaishe 1528 ZIM 1,0pt out of 4 games played.
5. Nomalungelo Mathe 1577 ZIM 0,0pts out of 2 games played.
Board Pairings – Women
| Round 1 on 2018/09/24 at 15:00 | ||||||||||||
| Bo. | 38 | Austria (AUT) | Rtg | – | 112 | Zimbabwe (ZIM) | Rtg | 4 : 0 | ||||
| 39.1 | WIM |
| 2204 | – | WCM |
| 1718 | 1 – 0 | ||||
| 39.2 | WFM |
| 2172 | – |
| 1577 | 1 – 0 | |||||
| 39.3 | WFM |
| 2113 | – |
| 1626 | 1 – 0 | |||||
| 39.4 | WFM |
| 2146 | – | WCM |
| 1528 | 1 – 0 | ||||
| Round 2 on 2018/09/25 at 15:00 | ||||||||||||
| Bo. | 108 | Tunisia (TUN) | Rtg | – | 112 | Zimbabwe (ZIM) | Rtg | 1½:2½ | ||||
| 43.1 | WFM |
| 1745 | – | WCM |
| 1718 | ½ – ½ | ||||
| 43.2 | WFM |
| 1702 | – |
| 1577 | 1 – 0 | |||||
| 43.3 | WIM |
| 1619 | – |
| 1626 | 0 – 1 | |||||
| 43.4 |
| 1419 | – | WCM |
| 1528 | 0 – 1 | |||||
| Round 3 on 2018/09/26 at 15:00 | ||||||||||||
| Bo. | 112 | Zimbabwe (ZIM) | Rtg | – | 136 | Maldives (MDV) | Rtg | 3 : 1 | ||||
| 55.1 | WCM |
| 1718 | – |
| 0 | 1 – 0 | |||||
| 55.2 |
| 1577 | – |
| 1070 | 1 – 0 | ||||||
| 55.3 |
| 1626 | – |
| 1117 | 1 – 0 | ||||||
| 55.4 | WCM |
| 1528 | – |
| 1053 | 0 – 1 | |||||
| Round 4 on 2018/09/27 at 15:00 | ||||||||||||
| Bo. | 52 | Egypt (EGY) | Rtg | – | 112 | Zimbabwe (ZIM) | Rtg | 4 : 0 | ||||
| 29.1 | WGM |
| 2157 | – | WCM |
| 1718 | 1 – 0 | ||||
| 29.2 | WGM |
| 2129 | – |
| 1626 | 1 – 0 | |||||
| 29.3 | WIM |
| 2020 | – | WCM |
| 1528 | 1 – 0 | ||||
| 29.4 | WIM |
| 1946 | – |
| 1577 | 1 – 0 | |||||
| Round 5 on 2018/09/28 at 15:00 | ||||||||||||
| Bo. | 112 | Zimbabwe (ZIM) | Rtg | – | 61 | Chile (CHI) | Rtg | 1 : 3 | ||||
| 48.1 | WCM |
| 1718 | – | WIM |
| 2035 | ½ – ½ | ||||
| 48.2 |
| 1577 | – | WIM |
| 2031 | 0 – 1 | |||||
| 48.3 |
| 1626 | – |
| 1935 | ½ – ½ | ||||||
| 48.4 |
| 1577 | – |
| 1710 | 0 – 1 | ||||||
In the next round (6) Zim men face Nigeria our African brothers. Zim Ladies combat Panama. Round 6 is on tomorrow Sunday the 30th of September 2018.. today it’s rest day.
Also see: https://africachessmedia.com/2018/09/28/olympiad-lessons-surprises-and-achievements-by-zimbabweans/
