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IM Makoto on fire..! Batumi Olympiad after 9 rounds…

by John Chibvuri October 3, 2018November 14, 2018
written by John Chibvuri October 3, 2018November 14, 2018
IM Makoto on fire..! Batumi Olympiad after 9 rounds…

International Master Rodwell Makoto is in fine form at the Olympiad! He has dismissed the charges of a couple of GMs at the Batumi Olympiad 2018, and has featured for Zimbabwe in several Olympiad events. He became an International Master in 2013, Born: 1987 (age 31 years). Out of the 8 games he has played so far in this Olympiad event he has won 5, drew 1 and lost 2 times.

Here is his very recent game on board 1 pipping ICCD’s top GM in the 9th round of the 43rd Olympiad event today:

[Event “World Chess Olympiad 2018”]
[Site “?”]
[Date “2018.10.03”]
[Round “9”]
[White “Gruenfeld, Yehuda”]
[Black “Stockfish 9”]
[Result “0-1”]
[TimeControl “5400+30”]
[WhiteElo “2418”]
[BlackElo “2338”]
[ECO “C48”]
[WhiteFed “ICCD”]
[BlackFed “ZIM”]
[FCGameId “-935308126”]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bb5 Bd6 5. d3 a6 6. Ba4 b5 7. Bb3 Bc5 8. Bg5
h6 9. Bxf6 Qxf6 10. Nd5 Qd8 11. c3 O-O 12. d4 exd4 13. cxd4 Ba7 14. Rc1 Bb7 15.
O-O Rc8 16. Qd3 Ne7 17. Nf4 d6 18. Bc2 Ng6 19. Nh5 c5 20. d5 Qe7 21. Ng3 c4 22.
Qc3 Ne5 23. Nf5 Qf6 24. N3d4 g6 25. Nxh6+ Kg7 26. Ndf5+ gxf5 27. Nxf5+ Kg8 28.
Qg3+ Ng6 29. h4 Kh8 30. Qg4 Rfe8 31. Qh5+ Kg8 32. Qh6 Bd4 33. h5 Bxb2 34. Rb1
Be5 35. hxg6 fxg6 36. Ne3 Qg7 37. Qg5 Rc7 38. Ng4 Bc8 39. Nxe5 Rxe5 40. Qd8+
Kh7 41. f4 Qe7 42. Qxe7+ Rexe7 43. e5 Rc5 44. Rbd1 Bg4 45. Rd4 a5 46. e6 Kg7
47. f5 gxf5 48. Bxf5 Bxf5 49. Rxf5 Rxe6 50. dxe6 Rxf5 51. Rxd6 Rc5 52. Rd1 Kf6
53. Re1 Ke7 54. Kf2 c3 55. Rc1 b4 56. Ke3 Rd5 57. Rc2 Kxe6 58. g4 Kf6 59. Rh2
Rd1 60. Rc2 Kg5 61. Rg2 a4 0-1

So far the Zim team’s overall performance after 9 rounds:

ZIM Men 2.5-1.5 ICCD in round 9 today.

Zim Men have won 3, drew 3, lost 3 out of 9 rounds so far.

Zim Ladies 2-2 Honduras in round 9 today.

ZIM Ladies have won 3, drew 1, lost 5 out of 9 rounds.

43rd OlympiadBatumi 2018Rodwell MakotoZimbabwe Chess
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