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Jele had a brilliant show..2018 Namibian Open!

by John Chibvuri August 29, 2018November 28, 2018
written by John Chibvuri August 29, 2018November 28, 2018

In the 2018 Namibian Open held end of July, Bulawayo based Tapiwa Jele raised our Zimbabwean flag high! He had a good 6/7 and came 2nd!

In pic..From Left: Tapiwa Jele, and Zambians; IM Gillian Bwalya (Open Section Winner with 7/7!), CM James Dimba came 3rd (5.5pts).


Over 50 players were in the Open Section…Here is the top 10:

Final Ranking after 7 Rounds

Rk.SNoTitleNameFEDRtgPts.TB1TB2TB3
11IMBwalya GillianZAM22777,00,028,07,0
23–Tapiwa JeleZIM19966,00,026,06,0
326CMDimba JamesZAM20515,50,022,55,5
46–Bokamoso SimonBOT19425,50,020,55,5
548–Nghifikwa LeonardNAM05,00,024,05,0
64CMHandjaba McleanNAM19585,00,023,05,0
75–Tangani GoabaoneBOT19435,00,023,05,0
87–Shidolo SimonNAM19005,00,021,55,0
942–Kawani TawandaZIM05,00,019,05,0
1027CMMoyo DionZIM21195,00,015,05,0

Here was Tapiwa Jele’s fine run:

Player info

NameTapiwa Jele
Starting rank3
Rating1996
Rating national0
Rating international1996
Performance rating2090
FIDE rtg +/-0,0
Points6
Rank2
FederationZIM
Ident-Number0
Fide-ID11002344
Rd.Bo.SNoTitleNameRtgFEDPts.Res.
1231–Bertelsmann Alexander0NAM4,0s 1
2218–Sihlahla Emanuel1532NAM1,5w 1
3211–Noreseb Dudley1705NAM4,5s 1
424CMHandjaba Mclean1958NAM5,0w 1
5226CMDimba James2051ZAM5,5w 1
611IMBwalya Gillian2277ZAM7,0s 0
725–Tangani Goabaone1943BOT5,0w 1

IM Bwalya wins Namibian open 2018
International Master Gillian Bwalya won the just ended Namibian Chess Open which was hosted at the very pleasant Out Of Nature Country Lodge with ideal playing conditions in a warm and quiet Safari environment. One had to be present to take in the serene conditions, ideal for the mental jousting that would take place.

The Open took place over 3 days 27-29 July 2018 just in the outskirts of Windhoek.

Out of Nature Country lodge was the host of the tournament and also served as accommodation to the more than 10 international chess players from Zambia, Zimbabwe and Botswana.

Over the 3 days, 57 chess players from the 4 nation’s including the hosts Namibia battled it out on the 64 squares in search for individual glory.

The tournament top seed, IM Bwalya popularly known as “Captain Charlie”, unsurprisingly routed all his opponents in a seven round Swiss tournament, showing why he was top seed given the rating gap between him and the player next in line.

In second place was Tapiwa Jele of Nkulumane Chess club of Bulawayo, Zimbabwe. He only lost to IM Gillian Bwalya making the Namibians only wish their National Champion CM Charles Eichab was around.

‘Eichab, the lion, would have repelled the ‘sword”, commented one Namibian chess enthusiast.

Jele defeated Tangane Goaboane of Botswana in the final round of the tournament. This was Tapiwa Jele’s first major tournament participation and he performed well also causing a lot upsets as he did at the Afristeel HCA Open chess tournament.

It seems the young man’s graph is getting better in each tournament outing which he takes part in.

Candidate Master James Dimba came third with 5.5 points out of the seven rounds of play, another Zambian, making the tournament unique in the sense that the hosts never featured in the top three of the prizes.

Bokamoso Simon of Botswana came fourth on Buchholz and had 5.5 points.

The winners walked away with some trophies and cash courtesy of the sponsors and they also enjoyed the hospitable conditions.

Ngihifikwa Leonard was the best local player, followed by CM Handiaba McLean another Namibian with 5 points out of seven games of play.

Botswana International Kgomotso Ndachipiwa, who will be representing her country at the Batumi World Chess Olympiad in September, finished first in the ladies category, while Lishen Mentile of Namibia was her runner up and Rauha Shipindo of Namibia was 3rd. They walked away with $52 , $29 , $22 respectively. The 3 also won a trophy and medals respectively.

Alexander Bertelsmann of Namibia, won the Cadet Section. He was followed by fellow Namibian Jamile Nicole Beukes and Mpene Thuto of Botswana on positions 2 and 3 respectively. They got $22 and $15 $17 plus a trophy and medals respectively.

The tourney was well organized with good tourney conditions on the ground which were very attractive to the players with a rating of 1900 plus.

This was the first time since 2007 that the event was braced by more than one international chess player, surely a shift in direction as far as international participation at the Namibian open is concerned.

Surely a sign of better things to come from the country!

https://africachessmedia.com/…/im-bwalya-wins-namibian-ope…/

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