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She went to Gaborone and she conquered incredibly..! Gaborone International Open 2018…

by John Chibvuri August 6, 2018November 28, 2018
written by John Chibvuri August 6, 2018November 28, 2018

In a tournament held in Botswana on Sat and Sun 30 June and 1 July 2018.. Zimbabwe had a Gaborone Open Ladies Champ, congrats WCM Kudzanayi Charinda!! Kudzi scored an incredible 6.5/7!! Kudzi also had taken part in the African Individual Championships ealier in May 2018 and played well to score a 50% performance in a star studded field. And the benefits of the exposure on a top level with Africa’s best ladies are now showing! The top seeds in the event ladies section were:

1WCMCharinda Kudzanayi11000538ZIM1696
2WFMMarape Naledi11310880BOT1669

The Zimbabwean WCM won 6 games and drew the 2nd seed Botswana’s WFM Naledi Marape in the 5th round. Naledi had to many draws i.e four(4) in rounds; 1, 3, 4 and 5..consequently scoring 5pts.

The Final Ranking after 7 Rounds…

Final Ranking after 7 Rounds

Rk.SNoTitleNameFEDRtgPts.TB1TB2TB3
11WCMCharinda KudzanayiZIM16966,50,022,06
22WFMMarape NalediBOT16695,00,526,02
33–Ndachipiwa KgomotsoBOT15755,00,523,54
44–Rebatenne BoitshepoBOT15344,50,025,03
56–Mooketsi PalesaBOT14264,00,027,02
65–Mbo MabediBOT14763,00,024,02
77–Lepotokisi KenanaoBOT13412,00,028,01
89–John OratileBOT02,00,026,50
98–Gaetsewe AmantleBOT01,00,018,00

Here is Kudzi’s good run…

NameCharinda Kudzanayi
TitleWCM
Starting rank1
Rating1696
Rating national0
Rating international1696
Performance rating1854
FIDE rtg +/-43,6
Points6,5
Rank1
FederationZIM
Ident-Number0
Fide-ID11000538
Year of birth1994
Rd.Bo.SNoNameRtgFEDPts.Res.
115Mbo Mabedi1476BOT3,0w 1
214Rebatenne Boitshepo1534BOT4,5s 1
313Ndachipiwa Kgomotso1575BOT5,0w 1
416Mooketsi Palesa1426BOT4,0s 1
512(WFM)Marape Naledi1669BOT5,0s ½
619John Oratile0BOT2,0w 1
717Lepotokisi Kenanao1341BOT2,0s 1

In the Open Section of the Gaborone International Open more than 70 players took part..and here is the top 10 of the Open Section..

Rk. SNo Name FED Rtg Pts. TB1 TB2 TB3 1 4 FM Khetho Phemelo BOT 2130 6,5 0,0 31,0 6 2 5 CM Gaealafshwe Barileng BOT 2116 6,0 0,0 31,0 5 3 10 CM Mosutha Thuso BOT 1984 6,0 0,0 30,0 4 4 2 IM Oatlhotse Providence BOT 2212 5,5 0,0 30,0 5 5 11 Tangani Goabaone BOT 1943 5,5 0,0 28,0 4 6 9 Monnaatsheko Keletshabile BOT 2021 5,5 0,0 24,5 5 7 7 CM Mosenya Ndawana BOT 2043 5,0 0,0 31,5 5 8 3 FM Olebile Thato BOT 2136 5,0 0,0 30,5 5 9 14 Bayani Kuda BOT 1931 5,0 0,0 24,5 4 10 24 Kalake Biki BOT 1819 5,0 0,0 22,5 4

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