In pic Zimbabwe National Chess Champion Zhemba Jemusse (2123) (left) vs Algerian IM Mahfoud Oussedik (2327) in their Round 2 encounter…It was a tough game but the earlier one was interesting…
Zhemba on the White side faced GM Hasham of Egypt on board 5 in round 1….The total number of boards in the Open Section were 15. The Egyptian GMs led by Africa’s number 1 GM Bassem Amin were the top seeds as well as the clear favourites. Zim’s Zhemba had a very brilliant start almost beating the tough Egyptian GM in the first round, missing a clear win deep in the endgame! The game went on to be a truce as the experienced GM gladly accepted a draw after the former Knights Chess Academy Zimbabwe star declined a Rook exchange on move 37 in an ending where he would have a clear winning advantage with several pawns up!
Here is the game…
[Event "2018 AFRICAN INDIVIDUAL CHESS CHAMPIONSHIPS – OPEN SECTION"]
[Site "WARM HARBOR HOTEL / KAAZMEIN LODGE"]
[Date "2018.05.13"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Zhemba, Jemusse"]
[Black "Hesham, Abdelrahman"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2123"]
[BlackElo "2413"]
[EventDate "2018.05.13"]
[ECO "B90"]
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Rg1 Nc6 7. g4 Nxd4 8.
Qxd4 Bxg4 9. Rxg4 Nxg4 10. Qa4+ Qd7 11. Bb5 axb5 12. Qxa8+ Qd8 13. Qxb7 e6 14.
Qxb5+ Qd7 15. Qxd7+ Kxd7 16. h3 Ne5 17. Ke2 Be7 18. Na4 Rb8 19. b3 g5 20. Be3 f5
21. Rd1 Kc6 22. f3 Bf6 23. c4 Ng6 24. Rg1 h6 25. Rc1 fxe4 26. fxe4 Be5 27. Nc3
Nf4+ 28. Bxf4 Bxf4 29. Rf1 Kc5 30. Kd3 Ra8 31. Rf2 h5 32. Rb2 Kb4 33. Nb5 Be5
34. Rg2 Rg8 35. Nd4 g4 36. hxg4 Bxd4 37. Kxd4 Rxg4 38. Rh2 1/2-1/2
