2011 African Individual Championships
The 2011 African Individual Championships are currently being held in Maputo, Mozambique from June 3rd-14th. There are three remaining spots at stake for the World Championships qualifier and top seed Ahmed Adly will lead the charge to challenge defending African Champion, Bassem Amin. Egypt actually has the top five contestants followed by IMs Kenny Solomon of South Africa. At press time, Robert Gwaze of Zimbabwe has not arrived, but has already qualified through the 4.3 subzonal. Ten countries are represented. The other countries representing are: Algeria, Angola, Botswana, Tunisia, Uganda and Zambia.
Egypt’s GM Bassem Amin, Defending African Champion
There has been little coverage thus far on the tournament but The Chess Drum will begin coverage through the end of the tournament. The results can be follow at chess-results.com. Unfortunately, the site has listed “Portugal” as the site when clearly the tournament is being held in Africa (Maputo, Mozambique). It is certainly the African Championships. The women’s championship is being held concurrently and is led by defending champion, WGM Melissa Greeff of South Africa. Both South Africa and Egypt have half of the sixteen players entered with four apiece. Like the open competition, there are ten countries.
Chief Arbiter: IA Carlos Oliveira Dias
Results (Men): https://chess-results.com/tnr50993.aspx?lan=1
Results (Women): https://chess-results.com/tnr50992.aspx?lan=1
Games (PGN): Men Women
Photos (Gunther van den Bergh): picasaweb.google.com
Saturday, 4 June 2011
Midday traffic in Mozambique
OPEN
FM Mucongoma Miguel 2240 0 – 1 GM Adly Ahmed 2630
GM Amin Bassem 2596 1 – 0 Nyazi Nehad 2216
CM Solomons Deon 2214 0 – 1 GM El Gindy Essam 2506
IM El Taher Fouad 2486 ½ – ½ Domingos Ediberto 2201
Soares Erikson Roberto Maurici 2196 0 – 1 IM Ezat Mohamed 2453
IM Solomon Kenny 2433 1 – 0 FM Alice Mateus Felizardo Viageir 2190
Makoto Rodwell 2157 1F – 0F IM Gwaze Robert 2429
IM Haddouche Mohamed 2398 1 – 0 Paiva Donaldo 2121
Moyo Dion 2109 ½ – ½ IM Belouadah Saad 2342
Chumfwa Stanley 2340 1 – 0 Seraoui Mohcen 2099
Elijah Emojong UNR. 1 – 0 IM Aderito Pedro 2339
FM Steel Henry Robert 2328 1 – 0 Vianney Luggya UNR.
WIM Mezioud Amina (Algeria) vs WFM Tshepang Tlale (S. Africa); Vania Vilhete (Mozambique) vs. WIM Denise Frick (S. Africa)
WOMEN
WGM Greeff Melissa 2080 1 – 0 Mahmoud Merihan 1842
WFM Wafa Shrook 1768 0 – 1 WGM Mona Khaled 2076
WIM Mezioud Amina 2037 1 – 0 WFM Tlale Tshepang 1739
Vilhete Vania 1718 0 – 1 WIM Frick Denise 1920
WIM Solomons Anzel 1914 1 – 0 Malenda Ana UNR.
Meghara Lylia UNR. 0 – 1 WCM Latreche Khadidja 1904
WIM Alaa El Din Yosra 1862 1 – 0 Tiviane Graça UNR.
WCM Tembo Epah 1909 not paired
WCM Francis Thapelo UNR. not paired
Sunday, 5 June 2011
International Arbiter Carlos Oliveira Dias (Portugal)
OPEN
GM Adly Ahmed 2630 1 – 0 IM Haddouche Mohamed 2398
Chumfwa Stanley 2340 ½ – ½ GM Amin Bassem 2596
GM El Gindy Essam 2506 1 – 0 FM Steel Henry Robert 2328
IM Ezat Mohamed 2453 1 – 0 Elijah Emojong UNR.
Makoto Rodwell 2157 0 – 1 IM Solomon Kenny 2433
IM Belouadah Saad 2342 ½ – ½ IM El Taher Fouad 2486
Domingos Ediberto 2201 1 – 0 Moyo Dion 2109
IM Aderito Pedro 2339 ½ – ½ Soares Erikson 2196
FM Alice Mateus 2190 0 – 1 FM Jere Daniel 2320
Paiva Donaldo 2121 1 – 0 FM Njili Kamel 2305
Seraoui Mohcen 2099 ½ – ½ FM Mucongoma Miguel 2240
Nyazi Nehad 2216 1 – 0 FM Phiri Richmond 2165
Vianney Luggya UNR. 0 – 1 CM Solomons Deon 2214
Dzilani Abel 2119 bye
IM Gwaze Robert 2429 not paired
Dimba James not paired
WGM Mona Khaled of Egypt is ready for the challenge!
WOMEN
WIM Frick Denise 1920 1 – 0 WGM Greeff Melissa 2080
WGM Mona Khaled 2076 1 – 0 WIM Solomons Anzel 1914
WCM Latreche Khadidja 1904 ½ – ½ WIM Mezioud Amina 2037
WCM Tembo Epah 1909 1 – 0 WIM Alaa El Din Yosra 1862
Mahmoud Merihan 1842 1F – 0F WCM Francis Thapelo UNR.
Malenda Ana UNR. 0 – 1 WFM Wafa Shrook 1768
WFM Tlale Tshepang 1739 1 – 0 Meghara Lylia UNR.
Tiviane Graça UNR. 0 – 1 Vilhete Vania 1718
Monday, 6 June 2011
South Africa’s IM Kenny SolomonOPEN
IM Ezat Mohamed 2453 ½ – ½ GM Adly Ahmed 2630
IM Solomon Kenny 2433 0 – 1 GM El Gindy Essam 2506 3
GM Amin Bassem 2596 1 – 0 Domingos Ediberto 2201 18
IM El Taher Fouad 2486 ½ – ½ Chumfwa Stanley 2340 10
IM Haddouche Mohamed 2398 1 – 0 Makoto Rodwell 2157 22
CM Solomons Deon 2214 ½ – ½ IM Belouadah Saad 2342 9
FM Steel Henry Robert 2328 1 – 0 Paiva Donaldo 2121 23
FM Jere Daniel 2320 1F – 0F Dzilani Abel 2119 24
Elijah Emojong UNR. 0 – 1 Nyazi Nehad 2216 16
FM Mucongoma Miguel 2240 0 – 1 IM Aderito Pedro 2339
Soares Erikson 2196 ½ – ½ Seraoui Mohcen 2099 26
Moyo Dion 2109 ½ – ½ FM Alice Mateus 2190 20
FM Njili Kamel 2305 0 – 1 Dimba James 0 27
FM Phiri Richmond 2165 1 – 0 Vianney Luggya 0 29
IM Gwaze Robert 2429 0 not paired
WOMEN
WIM Frick Denise 1920 0 – 1 WGM Mona Khaled 2076
WIM Mezioud Amina 2037 1 – 0 WGM Greeff Melissa 2080
WIM Solomons Anzel 1914 1 – 0 WCM Latreche Khadidja 1904
WFM Wafa Shrook 1768 0 – 1 WCM Tembo Epah 1909
WIM Alaa El Din Yosra 1862 0 – 1WFM Tlale Tshepang 1739
Mahmoud Merihan 1842 0 – 1 Vilhete Vania 1718
Meghara Lylia UNR. 1 – 0 Malenda Ana UNR.
Tiviane Graça UNR. bye
WCM Francis Thapelo UNR. not paired
Standings (Women)
Tuesday, 7 June 2011
Egyptian Grandmasters face off. Adly won the encounter against Amin.
Angolans Pedro Aderito and Ediberto Domingos
Zimbabweans Rodwell Makoto and Dion Moyo battle while Mozamibique’s Donaldo Paiva checks bulletin before facing Ugandan Elijah Emojong.
OPEN
GM El Gindy Essam 2506 1 – 0 IM Ezat Mohamed 2453
GM Adly Ahmed 2630 1 – 0 GM Amin Bassem 2596
FM Steel Henry Robert 2328 1 – 0 IM Solomon Kenny 2433
FM Jere Daniel 2320 ½ – ½ IM Haddouche Mohamed 2398
Nyazi Nehad 2216 0 – 1 Chumfwa Stanley 2340
IM Aderito Pedro 2339 0 – 1 IM El Taher Fouad 2486
Domingos Ediberto 2201 0 – 1 CM Solomons Deon 2214
IM Belouadah Saad 2342 1 – 0 Soares Erikson Roberto Maurici 2196
Seraoui Mohcen 2099 ½ – ½ FM Phiri Richmond 2165
Makoto Rodwell 2157 1 – 0 1 Moyo Dion 2109
Paiva Donaldo 2121 1 – 0 Elijah Emojong UNR.
Dimba James UNR. 0 – 1 FM Mucongoma Miguel Jose Maconi 2240
FM Alice Mateus Felizardo Viageir 2190 0 – 1 FM Njili Kamel 2305
Vianney Luggya UNR. bye
IM Gwaze Robert 2429 not paired
Dzilani Abel 2119 not paired
WOMEN
WGM Mona Khaled 2076 ½ – ½ WIM Mezioud Amina 2037
WCM Tembo Epah 1909 0 – 1 WIM Frick Denise 1920
WFM Tlale Tshepang 1739 0 – 1 WIM Solomons Anzel 1914
Vilhete Vania 1718 ½ – ½ WCM Latreche Khadidja 1904
WGM Greeff Melissa 2080 0 – 1 WFM Wafa Shrook 1768
Meghara Lylia UNR. 0 – 1 WIM Alaa El Din Yosra 1862
Tiviane Graça UNR. 0 – 1 Mahmoud Merihan 1842
Malenda Ana UNR. bye
WCM Francis Thapelo UNR. not paired
Women’s results coming! Any photos?
Hi Daaim
Coverage of the event can be found at the following address:
http://www.chessa.co.za/articles.aspx?art=73
Unfortunately the internet connection here in Maputo is extremely weak and we make updates whenever possible.
The reason why the results (on chess-results.com) is listed under Portugal is because Mozambique does not have a registered copy of the software (Swiss Manager) being used. The Chief Arbiter (Carlos Dias, from Portugal) is using his registered copy and only has upload rights via the Portuguese upload site.
Best regards
Gunther van den Bergh
Deputy Arbiter
Forgot to mention, pictures of the event can be found via the Chess South Africa website (www.chessa.co.za/articles.aspx?art=73)
Thanks Gunther!
I am attempting to catch up. I have been traveling.
Wednesday, 8 June 2011
OPEN
GM Adly Ahmed 2630 1 – 0 GM El Gindy Essam 2506
Chumfwa Stanley 2340 0 – 1 FM Steel Henry Robert 2328
GM Amin Bassem 2596 ½ – ½ IM Haddouche Mohamed 2398
IM El Taher Fouad 2486 ½ – ½ FM Jere Daniel 2320
IM Ezat Mohamed 2453 0 – 1 IM Belouadah Saad 2342
CM Solomons Deon 2214 ½ – ½ Nyazi Nehad 2216
IM Solomon Kenny 2433 1 – 0 Paiva Donaldo 2121
FM Phiri Richmond 2165 0 – 1 Makoto Rodwell 2157
Seraoui Mohcen 2099 ½ – ½ IM Aderito Pedro 2339
FM Mucongoma Miguel 2240 ½ – ½ Domingos Ediberto 2201
FM Njili Kamel 2305 1 – 0 Elijah Emojong UNR.
Soares Erikson Roberto Maurici 2196 1 – 0 Dimba James UNR.
Vianney Luggya UNR. 0 – 1 Moyo Dion 2109 25
FM Alice Mateus 2190 bye
IM Gwaze Robert 2429 not paired
Dzilani Abel 2119 not paired
WOMEN
Vilhete Vania 1718 ½ – ½ WGM Mona Khaled 2076
WIM Mezioud Amina 2037 1 – 0 WIM Frick Denise 1920
WIM Solomons Anzel 1914 0 – 1 WCM Tembo Epah 1909
WCM Latreche Khadidja 1904 1 – 0 WFM Tlale Tshepang 1739
Mahmoud Merihan 1842 ½ – ½ WIM Alaa El Din Yosra 1862
WFM Wafa Shrook 1768 0 – 1 Meghara Lylia UNR.
Malenda Ana UNR. 0 – 1 Tiviane Graça UNR.
WGM Greeff Melissa 2080 bye
WCM Francis Thapelo UNR. not paired
Standings (Women)
Round six resumes on tomorrow June 10th.
Go Go Zambian contingent. Always behind you!
am proud of chumfwa,he z bcuming bad news.why is gwaze not playing?
Not sure why he did not play (since he recently played in Angola), but he has already qualified for the World Championship cycle, so maybe he wanted to avoid the cost. However, there is always a GM norm possibility.
GM Amon Simutowe not playing because of unpaid allowances by the current Zambian Chess Federation? They’re not paying a national hero??? The only activity I’ve seen on the net from GM Simutowe is the 129th Oxford University versus Cambridge University match back in March where he was the highest rated player for Oxford. Oxford won. Historically Cambridge leads these annuals 56-53.
Mikhail,
It’s a bit complicated history, but Amon is focusing more on his studies at this time. I believe Amon is important not only for Zambia, but for the continent of Africa and the entire African Diaspora. I don’t believe his importance is appreciated. I will make sure the chess world understands how important his accomplishment is.
Friday, 10 June 2011
FM Daniel Jere of Zambia upset defending champion
GM Bassem Amin of Egypt.
OPEN
FM Steel Henry Robert 2328 0 – 1 GM Adly Ahmed 2630
GM El Gindy Essam 2506 1 – 0 IM Belouadah Saad 2342
FM Jere Daniel 2320 1 – 0 GM Amin Bassem 2596
Makoto Rodwell 2157 ½ – ½ IM El Taher Fouad 2486
Chumfwa Stanley 2340 1 – 0 IM Solomon Kenny 2433
IM Haddouche Mohamed 2398 1 – 0 CM Solomons Deon 2214
Nyazi Nehad 2216 ½ – ½ IM Ezat Mohamed 2453
IM Aderito Pedro 2339 0 – 1 FM Njili Kamel 2305
Paiva Donaldo 2121 1 – 0 FM Mucongoma Miguel Jose Maconi 2240
Domingos Ediberto 2201 0 – 1 Seraoui Mohcen 2099
Moyo Dion 2109 ½ – ½ Soares Erikson Roberto Maurici 2196
FM Phiri Richmond 2165 1 – 0 FM Alice Mateus Felizardo Viageir 2190
Dimba James UNR. 1 – 0 Vianney Luggya UNR.
Elijah Emojong UNR. bye
IM Gwaze Robert 2429 not paired
Dzilani Abel 2119 not paired
WOMEN
WGM Mona Khaled 2076 1 – 0 WCM Latreche Khadidja 1904
WCM Tembo Epah 1909 0 – 1 WIM Mezioud Amina 2037
WIM Frick Denise 1920 ½ – ½ WIM Solomons Anzel 1914
WIM Alaa El Din Yosra 1862 ½ – ½ Vilhete Vania Fausto Da T 1718
WFM Tlale Tshepang 1739 1 – 0 Mahmoud Merihan 1842
Tiviane Graça UNR. 0 – 1 WFM Wafa Shrook 1768
WGM Greeff Melissa 2080 1 – 0 Malenda Ana UNR.
Meghara Lylia UNR. bye
WCM Francis Thapelo UNR. not paired
Standings (Women)
Zambians are on fire.
For Adly-Chumfwa I predict a draw. For Jere-Steel I predict a win by Jere. I’m also expecting that Richmond Phiri might win his game against Erickson.
This is how balanced African Individual is supposed to be like!!
Both Zambians are very talented. I only wish Chumfwa would have gotten a bit more exposure in international play.
Either you underestimates Adly or overestimates Chumfwa ! Lol… greetings from Cairo, Egypt…
Zambian talented players have to leave Zambia and lay chess abroad to gain more experience. Why do not they cams and stay 6 months in Egypt?
First they play many tournaments against Egyptian players, second they will be closer to Europe to join Euro tournaments,
it is just a suggestion !!
I doubt if Zambians have to confine themselves to playing Egyptians or Europeans. They simply need to play strong players regardless where they are from. Amon Simutowe did this without any training, played all over the world and made Grandmaster on his own.
I believe Africa needs to attract strong players to Africa to play instead of spending a lot of money traveling around.
Saturday, 11 June 2011
OPEN
GM Adly Ahmed 2630 1 – 0 Chumfwa Stanley 2340
IM Haddouche Mohamed 2398 ½ – ½ GM El Gindy Essam 2506
FM Jere Daniel 2320 0 – 1 FM Steel Henry Robert 2328
IM Belouadah Saad 2342 0 – 1 Makoto Rodwell 2157
IM El Taher Fouad 2486 0 – 1 GM Amin Bassem 2596
IM Ezat Mohamed 2453 ½ – ½ Paiva Donaldo 2121
IM Solomon Kenny 2433 1 – 0 Nyazi Nehad 2216
FM Njili Kamel 2305 1 – 0 CM Solomons Deon 2214
Seraoui Mohcen 2099 0 – 1 Moyo Dion 2109
Soares Erikson Roberto Maurici 2196 0 – 1 FM Phiri Richmond 2165
Dimba James UNR. 0 – 1 IM Aderito Pedro 2339
Elijah Emojong UNR. 1 – 0 Domingos Ediberto 2201
FM Alice Mateus Felizardo Viageir 2190 1 – 0 Vianney Luggya UNR.
FM Mucongoma Miguel 2240 bye
IM Gwaze Robert 2429 not paired
Dzilani Abel 2119 not paired
Vania Vilhete (Mozambique) vs. Epah Tembo (Zambia)
Wafa Shrook (Egypt) vs. Alaa El Din Yosra (Egypt)
WOMEN
WIM Mezioud Amina 2037 1 – 0 WIM Solomons Anzel 1914
WGM Mona Khaled 2076 ½ – ½ WGM Greeff Melissa 2080
WCM Latreche Khadidja 1904 1 – 0 WIM Frick Denise 1920
Vilhete Vania Fausto Da T 1718 ½ – ½ WCM Tembo Epah 1909
WFM Wafa Shrook 1768 ½ – ½ WIM Alaa El Din Yosra 1862
Meghara Lylia UNR. 1 – 0 Tiviane Graça UNR.
Mahmoud Merihan 1842 1 – 0 Malenda Ana UNR.
WFM Tlale Tshepang 1739 bye
WCM Francis Thapelo not paired
Standings (Women)
It appears as if FM Henry Steel on track for the IM title given the regulations.
The players have had to overcome quite a few challenges at the tournament. There were initial complaints on the food being substandard and before round five, two of the South African players’ rooms flooded. However, things have been sorted out and the organizers are doing everything to make the players comfortable.
Read the catalog of events at CHESSA’s blog at https://www.chessa.co.za/articles.aspx?art=73
Someone tell the players to blog here! They can add their impressions on the tournament!
Sunday, 12 June 2011
GM Ahmed Adly (Egypt) vs. Rodwell Makoto (Zimbabwe)
FM Alice Felizardo Viageir Mateus (Mozambique)
Erikson Soares (Angola)
2011 African Junior Champion
OPEN
Makoto Rodwell 2157 ½ – ½ GM Adly Ahmed 2630
GM El Gindy Essam 2506 ½ – ½ FM Jere Daniel 2320
FM Steel Henry Robert 2328 1 – 0 IM Haddouche Mohamed 2398
GM Amin Bassem 2596 ½ – ½ IM Solomon Kenny 2433
FM Njili Kamel 2305 ½ – ½ Chumfwa Stanley 2340
FM Phiri Richmond 2165 0 – 1 IM El Taher Fouad 2486
Moyo Dion 2109 0 – 1 IM Ezat Mohamed 2453
Paiva Donaldo 2121 0 – 1 IM Belouadah Saad 2342
CM Solomons Deon 2214 ½ – ½ IM Aderito Pedro 2339
FM Mucongoma Miguel 2240 0 – 1 Elijah Emojong UNR.
Nyazi Nehad 2216 1 – 0 Seraoui Mohcen 2099
FM Alice Mateus 2190 0 – 1 Soares Erikson Roberto Maurici 2196
Vianney Luggya UNR. 0 – 1 Domingos Ediberto 2201
Dimba James UNR. bye
IM Gwaze Robert 2429 not paired
Dzilani Abel 2119 not paired
Khadidja Latreche (Algeria) vs. Merihan Mahmoud (Egypt)
Tshepang Tlale (South Africa)
WOMEN
WIM Mezioud Amina 2037 1 – 0 Vilhete Vania Fausto Da T 1718
WFM Tlale Tshepang 1739 0 – 1 WGM Mona Khaled 2076
WCM Latreche Khadidja 1904 1 – 0 Mahmoud Merihan 1842
WIM Frick Denise 1920 1 – 0 Meghara Lylia UNR.
WIM Solomons Anzel 1914 1 – 0 WFM Wafa Shrook 1768
Tiviane Graça UNR. 0 – 1 WGM Greeff Melissa 2080
Malenda Ana UNR. 0 – 1 WCM Tembo Epah 1909
WIM Alaa El Din Yosra 1862 bye
WCM Francis Thapelo UNR. not paired
Standings (Women)
Ahmed Adly has all but clinched 1st place with one round remaining. He plays Kenny Solomon in what will probably be a short draw to clinch clear first. Even if he loses, he owns tiebreak advantages over both Essam El-Gindy and Henry Steel, beating both of them.
Amina Mezioud holds the lead, but will have to play out the last round because Mona Khaled is only half-point behind. However, a draw may be enough to get Mezioud the championship.
Looks like a draw wasn’t enough for Amina Mezioud. Both Mezioud and Khaled had the exact same tiebreaks, but they have Khaled as #1. I’ll have to see how they used the tiebreaks.
Adly won clear first with a win over Solomon.
Congrats to Henry Steel, the reigning South African Champion. He now has the best chance of becoming South Africa’s first Grandmaster. He also recently defeated GM Luke McShane at the Olympiad and as we all know, McShane is a super GM rated 2600+.
Well done to Mokoto – he seems to have a bright future in chess. Does anyone know how old he is ?
hope he won’t mind this; born 2 August 1987.
Monday, 13 June 2011
OPEN
IM Solomon Kenny 2433 0 – 1 GM Adly Ahmed 2630
GM El Gindy Essam 2506 ½ – ½ Makoto Rodwell 2157
IM El Taher Fouad 2486 ½ – ½ FM Steel Henry Robert 2328
IM Belouadah Saad 2342 0 – 1 GM Amin Bassem 2596
Chumfwa Stanley 2340 ½ – ½ IM Ezat Mohamed 2453
IM Haddouche Mohamed 2398 1 – 0 FM Njili Kamel 2305
FM Jere Daniel 2320 1 – 0 Nyazi Nehad 2216
Elijah Emojong UNR. 1 – 0 CM Solomons Deon 2214
IM Aderito Pedro 2339 1 – 0 FM Phiri Richmond 2165
Soares Erikson 2196 0 – 1 Paiva Donaldo 2121
Moyo Dion 2109 0 – 1 Dimba James UNR. 27
Domingos Ediberto 2201 1 – 0 FM Alice Mateus 2190
Vianney Luggya UNR. 0 – 1 FM Mucongoma Miguel Jose Maconi 2240
Seraoui Mohcen 2099 bye
IM Gwaze Robert 2429 UNR. not paired
Dzilani Abel 2119 not paired
WOMEN
WIM Alaa El Din Yosra 1862 ½ – ½ WIM Mezioud Amina 2037
WCM Tembo Epah 1909 0 – 1 WGM Mona Khaled 2076
WGM Greeff Melissa 2080 1 – 0 WCM Latreche Khadidja 1904
Vilhete Vania Fausto Da T 1718 1 – 0 WIM Solomons Anzel 1914
WIM Frick Denise 1920 1 – 0 Tiviane Graça UNR.
Mahmoud Merihan 1842 0 – 1 Meghara Lylia UNR.
Malenda Ana UNR. 0 – 1 WFM Tlale Tshepang 1739
WFM Wafa Shrook 1768 bye
WCM Francis Thapelo not paired
Standings (Women)
Open Section
1. GM Ahmed Adly (EGY) 8/9
2. GM Essam El Gindy (EGY) 6.5/9
3. FM Henry Steel (RSA) 6.5/9
Women Section
1. WGM Mona Khaled (EGY) 7.5/9
2. WIM Amina Mezioud (ALG) 7.5/9
3. WGM Melissa Greeff (RSA) 5.5/9
Note: Greef won the play-off match 2-0 vs. Denise Frick
Does anybody know why Botswana wasn’t represented by their strongest players?
I’m as puzzled as you are. They were in Angola and had recently played a match with Zambia. I thought this was preparation. I’m hoping someone will post here.
Dear Daaim
What do you think of Henry Steel’s performance?
Does he now get the IM Title?
He performed well of course. I’m not 100% sure, but here are the regulations.
https://www.fide.com/fide/handbook.html?id=58&view=article
if I understand the regulations correctly, he should qualify for the title. For zonal and subzonals a 66% performance would bestow the IM title. What I’m not clear on is whether this also applies to continental tournament where it requires that he win clear first. It is unclear.
We will have to wait and see.
It appears that Henry Steel is mirroring the 25 year old Kenny Solomon of 2004. Kenny Solomon was rated in the 2350’s, won the South African championship and then scored 6.5/9 in the African Individuals. He was then awarded the IM. I don’t know if other things are the same though.
Henry has already qualified for the IM title (before the African Individuals) due to hios excellent results at the FIDE Olympiad last year. He does not have qualified for the IM title here at the AI’s as the title is only awarded to the player ending in 1st place. Or if a maximum of up to 3 players share 1st place, then all 3 receive the title. However, he does receive a GM norm/
Adly Ahmed is dangerous! I went through his games. The first time I saw him was in 2001 wen he won the Africa Junior as a small boy in Lusaka, Zambia. I saw his games and I knew in a few years he would be Africa’s top most GM. Congratulations Adly. I also congratulate Daniel Jere, Stanley Chunfwa, Richmond Phiri, Dimba James and Epah Tembo for playing well in the tourney. You tried your best to represent Zambia guys! Thanks for putting as on the map once again. Soon we will produce a second GM.
yeah,he is good.but i wud have luved watchn him play wit Gwaze or Simutowe.atleast we were able to see fine games from our own african players.ay to go africa!!!