2007 African Junior Championship (Malawi)
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Kareim Wageih of Egypt won the African Junior Championship in Malawi. He scored 7/9 in a tournament with a field of 23 players. Calvin Klaasen of South Africa was second on 6.5/9. There were four players knotted with 5.5/9 including Melissa Greef who is the reigning African Girls champion. Angola sent seven players while both South African and Zambia sent four. (standings)
In the Girls competition, Daleen Wiid dominated the filed with an 8/9 score losing to Angola’s Sonia Rosalina. Whilte there were only 13 participants, six federations were represented. (standings)
The report was posted by “Nikita” and apparently is from South Africa.
the winner lost in the last round to fm soares,the runner up also lost to fm makoto rodwell .
yours in chess
simbarashe murimi,zimbabwe
2007 AFRICA JUNIOR CHESS CHAMPIONSHIPS – REPORT
The Daleen Wiid and FM Karim Wageih pose
with trainer IM Frhat Ali and FIDE Vice President Lewis Ncube.
The 2007 African Junior Chess Championships were held from December 28, 2007 to January 6, 2008 at the Kamuzu Academy in Kasungu Ditsrict of Malawi about 150 kilometres from the Capital City of Lilongwe.
The choice of the Kamuzu Academy as a last minute replacement for the original venue of Lilongwe Hotel turned out to be a masterstroke by the President of Malawi Chess Association, Kezzie Msukwa.
The excellent playing and lodging conditions at the Academy provided the players and accompanying persons with the atmosphere for a memorable tournament.
The players rose to the occasion by giving us one of the most competitive tournaments in both the Open and Girls Sections.
Eight countries sent representatives with 23 players entered for the Open Section (though only 21 eventually turned up) and 13 players entering the Girls Section.
Fifteen Year old Egyptian FIDE Master, Kareim Wageih won the tournament with a score of 7/9. He was closely followed by 20 year old Calvin Klaasen of South Africa on 6.5/9.From four players on 5.5/9, Ryan Van Rensburg of South Africa emerged third on tie-break from Rodwell Makoto of Zimbabwe, Lithukela Zitha and WIM Melissa Greef both of South Africa.
South Africa’s Lithukela Zitha battles Egypt’s FM Kareim Wageih
in a Round 8 match (Wageih won).
Going into the final round of the Open Section both FM Kareim Wageih and Calvin Klaasen still had a chance to be crowned African Continental Junior Champion for 2007 as they were separated by only half a point. On Board 1 Angola’s Erikson Soares defeated Wageih in a game that ended earlier than the other crucial encounter on Board 2. This set up a tense finale on Board 2 where Klaasen needed to win against Rodwell Makoto of Zimbabwe to get be declared the outright winner. A draw would have set up a tie break encounter to decide the Championship.
In true competitive spirit Makoto played a memorable game to defeat Klaasen and leave Wageih as champion despite the last round defeat.
In the Girls Section Daleen Wiid of South Africa emerged the winner on 8/9. She was closely followed by Carmen De Jager also of South Africa of 7.5/9 and Valquiria Rocha of Angola on 7/9.
The Principal Secretary in the Ministry of Youth Development and Sport, Mr. Alex Mseka, was the Guest of Honour at the Closing Ceremony.
In his address to the players, officials and invited guests he congratulated the winners and urged the other players to continue striving to improve so as to maintain the competitive spirit of chess. Mr. Mseka also pledged government support for the programmes of the Malawi Chess Association.
https://www.fide.com/news.asp?id=1569
people need the PGN games of our boys…
gilgamesh Angola
🙂 Yes, I am from South Africa…