The Swakopmund Hotel
and Entertainment Centre was the battlefield where our young minds fought tooth
and nail for victory. The Namibia Chess Federation hosted its 2022 Namibia
Junior Closed Chess Championships over the weekend of 30 April - 1 May 2022.
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| Shaun Kanelombe - B/U8 Chess Champ |
We had 5 students from
MCA taking part in this event and came home with 4 medals.
We had Shaun Kanelombe
in the boys U/8 section winning gold with 4/7 matches, etching out his rivals
with a superior tie-break. Shaun has won his second gold medal for the year.
In the Girls U/12, we
had our WCM Ottilie Hinda battling her peers and she scored 5/7 to take home
the bronze medal. She won a gold medal earlier this year which makes it her 2nd
medal for the year. We also had Ngujama Kaputuaza who scored only 2/7 in her maiden
chess tournament. Ngujama learned a lot and can't wait for her next event.
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| Ottilie Hinda - GU12-Bronze |
In the Boys U/12, we had
Shali Itembu with 6/7 taking home another gold medal with a superior tie-break
over his rivals. Shali did not lose a single match drew 2 games and won 6. He
too won his second medal for the year.
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| Shali Itembu - BU12-Chess Champ |
Stefan Becker was our
star in the boys U/16 with a score of 4.5/7 and took home the bronze medal in
this age group. This was also his second medal as he came from the back of a
gold medal in Zone 3 earlier this year.
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| Galeshewe, Karlush and Stefan |
Other participants
were Tanatswanashe Katsvara who scored 2/7 matches and placed 6 out of 8 girls
in the girls U/8 group. Shishani Itembu scored 2/7 and placed 6 out of 8 girls
in the girl's U/10 group. We had seven students participating, two won gold
medals and two won bronze medals and 3 gained valuable experience as it was
their first stint at the National Junior Chess Champs.
Congratulations to all
our young stars.
