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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.
