Round 2 of the All Africa Games chess event on 7th September had the Kenyan ‘open’ team pitted against a strong Zimbabwean side led by IM Robert Gwaze while the ‘ladies’ team were up against Algeria.
On Board 2: Purity Maina (right) v/s Sabrina Latreche (left)
The results were as follows:
Round 2 – Open Team
Zimbabwe (3.5) v/s Kenya (0.5):
- Robert Gwaze (1) – Martin Gateri (0)
- Rodwell Makoto (1) – Githinji Hinga (0)
- Spencer Masango (0.5) – Mehul Gohil (0.5)
- Dion Moyo (1) – Ben Magana (0)
Round 2 – Ladies Team
Algeria (3.5) v/s Kenya (0.5):
- Amina Mezioud (1) – Rehema Khimulu (0)
- Sabrina Latreche (1) – Purity Maina (0)
- Amira Hamza (0.5) – Isabelle Asiema (0.5)
- Feriel Lalaoui (1) – Rose Wabuti (0)
At the end of Round 2, the open team were in 12th position (out of 14) with 0 match points and 1 game point whereas the ladies team were in 8th position (out of 8) with 0 match points and 0.5 game points.
Results from other rounds:
Round 1 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Round 5 | Round 6 | Round 7 | Round 8 | Round 9 [Final]