KE: AAG Maputo 2011 Chess – Round 5 Results

The Kenyan ‘open’ and ‘ladies’ teams yesterday played their fifth and fourth round matches against Botswana and Mozambique respectively with neither team managing even half a point against their opponents. The results were as follows:

Round 5 – Open Team

Kenya (0) v/s Botswana (4):

1. Martin Gateri (0) - Providence Oatlhotse (1)
2. Githinji Hinga (0) – Barileng Gaealafshwe (1)
3. Joseph Atwoli (0) – Moakofi Notha (1)
4. Mehul Gohil (0) – Thabo Gumpo (1)

Standings at the end of Round 5 – Open Team

1. Egypt – 10 points (out of 10)
2. South Africa – 8 points
3. Nigeria – 7 points
4. Angola – 6 points
5. Zambia – 6 points
6. Algeria – 6 points
7. Zimbabwe – 5 points
8. Madagascar – 5 points
9. Ethiopia – 5 points
10. Botswana – 4 points
11. Mozambique – 4 points
12. Namibia – 2 points
13. Kenya – 2 points
14. Ghana – 0 points

Round 4 – Ladies Team

Mozambique (4) v/s Kenya (0):

1. Graca Tivane (1) – Purity Maina (0)
2. Vania Vilhete (1) – Gloria Jumba (0)
3. Jossefa Mahota (1) – Isabelle Asiema (0)
4. Jesse Silva (1) – Rose Wabuti (0)

Standings at the end of Round 4 – Ladies Team

1. Egypt – 8 points (out of 8)
2. Botswana – 6 points
3. South Africa – 5 points
4. Nigeria – 5 points
5. Algeria – 4 points
6. Mozambique – 2 points
7. Angola – 2 points
8. Kenya – 0 points

The ‘open’ team will now face Ghana, the weakest team in the competition so far, in Round 6 while the ‘ladies’ team are up against Egypt, the strongest ladies team in Africa, in Round 5.

Results from other rounds:

Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Round 6 | Round 7 | Round 8 | Round 9 [Final]