Tinashe Tafira came third with 6,5 points while last year’s winner Spencer Masango was joint fifth.Meanwhile the dates for Masvingo Grand Prix has been set.It will be played from the 21st_22nd of May at Mucheke Hall.Below is a game played by International Master Robert Gwaze and FIDE Master Rodwell Makoto.Makoto was white at the just ended Easter Open.Catalan Opening.d4 Nf6,2Nf3 e6,3 g3 b5,4 Bg2 Bb7,50_0 c5,6 a4 b4, 7 a5 Na6,8 c4 Be7,9 d5 exd5,.10 Nh4 Nc7,11 Nf5 0_0,12 cxd5 d6,13 e4 Nd7,14 Bf4 Ba6,15 Re1 Ne8 16 Nd2 f6 17 Qa4 Ne5 18 Bxe5 fxe5 19 Qc6 Nc7 20 Bf1 Bf1 21 Rf1 a6 22 Nc4 Nb5 23 Nb6 Ra7 24 Nc4 g6 25 Nfe3 Bg5 26 Ng2 Rf3! 27 h4 Bh6 28 Ne1 Rff7! 29 Nd3 Bf8 30 f4 exf4 31 Rf4? Nd4 32Qa4 Ne2 33 Kg2 Nf4 34Nf4 Rf4 35 gf4 Qh4!36 Rf1 Qg4+ 37 Kh2 Qe2+ 0 – 1 white cannot avoid the loss of a knight.Otherwise it was an interesting game which white blundered in blitz.Makoto’s Queen on c6 was offside and he almost lost the Queen.It took sometime for the FIDE Master to solve this subtle move.
Post published in: Zimbabwe Sports News
6.5.2011
13:12
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