Africa Online Individual Championship 2021

by Diana Mihajlova
2/13/2021 – As so many other tournaments, the Africa Championship went online this year. The FIDE and the African Chess Confederation organized the tournament which was played in various groups. Ahmed Adly from Egypt won the Main Open, Amina Mezioud from Algeria became Women's Champion, Charles de Villiers from South Africa won the Senior Tournament, Lamine Brahami from Algeria was first in the U20 Open and Lina Nassir from Algeria clinched the title in the U20 Girls section. The biggest surprise of the event was perhaps the fourth place of the untitled and lower-rated Linda Dalitso Shaba (pictured) from Zimbabwe in the women's tournament. | Photo: Zimbabwe Chess Federation

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In the times of the pandemic, the OTB (over the board) competitions are sorely missed, however, the opportunity to play online has its advantages as well. While playing face-to-face is a unique experience, playing from home can spare time and finances for travel and accommodation.

Thus, many more players can participate in tournaments who otherwise may have been prevented. But, there is another hurdle to overcome – you need a computer and a reliable internet connection and you have to get familiar with the rules and peculiarities of online chess, such as the possibility to pre-move and the dangers of the dreaded mouse-slip. 

The maiden edition of the Africa Online Individual Chess Championship 2021 was held from 1-6 February. A closing ceremony was held on the Sunday, the 7th February. It was a 9-round Swiss with a time control of 25 min + 10 sec increment per move. It was divided in five categories: Main Open, Women, Seniors, U20 Open and U20 Girls. The first prize for the Main Open was 3000 USD, 2000 USD  for Women, 1000 USD for Seniors, 400 USD for Open U20 and 300 USD for Girls U20. The event was not rated and therefore norms and titles could not be achieved.

Main Open

Until the 5th round, the 20-year-old Malagasy IM Fy Antenaina Rakotomaharo was in the lead with a perfect 5/5 score. In the the 6th and 7th round, played on the same day, he was paired against the two Egyptian heavyweights GMs Ahmed Adly and Amin Bassem and he lost to both! With these two consecutive losses his hopes for a victorious finale faded. 

Fy Antenaina Rakotomaharo at the Batumi Chess Olympiad, 2018 | Photo: Africa Chess Media

Rakotomaharo had also claimed victory against GM Bilel Bellahcen, the top-ranked Algerian player, and with him and the CM Donaldo Pavia from Mozambique he shared third with 6/9. However, on tiebreak, based on better Bucholz, the bronze medal went to Bellahcene.   

Ahmed Adly, Amin Bassem and Bilel Bellahcen at the African Games in Rabat, Morocco 2019 | Photo: FIDE/ Mohamed Bounaji

The 2021 Africa Online Individual Championship was won by GM Ahmed Adly with 7½/9 (six wins, three draws). Half a point behind followed his compatriot, currently the top African player, GM Amin Bassem, who also remained undefeated with four draws and five wins.

The two Egyptian grandmasters have been dominating the African chess scene for quite some time. Adly was African Chess Champion in 2005, 2011 and 2019. Bassem was African Chess Champion in 2009, 2013, 2015, 2017 and 2018.

Ahmed Adly at his home during the Classic Sitges Online Tournament 2020

I found the set up of the photo interesting - why do you need a board when you play online? As Adly explained, for rapid online tournaments a PC is enough but for classic online tournaments you also need an electronic board.

Adly sent a written comment on his play in the 2021 African Online Championship:

Of course, I am very proud being the Continental Champion. Even though it’s not the first time, it always tastes good:). Also, I truly want to thank Fide and Mr Dvorkovich for the full support and the African Chess Confederation and Mr Lewis Nkube. I am proud being here during this era which sees a huge development for our beloved Royal Sport.

Adly singled out his 1st round game against Manuel Alberto from Angola as his most interesting of the tournament.

 
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1.Nf3 c6 2.g3 d5 3.Bg2 Nf6 4.0-0 e6 5.d3 Be7 6.Nbd2 0-0 7.e4 c5 8.Re1 dxe4 9.dxe4 Nc6 10.e5 Nd5 11.a3 b5 12.h4 a5 13.h5 h6 14.a4 b4 15.Qe2 Ba6 16.Qe4 Rc8 17.Qg4 Kh8 18.Nb3 c4 19.Nbd4 Nxd4 20.Nxd4 Bc5 21.Rd1 Qb6 22.Bxd5 exd5 23.Be3 Rce8 24.Nf5 Rg8 25.Rxd5 Bxe3 26.Nxe3 Bb7 27.Rd6 Qc5 28.Qf4 Re6 29.Nxc4 Rge8 30.Rad1 R6e7 31.R1d4 f6 32.Rxf6 Rxe5 33.Nxe5 Rxe5 34.Rd8+ Kh7 35.Qxh6+ gxh6 36.Rf7# 1–0
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Adly,A2615Alberto,M21671–02021A07African Online-ch Open 20211.1

Women

Probably the most exciting battle was played in the Women section where the best African players participated. WGM Amina Mezioud won gold with 8.0/9, while silver and bronze went to WIM Sabrina Latreche (7½/9) and WIM Khadidja Latreche (7.0/9), who are sisters. All three are from Algeria.

After the event I contacted Amina Mezioud via the internet, and she was happy about her success:

The organization of the 2021 Women’s African Championship online by Fide and ACC was unprecedented! I would like to thank FIDE and ACC for maintaining our annual African Championship despite the Covid pandemic, as well as the contribution of the Tornelo site, which provided us with the best playing conditions. We were very well guided and assisted by pleasant organizers and referees.

I won the title of African Women’s Online Champion under a great stress because we are less used to playing for the title online, with a mouse, instead of with the wooden pieces that we miss so much. But it was a rewarding experience and I am very happy winning the first place. Many countries were represented by very good players.

Amina Mezioud at the Chess Olympiad 2018 in Georgia | Photo: Kim Bhari

Amina was so kind to analyze a game from the tournament for this report.

My 6th round game against Egyptian WGM Shahanda Wafaa was the most interesting and most crucial. I was classified 2nd and I had no room for error in order to maintain my position and play for first place, which was only half a point away.

 
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1.e4 e6 Instead of answering with c5 or e5, my usual play, I wanted to confuse my opponent who knows my repertoire very well, with the French Defence that I have never played in an official competition! 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.e5 This is not her usual move; she tends to play Bg5 in a Richter Attack instead. 4.Bg5 Be7 I had prepared for this line, which she played in a game against Lilit Mkrtchian (2306) at the Fide Online Olympiad, 2020. 5.Bxf6 Bxf6 6.Nf3 0-0 7.Bd3 c5 8.e5 Be7 9.dxc5 Bxc5 10.Qe2 Nc6 11.h4 f6 12.exf6 Qxf6 13.0-0-0 Bb4 This is good position to play in a rapid game. Black can exert pressure on the black squares and can hope to weaken White's queenside. 4...Nfd7 5.f4 c5 6.Nf3 Nc6 7.Be3 Be7 8.Qd2 0-0 9.dxc5 Nxc5 I wanted to keep my bishop. 10.0-0-0 f6? I was tempted to play this standard move in the French, but here it is wrong! It helps White to advance on the kingside and to get an attack going. 10...a6 11.Kb1 b5= 11.exf6 Rxf6 12.g4! b6 Black defends the knight c5 to relieve the bishop on e7 from its defensive duties. If White now exchanges on c5, Black will have the open b-file to attack. 13.Bh3? The wrong square for the bishop. It was better to play Bb5, with the idea to exchange on c6. Then, White can put her knight to e5 which would support her kingside attack. Qf8? I wanted to remove my queen from potential threats on the d-file and planned to attack White's pawn on f4 with ...Bd6. Black also has to watch out for a possible knight sacrifice on d5. However, the move is too slow. It was better to play 13...b5! immediately. 14.Rhg1 b5 We were both starting to run short on time and I decided to finally go for an attack and to bring my rook and my bishop into play who are not developed yet. 15.f5 15.g5! Rf7 16.f5 exf5 17.g6 hxg6 18.Rxg6 is quicker. 15...b4 16.Nxd5? exd5 17.Qxd5+ Kh8 18.Ng5 Bb7 19.Nxh7! A very good tactical idea. White relies on her bishops, the power of her f- and g-pawn, the strong queen on d5 which controls g8, and of course, the precarious position of Black's king. My king is in danger and I have only seconds left on the clock....terror.... Kxh7 20.g5 Na5! I wanted to mobilize as many of my pieces as possible while attacking her queen. The queen can no longer stay on the diagonal g8-a2 and now Black's king can again go to g8 which might help to escape a mating net. 21.Qd4 Rxf5 21...Ne4‼ Would have been better but I missed this move. 22.Bxf5+? 22.Qh4+ Kg8 23.Bxc5 Bxc5 23...b3 24.Bxe7 bxa2 25.Qa4 Qf7 24.g6+- 22...Qxf5 Now Black can breathe again. 23.Kb1 Be4-+ 24.Rd2 Rd8? 25.Qxb4 25.g6+ Kg8 25...Qxg6 is unclear. 26.Qxd8 Bxd8 27.Rxg6 Kxg6 28.Rxd8 26.Qxd8+ Bxd8 27.Rxd8+ Qf8 28.Rxf8++- 25...Rxd2 26.Qxd2 Nc4 27.g6+ Qxg6 28.Qc3 Qf7 29.Bxc5 Bxc5 30.Re1 Bf5 31.b3 Na3+ 32.Kc1 Be7 33.Rf1 Bg5+ 34.Kd1 Bg4+ 35.Ke1 Bh4+ 36.Kd2 Qxf1 37.Qc5 Qf2+ 0–1
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Wafa,S2002Amina,M19790–12021C11African Online Individual Chess Champion6.3

The top seed, WGM Shahenda Wafa from Egypt, two-time  African Woman Champion (2017 and 2018), finished fifth with 6.0/9.

The surprise of the tournament was Linda Dalitso Shaba from Zimbabwe, an untitled, lower rated player (1642) who finished fourth with 6½/9.

Linda Dalitso Shaba | Photo: Zimbabwe Chess Federation

Seniors (+50)

The winner of the Seniors section, South African FM Charles De Villiers, 7 times South African Champion, kept the lead throughout the tournament and finished victorious (8,5/9) with 2 points ahead the second placed, the Moroccan Zoheir Slami (6,5/9). He conceded only one draw against the third placed, the Kenyan CM John Mukabi (5,5/9). 

FM Charles de Villiers | Photo: Bruvs Chess Media

It is disappointing to note that Zoheir Slami, who is otherwise an experienced international arbiter, was the only representative of his country in all sections. Could it be that the lamentable, disorderly chess state of Morocco (about which we wrote here and here) left the players lethargic and weary of competitions? Hopefully, Slami’s silver for the country will stimulate the Moroccan players not to miss future opportunities.

IA Zoheir Slami at the Chefchaouen International Chess Festival 2019 | Photo: Diana Mihajlova

U20 Open and U20 Girls

The Algerians had certainly a good tournament winning the top three places in the women’s section, bronze in the Main Open and gold in both Open and Girls U20.

The U20 Open African Champion is FM Lamine Brahami who had a better Bucholz in a joint first (7½/9) with FM Domingoes Junior from Angola. Mauritania’s Mohamed Abderrahim Taleb Mohamed (7.0/9) took bronze also thanks to a better Bucholz in a shared third place with Banele Mhango from South Africa.

WIM Lina Nassir of Algeria was the winner in the U20 Girls section (8.0/9). WFM Besa Masaiti from Botswana took silver (7.0/9) and the untitled Davida Strong from South Africa took bronze (6½/9).

FM Lamine Brahami, the U20 Open African Champion 2021 | Photo: Brahami’s Facebook page

On another note, as it is, sadly, highly expected at online tournaments, Beghriche Rami Tedjeddine, who started in the Open U20 was eliminated from the tournament because he was suspected to get assistance. This, as well as a dubious rule called ‘Fair Play methodology’ under which the player cannot appeal against the arbiter’s decision was reported in the Africa Chess Media.

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1.Nf3 c6 2.g3 d5 3.Bg2 Nf6 4.0-0 e6 5.d3 Be7 6.Nbd2 0-0 7.e4 c5 A07: Réti Opening: New York and Capablanca Systems. 8.Re1 dxe4 9.dxe4 Nc6 White is slightly better. 10.e5 Nd5 11.a3 b5      
12.h4N Predecessor: 12.Nf1 Bb7 13.h4 Qc7 14.Qe2 c4 15.N1h2 Rfe8 16.h5 f5 17.exf6 Bxf6 18.c3 1/2-1/2 (29) Sibl,V (1895)-Slangal,L (1890) Klatovy 2001 12...a5 13.h5 h6! 14.a4 b4 15.Qe2 Ba6 16.Qe4 Rc8 17.Qg4 Kh8 18.Nb3 c4 19.Nbd4 Nxd4 20.Nxd4 Bc5 21.Rd1 Qb6 21...Qd7 22.Kh2 c3 22.Bxd5 Hoping for Bg2. exd5 22...Rfd8! 23.Bxh6 gxh6 23.Be3       White has some attack. Rce8 23...Bxd4= 24.Qxd4 Qxd4 25.Bxd4 Rc6 24.Nf5!± Rg8 25.Rxd5 Bxe3 26.Nxe3 Bb7
27.Rd6 But not 27.Nxc4?! Qc6 27.Qxc4?! Bxd5 28.Qxd5 Rd8= 27...Qc5 28.Qf4 Threatening mate with Rxh6+! Much weaker is 28.Qxc4?! Qxe5 29.Rad1 Qxh5= 28...Re6 29.Nxc4 Rge8 Loses the game. 29...Ba6± 30.Rad1+-       Much less strong is 30.Qxf7?! R6e7± 30...R6e7 31.R1d4 f6
31...Kg8 32.Qe3 Qc8 32.Rxf6!       Rf8+ would kill now. Rxe5? 32...Kg8 33.Nxe5 Rxe5 34.Rd8+ White mates. Kh7
35.Qxh6+‼       gxh6 36.Rf7# Weighted Error Value: White=0. 11/Black=0.46
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WhiteEloWBlackEloBResYearECOEventRnd
Adly,A2615Alberto,M21671–02021African Online-ch Open 20211.1
Hemam,M2046Amin,B26930–12021African Online-ch Open 20211.2
Haddouche,M2483Gohil,M19910–12021African Online-ch Open 20211.3
Ndegwa,J2001Ortega Amarelle,M24630–12021African Online-ch Open 20211.4
Bellahcene,B2510Fernandes,A18871–02021African Online-ch Open 20211.5
Mosutha,T2036Rakotomaharo,F24220–12021African Online-ch Open 20211.6
Kayonde,A2393Strovsky,M21641–02021African Online-ch Open 20211.7
Sang,R1991Zaibi,A23810–12021African Online-ch Open 20211.8
Silva,D2258Kamara,A18991–02021African Online-ch Open 20211.9
Bongo Akanga Ndjila,B1803Amdouni,Z2229½–½2021African Online-ch Open 20211.10
Wanyama,H2312Joelson,R20171–02021African Online-ch Open 20211.11
Singe,P1857Bouzidi,A21630–12021African Online-ch Open 20211.12
Seddaoui,Y2127Khalema,S18271–02021African Online-ch Open 20211.13
Njoroge Martin1965Oatlhotse,P21900–12021African Online-ch Open 20211.14
Njoroge,M1781Oatlhotse,P21820–12021A38African Online-ch Open 20211.14
Miguel,S2377Mwashe,P17561–02021African Online-ch Open 20211.15
Vermaak,A1751Oliveira,L21150–12021African Online-ch Open 20211.16
Paiva,D2230Ebersohn,R17261–02021African Online-ch Open 20211.17
Paiva,D2162Ebersohn,R17261–02021E01African Online-ch Open 20211.17
Hamzaoui,K1883Abdelazeez,M22140–12021African Online-ch Open 20211.18
Khalil,H1704Abdelazeez,M21600–12021A11African Online-ch Open 20211.18
Pascoal,E2184Likoko,E1646½–½2021African Online-ch Open 20211.19
Monaheng Motlomelo1538Simoes,J22280–12021African Online-ch Open 20211.20
Motlomelo,M1538Simoes,J21340–12021B01African Online-ch Open 20211.20
Meftahi,H2132Simpson,M15131–02021B48African Online-ch Open 20211.21
Meftahi,H2110Simpson,M19951–02021African Online-ch Open 20211.21
Libe,S1509Beukes,D21290–12021A36African Online-ch Open 20211.22
Libe,S1509Beukes,D22060–12021African Online-ch Open 20211.22
Calicoca,W2122El Kouri,A-1–02021African Online-ch Open 20211.23
Maazouzi,Y-Cambando,J21280–12021African Online-ch Open 20211.24
Oatlhotse,P2190Adly,A26150–12021D79African Online-ch Open 20212.1
Amin,B2693Miguel,S23771–02021A14African Online-ch Open 20212.2
Ortega Amarelle,M2463Paiva,D22301–02021D83African Online-ch Open 20212.3
Oliveira,L2115Bellahcene,B25100–12021D38African Online-ch Open 20212.4
Rakotomaharo,F2422Meftahi,H21101–02021B30African Online-ch Open 20212.5
Abdelazeez,M2214Kayonde,A23930–12021D44African Online-ch Open 20212.6
Zaibi,A2381Calicoca,W21221–02021A31African Online-ch Open 20212.7
Simoes,J2228Silva,D22580–12021E73African Online-ch Open 20212.8
Beukes,D2206Wanyama,H23121–02021B31African Online-ch Open 20212.9
Bouzidi,A2163Gohil,M19910–12021C12African Online-ch Open 20212.10
Cambando,J2128Seddaoui,Y21270–12021A10African Online-ch Open 20212.11
Amdouni,Z2229Pascoal,E21841–02021C01African Online-ch Open 20212.12
Likoko,E1646Bongo Akanga Ndjila,B1803½–½2021E14African Online-ch Open 20212.13
Alberto,M2167Njoroge Martin19650–12021C02African Online-ch Open 20212.14
Mwashe,P1756Ndegwa,J20011–02021B01African Online-ch Open 20212.16
Fernandes,A1887Vermaak,A1751½–½2021B13African Online-ch Open 20212.17
Ebersohn,R1726Mosutha,T2036½–½2021E73African Online-ch Open 20212.18
Strovsky,M2164Hamzaoui,K1883½–½2021A02African Online-ch Open 20212.19
Simpson,M1995Sang,R19911–02021B91African Online-ch Open 20212.20
Kamara,A1899Monaheng Motlomelo15381–02021C87African Online-ch Open 20212.21
Joelson,R2017Libe,S15091–02021B33African Online-ch Open 20212.22
El Kouri,A-Singe,P18570–12021B08African Online-ch Open 20212.23
Adly,A2615Zaibi,A23811–02021A07African Online-ch Open 20213.1
Kayonde,A2393Amin,B2693½–½2021B07African Online-ch Open 20213.2
Silva,D2258Ortega Amarelle,M2463½–½2021B10African Online-ch Open 20213.3
Bellahcene,B2510Beukes,D2206½–½2021B81African Online-ch Open 20213.4
Gohil,M1991Rakotomaharo,F24220–12021D00African Online-ch Open 20213.5
Seddaoui,Y2127Amdouni,Z22291–02021B30African Online-ch Open 20213.6
Wanyama,H2312Cambando,J21281–02021A53African Online-ch Open 20213.7
Hemam,M2046Bouzidi,A21630–12021C54African Online-ch Open 20213.8
Kamara,A1899Oatlhotse,P21900–12021B80African Online-ch Open 20213.9
Miguel,S2377Joelson,R20171–02021E97African Online-ch Open 20213.10
Bongo Akanga Ndjila,B1803Oliveira,L2115½–½2021D03African Online-ch Open 20213.11
Paiva,D2230Mwashe,P17561–02021A26African Online-ch Open 20213.12
Singe,P1857Abdelazeez,M22140–12021B34African Online-ch Open 20213.13
Njoroge Martin1965Simoes,J2228½–½2021A08African Online-ch Open 20213.14
Meftahi,H2110Likoko,E16460–12021B48African Online-ch Open 20213.15
Calicoca,W2122Maazouzi,Y-1–02021C55African Online-ch Open 20213.16
Pascoal,E2184Simpson,M19950–12021D02African Online-ch Open 20213.17
Hamzaoui,K1883Fernandes,A18871–02021A80African Online-ch Open 20213.18
Mosutha,T2036Strovsky,M21641–02021C42African Online-ch Open 20213.19
Vermaak,A1751Ebersohn,R17261–02021D97African Online-ch Open 20213.20
Monaheng Motlomelo1538Alberto,M21670–12021B94African Online-ch Open 20213.21
Ndegwa,J2001Khalema,S18270–12021C54African Online-ch Open 20213.22
Sang,R1991El Kouri,A-1–02021A45African Online-ch Open 20213.23
Rakotomaharo,F2422Seddaoui,Y21271–02021C41African Online-ch Open 20214.1
Amin,B2693Adly,A2615½–½2021D14African Online-ch Open 20214.2
Ortega Amarelle,M2463Bellahcene,B25100–12021B00African Online-ch Open 20214.3
Beukes,D2206Kayonde,A23931–02021B10African Online-ch Open 20214.4
Zaibi,A2381Silva,D2258½–½2021E69African Online-ch Open 20214.5
Abdelazeez,M2214Wanyama,H23120–12021A13African Online-ch Open 20214.6
Bouzidi,A2163Calicoca,W21221–02021C69African Online-ch Open 20214.7
Oatlhotse,P2190Gohil,M19911–02021A13African Online-ch Open 20214.8
Likoko,E1646Miguel,S23770–12021A11African Online-ch Open 20214.9
Simpson,M1995Paiva,D22300–12021B23African Online-ch Open 20214.10
Amdouni,Z2229Njoroge Martin19651–02021B42African Online-ch Open 20214.11
Oliveira,L2115Hamzaoui,K18830–12021B06African Online-ch Open 20214.12
Simoes,J2228Bongo Akanga Ndjila,B18031–02021A50African Online-ch Open 20214.13
Vermaak,A1751Mosutha,T20360–12021D45African Online-ch Open 20214.14
Joelson,R2017Meftahi,H21101–02021E05African Online-ch Open 20214.15
Cambando,J2128Singe,P18571–02021A07African Online-ch Open 20214.16
Alberto,M2167Libe,S15091–02021B53African Online-ch Open 20214.17
Mwashe,P1756Hemam,M20460–12021B07African Online-ch Open 20214.18
Khalema,S1827Sang,R1991½–½2021D27African Online-ch Open 20214.19
Maazouzi,Y-Kamara,A18990–12021B90African Online-ch Open 20214.20
Strovsky,M2164Pascoal,E21840–12021C12African Online-ch Open 20214.21
Fernandes,A1887Ebersohn,R17261–02021D00African Online-ch Open 20214.22
Bellahcene,B2510Rakotomaharo,F24220–12021D85African Online-ch Open 20215.1
Adly,A2615Beukes,D22061–02021E62African Online-ch Open 20215.2
Seddaoui,Y2127Amin,B26930–12021C02African Online-ch Open 20215.3
Silva,D2258Oatlhotse,P2190½–½2021B12African Online-ch Open 20215.4
Wanyama,H2312Miguel,S23771–02021E15African Online-ch Open 20215.5
Paiva,D2230Bouzidi,A21631–02021A37African Online-ch Open 20215.6
Mosutha,T2036Ortega Amarelle,M2463½–½2021B27African Online-ch Open 20215.7
Kayonde,A2393Amdouni,Z2229½–½2021D30African Online-ch Open 20215.8
Hamzaoui,K1883Zaibi,A2381½–½2021E05African Online-ch Open 20215.9
Abdelazeez,M2214Simoes,J22280–12021D00African Online-ch Open 20215.10
Calicoca,W2122Joelson,R20170–12021C42African Online-ch Open 20215.11
Gohil,M1991Cambando,J21281–02021A45African Online-ch Open 20215.12
Kamara,A1899Alberto,M21670–12021B90African Online-ch Open 20215.13
Hemam,M2046Simpson,M19951–02021B80African Online-ch Open 20215.14
Sang,R1991Likoko,E16460–12021A47African Online-ch Open 20215.15
Njoroge Martin1965Oliveira,L21150–12021D02African Online-ch Open 20215.16
Pascoal,E2184Khalema,S18271–02021D60African Online-ch Open 20215.17
Bongo Akanga Ndjila,B1803Fernandes,A1887½–½2021A91African Online-ch Open 20215.18
Meftahi,H2110Vermaak,A17511–02021B98African Online-ch Open 20215.19
Libe,S1509Ndegwa,J20010–12021A20African Online-ch Open 20215.20
Singe,P1857Monaheng Motlomelo15381–02021C50African Online-ch Open 20215.21
Mwashe,P1756Maazouzi,Y-1–02021B22African Online-ch Open 20215.22
Ebersohn,R1726Strovsky,M21640–12021D32African Online-ch Open 20215.23
Rakotomaharo,F2422Adly,A26150–12021B10African Online-ch Open 20216.1
Amin,B2693Wanyama,H23121–02021A04African Online-ch Open 20216.2
Oatlhotse,P2190Paiva,D2230½–½2021A36African Online-ch Open 20216.3
Simoes,J2228Bellahcene,B25100–12021E16African Online-ch Open 20216.4
Beukes,D2206Silva,D22580–12021B45African Online-ch Open 20216.5
Ortega Amarelle,M2463Alberto,M21671–02021E04African Online-ch Open 20216.6
Joelson,R2017Kayonde,A23930–12021B15African Online-ch Open 20216.7
Zaibi,A2381Hemam,M20460–12021C41African Online-ch Open 20216.8
Amdouni,Z2229Gohil,M19911–02021C01African Online-ch Open 20216.9
Bouzidi,A2163Mosutha,T20361–02021B22African Online-ch Open 20216.10
Likoko,E1646Seddaoui,Y21270–12021B07African Online-ch Open 20216.11
Miguel,S2377Hamzaoui,K18831–02021E61African Online-ch Open 20216.12
Oliveira,L2115Pascoal,E21840–12021A47African Online-ch Open 20216.13
Fernandes,A1887Abdelazeez,M2214½–½2021C23African Online-ch Open 20216.14
Meftahi,H2110Kamara,A18991–02021B95African Online-ch Open 20216.15
Simpson,M1995Calicoca,W21220–12021B24African Online-ch Open 20216.16
Cambando,J2128Bongo Akanga Ndjila,B18031–02021A11African Online-ch Open 20216.17
Ndegwa,J2001Singe,P18571–02021C42African Online-ch Open 20216.18
Strovsky,M2164Mwashe,P1756½–½2021B52African Online-ch Open 20216.19
Njoroge Martin1965Sang,R19911–02021B91African Online-ch Open 20216.20
Khalema,S1827Vermaak,A17510–12021D10African Online-ch Open 20216.21
El Kouri,A-Monaheng Motlomelo15380–12021D00African Online-ch Open 20216.22
Maazouzi,Y-Libe,S15090–12021B30African Online-ch Open 20216.23
Adly,A2615Silva,D2258½–½2021E67African Online-ch Open 20217.1
Rakotomaharo,F2422Amin,B26930–12021E97African Online-ch Open 20217.2
Bellahcene,B2510Paiva,D22301–02021A45African Online-ch Open 20217.3
Wanyama,H2312Ortega Amarelle,M2463½–½2021E32African Online-ch Open 20217.4
Kayonde,A2393Bouzidi,A21630–12021D03African Online-ch Open 20217.5
Seddaoui,Y2127Zaibi,A2381½–½2021B43African Online-ch Open 20217.6
Oatlhotse,P2190Amdouni,Z22290–12021E01African Online-ch Open 20217.7
Pascoal,E2184Miguel,S2377½–½2021D11African Online-ch Open 20217.8
Mwashe,P1756Simoes,J22280–12021B01African Online-ch Open 20217.9
Cambando,J2128Beukes,D22060–12021A16African Online-ch Open 20217.10
Mosutha,T2036Meftahi,H21100–12021B21African Online-ch Open 20217.11
Calicoca,W2122Likoko,E16460–12021B41African Online-ch Open 20217.12
Alberto,M2167Joelson,R20170–12021C43African Online-ch Open 20217.13
Gohil,M1991Simpson,M19951–02021D08African Online-ch Open 20217.14
Hamzaoui,K1883Ndegwa,J20011–02021D34African Online-ch Open 20217.15
Fernandes,A1887Oliveira,L21151–02021B30African Online-ch Open 20217.16
Abdelazeez,M2214Khalema,S18271–02021D53African Online-ch Open 20217.17
Vermaak,A1751Njoroge Martin19651–02021A72African Online-ch Open 20217.18
Singe,P1857Strovsky,M21640–12021D02African Online-ch Open 20217.19
Libe,S1509Kamara,A1899½–½2021A16African Online-ch Open 20217.20
Monaheng Motlomelo1538Bongo Akanga Ndjila,B18030–12021B22African Online-ch Open 20217.21
Ebersohn,R1726Sang,R19910–12021B23African Online-ch Open 20217.22
El Kouri,A-Maazouzi,Y-½–½2021A45African Online-ch Open 20217.23
Amin,B2693Bellahcene,B2510½–½2021A04African Online-ch Open 20218.1
Amdouni,Z2229Adly,A26150–12021B12African Online-ch Open 20218.2
Silva,D2258Rakotomaharo,F2422½–½2021D35African Online-ch Open 20218.3
Bouzidi,A2163Ortega Amarelle,M2463½–½2021B01African Online-ch Open 20218.4
Miguel,S2377Zaibi,A23810–12021A45African Online-ch Open 20218.5
Paiva,D2230Wanyama,H23121–02021C88African Online-ch Open 20218.6
Beukes,D2206Seddaoui,Y21271–02021C41African Online-ch Open 20218.7
Simoes,J2228Kayonde,A23930–12021D45African Online-ch Open 20218.8
Likoko,E1646Oatlhotse,P21900–12021B31African Online-ch Open 20218.9
Joelson,R2017Pascoal,E21841–02021A30African Online-ch Open 20218.10
Gohil,M1991Meftahi,H21100–12021D31African Online-ch Open 20218.11
Hamzaoui,K1883Mwashe,P17561–02021E62African Online-ch Open 20218.12
Vermaak,A1751Abdelazeez,M22141–02021D15African Online-ch Open 20218.13
Alberto,M2167Fernandes,A18871–02021D31African Online-ch Open 20218.14
Strovsky,M2164Calicoca,W21220–12021B52African Online-ch Open 20218.15
Simpson,M1995Cambando,J21281–02021B23African Online-ch Open 20218.16
Ndegwa,J2001Mosutha,T20361–02021B21African Online-ch Open 20218.17
Bongo Akanga Ndjila,B1803Khalema,S18271–02021D03African Online-ch Open 20218.18
Sang,R1991Libe,S15091–02021D02African Online-ch Open 20218.19
Kamara,A1899Njoroge Martin1965½–½2021B43African Online-ch Open 20218.20
Maazouzi,Y-Singe,P18570–12021C42African Online-ch Open 20218.22
Monaheng Motlomelo1538Ebersohn,R17260–12021B27African Online-ch Open 20218.23
Adly,A2615Bellahcene,B2510½–½2021A30African Online-ch Open 20219.1
Zaibi,A2381Amin,B2693½–½2021A04African Online-ch Open 20219.2
Rakotomaharo,F2422Beukes,D22061–02021A45African Online-ch Open 20219.3
Silva,D2258Bouzidi,A2163½–½2021C54African Online-ch Open 20219.4
Meftahi,H2110Paiva,D22300–12021B12African Online-ch Open 20219.5
Ortega Amarelle,M2463Amdouni,Z22290–12021E04African Online-ch Open 20219.6
Kayonde,A2393Hamzaoui,K18831–02021E67African Online-ch Open 20219.7
Oatlhotse,P2190Joelson,R20170–12021A11African Online-ch Open 20219.8
Wanyama,H2312Simoes,J22281–02021D52African Online-ch Open 20219.9
Seddaoui,Y2127Miguel,S23770–12021C68African Online-ch Open 20219.10
Calicoca,W2122Vermaak,A17511–02021B95African Online-ch Open 20219.11
Pascoal,E2184Ndegwa,J20011–02021D03African Online-ch Open 20219.12
Bongo Akanga Ndjila,B1803Alberto,M21671–02021A48African Online-ch Open 20219.13
Likoko,E1646Gohil,M1991½–½2021C00African Online-ch Open 20219.14
Abdelazeez,M2214Simpson,M1995½–½2021D07African Online-ch Open 20219.15
Mwashe,P1756Oliveira,L21150–12021B22African Online-ch Open 20219.16
Fernandes,A1887Sang,R19911–02021B22African Online-ch Open 20219.17
Cambando,J2128Kamara,A18991–02021A24African Online-ch Open 20219.18
Mosutha,T2036Singe,P18571–02021A29African Online-ch Open 20219.19
Njoroge Martin1965Strovsky,M21641–02021C42African Online-ch Open 20219.20
Khalema,S1827Ebersohn,R17260–12021E14African Online-ch Open 20219.21
Libe,S1509El Kouri,A-1–02021African Online-ch Open 20219.22
Maazouzi,Y-Monaheng Motlomelo15381–02021B73African Online-ch Open 20219.23

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