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IM Elijah Emojong wins Tanzania Open 2015 |
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Tuesday, 01 December 2015 22:00 |
The 2015 Tanzania Open Chess Championship was taking place from November 27th through November 30th, in Dar es Salaam, the largest city of Tanzania.
The event was organized by Tanzania Chess Association in an 8-round Swiss format with tempo of play 90’ + 30”.
IM Elijah Emojong from Uganda emerged a convincing winner with 7/8 points, leaving the nearest followers a full point behind.
The second place was shared in a three-way tie by Cornelis Klaver (RSA), Vishal Didwanie (IND) and Brian Kidula (KEN), but Klaver clinched the silver on a better tie-break criteria, while Didwanie remained third.
Final standings:
1 IM Emojong Elijah UGA 2283 7
2 Klaver Cornelis RSA 2090 6
3 Didwania Vishal IND 2008 6
4 Kidula Brian KEN 1947 6
5 Mwansa Richard ZAM 2023 5.5
6 CM Jurgensen Graham RSA 2023 5.5
7 Hinga Githinji KEN 2053 5
8 CM Mukabi John KEN 2007 5
9 Mwaisumbe Emmanuel TAN 1635 5
10 Nyaruai Joyce KEN 0 5
11 Shiza Athuman TAN 0 5
12 Kangwa William ZAM 0 5
13 Hassuji Nurdin TAN 1845 5
14 Maigua Joseph KEN 1746 4.5
15 Kara Louis TAN 1450 4.5
16 Mangula Mussa TAN 1643 4.5
17 Mlawa Hemed TAN 1793 4.5
18 Munisi Max TAN 1612 4.5
19 CM Mdoe Yusuf TAN 1734 4
20 Abdallah Ilyas TAN 0 4
21 BaMallm Abdulla YEM 0 4
22 Fumbuka George TAN 0 4
23 Kojama Mbwana TAN 0 4
24 Msemwa Charles TAN 0 3.5
25 Kagabo Eugene RWA 1732 3.5
26 Winfred Thitu KEN 1387 3
27 Ebrahim Mustafa TAN 0 3
28 Kasaija Primulus TAN 1689 3
29 Sharma Naman IND 0 3
30 Mohamedali Abdeali TAN 0 3
31 Lyasenga John TAN 0 2.5
32 Sunday Manara TAN 0 2
33 Hadley John ENG 0 2
34 Nallaperumal Pitchai TAN 0 2
35 Mkopi Namala Dr TAN 0 2
36 Kiandika Joseph TAN 0 2
37 Abdulrahman Ibrahim TAN 0 1
38 Rutagwerela Paschal TAN 0 1
39 Panjwani Shamsuddin TAN 0 0
40 Somani Vijay TAN 0 0
Walugembe Francis UGA 0 0
Zwahiri Msangi TAN 0 0
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