Direct encounter gives Dimba a winning tie-break at the 8th Beukes Memorial Chess Tournament

James Dimba once again won the Kehat Beukes Memorial Chess Tournament but this time around only a direct encounter could separate the top 3 winners as all three finished with a score of 7 out of 9 points each. The Zambian born Dimba first won the tournament in 2010 during his first year at the University of Namibia just to win it again this year in his final year. From the onset the tournament was led by 2nd place winner Candidate Master (CM) Otto Nakapunda who kept an amazing winning streak till round 6 when he finally fell to Dimba in round 7. Veteran player CM Charles Eichab came in 3rd place also with 7 out of 9 following the close race for 1st place.

Other winners from the tournament also included Immanuel Gariseb who won best junior player and Nicola Tjaronda who was crowned best female player. Organizers of the event promise to improve on the event next year and to possibly host at the coast where the tournament was first established.

Here are the Final Standings from the 8th Kehat Beukes Memorial Chess Tournament 2013

Place; Name;               Feder Rtg  Loc  Score Progr. M-Buch. Buch.

1. Dimba, James             2079      7       33.0    38.0  49.0
2. Otto, Nakapunda          1997      7       40.0    40.0  49.0
3. Eichab, Charles          2060      7       35.0    38.0  48.0

4. Handjaba, Mclean             1955 6       34.0    39.0  47.0
5. Gariseb, Immanuel             1840 6       29.5    35.0  45.5
6. Khoa, Goodwill           2089      6       29.0    37.5  48.5
7. Samalesu, Justin              1700 5.5     26.5    33.0  42.0
8. Tjaronda, Nicola              1700 5.5     24.0    28.5  35.5
9. Ngwene, Ajasco                1750 5       30.0    39.5  47.5
10. Gariseb, Edmund               1840 5       28.5    35.0  45.0
11. Schartz, Bernard              1800 5       28.0    36.0  45.0
12. Nanyala, Silvester            1840 5       26.0    35.0  44.0
13. Masanzu, Daniel               1780 5       22.5    29.0  35.5
14. Kajovi, Matjiua               1750 4.5     19.0    29.0  36.0
15. Mulundu, Efraim               1750 4.5     16.0    24.0  32.0
16. Nyandoro, Colin               1800 4       23.0    35.5  46.0
17. Mentile, Lishen               1700 4       21.0    32.0  40.0
18. Lubinda, Lutopu               1700 4       19.5    31.0  38.0
19. Nauiseb, Alfred               1730 4       18.5    24.5  31.5
20. Kamperika, William            1750 4       17.0    29.5  37.5
21. Tjiriange, Richman            1750 4       17.0    27.0  35.0
22. Tjatindi, Beverley            1700 3       16.0    33.0  43.5
23. Shipindo, Rauha               1700 3       14.0    26.5  32.5
24. Tawanda, Gwisai               1600 2       12.0    26.5  34.5
25. Tibinyane, Elvira             1600 1        9.0    29.0  36.0
26. Masanzu, Mac John             1780 1        5.0    24.5  30.5

Cross Table

No Name               Feder Rtg   1    2    3    4    5    6    7    8    9  

1  Otto, Nakapunda          1997  9:W 24:W  6:W  2:W  4:W 10:W  5:L  3:L 12:W
2  Eichab, Charles          2060 15:W 22:W 11:W  1:L 12:W  3:L  9:W  4:W  7:W
3  Dimba, James             2079 20:W 17:W  4:L 16:W  9:L  2:W  6:W  1:W  5:W
4  Handjaba, Mcclean             21:W 25:W  3:W  5:W  1:L  9:L 11:W  2:L 10:W
5  Gariseb, Immanuel             19:D 10:D 17:W  4:L 20:W 16:W  1:W  9:W  3:L
6  Khoa, Goodwill           2089 14:W  7:W  1:L 11:L 18:W 12:W  3:L  8:W  9:W
7  Samalesu, Justin              16:W  6:L 10:L 24:W 13:D 20:W 17:W 11:W  2:L
8  Tjaronda, Nicola              11:L 14:D 15:W 18:L 22:W 25:W 19:W  6:L 16:W
9  Ngwene, Ajasco                 1:L 26:W 22:W 14:W  3:W  4:W  2:L  5:L  6:L
10 Gariseb, Edmund               18:D  5:D  7:W 19:W 11:W  1:L 12:L 22:W  4:L
11 Schartz, Bernard               8:W 23:W  2:L  6:W 10:L 17:W  4:L  7:L 21:W
12 Nanyala, Silvester            17:L 20:W 24:W 13:W  2:L  6:L 10:W 16:W  1:L
13 Masanzu, Daniel               22:L 21:W 25:W 12:L  7:D 15:D 16:L 14:W 18:W
14 Kajovi, Matjiua                6:L  8:D 26:W  9:L 17:L 24:W 15:W 13:L 22:W
15 Mulundu, Efraim                2:L 16:L  8:L 26:W 23:W 13:D 14:L 25:W 24:W
16 Nyandoro, Colin                7:L 15:W 18:W  3:L 19:W  5:L 13:W 12:L  8:L
17 Mentile, Lishen               12:W  3:L  5:L 25:W 14:W 11:L  7:L 21:L 23:W
18 Lubinda, Lutopu               10:D 19:D 16:L  8:W  6:L 21:L 26:W 20:W 13:L
19 Nauiseb, Alfred                5:D 18:D 23:W 10:L 16:L 22:L  8:L 26:W 25:+
20 Kamperika, William             3:L 12:L 21:W 22:W  5:L  7:L 23:W 18:L 26:W
21 Tjiriange, Richman             4:L 13:L 20:L 23:W 24:W 18:W 22:L 17:W 11:L
22 Tjatindi, Beverley            13:W  2:L  9:L 20:L  8:L 19:W 21:W 10:L 14:L
23 Shipindo, Rauha                0:  11:L 19:L 21:L 15:L 26:W 20:L 24:W 17:L
24 Tawanda, Gwisai               26:W  1:L 12:L  7:L 21:L 14:L 25:W 23:L 15:L
25 Tibinyane, Elvira              0:W  4:L 13:L 17:L 26:L  8:L 24:L 15:L 19:-
26 Masanzu, Mac John             24:L  9:L 14:L 15:L 25:W 23:L 18:L 19:L 20:L

Tournament Regulation: KEHAT BEUKES MEMORIAL CHESS TOURNAMENT 2013

KEHAT BEUKES MEMORIAL CHESS TOURNAMENT 2013

Venue: Centaurus Secondary School

Date:  07 & 08 December 2013

Time:  09h00  07th December 2013

              11h30 on 08th December 2013

Registration: N$ 40 Seniors and N$ 20 Juniors. Players can register till 06 December 2013. Players can sent their details to do@namibiachessfederation.com or sms their names, date of birth and gender to 081 623 8160.

Who may participate: Tournament is open to all players of all ages.

Play: All players will play under 1 section however differentiation for special prizes will be determined through the final standings.

Schedule:

07 December 2013

09H10 Welcoming by Charles S. Eichab (LOC)

Remarks by  OZ Nakapunda of the Namibian Chess Federation (NCF)

Announcements by the Arbiter

Round 1) 09h30 – 10h30

Round 2)11h40 – 11h40

Round 3)111h50 – 12h50

Lunch

Round 4)13h40 – 14h40

Round 5)14h50 – 15h50

08 December 2013:

Round 6) 11h30 – 12h30

Round 7)12h40 – 13h40

Round 8)13h50 – 14h50

Round 9)15h00 – 16h00

Prize- Giving at 16H20

Prizes:

 Open Section:
1st Prize N$2000.00
2nd Prize N$1,200.00
3rd Prize N$800.00
Best Junior:
1st Prize N$500.00
Best Girl

1st Prize 500.00

Age Group Prizes

N$ 1000:  N$250 for 1st place u/8, u/10, u/12, u/14

* Note that all prizes are subject to change and can go up but not less then the stipulated allocations above. Final announcements would be made before round 1.

* Being 20 years of age by 01 January 2013 makes you ineligible for any junior prizes.

System and rate of play: The chess tournament will be a 9 round Swiss system and the rate of play will be 30 minutes per player.

Pairing and Tiebreak System: Swiss Perfect will be used for the pairings. Tie-Breaks will be Direct Encounter, Progressive Score, Median Buchholz and Buchholz.

General Rules:

- Silence at all time.

- Cell phones should be switched off at all times in the playing hall. If a players’ cell phone rings during a game he or she will forfeit their game.

- No sharing of prizes. No player can win more then 1 prize

- Touch is a move unless the piece that was touch has no legal move.

- Any player who makes themselves guilty of rude behavior will be disqualified with immediate effect.

-A player who is it not seated after 15 minutes of the commencement of play will forfeit the game.

- Any one that registers after 21h00 on 06 December 2013 will be paired only in the second round and will pay N$ 50 for registration as penalty.

-FIDE rules for rapid chess will be put up at the tournament side and players are advised to familiarize themselves with the rules.

- The Local organizing committee will be CM Charles Eichab and Ms. Larissa Beukes

- Members of the appeals committee are CM Otto Nakapunda, Mr. Fremantle Kuhanga and

Mr McClean Handjaba

- All complaints should be directed to the Appeals Commitee.

Tournament Director

CM Charles Eichab

For more enquiries please contact CM EIchab at 081 623 8160