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Usually mentioning strong results in chess and using the name "Gwaze" would mean that one is referring to an International Master named Robert Gwaze. Less than a week ago, Tapiwa Gwaze was featured on The Chess Drum as a rising star in the Lone Star state of Texas. His star continues to rise after a scintillating 6½-½ performance in the 100-player Reserve (under-2000) section at the Southwest Open last weekend.
The victory probably means that the 14-year old star will set sights on playing in the under-2200 section in the near future. Gwaze ceded his only draw to Derek Chang, but closed the tournament with a win over Jesse Lozano. Lozano, who ended on 5½ points, shared joint 2nd with five others. In the 42-player Open section, IM Drasko Boskovic scored 6-3 to win 1st place.
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