Pirc DefenseB07

Bwalya G. (2313)
Kayonde A. (2361)

ZIMBABWE INTERNATIONAL CHESS OPEN 2016-M (4.1)
NEW AMBASSADOR HOTEL, Cnr Sam , 2015


1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. f3 c6 5. Be3 b5 6. g4 b4 7. Nce2 e6 8. Qd2 d5 9. g5 Nfd7 10. h4 Nb6 11. b3 a5 12. h5 Bg7 13. Rd1 Bb7 14. Nh3 N8d7 15. Nf2 Qe7 16. e5 c5 17. Ng4 c4 18. Nf6+ Kd8 19. Nf4 Rc8 20. Rh3 cxb3 21. axb3 a4 22. Qh2 axb3 23. cxb3 Kc7 24. Bd2 Nb8 25. Rc1+ Bc6 26. Nd3 Na6 27. Qe2 Kb8 28. Nc5 Nxc5 29. dxc5 Na8 30. Rh4 Bb7 31. c6 Rxc6 32. Rxc6 Bxc6 33. Bxb4 Qa7 34. Bd6+ Nc7 35. Rb4+ Kc8 36. Qc2 Bxf6 37. Qxc6 Bxe5 38. Ba6+ Kd8 39. Bc5 Qa8 40. Rb7 Qc8 41. Bd6 Bg3+ 42. Bxg3 e5 43. Qd6+ 1-0


Queen's IndianE14

Phiri R. (2249)
Masango S. (2148)

ZIMBABWE INTERNATIONAL CHESS OPEN 2016-M (4.2)
NEW AMBASSADOR HOTEL, Cnr Sam , 2015


1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. e3 b6 4. Bd3 Bb7 5. O-O Be7 6. c4 c5 7. Nc3 cxd4 8. exd4 d5 9. cxd5 Nxd5 10. Bb5+ Bc6 11. Qa4 Bxb5 12. Qxb5+ Qd7 13. Nxd5 exd5 14. Qb3 Nc6 15. Bd2 O-O 16. Rac1 Rac8 17. Rfe1 Bf6 18. Bc3 Rfe8 19. Qa4 Ne5 20. Qxd7 Nxd7 21. Rxe8+ Rxe8 22. Bd2 Nf8 23. Rc7 Ne6 24. Rxa7 Nxd4 25. Nxd4 Bxd4 26. b3 h6 27. Kf1 Rc8 28. Ke2 Re8+ 29. Kf3 Rd8 30. Ra4 Bf6 31. Ke2 Kf8 32. Kd3 Ke7 33. Ra6 Rb8 34. a4 Rb7 35. b4 h5 36. h3 Kd7 37. Be3 b5 38. a5 Be7 39. Bd2 Bf6 40. Ra8 Be5 41. f4 Rb8 42. Ra7+ Bc7 43. f5 1-0


Venezolana OpeningA00

Jilowa T. (2125)
Chimbamu E. (2157)

ZIMBABWE INTERNATIONAL CHESS OPEN 2016-M (4.3)
NEW AMBASSADOR HOTEL, Cnr Sam , 2015


1. d3 c5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 g6 4. c4 Bg7 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. e3 O-O 7. Nge2 d6 8. h3 e6 9. e4 a6 10. O-O Rb8 11. a4 Ne8 12. Ra3 Nc7 13. Rb3 Na5 14. Ra3 Nc6 15. Rb3 Na5 16. Ra3 Nc6 17. Qb3 b6 18. Kh2 Na5 19. Qd1 Nc6 20. f4 b5 21. axb5 axb5 22. cxb5 Nxb5 23. Nxb5 Rxb5 24. e5 d5 25. Nc3 Ra5 1/2-1/2


QGDD52

Chumfwa S. (2307)
Oatlhotse P. (2309)

ZIMBABWE INTERNATIONAL CHESS OPEN 2016-M (4.4)
NEW AMBASSADOR HOTEL, Cnr Sam , 2015


1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c6 3. d4 d5 4. Nc3 e6 5. Bg5 Nbd7 6. e3 Qa5 7. Bxf6 Nxf6 8. Nd2 Bb4 9. Qc2 e5 10. dxe5 Ne4 11. cxd5 Nxc3 12. bxc3 Bxc3 13. Rc1 Bxe5 14. dxc6 O-O 15. Bd3 bxc6 16. Bxh7+ Kh8 17. Bd3 Be6 18. O-O Qxa2 19. Qxa2 Bxa2 20. Bc4 Bxc4 21. Nxc4 Bc7 22. Rfd1 Rfd8 23. g3 Kg8 24. Kf1 Kf8 25. Rxd8+ Rxd8 26. Rb1 Ra8 27. Rb7 Bd8 28. Ne5 a5 29. Nxc6 Bf6 30. Rb3 a4 31. Ra3 Bb2 32. Ra2 a3 33. Nb4 Rc8 34. Ke2 Rb8 35. Nd3 g5 36. Kd2 Kg7 37. Kc2 Rh8 38. Nxb2 axb2 39. Rxb2 Rxh2 40. Kd3 Kg6 41. Ke4 f6 42. Kf3 Rh1 43. Rb6 Rc1 44. Rd6 Rb1 45. e4 Rb3+ 46. Ke2 Rb2+ 47. Ke3 Rb3+ 48. Rd3 Rb2 49. Ra3 Rc2 50. f4 gxf4+ 51. gxf4 Rc4 52. Ra7 Rb4 53. f5+ Kh6 54. Rf7 Rb6 55. Re7 Rb3+ 56. Kd4 Kg5 57. Kd5 Re3 58. Kd6 Re2 59. Re6 Ra2 60. Ke7 Ra7+ 61. Kf8 Rb7 62. Re7 Rb8+ 63. Kg7 Rb6 64. Kh7 Ra6 65. Rg7+ Kf4 66. Kg6 Kxe4 67. Re7+ Kd5 68. Kf7 Rb6 69. Re6 Rb7+ 70. Kxf6 1-0


ScandinavianB01

Moyo D. (2083)
Phiri G. (2146)

ZIMBABWE INTERNATIONAL CHESS OPEN 2016-M (4.5)
NEW AMBASSADOR HOTEL, Cnr Sam , 2015


1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qa5 4. d4 c6 5. Bd2 1/2-1/2


EnglishA10

Kahoba L. (2114)
Janyure F. (2020)

ZIMBABWE INTERNATIONAL CHESS OPEN 2016-M (4.6)
NEW AMBASSADOR HOTEL, Cnr Sam , 2015


1. c4 f5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. e3 O-O 6. d4 d6 7. Nf3 c6 8. O-O Nbd7 9. d5 Nb6 10. dxc6 bxc6 11. Nd4 Bd7 12. b3 Rc8 13. Rb1 Qc7 14. Bb2 e5 15. Nde2 Be6 16. Rc1 Qe7 17. Ba3 Rfd8 18. e4 Bh6 19. f4 Nxe4 20. Nxe4 fxe4 21. Bxe4 Bg4 22. Bf3 Bh3 23. Bg2 Bf5 24. Kh1 Qe6 25. Bb2 Nd7 26. Qe1 Nc5 27. Qc3 Bg7 28. Rcd1 Rd7 29. Qe3 Bh6 30. Qc3 Ne4 31. Qe3 Nf6 32. Qc3 Re7 33. fxe5 dxe5 34. Ba3 c5 35. Qa5 Be3 36. Rf3 Ng4 37. h3 e4 38. Rff1 Nf2+ 39. Rxf2 Bxf2 40. Nf4 Qe5 41. Rd8+ Rxd8 42. Qxd8+ Kg7 43. Nd5 Qa1+ 0-1


Queen's Pawn GameA45

Sibanda K. (2107)
Chumfwa K. (2283)

ZIMBABWE INTERNATIONAL CHESS OPEN 2016-M (4.7)
NEW AMBASSADOR HOTEL, Cnr Sam , 2015


1. d4 Nf6 0-1


FrenchC16

Dimba J. (2083)
Munenga D. (2117)

ZIMBABWE INTERNATIONAL CHESS OPEN 2016-M (4.9)
NEW AMBASSADOR HOTEL, Cnr Sam , 2015


1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 Qd7 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 b6 7. a4 Ba6 8. Bxa6 Nxa6 9. Qd3 Nb8 10. Nf3 Nc6 11. c4 dxc4 12. Qxc4 Nge7 13. O-O O-O 14. Rd1 h6 15. Qe2 Qc8 16. Ba3 Re8 17. c4 Qa6 18. Qc2 Rad8 19. d5 exd5 20. cxd5 Nb8 21. d6 cxd6 22. exd6 Nec6 23. Re1 Qc8 24. Rac1 Qd7 25. h3 Rxe1+ 26. Rxe1 Re8 27. Rd1 Rc8 28. Qe4 Re8 29. Qd5 Qe6 30. Qb5 Rd8 31. Re1 Qf6 32. Qd5 Qc3 33. Re3 Qa5 34. Qc4 Qa6 35. Qc2 Rc8 36. Qf5 Qb7 37. Ne5 Nd4 38. Qg4 Ne6 39. Nxf7 Qxf7 40. Rxe6 h5 41. Qe4 Nc6 42. f3 Rd8 43. d7 Qxd7 44. Rxc6 Re8 45. Qc4+ Kh8 46. Rd6 Qf5 47. Qc3 Qf4 48. Rd7 Qg3 49. Rd1 Re2 50. Rd8+ Kh7 1-0

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