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Bella Khotenashvili vs Esperanca Caxita LIVE – FIDE World Chess Cup 2025

Sergio — Sun, 06 Jul 2025 13:56:24 +0000

FIDE Women World Chess Cup 2025 is taking place July 5 – July 29 in Batumi, Georgia, and is one of the major events of The Chess Calendar. A total of 107 participants (increased from the initially announced 103 participants) will compete for 691 000 eur prize fund. Live games will be daily with analysis on Chessdom. Live video coverage will be available daily to the chess fans around the world.

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This is the Round 1, Game 1, Board 3 match from FIDE Women’s World Cup 2025 featuring Bella Khotenashvili taking on Esperanca Caxita

GM Bella Khotenashvili – WIM Esperanca Caxita, FIDE World Chess Cup 2025

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African Individual Chess Championships 2022 – Information & List of participants

nikita — Sun, 18 Sep 2022 06:02:00 +0000

The African Individual Chess Championships 2022 will take place from 18-27 September in Lagos, Nigeria. The event will be played in Open and Women’s sections separately, with 110 participants from 27 African countries. Both tournaments will be played in 9 rounds, swiss system, with time control: 90 minutes for 40 moves + 30 minutes for the end of the game, with the increment of 30 seconds per each move, starting from the move one.

The top seeds of the Open section are GM Bassem Amin, GM Ahmed Adly, and IM FY Antenaina Rakotomaharo, and WIM Esperanca Caxita, WFM Oluwatobiloba Oloruntola and Jessica Pelomoh will headline the Women’s event. Scroll down for starting list of players for both sections

FIDE President Arkady Dvorkovich opened the event and the event will kick off with the first round today.

FIDE President Arkady Dvorkovich opened the 2022 African Championship in Nigeria. The games commence today at the Orchid Hotel in Lekki, Lagos.

Egyptian GMs Bassem Amin (2663) and Ahmed Adly (2578) are at the top of the starting list of 75 players in the Open section. pic.twitter.com/dUlmOUalzU
— International Chess Federation (@FIDE_chess) September 18, 2022

#1Day to the #Africa Individual #Chess #Championships, #LAGOS2022!

DID YOU KNOW?
Tuduetso Sabure of Botswana was and still remains the youngest champion of the event!

She won her first championship at the age of THIRTEEN (13)! #INSPIRING #AFRICACHESS2022 @FIDE_chess pic.twitter.com/8ulUa9CXbX
— NCF (@NCF_ChessFed) September 15, 2022

Starting rank list of players – African Individual Chess Championship 2022 (Open section):

No.		Name	FED	Rtg
1	GM	Amin Bassem	EGY	2663
2	GM	Adly Ahmed	EGY	2578
3	IM	Rakotomaharo Fy Antenaina	MAD	2492
4	IM	Ortega Amarelle Mariano	CPV	2474
5	GM	Hesham Abdelrahman	EGY	2374
6	GM	Solomon Kenny	RSA	2356
7	IM	Phiri Richmond	ZAM	2351
8	IM	Silva David	ANG	2315
9	IM	Beukes Dante M	NAM	2295
10		Ajibola Olanrewaju	NGR	2285
11	FM	Abdulraheem Abdulrahman Akintoye	NGR	2277
12	IM	Olape Bunmi	NGR	2250
13	FM	Oragwu Chukwunonso	NGR	2248
14		John Henry	SSD	2245
15	IM	Balogun Oluwafemi Daniel	NGR	2240
16	IM	Aikhoje Odion	NGR	2239
17		Zhemba Jemusse	ZIM	2232
18	IM	Oatlhotse Providence	BOT	2209
19	CM	Paiva Donaldo	MOZ	2207
20	FM	Kigigha Bomo Lovet	NGR	2196
21	FM	Mhango Banele	RSA	2194
22	IM	Okeke Isaac Chukwudalu	NGR	2180
23		Gong Thon Gong	SSD	2166
24	FM	Nsubuga Haruna	UGA	2165
25		Rehan Deng Cypriano	SSD	2145
26	FM	De Gondo Simplice Armel	CIV	2119
27		Peter Majur Manyang	SSD	2111
28		Okemakinde Toluwanimi	NGR	2083
29	FM	Ebosse Kingue Victor Patrick	CMR	2075
30		Dennis Ogbogho	NGR	2073
31		Adejoh Joshua	NGR	2072
32		Manyok Chaderek P	SSD	2049
33		Abdirahman Omar Sheikh	SOM	2039
34	CM	Chimthere Alfred Charles	MAW	2027
35		Okonkwo Ifeanyi	NGR	2001
36		Keyi Lucky Musa	NGR	1977
37		Lilay Weldu Gebru	ERI	1962
38	FM	Barcon Harmon	LBR	1951
39	AFM	Ikhimiukor Ehidiamen	NGR	1942
40		Apollos Akomaka	NGR	1909
41		Chima Mount Zion Kenechuku	NGR	1891
42		Lesbros Bernard	SEN	1884
43		Bobby Ballah	LBR	1882
44	CM	Kamara Ansumana	SLE	1848
45		Asante Debesai Zerabruk	ERI	1846
46	CM	Kibrom Weldegebriel Beraki	ERI	1808
47		Fomevor Cephas Clinton	GHA	1803
48	CM	Akinseye Akinleye	NGR	1797
49		Mugisha Ivan Jalagatha	UGA	1775
50		Koualet-Bebondi Vianney Archeveq	CAF	1701
51		Kourakoumba Florent	CAF	1657
52		Samuel Merhawi Gebrehiwet	ERI	1647
53		Botsoe Koffi	TOG	1629
54		Amako Marc Arnold	CIV	1555
55		Pedro Manuel Envo Engonga Avomo	GEQ	1468
56		Ali Abdahall	NGR	0
57		Assis Antonio	ANG	0
58		Bulindi Cliford Emma	UGA	0
59		Degross Dolle Leroy	CAF	0
60		Dr Kaimba Cyriaque- Lucien – Jean	CAF	0
61		Estifanos Ghebremedhin	ERI	0
62		Ignacio Acacio Ndjeng Nfono	GEQ	0
63		Itonye Messiah	NGR	0
64		Jesus Esono Esono Monuga	GEQ	0
65		Jose Primo Esono Nguema Okomo	GEQ	0
66		Kadouno Drissa	MLI	0
67		Mahamat Ardja	NGR	0
68		Mahamat Hachim Bachar	NGR	0
69		Mahamat Ismail Guire	NGR	0
70		Melchor-Santiago Nnang Mibiang	GEQ	0
71		Ntsaou Moubikou Josue Cyriaque	GAB	0
72		Ousman Cherif Taha	NGR	0
73		Pissama Ntsaou Martial	GAB	0
74		Seka Brou Joseph Yannick	CIV	0
75		Sibanda Alexandra	ZIM	0

Starting rank list of players – African Individual Chess Championship 2022 (Women’s section):

No.		Name	FED	Rtg
1	WIM	Caxita Esperanca	ANG	1961
2	WFM	Oloruntola Oluwatobiloba	NGR	1918
3		Pelomoh Jessica	NGR	1904
4		Paulo Jemima	ANG	1886
5		Ofowino Toritsemuwa	NGR	1857
6		Suleiman Azumi Ayisha	NGR	1840
7	WFM	Pires Luzia	ANG	1839
8		Agbazue Miracle Obiamakachukwu	NGR	1833
9	WCM	Aramude Sandra	NGR	1813
10		Amadasun Rosemary	NGR	1807
11		Michael Bridget	NGR	1800
12		Onoja Iyefu Joy	NGR	1762
13		Romany Joy	EGY	1747
14	WIM	Vilhete Vania Fausto Da T.	MOZ	1718
15	WIM	Van Zyl Charlize	RSA	1710
16		Oke Abiodun	NGR	1709
17	WIM	Laubscher Anzel	RSA	1705
18		Marochkina Nadezhda Valerevna	SEN	1689
19	WCM	Mudodo Refiloe Hazel	ZIM	1683
20		Oyelese Mayomi	NGR	1677
21	WCM	Ampaire Shakira	UGA	1657
22		Ayemou Mazan Emmanuela Esther	CIV	1523
23		Nkhoma Desiderata	MAW	1446
24		Abigail Karyah	LBR	1435
25		Elshalom Essayas Berhane	ERI	1431
26		Daher Khater Rochana	CAF	1378
27	WCM	Yavo Tchetche Marie	CIV	1363
28		Makda Araya Fessehaye	ERI	1230
29		Ayemou Akissi Victoire Sinchie	CIV	1182
30		Rwyet Debesai Zerabruk	ERI	1150
31		Baguida Hebron Josuee Nathaela Nuee	CAF	0
32		Baguida Hebron Schilo Francoise Esther	CAF	0
33		Berhane Azmara Essayas	ERI	0
34		Gamba Merveille-Gloria	CAF	0
35		Nakonzi-Ndousse Gracia Himmer Ferielle	CAF	0

Angola crowns National Chess Champions

nikita — Sun, 29 May 2022 13:43:31 +0000

The Angola National Chess Championships 2022 in Open and Women’s sections for classical, rapid and blitz time controls took place from 22-28 May.

The main classical event was played from 22-27 May with 35 competitors in the Open event. After 9 rounds played in swiss system, IM David Silva won the Championship scoring unbeaten 7/9 points. Three players tied for second position, all with the same score of 6/9 points: FM Sergio Miguel, Dias Vanderson and FM Manuel Alberto, with the tiebreak criteria deciding that Sergio Miguel takes silver and Vanderson Dias came third. (scroll down for final rankings)

IM David Silva was victorious also in the Rapid competition, convincingly winning gold with 8/9 points. Adilson Joao clinched silver with 7.5 points and IM Catarino Domingos was third with 7 points. As five players tied for the top of the National Blitz Championship, FM Ediberto Domingos, FM Eduardo Pascoal, IM David Silva, IM Luciano Oliveira and FM Domingos Junior proceeded to a playoff 4 round robin competition that determined the Winner. FM Eduardo Pascoal and FM Ediberto Domingos scored 3.5 points in the playoffs to tie for the first place, FM Domingos Junior was third with 2 points.

IM David Silva

Eight players competed for the title of National Champion in the Women’s section playing the 7 rounds round-robin tournament. WIM Esperanca Caxita triumphed with final score of 6.5/7 points, having half a point more than the runner-up WFM Ednasia Junior who clinched silver with 6 points. Jemima Paulo was third with 5.5 points. (scroll down for final rankings)

WIM Esperanca Caxita clinched also the Rapid National Women’s Championship with 5.5 points. Interestingly, WFM Junior Ednasia again claimed silver and Paulo Jemima came third as she had lower tiebreak criteria than Ednasia who had the same score of 4.5 points. The Winning trio was the same in the Angola Women’s Blitz competition, but this time WFM Junior Ednasia claimed gold, Paulo Jemima was second and WIM Esperanca Caxita took the bronze medal.

WIM Esperanca Caxita

Final rankings – Angola Open Chess Championship 2022:

Rk.		Name	FED	RtgI	Pts.	TB1	TB2	TB3
1	IM	Silva David	ANG	2314	7	0	52	5
2	FM	Miguel Sergio	ANG	2278	6	0	55	3
3		Dias Vanderson	ANG	2110	6	0	53	3
4	FM	Alberto Manuel	ANG	2167	6	0	52	3
5	CM	Simoes Joao	ANG	2179	5.5	0	53	2
6		Gama Edivaldo Jr	ANG	2061	5.5	0	50	3
		Joelson Ricardo	ANG	1985	5.5	0	50	3
8		Felix Claudio	ANG	2012	5.5	0	49	4
9	IM	Domingos Catarino	ANG	2215	5.5	0	49	3
10	IM	Oliveira Luciano	ANG	2148	5	0	50	4
11		Filipe Marcio	ANG	1989	5	0	49	4
12	FM	Domingos Ediberto	ANG	2163	5	0	48	3
13	FM	Junior Domingos	ANG	2138	5	0	48	1
14	FM	Pascoal Eduardo A	ANG	2170	5	0	46	2
15	CM	Lutuima Amaro	ANG	2050	5	0	43	3
16	CM	Agostinho Tito Andre Quiela	ANG	2032	4.5	0	51	2
17	CM	Cambando Jose	ANG	2136	4.5	0	49	3
18		Pacavira Adriano Paulo	ANG	2032	4.5	0	46	2
19		Joao Mario	ANG	2165	4.5	0	37	4
20		Borges Jose	ANG	1961	4	0	48	1
21		Sousa Estevao	ANG	1892	4	0	48	1
22		Andrade Pedro	ANG	1888	4	0	45	2
23		Adelino Vasco	ANG	1975	4	0	44	2
24		Domingos Sebastiao	ANG	1968	4	0	41	3
25		Arao Gerson	ANG	1883	3.5	1.5	38	2
26		Prego Bruno	ANG	0	3.5	1	39	1
27		Missengo Laurindo	ANG	1764	3.5	0.5	37	3
28		Cabuco Paulo	ANG	1824	3	0	40	2
29		Sapalo Gabriel	ANG	2065	3	0	37	2
30		Ribeiro Abilio Jose	ANG	1924	3	0	36	2
31		Antonio Apolinario	ANG	1899	3	0	35	2
32	CM	Julio Joao Manuel Dos Santos	ANG	2005	2	0	38	2
33		Pungo Honorato	ANG	1634	1.5	0	38	1
34		Da Costa Joaquim	ANG	1771	1.5	0	36	0
35	FM	Francisco Joao	ANG	1824	0	0	27	0

Final rankings – Angola Women’s Chess Championship 2022:

Rk.		Name	FED	RtgI	Pts.	TB1	TB2	TB3
1	WIM	Caxita Esperanca	ANG	1909	6.5	0	19	6
2	WFM	Junior Ednasia	ANG	1865	6	0	16	5
3		Paulo Jemima	ANG	1736	5.5	0	13	5
4		Sussu Margarida	ANG	1597	4	0	6	4
5	WCM	Joao Delfina	ANG	1682	3	0	3	3
6		Pereira Gertrudes	ANG	0	2	0	1	2
7		Kasivela Claudeth	ANG	0	1	0	0	1
8		Kangolo Napingala	ANG	0	0	0	0	0