Chess at the 2007 All-Africa Games
The chess events at the 2007 All-Africa Games were held from 12 to 21 July at the Cité des Sciences in Algiers.[1] The four events were men's and women's team competitions at rapid time controls (all moves in 25 minutes plus 10 seconds increment per move),[2] and men's and women's individual competitions at blitz time controls. Teams played matches on four boards: each team consisted of a minimum of four players and up to two optional reserve players. In the team competitions, medals were awarded to the teams scoring the highest number of board points, as well as to individual players with the best performances on each board in terms of win percentage.[3]
Thirteen men's teams played a round-robin tournament held from 12 to 19 July.[1] Egypt went undefeated through the tournament, conceding only one draw to Zambia, to win the team gold medal for the second time in a row, scoring 40 board points.[2] South Africa scored 34½ board points, including 11 out of 12 in the final three rounds, to win the team silver medal. Zambia finished half a point behind and took bronze.[2][4] Egypt's win qualified them to participate in the seventh World Team Chess Championship held in Bursa in 2010.[5]
Six women's teams played a double round-robin held from 12 to 19 July.[1] Although the tournament was much more competitive than the first edition held in Abuja in 2003, Algeria, South Africa and Nigeria replicated their podium finishes. South Africa led at the halfway point but lost 3-1 in the sixth round to host nation Algeria, who won the team gold medal with 28½ board points. South Africa recovered to beat Nigeria in the final round 2.5-1.5 to win the team silver medal with 26 board points. Nigeria finished half a point behind and settled for bronze.[6]
The men's and women's individual blitz competitions took place on 20 and 21 July.[1] Each country was allowed to enter a maximum of three players into each blitz tournament.[3] Egypt's Ahmed Adly and Mona Khaled won the men's and women's tournaments respectively.[7]
Participating nations
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Medal summary
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's team – overall[2] |  Egypt (EGY)Essam El-Gindy Bassem Amin Ahmed Adly Fouad El-Taher Imed Abdelnabbi Mohamed Ezat | 40 |  South Africa (RSA)Watu Kobese Kenny Solomon Nicholas van der Nat Donovan van den Heever Henry Robert Steel | 34½ |  Zambia (ZAM)Stanley Chumfwa Nase Lungu Daniel Jere Chitumbo Mwali Richmond Phiri | 34 |
| Men's team – Board 1[8][9] | Essam El-Gindy Egypt | 94.4% | Robert Gwaze Zimbabwe | 75.0% | Watu Kobese South Africa | 68.2% |
| Men's team – Board 2[8][9] | Bassem Amin Egypt | 93.8% | Saad Belouadah Algeria | 87.5% | Nase Lungu Zambia | 80.0% |
| Men's team – Board 3[8][9] | Ahmed Adly Egypt | 85.7% | Odion Aikhoje Nigeria | 81.8% | Adérito Pedro Angola | 80.0% |
| Men's team – Board 4[8][9] | Mohamed Haddouche Algeria | 93.8% | Chitumbo Mwali Zambia | 87.5% | Berhane Gebregziabher Ethiopia | 75.0% |
| Men's team – Board 5[8][9] | Henry Robert Steel South Africa | 100% | Imed Abdelnabbi Egypt | 85.7% | Bunmi Olape Nigeria | 75.0% |
| Men's team – Board 6[8][9] | Abobker El-Arbi Libya | 83.3% | Mohamed Ezat Egypt | 71.4% | Kolade Onabogun Nigeria | 66.7% |
| Women's team – overall[6] | Algeria (ALG) Hayat Toubal Amina Mezioud Sabrina Latreche Hafida Ali Ahmed Amira Hamza | 28½ | South Africa (RSA) Jenine Ellappen Denise Frick Melissa Greeff Anzel Solomons Suvania Moodliar | 26 | Nigeria (NGR) Olufunmilayo Oyegunle Doris Omoragbon Oluwatobiloba Olatunji Pauline Ikpa-Glewis Rosemary Amadasun Omolola Oluwatosin Alabi | 25½ |
| Women's team – Board 1[10][9] | Yosra Alaa El Din Egypt | 71.4% | Hayat Toubal Algeria | 70.0% | Jenine Ellappen South Africa | 65.0% |
| Women's team – Board 2[9][10] | Amina Mezioud Algeria | 90.0% | Denise Frick South Africa | 75.0% | Tshepiso Lopang Botswana | 27.8% |
| Women's team – Board 3[9][10] | Oluwatobiloba Olatunji Nigeria | 94.4% | Melissa Greeff South Africa | 66.7% | Faridah Basta Sohair Nigeria | 55.6% |
| Women's team – Board 4[9][10] | Pauline Ikpa-Glewis Nigeria | 80.0% | Anzel Solomons South Africa | 71.4% | Hafida Ali Ahmed Algeria | 66.7% |
| Women's team – Board 5[9][10] | Mona Khaled Egypt | 85.7% | Amira Hamza Algeria | 72.2% | Rosemary Amadasun Nigeria | 66.7% |
| Women's team – Board 6[9][10] | Omolola Oluwatosin Alabi Nigeria | 71.4% | Maha Mahmoud Egypt | 10.0% | Wafa Ali Belkacem Libya | 0% |
| Men's individual[7] | Ahmed Adly Egypt | N/A | Bassem Amin Egypt | N/A | Watu Kobese South Africa | N/A |
| Women's individual[7] | Mona Khaled Egypt | N/A | Jenine Ellappen South Africa | N/A | Hayat Toubal Algeria | N/A |
Medal table
* Host nation (Algeria)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Egypt (EGY) | 8 | 4 | 0 | 12 |
| 2 | Algeria (ALG)* | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
| 3 | Nigeria (NGR) | 3 | 1 | 5 | 9 |
| 4 | South Africa (RSA) | 1 | 6 | 3 | 10 |
| 5 | Libya (LBA) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | Zambia (ZAM) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 7 | Zimbabwe (ZIM) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Angola (ANG) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Botswana (BOT) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Ethiopia (ETH) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (10 nations) | 16 | 16 | 16 | 48 | |
References
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