Johannes Manyedi Mabusela (born 4 June 1984) is a South African chess player. He was awarded the title International Master by FIDE. He won the African Junior Chess Championship in 2002.[1][2]
| Johannes Mabusela | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Johannes Manyedi Mabusela |
| Country | South Africa |
| Born | 4 June 1984 |
| Title | International Master (2004) |
| Peak rating | 2320 (October 2012) |
Mabusela tied for 1st–4th with Rodwell Makoto, Ahmed Adly and Daniel Cawdery in the 2012 South African Open, finishing second on tiebreak, the highest finishing South African player.[3][4] He again finished as the best South African finisher in 2014. In 2019, Mabusela was the outright winner of the South African Open.[5]
He played for the South African national team in the Chess Olympiads of 2008, 2010, 2012 and 2018, and in the All-Africa Games in 2003 and 2011. In the 2011 event he won two silver medals, team and individual playing on board 4.[6]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ Africa Junior Championship 2002 Boys. FIDE.
- ^ "Grintek boosts African chess champions` game". ITWeb. 19 June 2003. Retrieved 20 April 2016.
- ^ "Results after round 11". South African Open 2012. Archived from the original on 17 August 2012. Retrieved 21 April 2016.
- ^ "SA Chess Open: Zimbabwe's Rodwell Makoto Wins on Tiebreak". chessblog.com. Alexandra Kosteniuk. 11 July 2012. Retrieved 20 April 2016.
- ^ "Chess-Results Server Chess-results.com - South African Open Chess Championships 2019". chess-results.com. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
- ^ Johannes Mabusela Archived 27 September 2018 at the Wayback Machine team chess record at Olimpbase.org
External links edit
- Johannes Mabusela rating card at FIDE
- Johannes Manyedi Mabusela player profile and games at Chessgames.com
- Johannes Mabusela
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