Robert Gwaze (born 1982) is a Zimbabwean chess player. He is a former student at Prince Edward School, in Harare. At age 15, he was a Zimbabwe National Chess Champion at both junior and senior levels.[1]
| Robert Gwaze | |
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| Country |  Zimbabwe |
| Born | January 1982 (age 42) Salisbury, Zimbabwe |
| Title | International Master (2001) |
| FIDE rating | 2422 (May 2024) |
| Peak rating | 2454 (July 2012) |
| Olympic medal record | ||
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| Men's Chess | ||
| Representing Zimbabwe
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| All-Africa Games | ||
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2011 Maputo | Singles |
Gwaze won the 1998 African Junior Championship in Nairobi, Kenya, which earned him the International Master (IM) title.[1] Probably his greatest success was at the 2002 Chess Olympiad tournament in Bled, Slovenia when he achieved a rare perfect score, winning all nine of his games on first board for Zimbabwe, an achievement that only he and Alexander Alekhine did.[2][3][4]
In 2007, he won the African Individual Chess Championship in Windhoek, Namibia, earning a spot in the 2007 Chess World Cup.[5] In this qualification tournament for the 2010 Chess World Championship Gwaze was eliminated in the first round by fifth-seed Alexei Shirov.[6] In 2010 he came first in the Cuca Trophy international tournament in Luanda, Angola.[7] He took part in the Chess World Cup 2011, but was eliminated in the first round by former FIDE World Champion Ruslan Ponomariov.[8]
References edit
- ^ a b Shabazz, Daaim (January 2003), The Talking Drum featuring IM Robert Gwaze, retrieved 2010-06-16
- ^ 35th Chess Olympiad: Bled 2002, www.olimpbase.org: the encyclopedia of team chess, retrieved 2010-06-16,
He won ahead of GM Garry Kasparov
- ^ Shabazz, Daaim (November 2002), IM Robert Gwaze creates buzz with Golden Performance!, retrieved 2010-06-16
- ^ Gwaze, Robert, www.olimpbase.org: the encyclopedia of team chess, retrieved 2010-06-16
- ^ Crowther, Mark (2007-09-17). "TWIC 671: African Championships". London Chess Center. Archived from the original on 4 March 2012. Retrieved 17 June 2010.
- ^ Crowther, Mark (2007-11-26). "TWIC 681: World Chess Cup". London Chess Center. Retrieved 17 June 2010.
- ^ "Zimbabwean wins Angolan chess tournament". Afrique en ligne. 2010-05-20. Retrieved 17 June 2010.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Crowther, Mark (2011-09-21). "The Week in Chess: FIDE World Cup Khanty-Mansiysk 2011". London Chess Center. Archived from the original on 2011-10-20. Retrieved 14 November 2011.
External links edit
- Robert Gwaze rating card at FIDE
- Robert Gwaze player profile and games at Chessgames.com
- Johnson, Scott (October 9, 2007), "Dreaming Of Checkmate", Newsweek
