The FIDE Zonal 4.4 Open and Women’s Chess Championships 2022 took place from 2-8 May in Addis Ababa, the capital and the largest city of Ethiopia.
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42 players from 9 African countries competed in the Open’s event, while the Women’s event gathered 19 players coming from 4 countries. Both tournaments were played in 9 rounds, swiss system, with a total prize fund of 5.500$ and two qualification spots for the upcoming 5th Sharjah Chess Masters or 2nd Sharjah Chess Challengers (depending on the FIDE classical rating of the Winners of each section).
Two Ethiopian candidate masters Desalegn Fekadu Jimma and Aydagnuhem Gezachew Abera tied for the first place scoring 7.5/9 points but better tiebreaks crowned Jimma as the 2022 FIDE 4.4 Zonal Champion.
Recent Kenya’s Qualification events for the 44th Chess Olympiad 2022 apparently kept in shape WFM Sasha Mongeli. She scored an impressive 9/9 points leaving no doubts about who will clinch the FIDE 4.4 Zonal Women’s Championship. Lidet Abate Haile was the first runner-up with score of 7.5/9 points.
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Final rankings – FIDE Zonal 4.4 Open Chess Championship:
Rk. | Name | FED | Rtg | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | |
1 | CM | Jimma Desalegn Fekadu | ETH | 2057 | 7.5 | 2078 | 46 | 51 |
2 | CM | Abera Aydagnuhem Gezachew | ETH | 2097 | 7.5 | 2064 | 43 | 47 |
3 | FM | Nadir Samir | SUD | 2177 | 6.5 | 2085 | 46 | 50 |
4 | Hamed Mohamed | SUD | 2063 | 6.5 | 2022 | 41 | 43 | |
5 | FM | Tagelsir Abubaker | SUD | 2202 | 6 | 2067 | 47 | 51 |
6 | Njoroge Martin | KEN | 1932 | 6 | 2061 | 41 | 44 | |
7 | Omar Abdulrahman | SOM | 2005 | 6 | 2030 | 43 | 45 | |
8 | Gole Habtamu Ashenafi | ETH | 2054 | 6 | 1918 | 35 | 38 | |
9 | Tsige Addisalem Temesgen | ETH | 2069 | 5.5 | 2037 | 45 | 49 | |
10 | FM | Abdelazeez Mohamed Abdalla | SUD | 2180 | 5.5 | 2035 | 46 | 50 |
11 | Badene Habtamu Bayu | ETH | 1963 | 5.5 | 2007 | 42 | 45 | |
12 | Bulcha Petros Olana | ETH | 1965 | 5.5 | 1972 | 38 | 41 | |
13 | Yousuf Omer Mahamed | DJI | 1970 | 5 | 2088 | 49 | 52 | |
14 | FM | Mesfin Leykun | ETH | 2102 | 5 | 2082 | 47 | 50 |
15 | Akmel Nesru Beshir | ETH | 1991 | 5 | 2052 | 43 | 45 | |
16 | Osman Dahir Mahamed | DJI | 1824 | 5 | 2041 | 44 | 48 | |
17 | Islam Sh.Nour Kassim | SOM | 1849 | 5 | 2040 | 38 | 41 | |
18 | Tolu Behailu Workneh | ETH | 1869 | 5 | 2027 | 41 | 44 | |
19 | Ahmed Hassan Ahmed | SUD | 2136 | 5 | 2014 | 41 | 45 | |
20 | Tilahun Abel Mathewos | ETH | 1951 | 5 | 1976 | 37 | 39 | |
21 | Adam Bouni Abdi Rahim | DJI | 1322 | 4.5 | 2000 | 36 | 39 | |
22 | Mahdi Abdi Yousuf | DJI | 0 | 4.5 | 1891 | 31 | 33 | |
23 | Terefe Melkamu Sewunet | ETH | 1948 | 4.5 | 1816 | 31 | 33 | |
24 | Moges Flower Habtu | ETH | 1836 | 4.5 | 1803 | 32 | 34 | |
25 | Asante Debesai Zerabruk | ERI | 1712 | 4 | 1989 | 34 | 35 | |
26 | CM | Ali Abdullahi Farah | SOM | 1944 | 4 | 1957 | 42 | 46 |
27 | Shiferaw Yalemzewde Mekonnen | ETH | 1995 | 4 | 1949 | 41 | 45 | |
28 | CM | Elobeid Asim Ali | SUD | 2041 | 4 | 1934 | 36 | 38 |
29 | Altaye Girum Teklewold | ETH | 1984 | 4 | 1854 | 36 | 39 | |
30 | Yirga Nigussie Mitiku | ETH | 2019 | 4 | 1802 | 34 | 36 | |
31 | CM | Kibrom Weldegebriel Beraki | ERI | 1820 | 4 | 1779 | 31 | 33 |
32 | Abdilahi Salah Mohamed | DJI | 1872 | 3.5 | 2042 | 41 | 42 | |
33 | Mohamed Ali Dima | DJI | 1542 | 3.5 | 1813 | 34 | 37 | |
34 | Samuel Merhawi Gebrehiwet | ERI | 0 | 3.5 | 1795 | 34 | 35 | |
35 | CM | Adebo Muhaba Detamo | ETH | 1979 | 3.5 | 1606 | 29 | 30 |
36 | Kenea Endale Mekonnen | ETH | 1772 | 3 | 1991 | 37 | 40 | |
37 | Fathi Robleh Chireh | DJI | 0 | 3 | 1933 | 37 | 40 | |
38 | Mahad Dahir Muhumad | SOM | 0 | 3 | 1913 | 34 | 35 | |
39 | Haitham Mohammed Abdalrasool | SUD | 1982 | 3 | 1838 | 35 | 36 | |
40 | Regassa Hunde Eba | ETH | 1717 | 2 | 1681 | 33 | 34 | |
41 | Ali Habib | DJI | 0 | 1 | 1686 | 24 | 26 | |
42 | Tekle Solomon Mekonnen | ETH | 1786 | 0 | 1996 | 25 | 26 |
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Final rankings – FIDE Zonal 4.4 Women’s Chess Championship:
Rk. | Name | FED | Rtg | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | |
1 | WFM | Mongeli Sasha | KEN | 1634 | 9 | 1410 | 41 | 45 |
2 | Haile Lidet Abate | ETH | 1611 | 7.5 | 1411 | 42 | 44 | |
3 | Bantiwalu Aster Melake | ETH | 1387 | 6 | 1425 | 46 | 50 | |
4 | Elshalom Essayas Berhane | ERI | 0 | 5 | 1485 | 46 | 49 | |
5 | Abera Mekdes Demssie | ETH | 1272 | 5 | 1355 | 36 | 37 | |
6 | Sara Gadalla Karar | SUD | 1422 | 5 | 1344 | 41 | 44 | |
7 | Ayele Hana Mulugeta | ETH | 1408 | 5 | 1328 | 36 | 37 | |
8 | Mekonen Selemawit Kidanemaryam | ETH | 1127 | 4.5 | 1485 | 46 | 50 | |
9 | Weldegebriel Israel Tekeste | ETH | 1443 | 4.5 | 1424 | 45 | 48 | |
10 | Melebo Yenenesh Lukas | ETH | 1417 | 4.5 | 1406 | 40 | 42 | |
11 | WCM | Ibtihal Mohammed | SUD | 1473 | 4.5 | 1336 | 36 | 37 |
12 | Melebo Netsanet Lukas | ETH | 1436 | 4 | 1342 | 39 | 41 | |
13 | Eshete Ruth Leykun | ETH | 1454 | 4 | 1277 | 37 | 38 | |
14 | Elizabeth Emile Nagib Tanyous | SUD | 1457 | 3.5 | 1296 | 34 | 36 | |
15 | Bisrat Misgna Yosief | ERI | 0 | 3 | 1402 | 31 | 32 | |
16 | Makda Araia Fessehaye | ERI | 0 | 3 | 1383 | 31 | 32 | |
17 | Lema Bitaniya Ermiyas | ETH | 1403 | 1.5 | 1382 | 35 | 36 | |
18 | Rayan Sedee Mohamed | SUD | 1220 | 1.5 | 1361 | 33 | 34 |
