The 4th JR Mawere Memorial Chess Championship was held on the 6-7th of July 2024 in Kwekwe. The tournament was massively attended by 141 players competing for the big prize.
Inform Christine Makwena emerged as the champion for the 3rd tournament in a row this year by fending off 48 other ladies including WCM Refiloe Mudodo who came second. FM Zhemba Jemusse won the open section without losing a single game in the 9-round Swiss tournament. However, Zhemba was not alone, on the undefeated podium also stood FM Roy Mwadzura whom Zhemba only edged due to the Sonen Berger tiebreak.
The JR Mawere Memorial Chess Championship is held annually celebrating the life of the late Kwekwe Mayor and town clerk Johnstone Rex Mawire. Despite the event’s continued popularity it remains poorly branded for a tournament of such magnitude. The opinion of this humble writer is that JR Mawere has undoubtedly become a big brand name in chess circles. It is only a matter of time before international players begin to flock in. I hope the organisers will not wait any longer to cloth this big name with the dignity it deserves.
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Opinions expressed in this article belong to the writer, they do not in any way represent the view of the Harare Chess Society.
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Baby steps , we started by having less than 35 participants for the first Open tournament ,grew to 60 in the this edition and this year the fourth 142 players.
We are very grateful of the insights offered In This article .
Next year we will indeed be going southern Africa ,we are well focused on the task ahead.Our prize structures will attract stronger players In the region.
Kwekwe is warm and welcoming, we will grow to a point of having a shuttle system to the match venue from some points.
What is of note is that next year we will have a Third tournament in the third quarter .
The Rapid and Blitz JR Mawere Fest.
Thank you once more for a constructive article
We love to see you grow. Keep up the momentum!