Maker’s Strikes Gold at Zone 4.5 in Lusaka, Zambia

 Zone 4.5 Women’s Chess Championship held in Zambia. Christine finished with a staggering 8/9 , 1.5 points clear of the reigning Minerva Zim Open Women’s Chess Champion WCM Refiloe Mudodo (left) who finished 2nd with 6.5/9 at Zonal Championships.Zambia  knows our rising star Christine Makwena very well as she is the reigning woman’s Champion of the Mdina Open  and Kansanshi Mine  Open . The lady has been playing well in Zambian territory. She won the event with an incredible 8/9 points only drawing two games and winning 7 games. Refills Mudodo was second with 6.5 /9 points.She won a silver medal for her efforts. Attends Ndou came 6th and she was awarded for her efforts for finishing with 5.5/9. Well done our ladies.

Up next is the 45th FIDE Chess Olympiad in Budapest , with this form the sky is the limit for our Zonal Champion!!