Emmanuel Rebero won the inaugural Costech Chess Open Competition, which was played from December 14-15, after getting four points out of five. The competition attracted 10 participants.
Emmanuel Rebero
The two-day competition was organised by KIST Chess Club, with support from Costech Senior Management and Rwanda Chess Federation.
Rebero, who only learned the game just three months ago, showed his opponents that it does not matter the number of years one has played but only concentration, problem solving ability and strong analysis skills count.
Fernand Mugisha, who recently qualified for the World Chess Olympiad came in second, while Denis Shema finished in third position.
The top 5:
Emmanuel Rebero- 4 points
Fernand Mugisha- 4 points
Denis Shema – 3.5 points
Pierre Roger Banahose- 3 points
Victor Iyakaremye- 3 points
By Peter Kamasa,The New Times