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Munyere draws closer to Candidate Master Title

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Musa Munyere is a Candidate Master in waiting following a great performance at the Africa Youth Chess Championships last month in Namibia. The 13-year-old Setlalekgosi Junior School Student managed to win a bronze medal in the Under 14 category after registering six wins, one draw and two losses. Having just started chess in in 2018 Munyere‘s improvement up the ladder is so fast and he promises to be one of the young players who will dominate the chess boards this year. His achievement made him a CM elect, a title which he will obtain when he reaches the minimum rating of 2000 that’s when the title will be officially approved .Munyere, who is also the product of the Francistown School of Chess, currently has a good rating of 1642 which means his chances of reaching the 2000 mark this year as long as he will be kept busy with tournaments. Munyere’s great performance at the Africa Youth Chess Champs is a great milestone considering that the competition was his first major tournament and he was not playing as part of the national team since he was self-sponsored. According to his trainer Thapelo Molefe, the young boy has been showing great…

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