Sabure struggles in title defence

 The Woman Grandmaster (WGM) has had an indifferent start at the African Chess Championship (ACC) in Namibia scoring one and a half points from three games. She is trailing the leaders by one and a half points.

Sabure started with a draw against Alaa El-Din Yosra of Egypt and then a win over Namibia's Celeste Swartz. In the third round, she was beaten by the current Africa junior champion and Woman International Master (WIM) Mellisa Greeff of South Africa. It would seem that Sabure is still struggling with the loss of form that has characterised her play in recent months.