Tuhia he haere tonu mo tenei waahanga - Kua wikitoria ia i te South African Closed Championship e toru nga wa, i te 1998, 2003 me te 2011, me te South African Open e rua nga wa, i te 2004 me te 2008. I whakawhiwhia a Kobese e te FIDE te taitara o te Kaiwhakaako Ao (IM) i te tau 1995. I takaro ia mo Awherika ki te Tonga i nga Chess Olympiads o 1992, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2004, 2006, 2008
, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016 me te 2018