Gwaze meriri asọmpi African Junior Championship nke afọ 1998 na Nairobi, Kenya, nke mere ka o nweta akara ugo mmụta International Master (IM). O yikarịrị ka ihe ịga nke ọma ya kasịnụ ọ bụ na 2002 Chess Olympiad
asọmpi na Bled, Slovenia mgbe o nwetara akara zuru oke, na-emeri egwuregwu itoolu ya niile na mbadamba mbụ maka Zimbabwe, ihe ọ rụzuru naanị ya na Alexander Alekhine mere.