The 2025 Malawi National Chess Championships will take place from December 20 to December 22 in Mzuzu International Academy, Malawi. This tournament has 2 categories – Open and Women. The Open section is a 9-round Swiss system tournament with a time control of 90 min + 30 sec/move. For more events from Malawi, check out The African Chess Calendar, which is part of The Chess Calendar.
The top-seeded players are FM Joseph Mwale (2272), FM Gerrard Mphungu (2074), CM Chipanga Chiletso (2049), CM Alfred Chimthere (2026), CM George Mwale (2023), Precious Kamwendo (2017), Malama Mwanza (2016), CM Joseph Nyambalo (1995), Ernest Matola (1959), Aaron Phiri (1941), Jonathan Ibrahim (1939), Peter Nyama (1920), Richard Chiona (1904), Martin Shaba (1899), Winston Longwe (1892). Scroll down for the full participants list.
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2025 Malawi National Chess Championship – Open Participants
No.
Name
FED
Rtg
1
fm
MWALE, JOSEPH
MAW
2272
2
fm
MPHUNGU, GERRARD
MAW
2074
3
CM
CHILETSO, CHIPANGA
MAW
2049
4
cm
CHIMTHERE, ALFRED
MAW
2026
5
cm
MWALE, GEORGE
MAW
2023
6
KAMWENDO, PRECIOUS
MAW
2017
7
MWANZA, MALAMA
MAW
2016
8
cm
NYAMBALO, JOSEPH
MAW
1995
9
MATOLA, ERNEST
MAW
1959
10
PHIRI, AARON
MAW
1941
11
IBRAHIM, JONATHAN
MAW
1939
12
NYAMA, PETER
MAW
1920
13
CHIONA, RICHARD
MAW
1904
14
SHABA, MARTIN
MAW
1899
15
LONGWE, WINSTON
MAW
1892
16
NANTHAMBWE, HUBERT
MAW
1886
17
SANGA, LUSAYO
MAW
1879
18
MWANGUPILI, FRANCISCO
MAW
1874
19
SOKO, SEKO
MAW
1855
20
LIWONDE, LEEPHOS
MAW
1847
21
MPINGANJIRA, STANLEY
MAW
1846
22
MALOMBOZA, BLESSINGS
MAW
1842
23
MKAMANGA, RUMBANI
MAW
1824
24
MKUMBA, JOHN
MAW
1815
25
JERE, JOSEPH
MAW
1807
26
KALIBA, ANDREW
MAW
1799
27
CHIRWA, INNOCENT
MAW
1776
28
MSOWOYA, EMMANUEL
MAW
1776
29
cm
KHUPHWATHEA, PAUL
MAW
1667
30
MBEWE, JUSTIN
MAW
0