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40 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 08 Sept 2025 to 10 Sept 2025 in Mzuzu, Malawi. 1 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 1925, and top seed was Joseph Mwale (🇲🇼 MAW, FM, 2217).

Joseph Mwale (🇲🇼 MAW, FM, 2217) won with 8.5/9, ahead of Kalambo Praise (7.0) and Longwe Winston (6.5). Mwale won solo starting round 4.

The biggest upset came in round 6: Chisunkha Emanuel (1689) beat Soko Seko (1895), a +206-point gap.

Location

🇲🇼Mzuzu, Malawi

Dates

08 Sept 2025 → 10 Sept 2025

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes for the whole game

System

Swiss · 9 rounds

Top seed

🇲🇼FMJoseph Mwale2217

Avg top 10

1,925

Participants

Titled players · 1

FM×1

Federations · 1 represented

🇲🇼Malawi×37

Top 3

🥇
FMJoseph Mwale
🇲🇼MAW·2217
8.5pts·2319perf+9.0
🥈
Kalambo Praise
🇲🇼MAW·1929
7.0pts·2081perf+34.4
🥉
Longwe Winston
🇲🇼MAW·1858
6.5pts·1974perf+21.0

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

FM Joseph Mwale led from R4; +1.5-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders

Mwale8.5Praise7Winston6.5Hope6Martin6Emmanuel6

R4–R9 · LEAD HELD

FM Joseph Mwale never relinquished the lead after R4; final gap +1.5 over the runner-up.

R6 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

FM Joseph Mwale beat Kalambo Praise (Black).

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

FM Joseph Mwale 8 wins (R1–R8)Kalambo Praise 3 wins (R7–R9)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1FMJoseph Mwale	*	1	1	—
2Kalambo Praise	0	*	½	—
3Longwe Winston	0	½	*	—
4Mwazozo Hope	—	—	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Mwale, JosephFM	2217	MAW	+22B	+13N	+21B	+8N	+30B	+2N	+3B	+10N	=4B	8.5	43.0	46.5	43.50	2319	+9.0
2	Kalambo Praise	1929	MAW	+39B	=9N	+4B	+5N	=3B	−1B	+11N	+30N	+8B	7.0	46.5	47.5	33.00	2081	+34.4
3	Longwe Winston	1858	MAW	+38B	=23N	+31B	+14N	=2N	+11B	−1N	+7B	=5N	6.5	45.0	47.0	30.00	1974	+21.0
4	Msowoya Emmanuel	1772	MAW	+40N	=6B	−2N	+26B	+23N	F	+19B	+20B	=1N	6.0	42.0	42.0	24.25	1997	+33.6
5	Shaba Martin	1865	MAW	+33B	+12N	=30B	−2B	=6N	+24N	+22B	=8N	=3B	6.0	41.5	44.5	26.75	1907	+8.8
6	Mwazozo Hope	1911	MAW	+34B	=4N	+9B	−30N	=5B	−12N	+15N	+17B	+21N	6.0	40.0	43.0	28.50	1902	+0.6
7	Mhango Kelusi	1751	MAW	−31B	+25N	+33B	+37N	+10B	−8N	+12B	−3N	+14B	6.0	37.5	39.5	24.00	1902	+20.4
8	Ibrahim Jonathan	1912	MAW	+16N	+17B	+11N	−1B	F	+7B	+30N	=5B	−2N	5.5	46.5	50.0	27.50	1998	+18.8
9	Msendema Willard	1824	MAW	+29N	=2B	−6N	−23B	+27N	−25B	+38N	+22N	+19B	5.5	37.5	39.5	22.00	1646	-24.0
10	Sanga Lusayo	0	MAW	−12B	F	+15N	+17B	−7N	+13N	+21B	−1B	+20N	5.0	43.0	43.0	23.50	1875	0.0
11	White Chisomo	1755	MAW	+36B	+14N	−8B	+19N	+12B	−3N	−2B	−13N	+22B	5.0	42.5	45.0	21.00	1786	+5.2
12	Chirwa Innocent	1732	MAW	+10N	−5B	+28N	+20B	−11N	+6B	−7N	−21B	+23N	5.0	40.5	44.5	23.50	1758	+4.4
13	Kalua Emmanuel	1837	MAW	+27N	−1B	−24N	+29B	+16N	−10B	+28N	+11B	−15N	5.0	40.5	44.5	22.00	1792	-5.8
14	Soko Seko	1895	MAW	+24N	−11B	+29N	−3B	+15B	−22N	+16N	+26B	−7N	5.0	39.5	43.5	22.00	1657	-42.6
15	Ngwira Sheriff	1641	MAW	F	+18N	−10B	+27B	−14N	+23N	−6B	+33N	+13B	5.0	37.0	37.0	21.00	1834	+38.4
16	George Anny	1553	MAW	−8B	−19N	+18B	+33N	−13B	+37N	−14B	+24N	+31B	5.0	35.5	37.5	17.50	1081	-7.6
17	Mkamanga Rumbani	1818	MAW	+19B	−8N	+34B	−10N	+37B	−21N	+24B	−6N	+30B	5.0	35.5	37.5	17.00	1746	-7.8
18	Mphande Samuel	0	MAW	−20N	−15B	−16N	+36B	F	+31N	+33B	+38N	+25B	5.0	31.5	33.5	15.00	1499	0.0
19	Mukawa Takondwa	0	MAW	−17N	+16B	+26N	−11B	+31N	=20B	−4N	+27B	−9N	4.5	39.0	42.5	18.75	1647	0.0
20	Kanyinji Overton	1824	MAW	+18B	−30N	+23B	−12N	+34B	=19N	+25B	−4N	−10B	4.5	37.0	40.0	18.25	1726	-13.8
21	Chingati Wilson	1860	MAW	F	+26B	−1N	−24B	+25N	+17B	−10N	+12N	−6B	4.0	41.5	41.5	18.00	1980	+17.4
22	Chisunkha Emanuel	1689	MAW	−1N	+27B	−37N	+28B	+35N	+14B	−5N	−9B	−11N	4.0	41.0	43.0	16.00	1646	-6.4
23	Mwakikunga Boniface	1693	MAW	+32N	=3B	−20N	+9N	−4B	−15B	+29N	=25N	−12B	4.0	40.5	44.0	18.25	1614	-15.0
24	Banda Asher	0	MAW	−14B	+36N	+13B	+21N	F	−5B	−17N	−16B	+35N	4.0	38.5	41.0	14.50	1680	0.0
25	Kondowe Daniel	1751	MAW	=28N	−7B	+32N	+31B	−21B	+9N	−20N	=23B	−18N	4.0	36.5	40.0	16.50	1641	-29.2
26	Phiri Vincent	1700	MAW	+37B	−21N	−19B	−4N	F	+29B	+35N	−14N	+28B	4.0	35.5	37.5	13.00	1042	-18.8
27	Gerald Ibrahim	0	MAW	−13B	−22N	+36B	−15N	−9B	+40N	+34B	−19N	+37B	4.0	31.5	31.5	7.50	1445	0.0
28	Nyirenda Bright	0	MAW	=25B	=31N	−12B	−22N	+39B	+33N	−13B	+37N	−26N	4.0	30.5	31.5	9.75	1522	0.0
29	Mtambo chancy	0	MAW	−9B	+39N	−14B	−13N	+38B	−26N	−23B	+40N	+34B	4.0	29.5	29.5	6.00	1551	0.0
30	Nyama Peter	1970	MAW	+35N	+20B	=5N	+6B	−1N	F	−8B	−2B	−17N	3.5	48.5	51.5	16.50	1823	-29.0
31	Nyirenda Sunny	0	MAW	+7N	=28B	−3N	−25N	−19B	−18B	+39N	+35B	−16N	3.5	38.0	39.0	12.00	1626	0.0
32	Wilson wycliff	0	MAW	−23B	+38N	−25B	−34N	−33B	+39N	−37B	=36B	+40N	3.5	21.5	21.5	4.25	1421	0.0
33	FIDE 20510144	0	—	−5N	+35B	−7N	−16B	+32N	−28B	−18N	−15B	+38B	3.0	37.5	39.5	8.50	903	0.0
34	Banda Naomi	1435	MAW	−6N	+40B	−17N	+32B	−20N	−35B	−27N	+39B	−29N	3.0	31.0	31.0	4.50	1571	+17.2
35	Mphande prince	0	MAW	−30B	−33N	+38B	+39N	−22B	+34N	−26B	−31N	−24B	3.0	27.0	28.0	6.00	1602	0.0
36	Nkhachani Sitchenjiwe	0	MAW	−11N	−24B	−27N	−18N	F	−38B	+40B	=32N	+39B	2.5	24.5	24.5	2.75	1667	0.0
37	Simwaka Precious	0	MAW	−26N	F	+22B	−7B	−17N	−16B	+32N	−28B	−27N	2.0	35.5	35.5	7.50	1462	0.0
38	FIDE 20511663	0	—	−3N	−32B	−35N	+40B	−29N	+36N	−9B	−18B	−33N	2.0	33.0	33.0	2.50	1041	0.0
39	Kumwenda Temwa	1594	MAW	−2N	−29B	+40N	−35B	−28N	−32B	−31B	−34N	−36N	1.0	30.5	30.5	0.00	882	-32.0
40	FIDE 20500777	0	—	−4B	−34N	−39B	−38N	F	−27B	−36N	−29B	−32B	0.0	27.5	28.5	0.00	795	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Ngwira SheriffMAW
+38.4
5.0 pts · #20
2Kalambo PraiseMAW
+34.4
7.0 pts · #2
3Msowoya EmmanuelMAW
+33.6
6.0 pts · #9

Top rating losers

1Soko SekoMAW
-42.6
5.0 pts · #14
2Kumwenda TemwaMAW
-32.0
1.0 pts · #36
3Kondowe DanielMAW
-29.2
4.0 pts · #25

Biggest upsets

R6+206 Elo gap
Chisunkha Emanuel1689 beat Soko Seko1895
R9+196 Elo gap
Ngwira Sheriff1641 beat Kalua Emmanuel1837
R6+179 Elo gap
Chirwa Innocent1732 beat Mwazozo Hope1911