Ilala classic
Open SwissStandard
50 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 05 Oct 2025 to 07 Oct 2025 in Mzuzu, Malawi. 5 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 2005, and top seed was Joseph Mwale (🇲🇼 MAW, FM, 2217).
Chiletso Chipanga (🇲🇼 MAW, CM, 2028) won with 7.0/9, ahead of Matola Ernest (6.5) and Joseph Mwale (6.5). Chipanga shared the lead from round 8 and broke clear in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 4: Phiri Blessings (1678) beat Nyama Peter (1970), a +292-point gap.
Location
🇲🇼Mzuzu, Malawi
Dates
05 Oct 2025 → 07 Oct 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes for the whole game
System
Swiss · 9 rounds
Titled players · 5
FM×1
CM×4
Federations · 1 represented
🇲🇼Malawi×37
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsCM Chiletso Chipanga led from R9; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R9.
Co-leaders
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R9 · LEADER CHANGE05 Oct
CM Chiletso Chipanga takes the sole lead (7.0/9).
R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
CM Chiletso Chipanga lost to FM Joseph Mwale (White).
WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers
CM Chiletso Chipanga 4 wins (R1–R4)FM Joseph Mwale 6 wins (R1–R7)Matola Ernest 3 wins (R1–R3)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1CMChiletso Chipanga | * | 0 | ½ | — |
| 2FMJoseph Mwale | 1 | * | 1 | — |
| 3Matola Ernest | ½ | 0 | * | 1 |
| 4Phiri Blessings | — | — | 0 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chipanga, ChiletsoCM | 2028 | MAW | +22N | +14B | +17N | +23B | −3B | +18N | =2N | +12B | =9N | 7.0 | 42.5 | 46.5 | 34.00 | 2116 | +21.4 |
| 2 | Matola Ernest | 1931 | MAW | +21B | +4N | +7B | −3N | +8B | +23N | =1B | +13N | F | 6.5 | 47.5 | 51.5 | 35.50 | 2115 | +28.4 |
| 3 | Mwale, JosephFM | 2217 | MAW | +29N | +13B | +12N | +2B | +1N | F | +9B | =5B | F | 6.5 | 45.5 | 49.0 | 35.50 | 2361 | +14.2 |
| 4 | Phiri Blessings | 1678 | MAW | +38N | −2B | +46N | +10B | −6N | +26B | +14N | =18B | +16N | 6.5 | 38.5 | 38.5 | 23.75 | 1994 | +94.8 |
| 5 | Kamwendo Precious | 2002 | MAW | +39N | +15B | −23N | +14B | =9N | +24B | +6B | =3N | F | 6.0 | 42.5 | 44.5 | 28.00 | 2075 | +15.2 |
| 6 | Mwale, GeorgeCM | 2032 | MAW | +27B | +24N | −18B | +19N | +4B | F | −5N | +25B | +15N | 6.0 | 41.0 | 45.0 | 28.00 | 1949 | -9.2 |
| 7 | Chiwambo StansfordCM | 2018 | MAW | +32N | +40B | −2N | +17B | +12N | −9B | −24N | +14B | +13B | 6.0 | 39.0 | 41.0 | 25.00 | 1995 | -5.4 |
| 8 | Mkonda Peter | 0 | MAW | −37N | +32B | +29N | +40B | −2N | −12B | +42N | +23B | +28B | 6.0 | 29.5 | 30.5 | 17.00 | 1823 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Nyambalo, Joseph XavierCM | 2010 | MAW | +49B | +35N | +19B | =18N | =5B | +7N | −3N | F | =1B | 5.5 | 42.5 | 42.5 | 21.75 | 2054 | +10.2 |
| 10 | Nyama Peter | 1970 | MAW | +30B | −19N | +28B | −4N | +42B | +22N | +15B | F | =21N | 5.5 | 37.5 | 38.5 | 19.75 | 1785 | -20.6 |
| 11 | Liwonde Leephos | 1837 | MAW | F | F | F | +29B | +36N | +33B | +31N | =20B | +30B | 5.5 | 24.5 | 24.5 | 17.75 | 2454 | +10.4 |
| 12 | Ibrahim Jonathan | 1912 | MAW | +50N | +37B | −3B | +22N | −7B | +8N | +23B | −1N | F | 5.0 | 40.0 | 40.0 | 16.50 | 1868 | -5.8 |
| 13 | Sharra, Leonard | 1876 | MAW | +33N | −3N | +21B | +34B | −23N | +20B | +25N | −2B | −7N | 5.0 | 39.0 | 42.0 | 19.00 | 1692 | -24.0 |
| 14 | Jimu Fidelis | 1846 | MAW | +47B | −1N | +25B | −5N | +32B | +19N | −4B | −7N | +38B | 5.0 | 39.0 | 39.0 | 13.50 | 1648 | -24.4 |
| 15 | Mhango Kelusi | 1751 | MAW | +48B | −5N | +38B | =24N | +28B | +16B | −10N | =22N | −6B | 5.0 | 36.5 | 36.5 | 14.75 | 1835 | +13.8 |
| 16 | Kaunda, Kajani | 1932 | MAW | +42N | −23B | +39B | +27N | =18B | −15N | +28B | =24N | −4B | 5.0 | 33.5 | 34.5 | 14.75 | 1719 | -38.8 |
| 17 | Chimkute Ronald | 1896 | MAW | +41N | +26B | −1B | −7N | −24B | F | +33N | +36B | +39N | 5.0 | 32.5 | 33.5 | 12.00 | 1166 | -24.2 |
| 18 | Mwazozo Hope | 1911 | MAW | +25B | F | +6N | =9B | =16N | −1B | +21N | =4N | F | 4.5 | 45.0 | 46.0 | 23.00 | 1936 | +4.0 |
| 19 | Ahmed Aryan | 1713 | MAW | +36N | +10B | −9N | −6B | =31N | −14B | −20N | +41B | +29N | 4.5 | 35.5 | 36.5 | 13.75 | 1830 | +25.6 |
| 20 | Marcello Robert | 0 | MAW | −24B | +30N | +35B | −28N | +27B | −13N | +19B | =11N | −22B | 4.5 | 34.5 | 37.0 | 17.25 | 1717 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Chunda Twambilire | 0 | MAW | −2N | +44B | −13N | +36B | +40N | F | −18B | +26N | =10B | 4.5 | 34.5 | 35.5 | 11.75 | 1764 | 0.0 |
| 22 | Patil vijaykumar Shivasai | 1551 | MAW | −1B | F | +26N | −12B | +37N | −10B | +46N | =15B | +20N | 4.5 | 33.0 | 33.0 | 13.00 | 1700 | +26.8 |
| 23 | Matundu Richard | 1713 | MAW | +46B | +16N | +5B | −1N | +13B | −2B | −12N | −8N | −26B | 4.0 | 44.5 | 44.5 | 16.00 | 1947 | +34.8 |
| 24 | Mwangupili Francisco | 1852 | MAW | +20N | −6B | F | =15B | +17N | −5N | +7B | =16B | F | 4.0 | 42.5 | 43.5 | 20.50 | 1939 | +13.8 |
| 25 | Banda Gerald | 0 | MAW | −18N | +36B | −14N | +46B | +34N | F | −13B | −6N | +27B | 4.0 | 31.5 | 31.5 | 9.00 | 1720 | 0.0 |
| 26 | Manda, Solomon | 0 | MAW | F | −17N | −22B | +43N | +41B | −4N | +27B | −21B | +23N | 4.0 | 30.5 | 30.5 | 10.00 | 1620 | 0.0 |
| 27 | Jailoss Asher | 1620 | MAW | −6N | +41B | +37N | −16B | −20N | +38B | −26N | +35B | −25N | 4.0 | 30.0 | 31.0 | 7.50 | 1850 | +42.4 |
| 28 | Lakudzala Shadreck | 1855 | MAW | =31B | F | −10N | +20B | −15N | +30B | −16N | +29B | −8N | 3.5 | 38.5 | 42.0 | 13.25 | 1634 | -45.2 |
| 29 | Banda Michael | 1654 | MAW | −3B | =43N | −8B | −11N | +39B | +32N | +35B | −28N | −19B | 3.5 | 33.5 | 34.5 | 8.00 | 1606 | -13.6 |
| 30 | Chinangwa Charles | 0 | MAW | −10N | −20B | +47N | F | =35B | −28N | +34B | +31B | −11N | 3.5 | 29.0 | 29.0 | 7.75 | 1694 | 0.0 |
| 31 | Mukawa Takondwa | 0 | MAW | =28N | −34B | =43B | +39N | =19B | +35N | −11B | −30N | −42N | 3.5 | 25.5 | 26.5 | 9.00 | 1720 | +9.6 |
| 32 | FIDE 20511760 | 0 | — | −7B | −8N | +48N | +38B | −14N | −29B | −36N | −33B | +46N | 3.0 | 27.5 | 27.5 | 2.00 | 1039 | 0.0 |
| 33 | FIDE 20511795 | 0 | — | −13B | F | −34N | −35N | +44B | −11N | −17B | +32N | +41N | 3.0 | 26.0 | 26.0 | 5.00 | 1033 | 0.0 |
| 34 | Chitedze Laymond | 1782 | MAW | −45B | +31N | +33B | −13N | −25B | F | −30N | F | +36N | 3.0 | 24.0 | 24.0 | 8.50 | 1076 | -14.8 |
| 35 | Msowoya Emmanuel | 1772 | MAW | +44N | −9B | −20N | +33B | =30N | −31B | −29N | −27N | F | 2.5 | 28.5 | 28.5 | 5.75 | 961 | -31.2 |
| 36 | Tafatatha Willie | 0 | MAW | −19B | −25N | F | −21N | −11B | +41N | +32B | −17N | −34B | 2.0 | 30.5 | 30.5 | 4.00 | 1007 | 0.0 |
| 37 | Chizala Daniel | 1677 | MAW | +8B | −12N | −27B | +41N | −22B | F | F | F | F | 2.0 | 26.5 | 26.5 | 7.00 | 895 | -58.4 |
| 38 | FIDE 20511817 | 0 | — | −4B | F | −15N | −32N | +47B | −27N | F | +42B | −14N | 2.0 | 25.5 | 25.5 | 1.00 | 924 | 0.0 |
| 39 | FIDE 20511728 | 0 | — | −5B | F | −16N | −31B | −29N | +47N | F | +46B | −17B | 2.0 | 25.0 | 25.0 | 0.00 | 1071 | 0.0 |
| 40 | Kamwendo Maxwell | 1878 | MAW | +43B | −7N | +42B | −8N | −21B | F | F | F | F | 2.0 | 22.5 | 22.5 | 2.00 | 1218 | -12.4 |
| 41 | Imedi Eugenio | 0 | MAW | −17B | −27N | F | −37B | −26N | −36B | +47N | −19N | −33B | 1.0 | 30.0 | 30.0 | 0.00 | 927 | 0.0 |
| 42 | FIDE 20511736 | 0 | — | −16B | F | −40N | F | −10N | F | −8B | −38N | +31B | 1.0 | 27.0 | 27.0 | 3.50 | 1127 | 0.0 |
| 43 | FIDE 20511787 | 0 | — | −40N | =29B | =31N | −26B | F | F | F | F | F | 1.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 3.50 | 1573 | 0.0 |
| 44 | FIDE 20511868 | 0 | — | −35B | −21N | +50B | F | −33N | F | F | F | F | 1.0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 0.00 | 972 | 0.0 |
| 45 | FIDE 20511850 | 0 | — | +34N | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | 1.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 3.00 | 1802 | 0.0 |
| 46 | FIDE 20511884 | 0 | — | −23N | F | −4B | −25N | F | F | −22B | −39N | −32B | 0.0 | 28.0 | 28.0 | 0.00 | 848 | 0.0 |
| 47 | FIDE 20511825 | 0 | — | −14N | F | −30B | F | −38N | −39B | −41B | F | F | 0.0 | 21.5 | 21.5 | 0.00 | 1046 | 0.0 |
| 48 | FIDE 20511876 | 0 | — | −15N | F | −32B | F | F | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 0.00 | 951 | 0.0 |
| 49 | FIDE 205104999 | 0 | — | −9N | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 0.00 | 1210 | 0.0 |
| 50 | FIDE 20511744 | 0 | — | −12B | F | −44N | F | F | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.00 | 1112 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Phiri BlessingsMAW+94.86.5 pts · #10
- 2Jailoss AsherMAW+42.44.0 pts · #20
- 3Matundu RichardMAW+34.84.0 pts · #12
Top rating losers
- 1Chizala DanielMAW-58.42.0 pts · #41
- 2Lakudzala ShadreckMAW-45.23.5 pts · #27
- 3Kaunda, KajaniMAW-38.85.0 pts · #13
Biggest upsets
- R4+292 Elo gap
- R3+289 Elo gap
- R2+257 Elo gap