NRCL National Qualifies
Open SwissStandard
35 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 18 Nov 2025 to 20 Nov 2025 in Mzuzu, Malawi. Top 10 Elo average was 1859, and top seed was Ibrahim Jonathan (🇲🇼 MAW, 1931).
Shaba Martin (🇲🇼 MAW, 1874) won with 7.5/9, ahead of Longwe Winston (6.5) and Chirwa Innocent (6.5). Martin shared the lead from round 4 and broke clear in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Mwakikunga Boniface (1678) beat Ibrahim Jonathan (1931), a +253-point gap.
Location
🇲🇼Mzuzu, Malawi
Dates
18 Nov 2025 → 20 Nov 2025
Time control
Standard: 120 minutes for game
System
Swiss · 9 rounds
Federations · 1 represented
🇲🇼Malawi×31
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsShaba Martin led from R9; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 9 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R9.
Co-leaders
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R9 · LEADER CHANGE23 Nov
Shaba Martin takes the sole lead (7.5/9).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
Ibrahim Jonathan 3 wins (R4–R6)Longwe Winston 4 wins (R3–R6)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Shaba Martin | * | — | ½ | 1 |
| 2Ibrahim Jonathan | — | * | 1 | — |
| 3Longwe Winston | ½ | 0 | * | — |
| 4Chirwa Innocent | 0 | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shaba Martin | 1874 | MAW | +20B | =17N | +5B | =7N | +22N | +9B | =2N | +3B | +10B | 7.5 | 43.0 | 46.0 | 37.75 | 2022 | +24.8 |
| 2 | Longwe Winston | 1879 | MAW | +26B | −5N | +28B | +10N | +6B | +21N | =1B | +9N | −4N | 6.5 | 42.5 | 45.0 | 28.75 | 1942 | +13.4 |
| 3 | Chirwa Innocent | 1736 | MAW | +18B | −11N | +31B | +12N | =7B | +6N | +21B | −1N | +9B | 6.5 | 41.5 | 43.5 | 28.25 | 1943 | +39.8 |
| 4 | Ibrahim Jonathan | 1931 | MAW | −23B | +34B | −22N | +25N | +14B | +16N | =11B | +21N | +2B | 6.5 | 34.0 | 34.5 | 26.00 | 2014 | +13.4 |
| 5 | Mkamanga Rumbani | 1810 | MAW | +27B | +2B | −1N | +18N | =21B | =7N | +8B | −10N | +11B | 6.0 | 42.5 | 45.5 | 28.50 | 1880 | +14.0 |
| 6 | Jere Joseph | 1825 | MAW | +25N | −9B | +30N | +13B | −2N | −3B | +22N | +18B | +15N | 6.0 | 38.0 | 40.0 | 22.00 | 1692 | -18.0 |
| 7 | Sanga Lusayo | 1900 | MAW | =8N | +13B | +17N | =1B | =3N | =5B | −10N | =11N | +21B | 5.5 | 45.0 | 48.5 | 28.25 | 1852 | -20.8 |
| 8 | Phiri Juzza | 1670 | MAW | =7B | −28N | +29B | +24N | −12B | +17N | −5N | +22B | +14N | 5.5 | 34.5 | 36.5 | 20.25 | 1855 | +35.0 |
| 9 | Mhango Orbet | 0 | MAW | +10B | +6N | +11B | −21N | +28B | −1N | +12B | −2B | −3N | 5.0 | 45.0 | 47.5 | 23.50 | 1835 | +47.6 |
| 10 | Msowoya Emmanuel | 1806 | MAW | −9N | +35B | +20N | −2B | +13N | F | +7B | +5B | −1N | 5.0 | 42.0 | 42.0 | 20.50 | 1812 | +1.0 |
| 11 | Soko Seko | 1852 | MAW | +29N | +3B | −9N | −22B | +23N | +15B | =4N | =7B | −5N | 5.0 | 40.5 | 42.5 | 22.50 | 1863 | +2.8 |
| 12 | Chingati Wilson | 1877 | MAW | +19N | +15B | −21N | −3B | +8N | +22B | −9N | −14B | +18N | 5.0 | 38.5 | 41.5 | 21.50 | 1694 | -34.8 |
| 13 | Mukawa Takondwa | 0 | MAW | +14B | −7N | +23B | −6N | −10B | +29N | −16B | +25N | +19N | 5.0 | 36.5 | 38.5 | 17.00 | 1753 | +30.4 |
| 14 | White Chisomo | 1760 | MAW | −13N | +25B | −24N | +30B | −4N | +20B | +19N | +12N | −8B | 5.0 | 36.0 | 38.0 | 18.00 | 1628 | -21.2 |
| 15 | Msendema Willard | 1800 | MAW | +30B | −12N | −18B | +31N | +24B | −11N | +23B | +16N | −6B | 5.0 | 33.0 | 35.0 | 15.00 | 1787 | -2.4 |
| 16 | Kanyinji Overton | 1810 | MAW | F | F | +32N | +19B | +18N | −4B | +13N | −15B | +27N | 5.0 | 28.5 | 28.5 | 17.00 | 1774 | -3.8 |
| 17 | Mkandawire Moses | 1686 | MAW | +31N | =1B | −7B | −28N | +29N | −8B | −18N | +24B | +30N | 4.5 | 32.0 | 34.0 | 12.75 | 1736 | +6.2 |
| 18 | Mphande Samuel | 0 | MAW | −3N | +19B | +15N | −5B | −16B | +26N | +17B | −6N | −12B | 4.0 | 42.0 | 45.0 | 16.50 | 1716 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Chisunkha Emanuel | 0 | MAW | −12B | −18N | +27B | −16N | +25B | +24N | −14B | +23N | −13B | 4.0 | 33.0 | 36.0 | 12.00 | 1622 | -9.8 |
| 20 | Mwenecho Harawa | 0 | MAW | −1N | +33B | −10B | −23N | +31B | −14N | −24B | +32N | +26B | 4.0 | 29.5 | 30.5 | 7.00 | 1460 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Kalua Emmanuel | 1831 | MAW | F | +23N | +12B | +9B | =5N | −2B | −3N | −4B | −7N | 3.5 | 44.0 | 44.0 | 16.00 | 1774 | -12.6 |
| 22 | Bushiri Fortune | 0 | MAW | F | +27N | +4B | +11N | −1B | −12N | −6B | −8N | −31B | 3.0 | 40.5 | 40.5 | 14.50 | 1713 | 0.0 |
| 23 | Mwakikunga Boniface | 1678 | MAW | +4N | −21B | −13N | +20B | −11B | F | −15N | −19B | +29N | 3.0 | 35.0 | 37.0 | 12.50 | 1605 | -14.8 |
| 24 | Nyirenda Sunny | 0 | MAW | F | +26N | +14B | −8B | −15N | −19B | +20N | −17N | −25B | 3.0 | 34.0 | 34.0 | 12.00 | 1576 | -32.4 |
| 25 | Kadammanja praise | 0 | MAW | −6B | −14N | F | −4B | −19N | +32B | +31N | −13B | +24N | 3.0 | 32.5 | 32.5 | 6.00 | 1487 | 0.0 |
| 26 | Mtambo chancy | 1606 | MAW | −2N | −24B | +33N | −29B | +32N | −18B | +28N | −27B | −20N | 3.0 | 26.0 | 27.0 | 4.50 | 905 | -45.2 |
| 27 | Kondowe Stuart | 0 | MAW | −5N | −22B | −19N | −32B | F | +33N | +30B | +26N | −16B | 3.0 | 25.0 | 25.0 | 6.00 | 1534 | 0.0 |
| 28 | Nkolola Gift | 0 | MAW | =34N | +8B | −2N | +17B | −9N | F | −26B | F | F | 2.5 | 32.0 | 32.0 | 10.25 | 1651 | 0.0 |
| 29 | Gerald Ibrahim | 0 | MAW | −11B | F | −8N | +26N | −17B | −13B | +33N | F | −23B | 2.0 | 29.5 | 29.5 | 4.00 | 1422 | -38.0 |
| 30 | FIDE 20511973 | 0 | — | −15N | +32B | −6B | −14N | +33B | F | −27N | F | −17B | 2.0 | 28.5 | 28.5 | 2.00 | 968 | 0.0 |
| 31 | FIDE 20511990 | 0 | — | −17B | F | −3N | −15B | −20N | F | −25B | +33B | +22N | 2.0 | 27.0 | 27.0 | 4.00 | 941 | 0.0 |
| 32 | FIDE 20511965 | 0 | — | F | −30N | −16B | +27N | −26B | −25N | F | −20B | −33N | 1.0 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 3.00 | 907 | 0.0 |
| 33 | Wilson wycliff | 0 | MAW | F | −20N | −26B | F | −30N | −27B | −29B | −31N | +32B | 1.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 1.00 | 782 | 0.0 |
| 34 | Phiri Vincent | 1681 | MAW | =28B | −4N | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | 0.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 1.25 | 1131 | -3.8 |
| 35 | FIDE 20510179 | 0 | — | F | −10N | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 0.00 | 1006 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Mhango OrbetMAW+47.65.0 pts · #9
- 2Chirwa InnocentMAW+39.86.5 pts · #7
- 3Phiri JuzzaMAW+35.05.5 pts · #6
Top rating losers
- 1Mtambo chancyMAW-45.23.0 pts · #31
- 2Gerald IbrahimMAW-38.02.0 pts · #27
- 3Chingati WilsonMAW-34.85.0 pts · #14
Biggest upsets
- R1+253 Elo gap
- R4+141 Elo gap
- R8+117 Elo gap