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2025 NATIONAL CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP

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30 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 19 Dec 2025 to 22 Dec 2025 in Mzuzu, Malawi. 7 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 2037, and top seed was Joseph Mwale (🇲🇼 MAW, FM, 2272).

Joseph Mwale (🇲🇼 MAW, FM, 2272) won with 7.0/9, ahead of George Mwale (6.5) and Joseph Xavier Nyambalo (6.5). Mwale won solo starting round 4.

The biggest upset came in round 8: George Mwale (CM, 2023) beat Joseph Mwale (FM, 2272), a +249-point gap.

Location
🇲🇼Mzuzu, Malawi
Dates
19 Dec 2025 → 22 Dec 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes for the whole game
System
Swiss · 9 rounds
Top seed
🇲🇼FMJoseph Mwale2272
Avg top 10
2,037
Participants
30
Titled players · 7
FM×2
CM×5
Federations · 1 represented
🇲🇼Malawi×30
Top 3
  • 🥇
    🇲🇼MAW·2272
    7.0pts·2188perf-12.6
  • 🥈
    🇲🇼MAW·2023
    6.5pts·2129perf+25.2
  • 🥉
    🇲🇼MAW·1995
    6.5pts·2131perf+32.4

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

FM Joseph Mwale led from R4; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders
11
3
5
1
1
1
1
1
1
2.54.579R1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9
R4–R9 · LEAD HELD

FM Joseph Mwale held the sole lead from R4 through R9 without losing it.

R8 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

FM Joseph Mwale lost to CM George Mwale (Black).

R3–R7 · WIN STREAK

FM Joseph Mwale won 5 in a row (R3–R7).

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1FMJoseph Mwale*
0
1
1
2CMGeorge Mwale
1
*
½
—
3CMJoseph Xavier Nyambalo
0
½
*—
4CMChiletso Chipanga
0
——*

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Mwale, JosephFM2272MAW+25N=7B+21N+9B+8N+3N+4B−2N=6B7.045.549.036.752188-12.6
2Mwale, GeorgeCM2023MAW+10N=15B=8N+26B=7N=9B+5N+1B=3N6.545.048.034.502129+25.2
3Nyambalo, Joseph XavierCM1995MAW+30B+16N=9N=7B+5N−1B+12N+14B=2B6.543.545.029.502131+32.4
4Chipanga, ChiletsoCM2049MAW=8N+14B−15N+17B+21N+7B−1N+12B+9N6.541.045.030.752119+17.8
5Phiri, Aaron1941MAW−20B+29N+30B+15N−3B+8N−2B+11N+12B6.039.040.523.502030+21.4
6Kamwendo Precious2017MAW−16B−22N+27B+30N+18B=20N+9N+7B=1N6.037.038.525.002115+20.0
7Nyama Peter1920MAW+18B=1N+22B=3N=2B−4N+20B−6N+13B5.545.549.026.502022+21.2
8Mwangupili, Franscisco1874MAW=4B+17N=2B+20N−1B−5B+28N=13N+14B5.543.546.024.252049+40.6
9Mphungu, GerrardFM2074MAW+27B+13N=3B−1N+11B=2N−6B+10N−4B5.047.050.024.002030-10.4
10Mpinganjira Stanley Frank1846MAW−2B+19N−13B=16N=28B+18N+17B−9B+20N5.038.040.521.001969+28.4
11Shaba Martin1899MAW=22B+24N=20B=12B−9N+15N=13B−5B+21N5.036.039.520.251954+12.4
12Chimthere, Alfred CharlesCM2026MAW=24B=20N+16B=11N+15B+13N−3B−4N−5N4.541.545.019.751908-28.2
13Chiona, Richard1904MAW+23N−9B+10N=21B+14N−12B=11N=8B−7N4.539.042.520.251877-6.4
14Chirwa Innocent1776MAW=17B−4N+24B+22N−13B+28N+16B−3N−8N4.539.041.516.251890+22.4
15Longwe Winston1892MAW+26N=2N+4B−5B−12N−11B−23N+29B+24N4.538.541.018.751903+3.4
16Malomboza Blessings1842MAW+6N−3B−12N=10B=17N+29B−14N+26B=18N4.538.541.018.501895+24.8
17Ibrahim Jonathan1939MAW=14N−8B+23N−4N=16B+21B−10N=24N+26B4.537.040.016.751840-23.6
18Msowoya Emmanuel1776MAW−7N−26B+25N+19B−6N−10B+30N+23B=16B4.535.537.015.251867+21.6
19Matola Ernest1959MAW−21N−10B=29B−18N−25N+30B+27N+28B+23N4.528.530.011.751835-28.8
20KALIBA Andrew1799MAW+5N=12B=11N−8B+26N=6B−7N=21B−10B4.041.544.518.751866+32.8
21Jere Joseph1807MAW+19B+28N−1B=13N−4B−17N+22B=20N−11B4.039.542.014.751885+12.4
22MBEWE JUSTIN FRIDAY0MAW=11N+6B−7N−14B=27N=26B−21N−25B+30B3.534.536.013.0017930.0
23Khuphwathea, Paul C.CM1667MAW−13B+27N−17B−28N=24B+25N+15B−18N−19B3.532.535.012.751820+31.8
24Liwonde Leephos1847MAW=12N−11B−14N=29B=23N+27B=26N=17B−15B3.532.535.012.001782-33.2
25Nanthambwe Hubert1886MAW−1B−30N−18B−27N+19B−23B=29N+22N+28B3.531.032.511.751760-28.8
26Soko Seko1855MAW−15B+18N+28B−2N−20B=22N=24B−16N−17N3.035.538.010.501751-22.4
27Sanga Lusayo1879MAW−9N−23B−6N+25B=22B−24N−19B+30N=29N3.032.033.58.001745-56.8
28Mwanza, Malama2016MAW+29N−21B−26N+23B=10N−14B−8B−19N−25N2.533.536.08.501667-81.8
29Mkamanga Rumbani1824MAW−28B−5B=19N=24N=30B−16N=25B−15N=27B2.532.033.58.001731-22.0
30Mkumba John1815MAW−3N+25B−5N−6B=29N−19N−18B−27B−22N1.537.540.04.751659-29.8

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
Top rating losers
Biggest upsets
2025 NATIONAL CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP — MZUZU, Malawi | Chess Tournament Results | ChessStats