Cas championship April

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23 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 20 Apr 2026 to 23 Apr 2026 in Blantyre, Malawi. Top 10 Elo average was 1112, and top seed was Maliro Dan (🇲🇼 MAW, 1951).

Nyama Peter (🇲🇼 MAW, 1941) won with 6.0/7, ahead of Nkhwazi Sam (5.5). Peter won solo starting round 5.

Location

🇲🇼Blantyre, Malawi

Dates

20 Apr 2026 → 23 Apr 2026

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes for the whole game

System

Swiss · 7 rounds

Top seed

🇲🇼Maliro Dan1951

Avg top 10

1,112

Participants

Federations · 1 represented

🇲🇼Malawi×11

Top 3

🥇
Nyama Peter
🇲🇼MAW·1941
6.0pts·2169perf+16.2
🥈
Nkhwazi Sam
🇲🇼MAW·1913
5.5pts·1141perf-18.4
🥉
FIDE 20516347
—
5.0pts·1878perf0.0

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 7 rounds

Nyama Peter led from R5; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.

Co-leaders

Peter6Sam5.55Julias4.5Dan4.5Greshan4

R5–R7 · LEAD HELD

Nyama Peter held the sole lead from R5 through R7 without losing it.

R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Nyama Peter beat Nkhwazi Sam (Black).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

Nyama Peter 5 wins (R1–R5)Nkhwazi Sam 4 wins (R1–R4)FIDE 20516347 3 wins (R3–R5)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Nyama Peter	*	1	½	—
2Nkhwazi Sam	0	*	½	—
3FIDE 20516347	½	½	*	—
4Yakobe Julias	—	—	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Nyama Peter	1941	MAW	+8N	+6B	+19N	+7B	+2N	=4B	=3N	6.0	27.0	29.0	24.25	2169	+16.2
2	Nkhwazi Sam	1913	MAW	+23B	+20N	+9B	+10N	−1B	=3N	+6B	5.5	24.0	25.0	16.50	1141	-18.4
3	FIDE 20516347	0	—	+12B	−9N	+14B	+8N	+7N	=2B	=1B	5.0	26.0	29.0	19.75	1878	0.0
4	Maliro Dan	1951	MAW	F	=10N	+16B	=9N	+11B	=1N	+15B	4.5	22.0	22.0	15.50	1941	-0.2
5	Yakobe Julias	0	MAW	=18B	+12N	−10B	+20N	+9B	−6N	+11B	4.5	19.5	21.5	12.75	1694	0.0
6	Mulenga Wilson	0	MAW	F	−1N	+13B	+18N	+10B	+5B	−2N	4.0	25.0	27.0	13.50	1127	0.0
7	Jimu Fidelis	1824	MAW	+14B	+15N	+18B	−1N	−3B	+11N	−8B	4.0	24.0	26.5	11.50	1141	-6.8
8	Chigowo Greshan	0	MAW	−1B	F	+21N	−3B	+18N	+19B	+7N	4.0	21.5	23.5	10.50	1883	0.0
9	FIDE 20516380	0	—	+11N	+3B	−2N	=4B	−5N	−13B	+18N	3.5	25.5	28.0	12.75	1739	0.0
10	FIDE 20516290	0	—	+17N	=4B	+5N	−2B	−6N	+21B	−13N	3.5	24.5	26.5	11.75	1893	0.0
11	FIDE 20512651	0	—	−9B	+?N	+20B	+15N	−4N	−7B	−5N	3.0	21.5	21.5	5.00	1088	0.0
12	Chinangwa Charles	1674	MAW	−3N	−5B	+22N	+21B	−19N	+16B	−17N	3.0	19.5	21.5	7.00	1014	-12.4
13	FIDE 20516355	0	—	−20B	F	−6N	+19B	−17N	+9N	+10B	3.0	18.0	18.0	9.00	1014	0.0
14	FIDE 20516304	0	—	−7N	+?B	−3N	−16N	+20B	−22B	+21N	3.0	18.0	18.0	4.00	1024	0.0
15	FIDE 20516363	0	—	+?N	−7B	F	−11B	+16N	+17B	−4N	3.0	17.5	17.5	6.00	1738	0.0
16	Simfukwe Herman	0	MAW	+21N	−19B	−4N	+14B	−15B	−12N	+?B	3.0	17.5	17.5	5.00	1013	0.0
17	Chakuluntha Yamikani	1814	MAW	−10B	−18N	F	+23N	+13B	−15N	+12B	3.0	16.0	16.0	7.00	2474	+12.4
18	FIDE 20512694	0	—	=5N	+17B	−7N	−6B	−8B	+?N	−9B	2.5	23.0	23.0	5.25	1819	0.0
19	FIDE 20516371	0	—	F	+16N	−1B	−13N	+12B	−8N	−22B	2.0	21.0	21.0	6.00	1808	0.0
20	Mchikho Byton	0	MAW	+13N	−2B	−11N	−5B	−14N	F	+?B	2.0	19.0	19.0	3.00	1113	0.0
21	FIDE 20516312	0	—	−16B	+23N	−8B	−12N	+?B	−10N	−14B	2.0	17.5	17.5	1.00	874	0.0
22	FIDE 20516339	0	—	F	F	−12B	F	F	+14N	+19N	2.0	17.0	17.0	5.00	874	0.0
23	FIDE 20516320	0	—	−2N	−21B	+?N	−17B	F	−?N	F	1.0	12.5	12.5	0.00	1064	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Nyama PeterMAW
+16.2
6.0 pts · #2
2Chakuluntha YamikaniMAW
+12.4
3.0 pts · #4
3Simfukwe HermanMAW
0.0
3.0 pts · #19

Top rating losers

1Nkhwazi SamMAW
-18.4
5.5 pts · #22
2Chinangwa CharlesMAW
-12.4
3.0 pts · #20
3Jimu FidelisMAW
-6.8
4.0 pts · #15