Month: April 2022 Posts

National Chess tourney underway in Mzuzu

Apr 16, 2022 Mike Lyson Zgambo 0 &

Chess players from all the three regions of the country have converged in Mzuzu where they are battling out in this year’s National Chess Championship being staged at the Grand Palace Hotel. The event which… ...

Malawi chess team scoops gold and silver in Kenya

Dec 23, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

The Malawi team has won gold and silver medals at the African Schools Individual Chess Championship (ASICC) in Kenya. The team returned home through Kamuzu International Airport (KIA) on Monday. In the Under-13 girls category,… ...

Chess: Malawian Mwale outwits Algerian grandmaster

May 25, 2021 Russell Kondowe 0 &

Malawi’s Joseph Mwale has defeated Algerian grandmaster Bilel Bellahcene at the 2021 Africa Individual Chess Championship. The African Championship games are being played in Lilongwe where Mwale also recently beat Zambian International Master Prince Mulenga.… ...

International Chess body says it has high hopes in Malawian minister

Jul 19, 2020 Mike Lyson Zgambo 0 &

International Chess Federation, FIDE (Fédération Internationale des Échecs) president Arkady Dvorkovich has sent sent a congratulatorly message to former Chess Association of Malawi (CHESSAM) president Kezzie Msukwa following his appointment as a cabinet minister in… ...

Chess North elects new committee

Oct 31, 2018 Mike Lyson Zgambo 0 &

Northern Region Chess Committee held elections over the weekend in Mzuzu to elect new office bearers . They were free and fair elections whereby all positions were up for grabs and only one position –… ...

Russian Chess mentor in the country

Aug 07, 2018 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Russian Chess trainer Vasily Papin has arrived in the country to drill the Malawi team in its preparations for the upcoming Batumi Olympiad in Georgia. Papin  landed on Monday afternoon through the Chileka Airport in… ...

All set for Mdina Malawi Open Chess Championship

Jun 14, 2018 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

Preparations for the 2018 Mdina Malawi Open Chess Championship, have reached a climax, as the tournament is expected to start this Friday at the College of Medicine in Blantyre. According to Chess Association of Malawi… ...