Events · 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad 2026

Malawi at the 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad 2026

Open

Rank 133 of 206 — 10 match points, 19.5 game points. Full standings

Players

Matches

Round 1: Malawi 0.5 – 3.5 Greece
1FM Joseph Mwale (2287)0-1GM Dimitrios Mastrovasilis (2525)game
2CM Chiletso Chipanga (2085)1-0GM Stamatis Kourkoulos-Arditis (2556)game
3CM George Mwale (2062)1/2-1/2GM Ioannis Papaioannou (2608)game
4CM Joseph Xavier Nyambalo (2014)1-0GM Dimitris Alexakis (2536)game
Round 2: Malawi 3 – 1 Sierra Leone
1CM Chiletso Chipanga (2085)0-1Winston Gerald Mansfield Thomas (1928)game
2CM George Mwale (2062)1-0CM Ronald Lwebuga (1880)game
3CM Joseph Xavier Nyambalo (2014)0-1Joseph Adeshole Brian Beckley (1802)game
4Aaron Phiri (1962)0-1Samzu.o.h. Agbaje (1636)game
Round 3: Malawi 0 – 4 Ireland
1FM Joseph Mwale (2287)0-1IM Tarun Kanyamarala (2427)game
2CM Chiletso Chipanga (2085)1-0IM Tom O`Gorman (2380)game
3CM George Mwale (2062)0-1GM Alexander Baburin (2344)game
4CM Joseph Xavier Nyambalo (2014)1-0FM Kavin Venkatesan (2304)game
Round 4: Malawi 3.5 – 0.5 Jersey
1FM Joseph Mwale (2287)0-1CM Jem Gurner (2108)game
2CM Chiletso Chipanga (2085)1-0Gary Clark (1831)game
3CM George Mwale (2062)1/2-1/2James Auckland (1744)game
4CM Joseph Xavier Nyambalo (2014)1-0Gus Weber (1739)game
Round 5: Malawi 0.5 – 3.5 Nigeria
1FM Joseph Mwale (2287)1/2-1/2FM Bomo Lovet Kigigha (2287)game
2CM Chiletso Chipanga (2085)1-0FM Abdulrahman Akintoye ABDULRAHEEM (2316)game
3CM George Mwale (2062)0-1IM Odion AIKHOJE (2246)game
4CM Joseph Xavier Nyambalo (2014)1-0Odey Goodness EKUNKE (2280)game
Round 6: Malawi 2.5 – 1.5 Mali
1FM Joseph Mwale (2287)0-1FM Bakary Traore (2134)game
2CM Chiletso Chipanga (2085)1/2-1/2Oumar Keita (1892)game
3CM George Mwale (2062)0-1Baba Moulaye Abdalla Maiga (1845)game
4Aaron Phiri (1962)0-1Youssouf NIARE (1729)game
Round 7: Malawi 0.5 – 3.5 Angola
1FM Joseph Mwale (2287)1/2-1/2IM David Silva (2275)game
2CM George Mwale (2062)0-1FM Sergio Miguel (2258)game
3CM Joseph Xavier Nyambalo (2014)1-0CM Jaime Sonhy (2233)game
4Aaron Phiri (1962)0-1FM Domingos Junior (2188)game
Round 8: Malawi 4 – 0 Antigua and Barbuda
1FM Joseph Mwale (2287)1-0FM Guillermo Queipo Caballero (2218)game
2CM Chiletso Chipanga (2085)0-1CM Abner Farquhar (1759)game
3CM Joseph Xavier Nyambalo (2014)1-0Adrian Jr. Kim (1810)game
4Aaron Phiri (1962)0-1Vendiz Charles (1701)game
Round 9: Malawi 1.5 – 2.5 Yemen
1FM Joseph Mwale (2287)1-0IM Basheer Al Qudaimi (2372)game
2CM Chiletso Chipanga (2085)0-1IM Zendan Al-Zendani (2249)game
3CM George Mwale (2062)1/2-1/2IM Ayman Al-Halila (2138)game
4CM Joseph Xavier Nyambalo (2014)1-0Khaled waleed Abdullah (2042)game
Round 10: Malawi 2.5 – 1.5 Timor-Leste
1FM Joseph Mwale (2287)0-1Helder de Araujo (1905)game
2CM Chiletso Chipanga (2085)0-1Andrade Pinto (1820)game
3CM George Mwale (2062)0-1Paulo Fernandes de Carvalho (1810)game
4CM Joseph Xavier Nyambalo (2014)1/2-1/2Mario Melo Nascimento (1788)game
Round 11: Malawi 1 – 3 Madagascar
1FM Joseph Mwale (2287)0-1IM Fy Antenaina Rakotomaharo (2439)game
2CM Chiletso Chipanga (2085)0-1CM Heritiana Andrianiaina (2191)game
3CM George Mwale (2062)0-1CM Dylan Rakotomaharavo (2129)game
4CM Joseph Xavier Nyambalo (2014)1-0CM Miora Andriamasoandro (2076)game

Women

Rank 140 of 189 — 9 match points, 18 game points. Full standings

Players

Matches

Round 1: Malawi 0 – 4 Philippines
1WCM Ellen Mpinganjira (1546)0-1Mhage Gerriahlou Sebastian (1957)game
2WCM Tupokiwe Msukwa (1718)1-0WIM Ruelle Canino (2160)game
3WCM Jailos Rachel (1566)0-1WIM Jan Jodilyn Fronda (2134)game
4Kapende Shalom (1571)1-0WFM Shania Mae Mendoza (2076)game
Round 2: Malawi 4 – 0 Gabon
1WCM Tupokiwe Msukwa (1718)0-1Pauline C. Kendall ONANGA NDJIMBAgame
2WCM Jailos Rachel (1566)1-0Felicia NGOUA OYANEgame
3George Anny (1596)0-1Lyne Marley Sabine OUSSOUgame
4Kapende Shalom (1571)1-0Kristyna ELISEE NDAM ZIZAgame
Round 3: Malawi 0 – 4 Syria
1WCM Ellen Mpinganjira (1546)1-0WFM Manar Khalil (1863)game
2WCM Tupokiwe Msukwa (1718)0-1WIM Nibal Algildah (1905)game
3WCM Jailos Rachel (1566)1-0Doha. Farha (1876)game
4George Anny (1596)0-1Naya Bofroud (1807)game
Round 4: Malawi 0 – 4 Zimbabwe
1WCM Ellen Mpinganjira (1546)0-1Christine Makwena (1898)game
2WCM Tupokiwe Msukwa (1718)1-0WCM Kudzanayi Charinda (1895)game
3WCM Jailos Rachel (1566)0-1Carol Ndlovu (1718)game
4George Anny (1596)1-0MAKWIRANZOU TEHILLAH (1624)game
Round 5: Malawi 4 – 0 Mali
1WCM Ellen Mpinganjira (1546)1-0Adama Diakite (1673)game
2WCM Tupokiwe Msukwa (1718)0-1Bintou Diallo (1575)game
3George Anny (1596)1-0Terena DIALLOgame
4Kapende Shalom (1571)0-1Fatim MAIGAgame
Round 6: Malawi 0.5 – 3.5 Suriname
1WCM Ellen Mpinganjira (1546)1-0WCM Elise Wu (1927)game
2WCM Tupokiwe Msukwa (1718)0-1WCM Victoria Kaslan (1797)game
3WCM Jailos Rachel (1566)1/2-1/2WFM Catherine Kaslan (1866)game
4Kapende Shalom (1571)0-1Shefali Creebsburg (1607)game
Round 7: Malawi 2 – 2 Maldives
1WCM Ellen Mpinganjira (1546)0-1WCM Ahmed Nihaya (1612)game
2WCM Jailos Rachel (1566)0-1Abdul Rasheed Mariyam Laisa (1478)game
3George Anny (1596)1-0Eana Abdulla Hassan (1581)game
4Kapende Shalom (1571)1-0Aishath Noya Shahurudheen Shareefgame
Round 8: Malawi 3.5 – 0.5 Niger
1WCM Ellen Mpinganjira (1546)0-1Mahamadou LEILA AICHA (1623)game
2WCM Jailos Rachel (1566)1-0ZEINABOU BOUBACARgame
3George Anny (1596)1/2-1/2Zakari Abdou Yasminagame
4Kapende Shalom (1571)1-0KOUNDOU BALLAMA MAGARAM MALARAMgame
Round 9: Malawi 0.5 – 3.5 Guatemala
1WCM Ellen Mpinganjira (1546)0-1WCM Jenny Fernanda Santiago Sontay (1844)game
2WCM Tupokiwe Msukwa (1718)1-0WFM Deycy Daniela Raymundo (1832)game
3WCM Jailos Rachel (1566)1/2-1/2WCM Kerstin Danielle Reinhard Moller (1719)game
4George Anny (1596)1-0WIM Carolina Mazariegos Kummerfeldt (1919)game
Round 10: Malawi 1 – 3 Laos
1WCM Tupokiwe Msukwa (1718)1/2-1/2WCM Maly Inthavong (1578)game
2WCM Jailos Rachel (1566)0-1NAMPHET MANICHITH (1488)game
3George Anny (1596)1-0Souphaphone Sihanath (1461)game
4Kapende Shalom (1571)1/2-1/2BOUAVONE KEOSAVANGHgame
Round 11: Malawi 2.5 – 1.5 Liberia
1WCM Ellen Mpinganjira (1546)0-1Meleh M. Davis (1507)game
2WCM Tupokiwe Msukwa (1718)1-0Princess K. Banney (1450)game
3George Anny (1596)1-0Georgina Sackie (1790)game
4Kapende Shalom (1571)1/2-1/2Kemvee H. Sambolagame