Malawi

Furtherance to the first six (6) rounds, the players had the opportunity to relax and socialize via the Bermuda party, where everyone at the party had lots of fun, because…

A few hours ago, African leaders/delegates casted their votes for three (3) aspirants to the throne of leadership of the Africa Chess Confederation. Before the elections, many had tried to…

I met Susan at the Batumi Chess Olympiad in 2018. She had just been elected as president of the Malawi Chess Association, CHESSAM. She had grit and said her mind,…

Ukotupenga. An African Proverb It is about two weeks to go before the start of the FIDE World Cup and the FIDE Women’s World Cup. What was meant to be…

Just a few weeks before the Batumi Chess Olympiad 2018, the elections for the position of leadership of the Malawi Chess Federation held and produced a powerful woman to lead…

An initiative has been launched in Malawi to mobilise marginalized chess players and to support them in the game.

Congratulations to Malawi’s first female Chess President in Susan Namangale, a very hard working lady with high standards. A lot of people do not know that Susan’s journey to Chesssam…

I was amazed to see the amazing cartoon by Kenyan cartoonist, Francis Kinyanjuyi, after Ugandan FM Harold Wanyama’s triumph at the 2018 Kenyan Open Chess Championship, sponsored by KCB. Francis…

Written By: Alfred Chimthere The hunger for victory, coupled with chess clock tension, and the camaraderie of the chess battle, were a spectacle to behold as unheralded Ernest Matola stunned…

  Petros Mfune, the chess Razorblade does not want to be reminded about this. He blew a game he was clearly winning, against CM Paul Khuphwathea at the 2018 Batumi…