The Opening Ceremony of the 2021 African Individual Chess Championships took place on Monday 17th May, 2021 at Golden Peacock Hotel, Lilongwe, Malawi.
Dignitaries there present are: Malawi’s Minister of Youth and Sports—Ulemu Msungama, Malawi’s Minister of Lands, Housing and urban Development—Kezzie Msukwa, President, African Chess Confederation—Lewis Ncube, President, Chess Association of Malawi—Susan Namangale and many more.
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Starting Rank for Open Section
Starting Rank for Women Section
Pairings for round 1 are yet to be uploaded. We will follow the AICC and give you more information as we have them.
Relevant Link:
Official Facebook Page of the 2021 African Individual Chess Championships