Round 1: Favorites top rankings at the 2021 Africa Individual Chess Championships

Round one of the most important chess tournament on the continent of Africa—2021 Africa Individual Chess Championship started at 17:00 hrs. The shift in time from the initial start time—15:00 allowed players who arrived Lilongwe before the start of round 1 to settle in and meet up with their games.

The 2021 Africa Individual Chess Championships are being played at Peacock Hotel, Lilongwe, Malawi, from May 17-28.

It was a smooth ride for all top rated players as Round one opened with no upsets in the Open section. All top rated players won their games.

In the Women section, all top rated players won their games except for board 12, where Malawi’s Shriyan Santosh Priyasha rated 1285 defeated Kenya’s WCM Ndirangu Joyce Nyaruai rated 1659. Also on board 15, Malawi’s Tadeyo Charity rated 1084 with the black pieces drew WCM Wanjiru Lucy—(1623).

Chess players, enthusiast and fans were waiting for live broadcast links for round one, but there were some technical issues that caused delay in transmission. Links were later provided by the organizers.

Click the Broadcast Link to follow the games in Open Section

Click the Broadcast Link to follow the games in Women Section

Pairings/Results

Round 1 on 2021/05/18 at 17.00

Bo.	No.			Name	Bdld	FED	Rtg	Pts.	Result	Pts.		Name	Bdld	FED	Rtg		No.
1	1		GM	Amin Bassem		EGY	2701	0	1 – 0	0	CM	Chimthere Alfred Charles		MAW	2057		30
2	31		CM	Chipanga Chiletso		MAW	2043	0	0 – 1	0	GM	Adly Ahmed		EGY	2615		2
3	3		GM	Bellahcene Bilel		ALG	2508	0	1 – 0	0	CM	Nyambalo Joseph Xavier		MAW	2032		32
4	33		CM	Magana Ben		KEN	2031	0	0 – 1	0	IM	Rakotomaharo Fy Antenaina		MAD	2429		5
5	6		IM	Wageih Kareim		EGY	2425	0	1 – 0	0		Okonkwo Ifeanyi		NGR	2029		34
6	35		CM	Abrantes Persson		MOZ	2018	0	0 – 1	0	IM	Bwalya Gillan		ZAM	2405		7
7	8		GM	Hesham Abdelrahman		EGY	2400	0	1 – 0	0		Ndegwa Jackson Kamau		KEN	2001		36
8	37		CM	Mwale George		MAW	1982	0	– – +	0	IM	Kayonde Andrew		ZAM	2399		9
9	10			Ajibola Olanrewaju		NGR	2337	0	1 – 0	0		Njoroge Martin		KEN	1965		38
10	39			Chimkute Ronald		MAW	1955	0	0 – 1	0	FM	Kawuma Patrick		UGA	2323		11
11	12		FM	Barrish Daniel		RSA	2306	0	1 – 0	0	AFM	Ikhimiukor Ehidiamen		NGR	1946		40
12	41			Mwagomba Fishan		MAW	1946	0	0 – 1	0	IM	Silva David		ANG	2296		13
13	14		IM	Mwali Chitumbo		ZAM	2285	0	1 – 0	0		Mwangupili Francisco		MAW	1897		42
14	43			Chiwambo Stansford		MAW	1888	0	0 – 1	0	IM	Beukes Dante M		NAM	2284		15
15	16		FM	Abdulraheem Abdulrahman Akintoye		NGR	2264	0	1 – 0	0		Adorwa Brian Kadenge		KEN	1867		44
16	45		CM	Oyama Ekok		NGR	1845	0	0 – 1	0	FM	Mulenga Prince Daniel		ZAM	2246		17
17	18		FM	Osunfuyi Abimbola		NGR	2246	0	1 – 0	0		Thomas Saah		LBR	1830		46
18	47			Ofubu Samson		NGR	1814	0	0 – 1	0	FM	Talbi Chafik		ALG	2244		19
19	20		FM	Oragwu Chukwunonso		NGR	2241	0	+ – –	0		Badji Sekou Aransbene		SEN	1786		48
20	49			Kaundum A. Robert Diatta		SEN	1785	0	0 – 1	0	IM	Nassr Ali		ALG	2232		21
21	22		CM	Paiva Donaldo		MOZ	2230	0	1 – 0	0	CM	Wane Al Hassane		SEN	1783		50
22	51			Gwezere Cecil		ZIM	1624	0	0 – 1	0	FM	Calicoca Wilton Inacio		MOZ	2122		23
23	24			Methu Joseph Muragu		KEN	2119	0	1 – 0	0	CM	Sihlongonyane Sikhanyiso		SWZ	1619		52
24	53			Awesome John Aanuoluwapo		NGR	1424	0	0 – 1	0	FM	Mhango Banele		RSA	2117		25
25	26			Okeke Issac		NGR	2097	0	1 – 0	0		Simiyu Alfred		KEN	1065		54
26	55			Diop Wara		SEN	0	0	0 – 1	0	FM	Mphungu Gerrard		MAW	2096		27
27	28			Apemiye Austin		NGR	2076	0	1 – 0	0		Fall Mouhamadou Mourtada		SEN	0		56
28	57			Mouhamadou Lamine Gueye		SEN	0	0	0 – 1	0		Masango Spencer		ZIM	2071		29
29	58			Sadam Ali Sheikh		KEN	0	0	1			bye
30	4		GM	Fawzy Adham		EGY	2473	0	½			not paired
31	59		FM	Mwale Joseph		MAW	2148	0	0			not paired

Pairings/Results

Round 1 on 2021/05/18 at 17:00

Bo.	No.			Name	Bdld	FED	Rtg	Pts.	Result	Pts.		Name	Bdld	FED	Rtg		No.
1	1		WGM	Wafa Shahenda		EGY	2145	0	+ – –	0		Mugide Safinah		UGA	1518		18
2	19			Dutt Lakshita		MAW	1499	0	0 – 1	0	WIM	Moaataz Ayah		EGY	2028		2
3	3		WIM	Nassr Lina		ALG	1960	0	1 – 0	0	WCM	Mwilola Phylis Namasiku		ZAM	1432		20
4	21			Dlamini Temahlubi Queen		SWZ	1413	0	0 – 1	0	WFM	Mwango Lorita		ZAM	1912		4
5	5		WFM	Ogbiyoyo Perpetual Eloho		NGR	1880	0	1 – 0	0		Bobrova Lubov		SEN	1397		22
6	23		WFM	Staal Michaela Francis		RSA	1356	0	0 – 1	0	WIM	February Jesse Nikki		RSA	1824		6
7	7		WIM	Vilhete Vania Fausto Da T.		MOZ	1799	0	1 – 0	0	WCM	Mpinganjira Ellen		MAW	1356		24
8	25			Sy Mame Binta		SEN	1349	0	0 – 1	0		Nakabo Peninah		UGA	1730		8
9	9		WFM	Marape Naledi		BOT	1717	0	1 – 0	0		Caroline Trapence		MAW	1341		26
10	27			Badenhorst Chloe		RSA	1316	0	1 – 0	0	WCM	Charinda Kudzanayi		ZIM	1702		10
11	11		WCM	Nassr Manel		ALG	1670	0	1 – 0	0		Msukwa Tupokiwe		MAW	1304		28
12	29			Shriyan Santosh Priyasha		MAW	1285	0	1 – 0	0	WCM	Ndirangu Joyce Nyaruai		KEN	1659		12
13	13			Marochkina Nadezhda Valerevna		SEN	1639	0	1 – 0	0		Simwaba Anne		MAW	1269		30
14	31			Banda Tapiwa		MAW	1087	0	0 – 1	0		Makwena Christine		ZIM	1638		14
15	15		WCM	Wanjiru Lucy		KEN	1623	0	½ – ½	0		Tadeyo Charity		MAW	1084		32
16	33			Khady Niang		SEN	0	0	0 – 1	0	WCM	Banda Natalie Katlo		BOT	1560		16
17	17		WFM	Mongeli Sasha		KEN	1553	0	1 – 0	0		Ndeye Fatma Diop		SEN	0		34

Round 2 starts tomorrow 19th May 2021 at 15:00. Zambian’s FM Prince Daniel Mulenga—(2246) will be at loggerhead with African #1 and Egyptian GM Baseem Amin—(2701) on board 1. African #2 and Egyptian GM Adly Ahmed—(2615) will faceoff against Nigeria’s FM Abdulrahman Abdulraheem Akintoye—(2264) while Algeria’s FM Talbi Chafik—(2244) will slug it out with fellow country man, African #3 and Algerian GM Bellahcene Bilel—(2508). Click to see Open Round 2 Pairing

The top three board pairings in the women section are listed below:

• Egyptian WGM Wafa Shahenda—(2145) to play 15 year old Botswana’s WFM Marape Naledi—(1717)
• Egyptian WIM Moaataz Ayah—(2028) to play Algeria’s WCM Nassr Manel—(1670)
• Senegalese Marochkina Nadezhda Valerevna—(1639) to play Algeria’s WIM Nassr Lina—(1960)

Click to see Women Round 2 Pairing

Relevant Link from Chessdom: African Individual Chess Championship 2021