The African Individual Chess Championship 2021 is going to take place 17-28 May in Lilongwe, Malawi. The event has separate sections for men and women. Both tournaments will be 9 rounds Swiss.
Round 1 of the event was played in Lilongwe today. Everyone expected the live games form there to be broadcasted, but round start time delay and technical difficulties prevented the moves transmission. We all hope tomorrow moves will be live on Chessdom.
Update: some of the games are now live
Note: Chessdom.com will have extensive coverage on the most important continental event for Africa – here on the main website as well as in social media Twitter / Facebook
Scroll down for the results of the open and the women section
African Individual Chess Championship 2021 details
(follow the links for updated information)
Participants Open Section / Participants Women Section / Results round 1
The opening ceremony
Our good friends from BruvsChess Media had a detailed coverage on the Opening Ceremony of the 2021 African Individual Chess Championships. Among the honorary guests were 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.
At the photo: Malawi’s Minister of Youth and Sports—Ulemu Msungama takes on Algeria Grandmaster Bilel Bellahcene.
Visit the official BruvsChess Media website for more details on the opening.
Results round 1 open section
| GM | Amin Bassem | EGY | 1 – 0 | CM | Chimthere Alfred Charles | MAW |
| CM | Chipanga Chiletso | MAW | 0 – 1 | GM | Adly Ahmed | EGY |
| GM | Bellahcene Bilel | ALG | 1 – 0 | CM | Nyambalo Joseph Xavier | MAW |
| CM | Magana Ben | KEN | 0 – 1 | IM | Rakotomaharo Fy Antenaina | MAD |
| IM | Wageih Kareim | EGY | Okonkwo Ifeanyi | NGR | ||
| CM | Abrantes Persson | MOZ | IM | Bwalya Gillan | ZAM | |
| GM | Hesham Abdelrahman | EGY | 1 – 0 | Ndegwa Jackson Kamau | KEN | |
| CM | Mwale George | MAW | – – + | IM | Kayonde Andrew | ZAM |
| Ajibola Olanrewaju | NGR | 1 – 0 | Njoroge Martin | KEN | ||
| Chimkute Ronald | MAW | 0 – 1 | FM | Kawuma Patrick | UGA | |
| FM | Barrish Daniel | RSA | 1 – 0 | AFM | Ikhimiukor Ehidiamen | NGR |
| Mwagomba Fishan | MAW | 0 – 1 | IM | Silva David | ANG | |
| IM | Mwali Chitumbo | ZAM | 1 – 0 | Mwangupili Francisco | MAW | |
| Chiwambo Stansford | MAW | 0 – 1 | IM | Beukes Dante M | NAM | |
| FM | Abdulraheem Abdulrahman Akintoye | NGR | 1 – 0 | Adorwa Brian Kadenge | KEN | |
| CM | Oyama Ekok | NGR | 0 – 1 | FM | Mulenga Prince Daniel | ZAM |
| FM | Osunfuyi Abimbola | NGR | 1 – 0 | Thomas Saah | LBR | |
| Ofubu Samson | NGR | 0 – 1 | FM | Talbi Chafik | ALG | |
| FM | Oragwu Chukwunonso | NGR | + – – | Badji Sekou Aransbene | SEN | |
| Kaundum A. Robert Diatta | SEN | 0 – 1 | IM | Nassr Ali | ALG | |
| CM | Paiva Donaldo | MOZ | 1 – 0 | CM | Wane Al Hassane | SEN |
| Gwezere Cecil | ZIM | 0 – 1 | FM | Calicoca Wilton Inacio | MOZ | |
| Methu Joseph Muragu | KEN | 1 – 0 | CM | Sihlongonyane Sikhanyiso | SWZ | |
| Awesome John Aanuoluwapo | NGR | 0 – 1 | FM | Mhango Banele | RSA | |
| Okeke Issac | NGR | 1 – 0 | Simiyu Alfred | KEN | ||
| Diop Wara | SEN | 0 – 1 | FM | Mphungu Gerrard | MAW | |
| Apemiye Austin | NGR | 1 – 0 | Fall Mouhamadou Mourtada | SEN | ||
| Mouhamadou Lamine Gueye | SEN | 0 – 1 | Masango Spencer | ZIM | ||
| Sadam Ali Sheikh | KEN | 1 | bye | |||
| GM | Fawzy Adham | EGY | ½ | not paired |
Results round 1 women section
| WGM | Wafa Shahenda | EGY | 2145 | + – – | Mugide Safinah | UGA | 1518 | |
| Dutt Lakshita | MAW | 1499 | 0 – 1 | WIM | Moaataz Ayah | EGY | 2028 | |
| WIM | Nassr Lina | ALG | 1960 | 1 – 0 | WCM | Mwilola Phylis Namasiku | ZAM | 1432 |
| Dlamini Temahlubi Queen | SWZ | 1413 | 0 – 1 | WFM | Mwango Lorita | ZAM | 1912 | |
| WFM | Ogbiyoyo Perpetual Eloho | NGR | 1880 | 1 – 0 | Bobrova Lubov | SEN | 1397 | |
| WFM | Staal Michaela Francis | RSA | 1356 | 0 – 1 | WIM | February Jesse Nikki | RSA | 1824 |
| WIM | Vilhete Vania Fausto Da T. | MOZ | 1799 | WCM | Mpinganjira Ellen | MAW | 1356 | |
| Sy Mame Binta | SEN | 1349 | 0 – 1 | Nakabo Peninah | UGA | 1730 | ||
| WFM | Marape Naledi | BOT | 1717 | 1 – 0 | Caroline Trapence | MAW | 1341 | |
| Badenhorst Chloe | RSA | 1316 | 1 – 0 | WCM | Charinda Kudzanayi | ZIM | 1702 | |
| WCM | Nassr Manel | ALG | 1670 | 1 – 0 | Msukwa Tupokiwe | MAW | 1304 | |
| Shriyan Santosh Priyasha | MAW | 1285 | WCM | Ndirangu Joyce Nyaruai | KEN | 1659 | ||
| Marochkina Nadezhda Valerevna | SEN | 1639 | 1 – 0 | Simwaba Anne | MAW | 1269 | ||
| Banda Tapiwa | MAW | 1087 | 0 – 1 | Makwena Christine | ZIM | 1638 | ||
| WCM | Wanjiru Lucy | KEN | 1623 | ½ – ½ | Tadeyo Charity | MAW | 1084 | |
| Khady Niang | SEN | 0 | 0 – 1 | WCM | Banda Natalie Katlo | BOT | 1560 | |
| WFM | Mongeli Sasha | KEN | 1553 | 1 – 0 | Ndeye Fatma Diop | SEN | 0 |
