The Malawi Chess Open Championship 2022 took place from 9-12 June in Lilongwe. The event was played in 9 swiss rounds in the Open section, and 7 swiss rounds in the Women’s section.
George Mwale and Geoffrey Luanja scored 7/9 points each and tied for the first place, but Mwale had a greater number of victories and claimed gold. Geoffrey Luanja came second, while the top seeded player of the event William Mwape scored 6.5/9 points and won bronze medal.
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Desiderata Nkhoma claimed the Malawi Women’s Open Championship. Nkhoma had a slow start as she lost the first round, but then scored 5.5/6 to clinch the trophy. Aaliya Patel and Susan Namangale tied for second place with 5/6 points each with Patel winning the silver medal as she defeated Namangale in the direct encounter. (scroll down for final rankings)
Final rankings – Malawi Open Chess Championship 2022:
| Rk. | Name | FED | Rtg | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 |
| 1 | Mwale George | MAW | 2025 | 7 | 0.5 | 6 | 1943 |
| 2 | Luanja Geoffrey | ZAM | 2150 | 7 | 0.5 | 5 | 1994 |
| 3 | Mwape William | ZAM | 2177 | 6.5 | 0 | 6 | 1957 |
| 4 | Kamwendo Precious | MAW | 1934 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 1984 |
| 5 | Mwale Joseph | MAW | 2154 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 1884 |
| 6 | Chimthere Alfred Charles | MAW | 2047 | 5.5 | 0 | 5 | 1877 |
| 7 | Mwape Dennis | ZAM | 2013 | 5.5 | 0 | 4 | 1941 |
| 8 | Chiona Richard | MAW | 1896 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 1859 |
| 9 | Sharra Leonard | MAW | 1803 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 1746 |
| 10 | Mawango Davie | MAW | 1888 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 1677 |
| 11 | Nyama Peter | MAW | 1851 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1842 |
| 12 | Nyambalo Joseph | MAW | 2043 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1713 |
| 13 | Chiwambo Stanford | MAW | 1946 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1698 |
| 14 | Shaba Martin | MAW | 1707 | 4.5 | 0 | 4 | 1863 |
| 15 | Ngwira Douglas Paul | MAW | 1661 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1682 |
| 16 | Mwazozo Hope | MAW | 1765 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1963 |
| 17 | Kalambo Praise | MAW | 1747 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1955 |
| 18 | Mpinganjira Stanley | MAW | 1700 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1794 |
| 19 | Kaunda Kajani | MAW | 1910 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1748 |
| 20 | Shankanga Crispin | ZAM | 1679 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1572 |
| 21 | Foster Ken | MAW | 1886 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1891 |
| 22 | Malombodza Blessings | MAW | 0 | 3.5 | 0 | 3 | 1816 |
| 23 | Mkwezalamba Eljah | MAW | 1563 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1809 |
| 24 | Nanthambwe Hubert | MAW | 1840 | 2.5 | 0 | 2 | 1402 |
| 25 | Kankhwala Francis | MAW | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1727 |
| 26 | Gondwe Gerrald | MAW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1811 |
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Final rankings – Malawi Women’s Chess Championship 2022:
| Rk. | Name | FED | Rtg | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 |
| 1 | Nkhoma Desiderata | MAW | 1465 | 5.5 | 0 | 5 | 1232 |
| 2 | Patel Aaliya | MAW | 0 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1278 |
| 3 | Namangale Susan | MAW | 1247 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1211 |
| 4 | Mpinganjira Ellen | MAW | 1346 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1232 |
| 5 | Msukwa Tupokiwe | MAW | 1362 | 3.5 | 1 | 3 | 1169 |
| 6 | Banda Tapiwa | MAW | 1213 | 3.5 | 0 | 3 | 1232 |
| 7 | Kapende Sharom | MAW | 1318 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1189 |
| 8 | Khanyera Dalitso | MAW | 0 | 2.5 | 0 | 2 | 1297 |
| 9 | Tadeyo Charity | MAW | 1134 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1232 |
| 10 | Msiska Royce | MAW | 1250 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1275 |
