Chitumbo Mwali (born 1986) is a Zambian chess player. He was awarded the tile of International Master in 2007.
| Chitumbo Mwali | |
|---|---|
| Country | Zambia |
| Born | April 11, 1986 |
| Title | International Master (2007) |
| Peak rating | 2356 (July 2017) |
Chess career edit
He won the African Junior Chess Championship in 2006, and earned the silver medal on board four in the 2007 All-Africa Games.[1]
After winning the Zambian Chess World Cup Qualifier in 2021, he qualified to play in the Chess World Cup 2021. Pre-tournament favourite Andrew Kayonde, trailing by 1.5 points with two rounds to go and a game in hand against IM Chitumbo Mwali, pulled out after accusing the other 5 players of colluding to deliberately lose against Mwali.[2][3]
In the first round at the World Cup, Chitumbo lost the first game against the much higher-rated Haik M. Martirosyan before winning the second game to take the encounter to tiebreaks, where he was defeated 2-0 in the rapid games.
Mwali won the Zambian qualifiers[4] to compete in the 2023 Chess World Cup, where he was defeated by Mustafa Yılmaz in the first round.
He is also an accountant and chess coach.[5]
References edit
- ^ "OlimpBase :: 9th All-Africa Games (chess - men), Algiers 2007, individual results". www.olimpbase.org. Retrieved 2021-06-12.
- ^ "IM Andrew Kayonde Pulls Out – IM Chitumbo Mwali Goes to World Cup – Zone 4.5 Chess". Retrieved 2021-06-12.
- ^ "Top Six 2021 World Cup Qualifier". Chess-Results Server. Retrieved 2022-09-01.
- ^ "Chess-Results Server Chess-results.com - FIDE World Cup Slot (Team Zambia)". chess-results.com. Retrieved 2023-08-01.
- ^ Mubayiwa, Tendai (2014-12-03). "Chess interview with Zambia's International Master Chitumbo Mwali". Africa Chess. Retrieved 2021-06-12.
External links edit
- Chitumbo Mwali rating card at FIDE
- Chitumbo Mwali chess games at 365Chess.com
- Chitumbo Mwali player profile and games at Chessgames.com
