Chess Olympiad 2026

Women section
Standings
MAW
Seeded 137, category D
4 won, 1 drawn, 6 lost
Also in the Open section
Malawi as a nation

Malawi

In numbers

142

place of 189 after round 11

9

match points from 11 matches

18

game points; TB1 111½, TB3 98

1599

average rating

Roster

Board	Player	Rating	Games	Score	Perf.	±	Favourite
1	WCM Ellen Mpinganjira	1546	9	3	1642	+15
2	WCM Tupokiwe Msukwa	1718	9	3½	1633	−21
3	WCM Jailos Rachel	1566	9	4	1596	−8
4	George Anny	1596	9	3½	1424	−25
5	Kapende Shalom	1571	8	4	1041	−11

Boards follow the order the players have appeared in, as the team list keeps it; board 5 is the reserve. Games and scores count played games only. Performance and rating change come from Lichess. A name opens the player’s page.

Who carries the team

Each board from the player’s rating (hollow) to the performance so far (filled); red, the largest lift, grey, a board below its rating. The grey line is the team’s average rating, the score closes the row. A performance on few games moves a long way.

Matches

Round 1 v Philippines PHI

0–4

Lost, 0 match pointsWhite on board 1

1WCM Ellen Mpinganjira 15460Mhage Gerriahlou Sebastian 19571 2WIM Ruelle Canino 21601WCM Tupokiwe Msukwa 17180 3WCM Jailos Rachel 15660WIM Jan Jodilyn Fronda 21341 4WFM Shania Mae Mendoza 20761Kapende Shalom 15710

Round 2 v Gabon GAB

4–0

Won, 2 match pointsBlack on board 1

1Pauline C. Kendall Onanga Ndjimba 0WCM Tupokiwe Msukwa 17181 2WCM Jailos Rachel 15661Felicia Ngoua Oyane 0 3Lyne Marley Sabine Oussou 0George Anny 15961 4Kapende Shalom 15711Kristyna Elisee Ndam Ziza 0

Round 3 v Syria SYR

0–4

Lost, 0 match pointsBlack on board 1

1WFM Manar Khalil 18631WCM Ellen Mpinganjira 15460 2WCM Tupokiwe Msukwa 17180WIM Nibal Algildah 19051 3Doha. Farha 18761WCM Jailos Rachel 15660 4George Anny 15960Naya Bofroud 18071

Round 4 v Zimbabwe ZIM

0–4

Lost, 0 match pointsWhite on board 1

1WCM Ellen Mpinganjira 15460Christine Makwena 18981 2WCM Kudzanayi Charinda 18951WCM Tupokiwe Msukwa 17180 3WCM Jailos Rachel 15660Carol Ndlovu 17181 4Makwiranzou Tehillah 16241George Anny 15960

Round 5 v Mali MLI

4–0

Won, 2 match pointsWhite on board 1

1WCM Ellen Mpinganjira 15461Adama Diakite 16730 2Bintou Diallo 15750WCM Tupokiwe Msukwa 17181 3George Anny 15961Terena Diallo 0 4Fatim Maiga 0Kapende Shalom 15711

Round 6 v Suriname SUR

½–3½

Lost, 0 match pointsBlack on board 1

1WCM Elise Wu 19271WCM Ellen Mpinganjira 15460 2WCM Tupokiwe Msukwa 17180WCM Victoria Kaslan 17971 3WFM Catherine Kaslan 1866½WCM Jailos Rachel 1566½ 4Kapende Shalom 15710Shefali Creebsburg 16071

Round 7 v Maldives MDV

2–2

Drawn, 1 match pointWhite on board 1

1WCM Ellen Mpinganjira 15460WCM Ahmed Nihaya 16121 2Abdul Rasheed Mariyam Laisa 14780WCM Jailos Rachel 15661 3George Anny 15961Eana Abdulla Hassan 15810 4Aishath Noya Shahurudheen Shareef 1Kapende Shalom 15710

Round 8 v Niger NIG

3½–½

Won, 2 match pointsBlack on board 1

1Mahamadou Leila Aicha 16230WCM Ellen Mpinganjira 15461 2WCM Jailos Rachel 15661Zeinabou Boubacar 0 3Zakari Abdou Yasmina ½George Anny 1596½ 4Kapende Shalom 15711Koundou Ballama Magaram Malaram 0

Round 9 v Guatemala GUA

½–3½

Lost, 0 match pointsWhite on board 1

1WCM Ellen Mpinganjira 15460WCM Jenny Fernanda Santiago Sontay 18441 2WFM Deycy Daniela Raymundo 18321WCM Tupokiwe Msukwa 17180 3WCM Jailos Rachel 1566½WCM Kerstin Danielle Reinhard Moller 1719½ 4WIM Carolina Mazariegos Kummerfeldt 19191George Anny 15960

Round 10 v Laos LAO

1–3

Lost, 0 match pointsBlack on board 1

1WCM Maly Inthavong 1578½WCM Tupokiwe Msukwa 1718½ 2WCM Jailos Rachel 15660Namphet Manichith 14881 3Souphaphone Sihanath 14611George Anny 15960 4Kapende Shalom 1571½Bouavone Keosavangh ½

Round 11 v Liberia LBR

2½–1½

Won, 2 match pointsBlack on board 1

1Meleh M. Davis 15070WCM Ellen Mpinganjira 15461 2WCM Tupokiwe Msukwa 17181Princess K. Banney 14500 3Georgina Sackie 17901George Anny 15960 4Kapende Shalom 1571½Kemvee H. Sambola ½

Team awards

Whitewash

Round 2
Malawi MAW4Gabon GAB0

Won the match 4–0, forfeits included.

Whitewash

Round 5
Malawi MAW4Mali MLI0

Won the match 4–0, forfeits included.

Sprint Match

109moves

Round 8, 42 + 23 + 27 + 17
Malawi MAW3½Niger NIG½

The match whose four boards were over quickest, in moves added together; forfeits never count.

Forward March

6.42retreats per 100 moves

Round 8, 7 of 109 moves went backwards
Malawi MAW

Fewest retreating moves per 100 of the team's own moves.