Joseph Mwale and Trapence Caroline were crowned at the 2024 Malawi National Chess Championship at Bingu International Convention Centre in Lilongwe on Sunday 31 March 2024.
The third seed, FIDE Master, Joseph Mwale registered six victories, two draws and one defeat to Candidate Master Petros Mfune amassing seven points out of a possible nine.
Candidate Master, Charles Chimthere had a good run managing 6,5 points and clinching silver recording defeats against eventual champion Joseph Mwale and Peter Nyama.
Another Candidate Master, Petros Mfune had to settle for bronze with 6.5 points.
Tournament top seed CM Chilesto Chipanga finished in position six.
The women’s section was won by third seed Trapence Caroline who finished on seven points. She managed to draw with tournament top seed Tupokiwe Msukwa and second seed WFM Linda Jambo sealing the championship title with seven points. Sixth seed Susan Namangale amassed six points as she managed to see off the tie breaker against WFM Linda Jambo, Tupokiwe Msukwa, and Anne Simwaba who were also on six points.