Chiletso Chipanga (born 1987) is a Malawian chess player. He was awarded the tile of Candidate Master in 2010.[1]
| Chiletso Chipanga | |
|---|---|
| Country | Malawi |
| Born | March 8, 1987 Zomba, Malawi |
| Title | Candidate Master (2010) |
| Peak rating | 2162 (June 2018) |
Chess career edit
He grew up in Zomba and was introduced to chess at age 11 by his brother. Since Zomba did not host major chess tournaments, he travelled to Blantyre to participate in chess tournaments, first playing there in 2004. He won the Malawi Junior Chess Championship in 2006 and 2007, and qualified for the Africa Junior Chess Championship.[2]
He has represented Malawi at numerous Chess Olympiads, including 2008 (scoring 4/11 on board two),[3] 2010 (5/11 on board three),[4] 2012 (3/10 on board one),[5] 2014 (4.5/11 on board one),[6] 2016 (4/8 on board three)[7] and 2018 (3.5/10 on board three).[8]
He won the Africa Amateurs Individual Chess Championship in 2017[9] and 2018,[2] and finished sixth in the World Amateurs Chess Championship in 2018.[10]
He qualified to play in the Chess World Cup 2021 as a nominee of the FIDE President, where he was defeated 2-0 by Indian Grandmaster Adhiban Baskaran in the first round.[11]
References edit
- ^ "Chipanga, Chiletso". ratings.fide.com. Retrieved 2021-08-02.
- ^ a b khisho (2018-04-27). "The Tale of Chiletso Chipanga: The Zomba Boy". Africa Chess Media. Retrieved 2021-08-02.
- ^ "OlimpBase :: 38th Chess Olympiad, Dresden 2008, Malawi". www.olimpbase.org. Retrieved 2021-08-02.
- ^ "OlimpBase :: 39th Chess Olympiad, Khanty-Mansiysk 2010, Malawi". www.olimpbase.org. Retrieved 2021-08-02.
- ^ "OlimpBase :: 40th Chess Olympiad, Istanbul 2012, Malawi". www.olimpbase.org. Retrieved 2021-08-02.
- ^ "OlimpBase :: 41st Chess Olympiad, Tromsø 2014, Malawi". www.olimpbase.org. Retrieved 2021-08-02.
- ^ "OlimpBase :: 42nd Chess Olympiad, Baku 2016, Malawi". www.olimpbase.org. Retrieved 2021-08-02.
- ^ "OlimpBase :: 43rd Chess Olympiad, Batumi 2018, Malawi". www.olimpbase.org. Retrieved 2021-08-02.
- ^ khisho (2018-03-16). "Chiletso Chipanga: Malawi's First Chess Gold Medalist". Africa Chess Media. Retrieved 2021-08-02.
- ^ Sangala, Tom (2018-05-01). "Chiletso Chipanga 6th in the world". The Times Group Malawi. Retrieved 2021-08-02.
- ^ "Tournament tree — FIDE World Cup 2021". worldcup-results.fide.com. Retrieved 2021-08-02.
External links edit
- Chiletso Chipanga rating card at FIDE
- Chiletso Chipanga chess games at 365Chess.com
- Chiletso Chipanga player profile and games at Chessgames.com
