One of Malawi\u2019s highly-rated chess players, Chiletso Chipanga, finished on sixth place at the World Amateurs Chess Championship in Cagliari, Italy on Sunday.<\/p>\n
Chipanga finished with six points, having lost to Bigabylov Zhuban of Kazakhstan in his final round.<\/p>\n
The Malawi national champion, rated 2126, won six games and lost thrice in Italy.<\/p>\n
India\u2019s Singh Arvinder Preet, who lost to Chipanga in the fourth round, won the championship with seven points, followed by Colombian star Garavito Miguel Angel with the same number of points.<\/p>\n
Gunbayar Myagmarsuren from Mongolia, Zhuban and Locci Damiano of Italy finished on third, fourth and fifth places respectively with 6.5 points each.<\/p>\n
The African Amateurs Chess gold medallist, Chipanga, said he was delighted with his performance despite failing to grab a medal.<\/p>\n
\u201cI could have done better, but this is still a fair result. Competing at such a big event has taught me many lessons which are vital in my journey,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Chess Association of Malawi Publicity Secretary, Makhosi Nyirenda, said they were impressed with Chipanga\u2019s performance in Italy.<\/p>\n
Chipanga, who is earmarked to represent Malawi at the Batumi Chess Olympiad in Georgia in September, returns home Wednesday through Chileka International Airport.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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