Malawi prisons’ teams impress in intercontinental chess tourney

Three teams of inmates from Malawi’s Bvumbwe Youth, Kachere Women and Zomba prisons reached the quarter-finals of the virtual Intercontinental Chess Championship. Zomba finished second in its group after defeating teams from Serbia, Croatia, Albania and Germany, drawing with Italy and losing to Zimbabwe. Their progress highlights chess talent within Malawi’s prisons and gives inmates an opportunity to represent the country in international competition.

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