INTERNATIONAL Master (IM) Chitumbo Mwali has expressed disappointment following his first round elimination from the ongoing 2023 Chess World Cup in Baku, Azerbaijan. Each round is played under a knock-out system, consisting of a two-game match. In the case of a tie, the players play a rapid and, if necessary, a blitz tiebreak until the winner is determined. Mwali lost both of his games to Turkish Grandmaster (GM) Mustafa Yilmaz. In an interview yesterday, Mwali expressed disappointment, adding that he had learnt lessons from the outing. “The outing did not go as planned. I thought I could stay longer here by winning and qualifying for the next phases. When the pairing came out, I thought I would go far, but...