African Freedom day Chess Tournament

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52 players participated in this 8-round tournament, held from 24 May 2025 to 26 May 2025 in Solwezi, Zambia. 5 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 2150, and top seed was Gillan Bwalya (🇿🇲 ZAM, IM, 2336).

Kabwe Timothy (🇿🇲 ZAM, 2231) won with 7.0/8, ahead of Justin Daka (7.0) and Geoffrey Luanja (6.5). Timothy won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 2: Mambwe Mwansa (1974) beat Gillan Bwalya (IM, 2336), a +362-point gap.

Location

🇿🇲Solwezi, Zambia

Dates

24 May 2025 → 26 May 2025

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 8 rounds

Top seed

🇿🇲IMGillan Bwalya2336

Avg top 10

2,150

Participants

Titled players · 5

IM×2

FM×1

CM×2

Federations · 1 represented

🇿🇲Zambia×46

Top 3

🥇
Kabwe Timothy
🇿🇲ZAM·2231
7.0pts·2389perf+26.4
🥈
Justin Daka
🇿🇲ZAM·2188
7.0pts·2400perf+37.2
🥉
FMGeoffrey Luanja
🇿🇲ZAM·2113
6.5pts·2214perf+22.6

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 8 rounds

Tight race until R8; 2 players tied at 7.0/8, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.

Co-leaders

Timothy7Daka7Luanja6.5Kaoma6Chipasha6Gondwe6

R8 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

2 players finish on 7.0/8. Timothy takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (36.5).

R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Kabwe Timothy drew with Justin Daka (White).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

Kabwe Timothy 4 wins (R1–R4)Justin Daka 4 wins (R1–R4)FM Geoffrey Luanja 4 wins (R1–R4)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Kabwe Timothy	*	½	—	½
2Justin Daka	½	*	½	1
3FMGeoffrey Luanja	—	½	*	—
4Micheal Kaoma	½	0	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Kabwe Timothy	2231	ZAM	+44N	+37B	+19N	+6B	=2B	=4N	+11B	+7N	7.0	36.5	37.5	31.00	2389	+26.4
2	Daka, Justin	2188	ZAM	+39B	+32N	+22B	+7B	=1N	+21N	+4B	=3N	7.0	36.0	38.0	31.25	2400	+37.2
3	Luanja, GeoffreyFM	2113	ZAM	+26N	+33B	+35N	+37N	=8B	=16B	+22N	=2B	6.5	30.5	33.0	24.50	2214	+22.6
4	Kaoma, Micheal	2236	ZAM	+38B	+5N	+12B	=15N	+9B	=1B	−2N	+11N	6.0	40.0	42.5	29.75	2226	+1.2
5	Sinkala Chipasha	1909	ZAM	+41N	−4B	+26N	+13B	+6N	=7B	=16N	+10B	6.0	35.5	37.0	26.00	2197	+41.4
6	Gondwe, Kondwani MaxwellCM	2033	ZAM	+48B	+40N	+8B	−1N	−5B	+18N	+13B	+12N	6.0	34.5	35.5	22.50	2096	+10.0
7	Chumfwa, KelvinIM	2236	ZAM	+46N	+10B	+21B	−2N	+15B	=5N	+8B	−1B	5.5	39.0	40.0	23.00	2160	-11.0
8	Mwansa, Mambwe	1974	ZAM	+36N	+16B	−6N	+28B	=3N	+15B	−7N	+17B	5.5	35.0	38.0	23.25	2183	+38.0
9	Zulu, ThomasCM	2038	ZAM	+52N	=27B	=16N	+32B	−4N	+34B	=17N	+15B	5.5	29.0	29.0	16.75	2139	+18.8
10	Muwowo Emmanuel	1917	ZAM	+28B	−7N	+14B	+39N	+12B	−11N	+21B	−5N	5.0	34.0	36.0	19.50	2027	+44.8
11	Chasaya, Terence	1988	ZAM	+31N	+42B	−15N	+34B	+20N	+10B	−1N	−4B	5.0	33.0	34.5	17.00	1992	-0.8
12	Kakoma, Davy	2001	ZAM	+49N	+26B	−4N	+27B	−10N	+20B	+32N	−6B	5.0	31.5	32.5	15.50	1944	-9.0
13	Mike Mwale	0	ZAM	+30N	+17B	−27N	−5N	+46B	+40B	−6N	+32B	5.0	28.0	29.0	13.50	1935	0.0
14	Lukonga Aongola	1741	ZAM	F	+41B	−10N	+31B	−17N	+29N	+33B	+23N	5.0	24.5	25.5	15.00	1917	+36.4
15	Mumba Samuel	2074	ZAM	+35B	+23N	+11B	=4B	−7N	−8N	+18B	−9N	4.5	36.0	39.0	19.50	2027	-7.0
16	Bwalya, GillanIM	2336	ZAM	+18B	−8N	=9B	+40N	+29B	=3N	=5B	F	4.5	35.0	36.5	18.50	2046	-17.9
17	Ndlovu Dumisani	1976	ZAM	+20B	−13N	−39B	+51N	+14B	+38N	=9B	−8N	4.5	30.0	30.0	14.75	1869	-13.2
18	Mweemba Albert	1844	ZAM	−16N	+31B	+42N	=19B	+27N	−6B	−15N	+37B	4.5	28.5	30.0	12.75	1966	+32.0
19	Sakala Ronald	2009	ZAM	+47B	+45N	−1B	=18N	−22N	−26B	+43B	+28N	4.5	25.0	26.0	9.25	1764	-32.0
20	Kwalela Mwendabai	0	ZAM	−17N	+44B	+46N	+33B	−11B	−12N	=38B	+31N	4.5	24.0	25.0	9.25	1904	0.0
21	Chola, Midosantos	2019	ZAM	F	+34B	−7N	+23N	+38B	−2B	−10N	+44B	4.0	28.0	28.0	10.50	2011	-1.0
22	Kaimana Clifford	1990	ZAM	+50B	F	−2N	−38N	+19B	+23N	−3B	+34N	4.0	27.5	27.5	11.50	1982	-1.2
23	Mapalo Daniel	1885	ZAM	+25N	−15B	+50N	−21B	+36N	−22B	+35N	−14B	4.0	27.5	27.5	10.00	1636	-59.6
24	Wainga Tran	0	ZAM	−34N	+49B	−31N	=45B	=33N	−35B	+47B	+36N	4.0	17.0	18.0	7.00	1497	0.0
25	Siakaala Mike Hingandu	0	ZAM	−23B	+48N	−28B	−?N	+50B	+47N	−44N	+40B	4.0	12.0	12.0	3.50	1590	0.0
26	Livingi Blessings	1700	ZAM	−3B	−12N	−5B	+41N	=37B	+19N	+27N	F	3.5	32.5	34.0	10.75	1909	+55.6
27	Kapembwa Trevor	1875	ZAM	F	=9N	+13B	−12N	−18B	+37N	−26B	+29N	3.5	29.5	29.5	13.75	1748	-16.8
28	Mwewa Brian	1801	ZAM	−10N	+36B	+25N	−8N	+30B	−32B	=42N	−19B	3.5	28.5	30.0	11.25	1150	-48.0
29	Mwelwa Jacob	0	ZAM	=33N	−46B	+30N	+43B	−16N	−14B	+40N	−27B	3.5	22.5	23.5	8.00	1732	0.0
30	Silungwe Ian	0	ZAM	−13B	+?N	−29B	+50N	−28N	−31B	+45N	=41B	3.5	17.5	17.5	1.75	1001	0.0
31	Kasepa Rophan	0	ZAM	−11B	−18N	+24B	−14N	+?B	+30N	−34N	−20B	3.0	29.5	29.5	7.50	1606	0.0
32	Kangwa, Moses	1901	ZAM	F	−2B	+49N	−9N	+39B	+28N	−12B	−13N	3.0	29.0	29.0	6.50	1886	-3.4
33	Brian Muleba	1890	ZAM	=29B	−3N	+44B	−20N	=24B	+41N	−14N	−35B	3.0	28.0	29.0	6.25	1610	-56.8
34	Mbewe Ignitious	1863	ZAM	+24B	−21N	F	−11N	+42B	−9N	+31B	−22B	3.0	27.0	28.0	8.50	1209	-48.8
35	Mulenga Hassan	1558	ZAM	−15N	F	−3B	−36B	+43N	+24N	−23B	+33N	3.0	26.5	26.5	8.50	1730	+23.6
36	Makayi Makayi	0	ZAM	−8B	−28N	+48B	+35N	−23B	F	+?N	−24B	3.0	22.0	22.0	4.00	1730	0.0
37	Nosiku Muyunda	1902	ZAM	+43B	−1N	+47N	−3B	=26N	−27B	F	−18N	2.5	28.5	29.5	4.25	1586	-34.6
38	Musonge Perry	1834	ZAM	−4N	F	F	+22B	−21N	−17B	=20N	+42B	2.5	24.5	24.5	7.75	1862	+2.4
39	Chiluba, Kinley	1761	ZAM	−2N	+51B	+17N	−10B	−32N	F	F	F	2.0	23.5	23.5	4.50	1796	+3.6
40	Chipoya Micheal	1870	ZAM	F	−6B	=43N	−16B	+45N	−13N	−29B	−25N	1.5	25.5	25.5	1.75	1352	-7.2
41	FIDE 8733856	0	—	−5B	−14N	F	−26B	+49N	−33B	F	=30N	1.5	22.0	22.0	2.75	1010	0.0
42	Shayoya Leornard	0	ZAM	F	−11N	−18B	+47B	−34N	F	=28B	−38N	1.5	21.5	21.5	2.75	1500	0.0
43	Mutale Dalitso	0	ZAM	−37N	F	=40B	−29N	−35B	+45B	−19N	−48B	1.5	17.0	17.0	1.75	1513	0.0
44	Mbaulu Aaron	1801	ZAM	−1B	−20N	−33N	F	F	F	+25B	−21N	1.0	25.5	25.5	4.00	1237	-27.2
45	Kambita Beston	0	ZAM	F	−19B	F	=24N	−40B	−43N	−30B	=?B	1.0	23.0	23.0	2.00	1617	0.0
46	Musanje, Rapheal	1841	ZAM	−7B	+29N	−20B	F	−13N	F	F	F	1.0	18.5	18.5	3.50	1436	-1.6
47	Kahokola Mutoshi	0	ZAM	−19N	F	−37B	−42N	F	−25B	−24N	+51B	1.0	16.5	16.5	0.00	1156	0.0
48	FIDE 8732310	0	—	−6N	−25B	−36N	−49B	−?B	F	F	+43N	1.0	15.5	15.5	1.50	1233	0.0
49	FIDE 8733805	0	—	−12B	−24N	−32B	+48N	−41B	F	F	−?N	1.0	14.5	14.5	1.00	1151	0.0
50	FIDE 8733813	0	—	−22N	F	−23B	−30B	−25N	F	F	F	0.0	15.5	15.5	0.00	1138	0.0
51	FIDE 8732353	0	—	F	−39N	F	−17B	F	F	F	−47N	0.0	8.5	8.5	0.00	1069	0.0
52	FIDE 8716870	0	—	−9B	F	F	F	F	F	F	F	0.0	7.0	7.0	0.00	1238	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Livingi BlessingsZAM
+55.6
3.5 pts · #19
2Muwowo EmmanuelZAM
+44.8
5.0 pts · #6
3Sinkala ChipashaZAM
+41.4
6.0 pts · #10

Top rating losers

1Mapalo DanielZAM
-59.6
4.0 pts · #28
2Brian MulebaZAM
-56.8
3.0 pts · #30
3Mbewe IgnitiousZAM
-48.8
3.0 pts · #42

Biggest upsets

R2+362 Elo gap
Mwansa, Mambwe1974 beat IMBwalya, Gillan2336
R8+332 Elo gap
Mulenga Hassan1558 beat Brian Muleba1890
R6+309 Elo gap
Livingi Blessings1700 beat Sakala Ronald2009