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MASHONALAND WEST CHESS TOURNAMENT LADIES SECTION

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9 players participated in this 8-round tournament, held from 24 May 2025 to 26 May 2025 in Chinhoyi, Zimbabwe. 2 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 978, and top seed was Refiloe Hazel Mudodo (🇿🇼 ZIM, WCM, 1834).

Linda Dalitso Shaba (🇿🇼 ZIM, WFM, 1791) won with 6.0/8, ahead of Colletta Wakuruwarewa (6.0) and Refiloe Hazel Mudodo (4.0). Shaba shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.

Location
🇿🇼Chinhoyi, Zimbabwe
Dates
24 May 2025 → 26 May 2025
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 8 rounds
Top seed
🇿🇼WCMRefiloe Hazel Mudodo1834
Avg top 10
978
Participants
9
Titled players · 2
WFM×1
WCM×1
Federations · 1 represented
🇿🇼Zimbabwe×5
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 8 rounds

Tight race until R8; 2 players tied at 6.0/8, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.

Co-leaders
2
2
4
2
1
2
1
2
2468R1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8
R8 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

2 players finish on 6.0/8. Shaba takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (19.0).

R3 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Colletta Wakuruwarewa drew with WFM Linda Dalitso Shaba (Black).

R1–R8 · UNBEATEN

Colletta Wakuruwarewa went unbeaten across 7 games (R1–R8).

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Shaba, Linda DalitsoWFM1791ZIM+6B+7N=2B+4N+5B=3N+8BF6.019.019.014.001946+16.0
2Wakuruwarewa, Colletta1815ZIM+9N+8B=1N+3B=4N+6BF+5B6.018.018.013.001940+12.8
3Mudodo, Refiloe HazelWCM1834ZIM=4B+5N+7B2NF=1B+6NF4.021.021.010.001743-9.8
4Felistas Mapfumo1641ZIM=3N+9B+6N1B=2BF5N+8N4.020.020.06.001598-8.4
5Portia Sibanda1723ZIMF3B+8NF1N+9B+4B2N3.020.020.04.001577-29.6
6FIDE 1103141701NF4BF+9N2N3B7B1.022.022.00.009700.0
7FIDE 110314090F1B3NFFFF+6N1.012.012.01.0010130.0
8FIDE 110177830F2N5BFFF1N4B0.024.024.00.009430.0
9FIDE 15810545802B4NFF6B5NFF0.019.019.00.009260.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

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