PCZ Flowers 2 - Open section
Open SwissStandard
40 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 21 Jun 2025 to 22 Jun 2025 in Livingstone - Tuswangane Recreation club, Zambia. 4 titled players from 4 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2054, and top seed was Makanga Kusanta (🇿🇲 ZAM, 2097).
Makanga Kusanta (🇿🇲 ZAM, 2097) won with 5.0/6, ahead of Handiya Joseph (4.5) and Elias Musonda (4.5). Kusanta won solo starting round 4.
The biggest upset came in round 4: Kenneth Tembo (1801) beat Alinaswe Sichone (2094), a +293-point gap.
Location
🇿🇲Livingstone - Tuswangane Recreation club, Zambia
Dates
21 Jun 2025 → 22 Jun 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 6 rounds
Titled players · 4
FM×1
CM×3
Federations · 4 represented
🇿🇲Zambia×36
🇿🇼Zimbabwe×2
🇲🇼Malawi×1
🇧🇼Botswana×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 6 roundsMakanga Kusanta led from R4; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
12
5
2
1
1
1
R4–R6 · LEAD HELD
Makanga Kusanta held the sole lead from R4 through R6 without losing it.
R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Makanga Kusanta drew with FM Handiya Joseph (Black).
R1–R4 · WIN STREAK
Makanga Kusanta won 4 in a row (R1–R4).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Makanga Kusanta | * | ½ | — | — |
| 2FMHandiya Joseph | ½ | * | — | — |
| 3Elias Musonda | — | — | * | — |
| 4William Mwape | — | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Makanga Kusanta | 2097 | ZAM | +29N | +25B | +8N | +7B | =2N | =9B | 5.0 | 17.0 | 19.0 | 15.00 | 2276 | +25.0 |
| 2 | Handiya JosephFM | 2080 | ZAM | =16N | +36B | =15N | +6B | =1B | +10N | 4.5 | 18.5 | 19.5 | 14.00 | 2164 | +12.2 |
| 3 | Musonda, Elias | 1989 | ZAM | +31N | =23B | +22N | =5N | =11B | +7B | 4.5 | 15.5 | 17.0 | 12.00 | 2158 | +26.2 |
| 4 | Mwape, William | 2079 | ZAM | −24N | +38B | =16N | +14B | +15N | +8B | 4.5 | 15.0 | 15.5 | 12.00 | 2116 | +5.8 |
| 5 | Chiwambo StansfordCM | 2019 | MAW | +40B | +37N | =9N | =3B | =7N | +19B | 4.5 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 8.75 | 2134 | +17.4 |
| 6 | Phiri Gift | 1972 | ZAM | F | +40N | +33B | −2N | +26B | +17N | 4.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 6.50 | 2139 | +20.0 |
| 7 | Mwape Dennis | 2079 | ZAM | +27B | +19N | +10B | −1N | =5B | −3N | 3.5 | 20.0 | 22.0 | 10.25 | 2055 | +8.6 |
| 8 | Siuluta , Arnold | 2011 | ZAM | +32B | +20N | −1B | =12N | +18B | −4N | 3.5 | 18.5 | 20.0 | 8.75 | 2016 | +1.6 |
| 9 | Bwanga Emmanuel | 2001 | ZAM | F | +30N | =5B | =11N | +17B | =1N | 3.5 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 11.00 | 2104 | +14.4 |
| 10 | Makwaya, Kiddy | 2011 | ZAM | +35N | +24B | −7N | =15B | +16N | −2B | 3.5 | 16.0 | 17.5 | 8.00 | 2008 | +0.2 |
| 11 | Gondwe, Kondwani MaxwellCM | 2043 | ZAM | F | =15B | +23N | =9B | =3N | +21B | 3.5 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 10.00 | 2094 | +7.0 |
| 12 | Mululu, Arnold | 1982 | ZAM | =38N | =16B | +24N | =8B | −21N | +31B | 3.5 | 12.5 | 13.0 | 7.00 | 1967 | -1.6 |
| 13 | Chabala, Efford | 1966 | ZAM | +28N | =22B | −21N | +30B | =23N | =20B | 3.5 | 11.0 | 12.5 | 6.75 | 1942 | -3.0 |
| 14 | Kandangwe Joster | 1950 | ZAM | −20B | =32N | +38B | −4N | +37B | +30N | 3.5 | 10.5 | 11.0 | 3.25 | 1924 | -3.6 |
| 15 | Mpene ThutoCM | 1942 | BOT | +26B | =11N | =2B | =10N | −4B | =28N | 3.0 | 18.0 | 20.0 | 8.75 | 1991 | +16.0 |
| 16 | Mulenga Benjamin | 1923 | ZAM | =2B | =12N | =4B | +32N | −10B | =22N | 3.0 | 18.0 | 19.5 | 8.75 | 2017 | +15.2 |
| 17 | Kenneth Tembo | 1801 | ZAM | F | +27N | +26B | +22B | −9N | −6B | 3.0 | 14.0 | 16.0 | 6.00 | 2055 | +33.4 |
| 18 | Sichinga Milimo | 1934 | ZAM | −22N | F | +20B | +25B | −8N | +23B | 3.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 6.50 | 2010 | +21.2 |
| 19 | Chiumya Brighton | 1947 | ZAM | F | −7B | +28N | =21B | +25N | −5N | 2.5 | 15.5 | 17.5 | 5.25 | 1962 | +2.0 |
| 20 | Chifwa Mailen | 1802 | ZAM | +14N | −8B | −18N | +24B | F | =13N | 2.5 | 15.5 | 17.0 | 7.25 | 1951 | +40.0 |
| 21 | Mulenga Bwalya | 1991 | ZAM | F | F | +13B | =19N | +12B | −11N | 2.5 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 8.25 | 2080 | +9.4 |
| 22 | Sichone, Alinaswe | 2094 | ZAM | +18B | =13N | −3B | −17N | F | =16B | 2.0 | 17.0 | 18.5 | 6.25 | 1851 | -32.0 |
| 23 | Kaluba Yanick | 1800 | ZAM | F | =3N | −11B | +34N | =13B | −18N | 2.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 5.50 | 1907 | +13.2 |
| 24 | Mumbi Lombe | 1896 | ZAM | +4B | −10N | −12B | −20N | +40N | F | 2.0 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 4.50 | 1877 | -6.0 |
| 25 | Mubita, Mwangelwa | 1984 | ZAM | +33B | −1N | +37B | −18N | −19B | F | 2.0 | 14.0 | 14.5 | 2.00 | 1853 | -17.8 |
| 26 | Musonda Godjones | 1924 | ZAM | −15N | +31B | −17N | +33B | −6N | F | 2.0 | 13.5 | 15.0 | 3.00 | 1800 | -17.0 |
| 27 | Mangani, Happy J | 1922 | ZAM | −7N | −17B | =35N | +36B | −31B | =33N | 2.0 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 2.50 | 1740 | -29.2 |
| 28 | Lwenyeka Tumelo | 1809 | ZAM | −13B | F | −19B | =37N | +35N | =15B | 2.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 3.25 | 1837 | +7.2 |
| 29 | Omaling Oogu | 1936 | ZAM | −1B | −33N | +40B | =31N | −30B | =36N | 2.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 1.25 | 1759 | -28.8 |
| 30 | Peter Chembe | 1814 | ZAM | F | −9B | =34B | −13N | +29N | −14B | 1.5 | 16.5 | 18.0 | 2.75 | 1814 | -0.2 |
| 31 | Tanaka Dziyanyi | 1824 | ZIM | −3B | −26N | F | =29B | +27N | −12N | 1.5 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 3.00 | 1802 | -6.0 |
| 32 | Chibale Herris | 1857 | ZAM | −8N | =14B | +36N | −16B | F | F | 1.5 | 13.0 | 13.5 | 2.75 | 1854 | -0.8 |
| 33 | NGWENYA ANDILE | 1818 | ZIM | −25N | +29B | −6N | −26N | F | =27B | 1.5 | 12.0 | 12.5 | 3.00 | 1799 | -5.2 |
| 34 | Katowa, Kennedy | 1961 | ZAM | F | +35B | =30N | −23B | F | F | 1.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 2.25 | 1824 | -11.0 |
| 35 | Daka Andrew | 1859 | ZAM | −10B | −34N | =27B | +38N | −28B | F | 1.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 1.50 | 1755 | -14.0 |
| 36 | Tembo, Osward | 1879 | ZAM | =39B | −2N | −32B | −27N | F | =29B | 1.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 1.25 | 1724 | -18.6 |
| 37 | Muchenje Hartley | 1831 | ZAM | F | −5B | −25N | =28B | −14N | F | 0.5 | 14.5 | 16.0 | 1.00 | 1619 | -37.2 |
| 38 | David Clive Mutale | 1816 | ZAM | =12B | −4N | −14N | −35B | F | F | 0.5 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 1.75 | 1646 | -14.4 |
| 39 | Kantalamba Mushota | 2025 | ZAM | =36N | F | F | F | F | F | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.50 | 1879 | -4.0 |
| 40 | Reuben Liambela | 1870 | ZAM | −5N | −6B | −29N | F | −24B | F | 0.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 0.00 | 1156 | -61.2 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Chifwa MailenZAM+40.02.5 pts · #19
- 2Kenneth TemboZAM+33.43.0 pts · #16
- 3Musonda, EliasZAM+26.24.5 pts · #3
Top rating losers
- 1Reuben LiambelaZAM-61.20.0 pts · #40
- 2Muchenje HartleyZAM-37.20.5 pts · #37
- 3Sichone, AlinasweZAM-32.02.0 pts · #25
Biggest upsets
- R4+293 Elo gap
- R1+183 Elo gap
- R4+161 Elo gap