PROUD WAWA MEMORIAL 2ND EDITION CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP LADIES 2025
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14 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 21 Jun 2025 to 22 Jun 2025 in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe. Top 10 Elo average was 648, and top seed was Mathe Nomalungelo (🇿🇼 ZIM, 1769).
Mathe Nomalungelo (🇿🇼 ZIM, 1769) won with 5.0/6, ahead of MAKWIRANZOU TEHILLAH (5.0) and Dube Samukeliso (4.0). Nomalungelo shared the lead from round 5, winning on tie-break.
Location
🇿🇼Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
Dates
21 Jun 2025 → 22 Jun 2025
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 6 rounds
Federations · 1 represented
🇿🇼Zimbabwe×7
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 6 roundsTight race until R6; 2 players tied at 5.0/6, decided on Buchholz.
Co-leaders
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R6 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
2 players finish on 5.0/6. Nomalungelo takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (19.0).
R2 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
MAKWIRANZOU TEHILLAH beat Mathe Nomalungelo (Black).
WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers
MAKWIRANZOU TEHILLAH 3 wins (R1–R3)Mathe Nomalungelo 4 wins (R3–R6)Tafadzwa Taruza 4 wins (R1–R4)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1MAKWIRANZOU TEHILLAH | * | 1 | — | 1 |
| 2Mathe Nomalungelo | 0 | * | 1 | — |
| 3Tafadzwa Taruza | — | 0 | * | 1 |
| 4Dube Samukeliso | 0 | — | 0 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nomalungelo, Mathe | 1769 | ZIM | +9N | −2B | +8N | +12B | +4N | +5N | 5.0 | 19.0 | 21.0 | 16.00 | 2395 | +5.4 |
| 2 | MAKWIRANZOU TEHILLAH | 0 | ZIM | +11B | +1N | +3N | −4B | +6N | +?B | 5.0 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 15.00 | 1694 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Dube Samukeliso | 1655 | ZIM | +8B | +6N | −2B | −5N | +11B | +7N | 4.0 | 19.0 | 21.0 | 12.00 | 2256 | +4.8 |
| 4 | Mguni, Charlene | 1595 | ZIM | +13B | +14N | −5B | +2N | −1B | +10N | 4.0 | 19.0 | 21.0 | 12.00 | 969 | -10.8 |
| 5 | Tafadzwa Taruza | 0 | ZIM | +?B | +7N | +4N | +3B | −?N | −1B | 4.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 11.00 | 1634 | 0.0 |
| 6 | FIDE 11018062 | 0 | — | +?B | −3B | +9N | +11N | −2B | +13N | 4.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 7.00 | 1626 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Zvidza Linda | 1456 | ZIM | +10N | −5B | −12N | +14B | +8N | −3B | 3.0 | 16.0 | 18.0 | 8.00 | 855 | -9.6 |
| 8 | Moyo Lindelwe | 0 | ZIM | −3N | +?B | −1B | +13N | −7B | +11N | 3.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 4.00 | 827 | 0.0 |
| 9 | FIDE 11032111 | 0 | — | −1B | +13N | −6B | F | +14N | +12B | 3.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 6.00 | 969 | 0.0 |
| 10 | FIDE 11022990 | 0 | — | −7B | −?N | +?B | +?N | +12N | −4B | 3.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 2.00 | 749 | 0.0 |
| 11 | FIDE 11032537 | 0 | — | −2N | +?B | +?N | −6B | −3N | −8B | 2.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 0.00 | 855 | 0.0 |
| 12 | FIDE 11032529 | 0 | — | F | +?N | +7B | −1N | −10B | −9N | 2.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 3.00 | 1613 | 0.0 |
| 13 | FIDE 11032081 | 0 | — | −4N | −9B | +?N | −8B | +?N | −6B | 2.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 0.00 | 795 | 0.0 |
| 14 | FIDE 11028238 | 0 | — | +?N | −4B | −?B | −7N | −9B | +?B | 2.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 0.00 | 749 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Nomalungelo, MatheZIM+5.45.0 pts · #5
- 2Dube SamukelisoZIM+4.84.0 pts · #4
- 3FIDE 110180620.04.0 pts · #6
Top rating losers
- 1Mguni, CharleneZIM-10.84.0 pts · #8
- 2Zvidza LindaZIM-9.63.0 pts · #13
- 3FIDE 110180620.04.0 pts · #6