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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
Top seed
🇿🇼Mathe Nomalungelo1769
Avg top 10
648
Participants
14
Federations · 1 represented
🇿🇼Zimbabwe×7
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 6 rounds

Tight race until R6; 2 players tied at 5.0/6, decided on Buchholz.

Co-leaders
8
4
2
1
3
2
1.534.56R1R2R3R4R5R6
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

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5R6PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Nomalungelo, Mathe1769ZIM+9N2B+8N+12B+4N+5N5.019.021.016.002395+5.4
2MAKWIRANZOU TEHILLAH0ZIM+11B+1N+3N4B+6N+?B5.019.019.015.0016940.0
3Dube Samukeliso1655ZIM+8B+6N2B5N+11B+7N4.019.021.012.002256+4.8
4Mguni, Charlene1595ZIM+13B+14N5B+2N1B+10N4.019.021.012.00969-10.8
5Tafadzwa Taruza0ZIM+?B+7N+4N+3B?N1B4.016.016.011.0016340.0
6FIDE 110180620+?B3B+9N+11N2B+13N4.016.016.07.0016260.0
7Zvidza Linda1456ZIM+10N5B12N+14B+8N3B3.016.018.08.00855-9.6
8Moyo Lindelwe0ZIM3N+?B1B+13N7B+11N3.016.016.04.008270.0
9FIDE 1103211101B+13N6BF+14N+12B3.015.015.06.009690.0
10FIDE 1102299007B?N+?B+?N+12N4B3.09.09.02.007490.0
11FIDE 1103253702N+?B+?N6B3N8B2.016.016.00.008550.0
12FIDE 110325290F+?N+7B1N10B9N2.014.014.03.0016130.0
13FIDE 1103208104N9B+?N8B+?N6B2.014.014.00.007950.0
14FIDE 110282380+?N4B?B7N9B+?B2.010.010.00.007490.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

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