PCZ Master Series 250601 - section A
6 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 27 Jun 2025 to 29 Jun 2025 in Lusaka - 28 Lubuto Rd, Longacres, Zambia. Top 10 Elo average was 1745, and top seed was Mate Emmanuel (🇿🇲 ZAM, 1959).
Musabandesu Justin (🇿🇲 ZAM, 1862) won with 5.0/6, ahead of Chewe Joshua (5.0) and Mate Emmanuel (4.0). Justin shared the lead from round 4, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 6: Sianyinda lubona twalumba (1836) beat Mate Emmanuel (1959), a +123-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 6 roundsTight race until R1; 2 players tied at 5.0/6, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.
Chewe Joshua takes the sole lead (2.5/3).
2 players finish on 5.0/6. Justin takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (8.0).
Musabandesu Justin won 4 in a row (R3–R6).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Musabandesu Justin | * | — | — | 0 1 |
| 2Chewe Joshua | — | * | — | ½ ½ |
| 3Mate Emmanuel | — | — | * | ½ 0 |
| 4Sianyinda lubona twalumba | 1 0 | ½ ½ | ½ 1 | * |
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇿🇲Musabandesu Justin | 1862 | * | — | — | 10 | 11 | 11 | 5.0 | 4.50 | 8.0 | +10.4 | 1923 |
| 2 | 🇿🇲Chewe Joshua | 1702 | — | * | — | ½½ | 11 | 11 | 5.0 | 4.50 | 8.0 | +32.0 | 1923 |
| 3 | 🇿🇲Mate Emmanuel | 1959 | — | — | * | ½0 | ½1 | 11 | 4.0 | 2.50 | 8.0 | -18.8 | 1797 |
| 4 | 🇿🇲Sianyinda lubona twalumba | 1836 | 10 | ½½ | 1½ | * | — | — | 3.5 | 16.00 | 28.0 | +22.4 | 1898 |
| 5 | 🇿🇲Priyanshu Dinodia | 1622 | 00 | 00 | 0½ | — | * | — | 0.5 | 2.00 | 28.0 | -36.8 | 1440 |
| 6 | 🇿🇲Zulu Taonga | 1491 | 00 | 00 | 00 | — | — | * | 0.0 | 0.00 | 28.0 | -28.7 | 1018 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Chewe JoshuaZAM+32.05.0 pts · #2
- 2Sianyinda lubona twalumbaZAM+22.43.5 pts · #4
- 3Musabandesu JustinZAM+10.45.0 pts · #1
- 1Priyanshu DinodiaZAM-36.80.5 pts · #5
- 2Zulu TaongaZAM-28.70.0 pts · #6
- 3Mate EmmanuelZAM-18.84.0 pts · #3
- R6+123 Elo gap