Under 16 World Olympiad Qualifier - Open section
Open SwissStandard
20 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 08 Jul 2025 to 10 Jul 2025 in Lusaka, Zambia. Top 10 Elo average was 1593, and top seed was Sauti Joshua Lisuku (🇿🇲 ZAM, 1930).
Sianyinda lubona twalumba (🇿🇲 ZAM, 1836) won with 5.5/6, ahead of Sauti Joshua Lisuku (4.0) and Zulu Taonga (4.0). twalumba won solo starting round 2.
Location
🇿🇲Lusaka, Zambia
Dates
08 Jul 2025 → 10 Jul 2025
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 6 rounds
Federations · 1 represented
🇿🇲Zambia×12
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 6 roundsSianyinda lubona twalumba led from R2; +1.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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R2–R6 · LEAD HELD
Sianyinda lubona twalumba never relinquished the lead after R2; final gap +1.5 over the runner-up.
R6 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Sianyinda lubona twalumba drew with Sauti Joshua Lisuku (Black).
R1–R5 · WIN STREAK
Sianyinda lubona twalumba won 5 in a row (R1–R5).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Sianyinda lubona twalumba | * | ½ | 1 | — |
| 2Sauti Joshua Lisuku | ½ | * | 1 | 1 |
| 3Zulu Taonga | 0 | 0 | * | — |
| 4Siamalido Alex | — | 0 | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sianyinda lubona twalumba | 1836 | ZAM | +6B | +3N | +7B | +12N | +5B | =2N | 5.5 | 17.5 | 20.0 | 18.00 | 1973 | +21.2 |
| 2 | Sauti Joshua Lisuku | 1930 | ZAM | F | +4N | =13B | +7N | +3B | =1B | 4.0 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 15.00 | 1844 | +0.4 |
| 3 | Zulu Taonga | 1491 | ZAM | +16N | −1B | +6N | +8B | −2N | +14B | 4.0 | 18.0 | 20.0 | 10.50 | 1667 | +24.9 |
| 4 | Siamalido Alex | 1518 | ZAM | +20N | −2B | −5N | +17B | +15N | +12B | 4.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 6.50 | 1543 | +1.2 |
| 5 | Namiluko Phati | 1641 | ZAM | +9B | =12N | +4B | F | −1N | +13B | 3.5 | 17.5 | 20.0 | 10.75 | 1716 | +14.8 |
| 6 | Chanda Gabriel | 0 | ZAM | −1N | +16B | −3B | +10N | −7B | +19N | 3.0 | 17.5 | 18.5 | 6.00 | 834 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Shaurya Danave | 1509 | ZAM | +19B | F | −1N | −2B | +6N | +11N | 3.0 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 7.00 | 1066 | -9.6 |
| 8 | VED RAO | 1442 | ZAM | +10B | −13N | +9B | −3N | −11B | +18N | 3.0 | 15.5 | 17.0 | 7.50 | 751 | -28.4 |
| 9 | FIDE 8733546 | 0 | — | −5N | +17B | −8N | −14B | +20N | +15B | 3.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 4.00 | 725 | 0.0 |
| 10 | FIDE 8734399 | 0 | — | −8N | +20B | −14N | −6B | +19B | +16N | 3.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 3.00 | 668 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Talasani Dileep Reddy | 0 | ZAM | −?B | +19N | +15B | −18N | +8N | −7B | 3.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 6.00 | 1476 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Sianyinda Lubomba | 1471 | ZAM | F | =5B | +18N | −1B | +14N | −4N | 2.5 | 17.5 | 19.0 | 5.75 | 1542 | +4.4 |
| 13 | Chansa Emmanuel | 1601 | ZAM | F | +8B | =2N | F | +18B | −5N | 2.5 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 6.50 | 1650 | +6.8 |
| 14 | Phiri Christopher | 1491 | ZAM | =18B | −15N | +10B | +9N | −12B | −3N | 2.5 | 14.5 | 16.0 | 6.75 | 699 | -39.2 |
| 15 | FIDE 8734364 | 0 | — | F | +14B | −11N | +16N | −4B | −9N | 2.0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 4.50 | 1505 | 0.0 |
| 16 | FIDE 8732019 | 0 | — | −3B | −6N | +20N | −15B | +17N | −10B | 2.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 2.00 | 700 | 0.0 |
| 17 | FIDE 8731500 | 0 | — | F | −9N | +19B | −4N | −16B | +20B | 2.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 1.00 | 718 | 0.0 |
| 18 | FIDE 8731802 | 0 | — | =14N | F | −12B | +11B | −13N | −8B | 1.5 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 4.25 | 1186 | 0.0 |
| 19 | FIDE 8733597 | 0 | — | −7N | −11B | −17N | +20B | −10N | −6B | 1.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 0.00 | 734 | 0.0 |
| 20 | FIDE 8730954 | 0 | — | −4B | −10N | −16B | −19N | −9B | −17N | 0.0 | 14.0 | 15.0 | 0.00 | 718 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Zulu TaongaZAM+24.94.0 pts · #4
- 2Sianyinda lubona twalumbaZAM+21.25.5 pts · #1
- 3Namiluko PhatiZAM+14.83.5 pts · #3
Top rating losers
- 1Phiri ChristopherZAM-39.22.5 pts · #16
- 2VED RAOZAM-28.43.0 pts · #19
- 3Shaurya DanaveZAM-9.63.0 pts · #11