Under 16 World Olympiad Qualifier - Girls section
7 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 08 Jul 2025 to 10 Jul 2025 in Lusaka NIPA Main campus, Zambia. Top 10 Elo average was 908, and top seed was Bwalya Margret (🇿🇲 ZAM, 1706).
Bwalya Margret (🇿🇲 ZAM, 1706) won with 5.5/7, ahead of Banda Bertha (4.5) and Vankhedekar Nikhil Nitya (3.5). Margret won solo starting round 6.
The biggest upset came in round 5: Vankhedekar Nikhil Nitya (1502) beat Mweetwa Victoria (1618), a +116-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsBwalya Margret led from R6; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R6.
Bwalya Margret takes the sole lead (4.5/6).
Bwalya Margret beat Banda Bertha (Black).
Bwalya Margret 3 wins (R5–R7)Banda Bertha 3 wins (R4–R7)Mutale Mumba Janelle 3 wins (R2–R5)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Bwalya Margret | * | 1 | 1 | ½ |
| 2Banda Bertha | 0 | * | 1 | 1 |
| 3Mutale Mumba Janelle | 0 | 0 | * | 1 |
| 4Vankhedekar Nikhil Nitya | ½ | 0 | 0 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bwalya Margret | 1706 | ZAM | F | +5B | +2N | =3B | +6N | +4B | +7N | 5.5 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 13.75 | 1811 | +11.6 |
| 2 | Banda Bertha | 1532 | ZAM | +4B | =7N | −1B | +5N | F | +3B | +6N | 4.5 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 10.75 | 1740 | +39.2 |
| 3 | Vankhedekar Nikhil Nitya | 1502 | ZAM | +6B | −4N | +7B | =1N | +5B | −2N | F | 3.5 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 6.75 | 1611 | +16.8 |
| 4 | Mutale Mumba Janelle | 0 | ZAM | −2N | +3B | +6N | F | +7B | −1N | =5B | 3.5 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 6.25 | 1498 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Mweetwa Victoria | 1618 | ZAM | +7B | −1N | F | −2B | −3N | +6B | =4N | 2.5 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 3.25 | 773 | -67.6 |
| 6 | Mumba Abigail | 0 | ZAM | −3N | F | −4B | +7N | −1B | −5N | −2B | 1.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 0.50 | 785 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Singh Adhya | 0 | ZAM | −5N | =2B | −3N | −6B | −4N | F | −1B | 0.5 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 2.25 | 1263 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Banda BerthaZAM+39.24.5 pts · #2
- 2Vankhedekar Nikhil NityaZAM+16.83.5 pts · #4
- 3Bwalya MargretZAM+11.65.5 pts · #1
- 1Mweetwa VictoriaZAM-67.62.5 pts · #6
- 2Mutale Mumba JanelleZAM0.03.5 pts · #3
- 3Mumba AbigailZAM0.01.0 pts · #7
- R5+116 Elo gap