Tanzania National Chess Championship 2025 - Men
Open SwissStandard
20 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 05 Jul 2025 to 07 Jul 2025 in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. 1 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 1746, and top seed was Misambo Kilasa (🇹🇿 TAN, 1885).
Misambo Kilasa (🇹🇿 TAN, 1885) won with 7.0/9, ahead of Kara Louis (6.5) and Shedrack Lusako (6.5). Kilasa broke clear in the final round.
Location
🇹🇿Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Dates
05 Jul 2025 → 07 Jul 2025
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 9 rounds
Titled players · 1
CM×1
Federations · 1 represented
🇹🇿Tanzania×16
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsMisambo Kilasa led from R3; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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R3–R9 · LEAD HELD
Misambo Kilasa held the sole lead from R3 through R9 without losing it.
R3 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Misambo Kilasa beat Kara Louis (Black).
WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers
Misambo Kilasa 4 wins (R1–R4)Kara Louis 3 wins (R6–R9)Shedrack Lusako 3 wins (R2–R4)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Misambo Kilasa | * | 1 | ½ | 0 |
| 2Kara Louis | 0 | * | ½ | 1 |
| 3Shedrack Lusako | ½ | ½ | * | — |
| 4Emmanuel Mwaisumbe | 1 | 0 | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Misambo Kilasa | 1885 | TAN | +18N | +7B | +2N | +12B | =5N | +6N | =3B | −4B | +9N | 7.0 | 41.5 | 42.5 | 31.25 | 1950 | +13.2 |
| 2 | Kara Louis | 1784 | TAN | +10N | +8B | −1B | +11N | =3B | +13N | F | +9N | +4N | 6.5 | 42.0 | 45.0 | 29.75 | 1946 | +27.4 |
| 3 | Lusako, Shedrack | 1762 | TAN | F | +17N | +14B | +7B | =2N | +5B | =1N | +8B | =6B | 6.5 | 37.0 | 37.0 | 27.75 | 1955 | +29.8 |
| 4 | Mwaisumbe, Emmanuel | 1810 | TAN | F | +13B | +8N | −6B | +16N | =7B | +5N | +1N | −2B | 5.5 | 37.5 | 37.5 | 23.50 | 1819 | +2.4 |
| 5 | Veer GandhiCM | 1805 | TAN | +11B | =9N | =12B | +10N | =1B | −3N | −4B | +15B | =7N | 5.0 | 40.5 | 42.0 | 20.00 | 1715 | -18.6 |
| 6 | Parsa Naser | 1757 | TAN | −17B | +16N | +9B | +4N | +12N | −1B | F | =7B | =3N | 5.0 | 39.5 | 40.5 | 20.25 | 1875 | +37.2 |
| 7 | Aaditya Kailas Bhattbhatt | 1657 | TAN | +16B | −1N | +17B | −3N | +9B | =4N | =10B | =6N | =5B | 5.0 | 39.0 | 40.0 | 16.50 | 1705 | +15.2 |
| 8 | Haruna Mohamed | 1648 | TAN | +20B | −2N | −4B | −9N | +14B | +19N | +13B | −3N | +15B | 5.0 | 30.0 | 30.0 | 7.00 | 952 | -57.6 |
| 9 | Samuel George | 1652 | TAN | +19N | =5B | −6N | +8B | −7N | +10N | +12B | −2B | −1B | 4.5 | 41.5 | 41.5 | 15.50 | 1688 | +12.8 |
| 10 | Delbert Panya | 1577 | TAN | −2B | +14N | +18N | −5B | +15N | −9B | =7N | −11B | +19N | 4.5 | 30.0 | 30.0 | 7.50 | 1505 | -22.0 |
| 11 | Kailas K. BhattBhatt | 1643 | TAN | −5N | +19B | +15N | −2B | −13B | −12N | +14B | +10N | F | 4.0 | 26.5 | 26.5 | 8.50 | 1524 | -24.4 |
| 12 | SAROTA, PATRICK CHRISTOPHER | 1698 | TAN | +13N | +15B | =5N | −1N | −6B | +11B | −9N | F | F | 3.5 | 30.0 | 30.0 | 11.00 | 1607 | -26.0 |
| 13 | Isaac Mukani Oundo | 0 | TAN | −12B | −4N | +20B | F | +11N | −2B | −8N | +19B | −14N | 3.0 | 28.0 | 28.0 | 4.00 | 1477 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Ranson Agripa Elimiliki | 0 | TAN | F | −10B | −3N | +19B | −8N | =15B | −11N | F | +13B | 2.5 | 24.5 | 24.5 | 3.75 | 858 | 0.0 |
| 15 | FIDE 21600708 | 0 | — | F | −12N | −11B | F | −10B | =14N | +19B | −5N | −8N | 1.5 | 24.5 | 24.5 | 1.25 | 875 | 0.0 |
| 16 | FIDE 21602239 | 0 | — | −7N | −6B | +19N | F | −4B | F | F | F | F | 1.0 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 0.00 | 942 | 0.0 |
| 17 | ELISHA, GEORGE | 0 | TAN | +6N | −3B | −7N | F | F | F | F | F | F | 1.0 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 5.00 | 1601 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Fred Kazi | 1644 | TAN | −1B | +20N | −10B | F | F | F | F | F | F | 1.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 0.00 | 949 | -30.4 |
| 19 | FIDE 21602956 | 0 | — | −9B | −11N | −16B | −14N | F | −8B | −15N | −13N | −10B | 0.0 | 26.0 | 26.0 | 0.00 | 830 | 0.0 |
| 20 | FIDE 21602263 | 0 | — | −8N | −18B | −13N | F | F | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 0.00 | 846 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Parsa NaserTAN+37.25.0 pts · #4
- 2Lusako, ShedrackTAN+29.86.5 pts · #3
- 3Kara LouisTAN+27.46.5 pts · #2
Top rating losers
- 1Haruna MohamedTAN-57.65.0 pts · #20
- 2Fred KaziTAN-30.41.0 pts · #17
- 3SAROTA, PATRICK CHRISTOPHERTAN-26.03.5 pts · #10