JR MAWERE INTERNATIONAL CHESS TOURNAMENT 5TH EDITION LADIES
30 players participated in this 8-round tournament, held from 11 Jul 2025 to 13 Jul 2025 in Kwekwe, Zimbabwe. 2 titled players from 2 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1768, and top seed was Christine Makwena (🇿🇼 ZIM, 1913).
Tanaka Dziyanyi (🇿🇼 ZIM, 1819) won with 7.0/8, ahead of Naomi Mwale (6.0) and Colletta Wakuruwarewa (6.0). Dziyanyi broke clear in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Muza Rosa (1498) beat Colletta Wakuruwarewa (1828), a +330-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 8 roundsTanaka Dziyanyi led from R4; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.
Tanaka Dziyanyi never relinquished the lead after R4; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
Tanaka Dziyanyi beat Colletta Wakuruwarewa (Black).
Tanaka Dziyanyi 4 wins (R1–R4)Colletta Wakuruwarewa 4 wins (R2–R5)Naomi Mwale 3+3 wins (R1–R3, R5–R7)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Tanaka Dziyanyi | * | 1 | 1 | ½ |
| 2Colletta Wakuruwarewa | 0 | * | 1 | — |
| 3Naomi Mwale | 0 | 0 | * | 1 |
| 4Christine Makwena | ½ | — | 0 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tanaka Dziyanyi | 1819 | ZIM | +13B | +12N | +20B | +2N | =4B | +3N | =5B | +8N | 7.0 | 35.5 | 38.5 | 33.00 | 2059 | +58.0 |
| 2 | Mwale, Naomi | 1754 | ZAM | +30N | +18B | +5N | −1B | +12N | +4N | +8B | −3N | 6.0 | 36.0 | 36.5 | 23.50 | 1889 | +26.6 |
| 3 | Wakuruwarewa, Colletta | 1828 | ZIM | −18N | +27B | +10N | +22B | +6N | −1B | +9N | +2B | 6.0 | 34.0 | 36.0 | 25.50 | 1852 | +7.0 |
| 4 | Makwena, Christine | 1913 | ZIM | +10B | =8N | +14B | +9N | =1N | −2B | +22N | =5N | 5.5 | 36.0 | 39.0 | 24.50 | 1843 | -10.4 |
| 5 | Shaba, Linda DalitsoWFM | 1827 | ZIM | +16B | +24N | −2B | +11N | +20B | =8N | =1N | =4B | 5.5 | 34.5 | 37.5 | 23.00 | 1825 | +2.4 |
| 6 | Ndou Tatenda | 1697 | ZIM | +25B | +22N | =9B | =8N | −3B | =12N | +10B | +20N | 5.5 | 29.5 | 32.0 | 19.50 | 1766 | +13.8 |
| 7 | charimba tanyaradzwa | 1543 | ZIM | +29B | −9N | =21B | +27N | −8B | +13N | +19B | =12N | 5.0 | 25.5 | 26.5 | 14.00 | 1582 | +5.6 |
| 8 | Felistas Mapfumo | 1633 | ZIM | +19N | =4B | +15N | =6B | +7N | =5B | −2N | −1B | 4.5 | 38.5 | 42.0 | 20.75 | 1702 | +18.4 |
| 9 | Mudodo, Refiloe HazelWCM | 1824 | ZIM | +28N | +7B | =6N | −4B | =21N | +18B | −3B | =11N | 4.5 | 33.0 | 35.0 | 17.00 | 1694 | -19.0 |
| 10 | Mary, Mashane | 1531 | ZAM | −4N | +25B | −3B | +23N | =13B | +21B | −6N | +19N | 4.5 | 30.5 | 33.0 | 14.00 | 1013 | -10.4 |
| 11 | Grace Zvarebwa | 1606 | ZIM | −15N | +26N | +16B | −5B | −18N | +27B | +21N | =9B | 4.5 | 27.0 | 29.0 | 13.75 | 1644 | +9.2 |
| 12 | Sibanda, Sandisiwe | 1601 | ZIM | F | −1B | +19N | +14N | −2B | =6B | +15N | =7B | 4.0 | 35.0 | 35.0 | 16.75 | 1629 | +6.4 |
| 13 | Chikwanda Tafadzwa Juliet | 0 | ZIM | −1N | −19B | +25N | +24B | =10N | −7B | +27N | =15B | 4.0 | 29.5 | 31.5 | 11.75 | 1622 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Amos Blessing | 1695 | ZIM | +17N | =15B | −4N | −12B | +24N | −19B | =18N | +21B | 4.0 | 27.5 | 30.5 | 13.75 | 1567 | -29.2 |
| 15 | Matinha Zvikomborero | 0 | ZIM | +11B | =14N | −8B | −21N | +26B | +28N | −12B | =13N | 4.0 | 26.5 | 28.5 | 13.00 | 1587 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Zvidza Linda | 1456 | ZIM | −5N | +17B | −11N | −19B | −23B | +26N | +29B | +25N | 4.0 | 25.5 | 26.5 | 10.00 | 917 | -16.0 |
| 17 | Kachikwa Hazel T | 0 | ZIM | −14B | −16N | F | −25N | +29B | +30N | +28B | +23N | 4.0 | 17.0 | 17.5 | 6.50 | 1393 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Muza Rosa | 1498 | ZIM | +3B | −2N | +24B | −20N | +11B | −9N | =14B | −22B | 3.5 | 31.0 | 34.0 | 15.50 | 1649 | +28.0 |
| 19 | MAKWIRANZOU TEHILLAH | 0 | ZIM | −8B | +13N | −12B | +16N | =27B | +14N | −7N | −10B | 3.5 | 30.0 | 32.0 | 13.00 | 1480 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Portia Sibanda | 1693 | ZIM | +21B | F | −1N | +18B | −5N | −22B | +23N | −6B | 3.0 | 30.5 | 30.5 | 9.50 | 1435 | -64.0 |
| 21 | Mahachi Rachael | 0 | ZIM | −20N | +28B | =7N | +15B | =9B | −10N | −11B | −14N | 3.0 | 29.5 | 31.5 | 10.75 | 1455 | 0.0 |
| 22 | Namwai Alinuswe V | 1536 | ZAM | F | −6B | F | −3N | +28B | +20N | −4B | +18N | 3.0 | 26.5 | 26.5 | 8.50 | 1672 | +38.0 |
| 23 | MOYO NYTHAGY | 0 | ZIM | −24N | +30B | F | −10B | +16N | +25N | −20B | −17B | 3.0 | 23.0 | 23.5 | 7.00 | 1377 | 0.0 |
| 24 | AMOS ,FLORENCE | 1602 | ZIM | +23B | −5B | −18N | −13N | −14B | −29N | +30B | +28N | 3.0 | 23.0 | 23.5 | 5.50 | 1413 | -39.6 |
| 25 | FIDE 11032731 | 0 | — | −6N | −10N | −13B | +17B | =30N | −23B | +26N | −16B | 2.5 | 27.5 | 28.0 | 6.75 | 761 | 0.0 |
| 26 | FIDE 11027622 | 0 | — | =27N | −11B | −28N | +30B | −15N | −16B | −25B | +29N | 2.5 | 20.0 | 20.5 | 2.50 | 1198 | 0.0 |
| 27 | Muzavazi, Ruvimbo | 1617 | ZIM | =26B | −3N | F | −7B | =19N | −11N | −13B | +30N | 2.0 | 28.5 | 29.0 | 3.50 | 859 | -54.0 |
| 28 | NYARUKOKORA REASON L | 1402 | ZIM | −9B | −21N | +26B | +29N | −22N | −15B | −17N | −24B | 2.0 | 24.0 | 25.0 | 3.50 | 847 | -25.6 |
| 29 | Musemeki Anotida | 0 | ZIM | −7N | F | F | −28B | −17N | +24B | −16N | −26B | 1.0 | 23.5 | 23.5 | 3.00 | 1308 | 0.0 |
| 30 | FIDE 11032723 | 0 | — | −2B | −23N | F | −26N | =25B | −17B | −24N | −27B | 0.5 | 25.0 | 27.0 | 1.25 | 857 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Tanaka DziyanyiZIM+58.07.0 pts · #2
- 2Namwai Alinuswe VZAM+38.03.0 pts · #9
- 3Muza RosaZIM+28.03.5 pts · #8
- 1Portia SibandaZIM-64.03.0 pts · #19
- 2Muzavazi, RuvimboZIM-54.02.0 pts · #29
- 3AMOS ,FLORENCEZIM-39.63.0 pts · #23
- R1+330 Elo gap
- R6+159 Elo gap
- R6+157 Elo gap