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2025 Cracking Series International Chess Challenge- Women Section

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27 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 18 Jul 2025 to 21 Jul 2025 in Botho University, Gaborone, Botswana. 8 titled players from 4 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1805, and top seed was Banda Natalie Katlo (🇧🇼 BOT, WFM, 1863).

Tanaka Dziyanyi (🇿🇼 ZIM, 1819) won with 6.0/7, ahead of Ndou Tatenda (5.5) and Linda Dalitso Shaba (5.0). Dziyanyi shared the lead from round 6 and broke clear in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 5: Nalamalpu Saishanvi Reddy (1477) beat Atlang Amolemo Mosweu (WCM, 1826), a +349-point gap.

Location
🇧🇼Botho University, Gaborone, Botswana
Dates
18 Jul 2025 → 21 Jul 2025
Time control
Standard: 75 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 7 rounds
Top seed
🇧🇼WFMBanda Natalie Katlo1863
Avg top 10
1,805
Participants
27
Titled players · 8
WFM×3
WCM×5
Federations · 4 represented
🇧🇼Botswana×17
🇿🇼Zimbabwe×3
🇿🇲Zambia×2
🇿🇦South Africa×1
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 7 rounds

Tanaka Dziyanyi led from R7; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders
11
7
4
1
1
2
1
23.55.57R1R2R3R4R5R6R7Dziyanyi takes lead
Dziyanyi6Tatenda5.5Katlo5Shaba5Arona5Mwale5
R7 · LEADER CHANGE21 Jul

Tanaka Dziyanyi takes the sole lead (6.0/7).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

Tanaka Dziyanyi 4 wins (R4–R7)Ndou Tatenda 3 wins (R1–R3)WFM Banda Natalie Katlo 3 wins (R1–R3)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1Tanaka Dziyanyi*——
1
2Ndou Tatenda—*—
0
3WFMBanda Natalie Katlo——*
½
4WFMLinda Dalitso Shaba
0
1
½
*

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5R6R7PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Tanaka Dziyanyi1819ZIM+21B+18N−5B+14N+6B+3B+7N6.024.526.521.501973+37.5
2Ndou Tatenda1697ZIM+26B+9N+17B−3B+10N=7N+5B5.525.025.017.751957+41.2
3Shaba, Linda DalitsoWFM1827ZIM+15B+8N+7B+2N=5B−1N=4N5.030.533.522.501890+13.0
4Banda Natalie KatloWFM1863BOT+13B+6N+10B=5N−7B+9N=3B5.027.531.021.501921+16.5
5Mwale, Naomi1754ZAM+22B+23N+1N=4B=3N+12B−2N5.026.528.017.501882+17.6
6Moshoboro Sharell AronaWCM1729BOT+27N−4B+19N+18B−1N+15B+11N5.022.022.011.001758+10.8
7Nalamalpu Eesha ReddyWCM1781BOT+20N+11B−3N+21B+4N=2B−1B4.527.529.515.751773+3.6
8Rebatenne, Boitshepo1675BOT+25N−3B+20B=9N−12N+19B+13N4.520.021.010.501733+10.6
9Otimile MayaWCM1813BOT+14N−2B+12N=8B=13N−4B+21N4.025.027.012.501720-31.2
10Mbatha, ConstanceWFM1799ZAM+19B+24N−4N+11B−2B−14N+18N4.021.522.59.001603-28.0
11Gorata Mere1528BOT+16B−7N+24B−10N+19N+18B−6B4.020.521.58.001698+24.8
12Moshoboro, Laone PhoebeWCM1842BOT=17NF−9B+20N+8B−5N+14B3.521.021.010.751688-39.2
13Lorato Dolly Thapelo1631BOT−4NF+25B+22N=9B+17N−8B3.519.520.57.001653+1.2
14Nalamalpu Saishanvi Reddy1477BOT−9BF+26N−1B+16N+10B−12N3.022.022.07.001750+56.8
15Motlhako Kaone1536BOT−3NF−18B+24N+26B−6N+20N3.015.015.03.001456-8.8
16Mosweu, Atlang AmolemoWCM1826BOT−11NF+27B+17N−14B+24NF3.013.013.03.501410-61.2
17Mothokatse Judith1598BOT=12BF−2N−16B+22N−13B+26N2.520.020.03.251427-14.8
18Keone Lebala0BOTF−1B+15N−6N+21B−11N−10B2.024.024.05.001528-18.0
19Dikwetla Eyana Niza1472BOT−10NF−6B+23N−11B−8N+24B2.020.020.02.50883-38.8
20Petlele, Motheo1461RSA−7BF−8N−12B+25N+26N−15B2.020.020.01.00909-17.0
21John Oratile Petronel1502BOT−1N+25B+23B−7N−18NF−9B2.019.019.02.50950-16.8
22FIDE 113320770—−5NFF−13B−17B+25N=23B1.516.516.51.758610.0
23FIDE 113304060—F−5B−21N−19B−24B+27N=22N1.511.511.50.757760.0
24Moshoboro Adeola0BOTF−10B−11N−15B+23N−16B−19N1.017.517.51.508320.0
25Otimile Melisa0BOT−8B−21N−13NF−20B−22B+27N1.013.513.50.007680.0
26FIDE 113320500—−2NF−14BF−15N−20B−17B0.016.016.00.007540.0
27FIDE 113320690—−6BF−16NFF−23B−25B0.013.513.50.009780.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
Top rating losers
Biggest upsets