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Lusaka Open 2025 Chess Championship - Open Section

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155 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 02 Aug 2025 to 04 Aug 2025 in Lusaka - NIPA Main campus, Zambia. 19 titled players from 5 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2248, and top seed was Chitumbo Mwali (🇿🇲 ZAM, IM, 2365).

Douglas D Munenga (🇿🇲 ZAM, FM, 2359) won with 8.0/9, ahead of Chitumbo Mwali (7.5) and Kabwe Timothy (7.5). Munenga shared the lead from round 7 and broke clear in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 2: Arnold Siuluta (2013) beat Chitumbo Mwali (IM, 2365), a +352-point gap.

Location
🇿🇲Lusaka - NIPA Main campus, Zambia
Dates
02 Aug 2025 → 04 Aug 2025
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 9 rounds
Top seed
🇿🇲IMChitumbo Mwali2365
Avg top 10
2,248
Participants
155
Titled players · 19
IM×4
FM×6
CM×9
Federations · 5 represented
🇿🇲Zambia×144
🇲🇼Malawi×6
🇧🇼Botswana×2
🇺🇸United States of America×1
🇿🇼Zimbabwe×1
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

FM Douglas D Munenga led from R9; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R9.

Co-leaders
57
22
8
3
5
2
4
2
1
2.54.579R1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9
R9–R9 · LEAD HELD

FM Douglas D Munenga held the sole lead from R9 through R9 without losing it.

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

FM Douglas D Munenga 3+4 wins (R1–R3, R6–R9)IM Chitumbo Mwali 4 wins (R3–R6)Kabwe Timothy 3 wins (R4–R6)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1FMDouglas D Munenga*
1
2IMChitumbo Mwali*
3Kabwe Timothy*
4Kantalamba Mushota
0
*

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Munenga, Douglas DFM2359ZAM+73N+48B+133N=9B=15N+23B+36N+5N+6B8.046.048.041.752424+10.0
2Mwali, ChitumboIM2365ZAM+98B34N+43B+44N+16B+9B=11N+55N+10B7.545.048.540.252342-1.4
3Kabwe Timothy2195ZAM=88N+86B=40N+59B+72N+39B=4B+21N+11B7.541.044.536.752308+24.4
4Bwalya, GillanIM2295ZAM+114B+45N+24B+7N=5B+8B=3N6N+35B7.050.553.038.752319+3.3
5Daka, Justin2225ZAM+89B+83N+16B+20N=4N+15B=10N1B+17N7.049.052.537.752338+25.6
6Kantalamba Mushota2051ZAM+125N=118B+30N+40B=10N+22B+7N+4B1N7.046.548.536.252308+57.4
7Masango, Spencer2108ZIM+110B+27N+34B4B+41N+24N6B+38N+43B7.045.048.034.002220+22.6
8Kaoma, Micheal2212ZAM+77N+18B=17N+42B+35B4N+15N10B+16B6.547.551.535.002246+9.6
9Lungu, NaseFM2143ZAM+69B+65N+39B=1N+28B2N=35B+19N=23B6.547.051.534.752260+28.2
10Mwale, JosephFM2193MAW+111B+44N+72B=35N=6B+57N=5B+8N2N6.546.549.532.502274+20.8
11Phiri, GodwinCM2105ZAM=86N+88B+66N=41B+48N+34B=2B+37N3N6.543.046.531.002226+29.0
12Phiri, RichmondIM2269ZAM+51N75B+81N+102B36N+76B=26N+41B+20N6.538.041.029.252152-20.0
13Musende, Gershom1995ZAM+143N+96B15N=21B70N+103B+113N+22B+36N6.535.036.023.252126+34.2
14Chikuse, Leslie2017ZAM+94N=87B+136N37B+58N21B+70N+74B+55B6.534.536.023.752111+23.8
15Masikini Cornelius2104ZAM+108B+90N+13B+55N=1B5N8B=45N+75B6.045.048.028.002213+26.2
16Luambula Humphrey2072ZAM+129N+78B5N+63B2N+102B+47N+26B8N6.043.045.024.002173+23.6
17Banda Alton2030ZAM+113B+60N=8B=25N=55B=71N+105B+24N5B6.040.543.025.752173+35.0
18Mukonde, Darius1997ZAM+115B8N=56B=89N+84B38N+86B+105N+37B6.035.037.522.002133+27.6
19Mbulo P. Kasuba2025ZAM+106B+121NF73B+92N+64B+71N9B+47N6.035.037.022.002126+22.2
20Zulu, ThomasCM2101ZAM+92N+47B+75N5B=32N26B+66N+27B12B5.543.547.025.252104+1.6
21Hapaku, CharlesCM2120ZAM+103B76N+110B=13N+77B+14NF3B+31N5.542.545.525.252123+1.4
22Dimba, JamesCM2097ZAM=120B+46N+33B=36N+83B6N=44B13N+66B5.542.544.525.002054-8.6
23Mofya Stephen2082ZAM+56B=74N+122B=29N+65B1NF+34B=9N5.542.044.024.002174+37.6
24Mwape, William2085ZAM+131N+63B4N+78B+73N7B+75N17B=26N5.542.044.021.252085+0.6
25Nyambe, MaketoCM2108ZAMF+64B=41N=17B34N+56N=45B+40B+32N5.540.542.527.502128+4.2
26Mupota Robert Chilufya1964ZAMF+112N+60B=71N+46B+20N=12B16N=24B5.540.042.026.002152+39.2
27Mwape Mwewa1960ZAM+116N7B+125N=31B+82N+42BF20N+57B5.539.541.520.752079+24.8
28Chipanga, ChiletsoCM2033MAW=70N+137B+87N+61B9N32B=59N=30B+63N5.538.540.021.002006-4.6
29Ngomi Henry Chambula2040ZAM=93N+70B+58N=23B37N=59B30N+67B+90N5.537.040.523.252033-0.4
30Samuel Mulenga1953ZAM+148B=57N6B+117N71B+104N+29B=28N=61B5.536.537.018.752041+24.4
31Makwaya, Kiddy2033ZAM=46B=120N+103B=27N+114B55N+56B+44N21B5.535.537.521.252031+0.6
32Kameya, Robson2000ZAM=135B+149N=71B+142N=20B+28N55B+50N25B5.532.533.017.502070+19.6
33Chibuye James2015ZAM+109N=136B22N=86B67N=87B+99N+70B+58N5.532.033.519.251921-19.4
34Siuluta , Arnold2013ZAM+80N+2B7N+92B+25B11N+57B23N46B5.045.549.025.002077+14.4
35Handiya JosephFM2090ZAMF+52N+76B=10B8N+70B=9N+36B4N5.045.049.024.502174+18.2
36Jilowa, Tito2045ZAM+91N=58B+118N=22B+12B+37N1B35N13B5.044.546.522.002120+16.2
37Chumfwa, KelvinIM2199ZAMF+106N+69B+14N+29B36B+39N11B18N5.042.043.024.502084-21.4
38Sinkala Truth0ZAM58N+126B51N+88B+54N+18B+42N7BF5.041.043.021.5019910.0
39Chola, Midosantos2018ZAM+79B+124N9N+51B+62B3N37B+77N76B5.040.542.519.502030+4.4
40Mwape Dennis2015ZAM+107B+152N=3B6N56B+89N+65B25N=53B5.040.540.517.251973-8.2
41Bwanga Emmanuel2015ZAM+127B+141N=25B=11N7B+77N=62B12N=78N5.040.041.017.252040+5.4
42Sakala, Peter2042ZAM+104B=43N+53B8N+74B27N38B+95N=44B5.039.542.520.502051+1.4
43Chintu Mcfarlen1922ZAM+155N=42B2N=87B+107N+49B+72BF7N5.039.539.516.252063+24.4
44Mulenga Bwalya2000ZAM+97N10B+131N2B+129N+93B=22N31B=42N5.039.041.016.252039+8.2
45Mubanga Chanda Patrick2011ZAMF4B92N+60B+131N+51B=25N=15B+49N5.038.540.522.252088+15.6
46Musabandesu Justin1824ZAM=31N22B+88N+118B26N=63BF+102B+34N5.037.039.018.502078+53.2
47Mulauzi, Joshua1955ZAM+154B20N+121B57N+95N+61B16B+72N19B5.036.036.014.001989+10.6
48Chasaya, Terence2012ZAM+145B1N+120B+98N11B105N+69B+111NF5.035.536.514.002052+7.2
49Swatu, Tebby2020ZAMF79N+119B+106N+142B43N+81B+54N45B5.032.533.515.001964-10.4
50Chibuye Christopher2029ZAM87N+94B=108N=82B=86N+114B+58N32B=74N5.031.534.017.751930-19.6
51Musonda Godjones1907ZAM12B+145N+38B39N+141B45NF+112N+80B5.031.532.514.001932+2.4
52Swatu Fandisha1953ZAM+138N35B=91N+108B=61NF+126B+71BF5.030.532.014.502068+23.8
53Nyirenda Temwani1926ZAM=137N+93B42N70B+136N+82B61N+115B=40N5.030.031.514.751889-13.2
54Kalaba, Mutale1925ZAMF+127N+141B72N38B+109B+107N49B+104N5.026.027.012.001991+10.6
55Musonda CholaFM2167ZAM+153N+68BF15B=17N+31B+32N2B14N4.547.547.518.502097-13.4
56Daka Andrew1845ZAM23N+132B=18N+68B+40N25B31N=82B=59N4.540.542.518.751974+26.6
57Chisopa Dalitso2096ZAM+140N=30B=59N+47B+76N10B34N=63B27N4.540.542.017.751979-28.0
58Mulenga Benjamin1920ZAM+38B=36N29B+135N14B+79N50B+85N33B4.540.542.017.001850-13.8
59Lungu, Nathan1965ZAM+147B=62N=57B3N+120B=29N=28B61N=56B4.538.539.014.751991+6.8
60David Clive Mutale1802ZAMF17B26N45N+121B=90N+89B+65N+71B4.537.039.015.752003+41.4
61Sichone, Alinaswe2062ZAMF=122N+74B28N=52B47N+53B+59B=30N4.536.536.519.752000-12.8
62Luanja, GeoffreyFM2123ZAM+105N=59B=102N+64B39N+73B=41NFF4.536.039.017.752065-9.4
63Kandangwe Joster1946ZAM+150B24N+124B16N=104B=46N+112B=57N28B4.534.534.511.251882-12.2
64Mwansa Malama1964ZAM+139B25N+79B62N+125B19NF+126B=67N4.533.535.011.751943-2.4
65Phiri Gift1992ZAM+123N9B+129N+96B23N=113B40N60B+107N4.532.534.511.751925-15.0
66Sakala Ronald1977ZAM=149B+135N11B=104N=103B+91N20B+94N22N4.532.032.511.751897-18.0
67Chibale Herris1851ZAMFF+147B+127N+33B83N+68B29N=64B4.531.531.514.752022+33.0
68Chimanya Greenwell1990ZAM+119B55N=104B56N+87N=86B67N+117B=93N4.529.531.513.001860-30.8
69Zulu, Moses1886ZAM9N+123B37N+97B102N+144B48N+119B=116N4.529.530.59.751870-4.2
70Sakaumba Antonio1825ZAM=28B29N+139B+53N+13B35N14B33N=85B4.043.545.017.751927+19.6
71Lemmy, Chishala2148ZAM+81N=102B=32N=26B+30N=17B19B52N60N4.042.045.019.501912-54.0
72Chiwambo StansfordCM2032MAW+126N+95B10N+54B3BF43N47B+110N4.040.542.513.501964-14.4
73Ngambi Victor1913ZAM1B+107N+152B+19N24B62N+80B75NF4.039.039.013.001959+5.6
74Mate Emmanuel1940ZAM+130N=23B61N+91B42N+108BF14N=50B4.036.538.513.751941-0.2
75Handiya John2006ZAMF+12N20B77N+111B+126N24B+73B15N4.036.536.515.502010+0.4
76Mubita, Mwangelwa1966ZAM+99N+21B35NF57B12N+117BF+39N4.034.536.516.502067+19.4
77Mwazozo Hope1901MAW8BF+97N+75B21N41B+119N39B+106N4.034.534.512.501950+9.6
78Mwale, Samuel1937ZAMF16N+138B24N126B+106N=94B+91N=41B4.032.033.512.251869-12.4
79Sikota Morris1795ZAM39N+49B64N=81B+140N58B=103N+118BF4.032.033.512.001934+29.0
80Kano Godfrey1754ZAM34B=114N86N+137B=81N+92B73N+88B51N4.031.032.511.751820+24.4
81Choolwe Moonga1886ZAM71B+119N12B=79N=80B+127N49N107B+121N4.030.532.510.001834-29.2
82Kalota Samuel0ZAM122B+113N+111B=50N27B53N+142B=56N105B4.030.531.511.2518660.0
83Nyirenda, Alick2001ZAM+144N5B+146N+95B22N+67BFFF4.028.028.010.002057+9.2
84Mumbi Lombe1890ZAM96N97B+99N+144B18N115B+109N106B+119N4.027.028.09.501767-59.2
85Munthali Adrian0ZAMF146B+128NF+97N=95B+108N58B=70N4.024.024.012.2518420.0
86Mwenya Arthur1867ZAM=11B3N+80B=33N=50B=68N18N=99B87B3.542.546.016.501874-0.4
87Nshikokola, Mapalo1808ZAM+50B=14N28B=43N68B=33N90BF+86N3.539.041.517.001935+25.6
88Kangwa, Moses1898ZAM=3B11N46B38N+137B+135N=104B80N=97B3.536.037.510.001778-24.4
89Omaling Oogu1907ZAM5N+128B=117N=18B=96N40B60N+138BF3.533.034.59.501868-8.8
90Phiri, Payani1954ZAM+132N15B95N+94B93N=60B+87NF29B3.532.534.511.251808-30.2
91Akazembe, Moses1837ZAM36B+100N=52B74N+139N66B+114N78BF3.532.033.510.001813-5.0
92Kasonde Arthur1862ZAM20B+147N+45B34N19B80NF+150B=100N3.532.032.07.251816-15.6
93Rafik Omer1826ZAM=29B53N+149B=122N+90B44N102NF=68B3.530.531.010.001899+28.8
94Mwape Jerry1785ZAM14B50N+148B90N+143BF=78N66B+101N3.530.030.57.001818+11.2
95Mikosa Lubinda1842ZAMF72N+90B83N47B=85N+139B42B+115N3.529.529.59.501856+2.2
96Mtonga Augustine2151ZAM+84B13N+105B65N=89B+98NFFF3.529.029.012.251987-23.4
97Matundu Richard1719MAW44B+84N77B69N85B138N+128B+142N=88N3.528.529.58.751800+16.0
98Shane KennedyCM1913ZAM2N+109B+101N48B+123N96B=115NFF3.527.027.09.751931+1.2
99Sitwala immanuel1697ZAM76B103N84B+148N+146B+125N33B=86NF3.526.527.05.251811+43.2
100Chingo Franklin0ZAMF91B109N116B+128B+147N+135NF=92B3.522.022.55.7517440.0
101James Mulenga1837ZAM121B+151N98B141N119B+143N=138B+137N94B3.516.016.03.251511-49.8
102Sianyinda lubona twalumba1985ZAMF=71N=62B12N+69B16N+93B46NF3.036.036.012.251971-7.6
103Likezo Ryan1877ZAM21N+99B31N+115B=66N13N=79B116BF3.034.536.510.251782-42.8
104Lwenyeka Tumelo1826ZAM42N+130B=68N=66B=63N30B=88NF54B3.034.535.510.501803-15.2
105Soko Sydney1880ZAM62BF96N+112NF+48B17N18B+82N3.034.034.012.001892+1.6
106Sakala Owen1806ZAM19N37B+143N49B+124N78BF+84N77B3.032.033.07.001818-1.0
107Ngozo Godfrey1759ZAM40N73B+130NF43B+142N54B+81N65B3.030.531.57.001778+4.4
108Sauti Joshua Lisuku1865ZAM15N+143B=50B52N+135B74N85B=139N124B3.029.030.05.751745-52.4
109Musonda Steven1768ZAM33B98N+100B111N+138B54N84BF+118N3.028.530.07.001714-20.8
110Chulu, Panku1871ZAM7N+116B21N123B115NF+121B+124N72B3.027.529.06.501742-29.0
111Simulilika Vasco1897ZAM10N+144B82N+109B75N+145BF48BF3.026.527.55.001910+3.2
112Charles Mununkila1786ZAM136N26B+132N105B+116N+118B63N51BF3.026.027.06.501736-12.2
113kabwe Peter1809ZAM17N82B+116NF+122B=65N13BFF2.534.536.56.751914+27.2
114Mwanza Daniel1909ZAM4N=80B+137N+136B31N50N91BFF2.531.532.05.001755-26.0
115Chabala Lwando1717ZAM18NF142B103N+110B+84N=98B53N95B2.529.029.08.751761+8.4
116Banda Gift1619ZAM27B110N113B+100N112BFF+103N=69B2.528.529.58.751672+12.0
117Shandele, Ginnethon1826ZAM133NF=89B30B=118N+130B76N68N=139B2.525.025.05.501688-45.6
118Lyapa , Chisha1930ZAM+151B=6N36B46N=117B112NF79N109B2.031.531.54.751562-60.8
119Sauti Luyepo1709ZAM68N81B49N+150B+101NF77B69N84B2.031.531.53.501671-9.0
120Mumba Abiud1860ZAM=22N=31B48N+124B59N123BFFF2.031.032.07.501788-11.8
121Chishinge Gift1670ZAM+101N19B47N129B60N+132B110NF81B2.030.032.05.501660-7.6
122Chanda Jerry1935ZAM+82N=61B23N=93B113NFFFF2.029.531.58.001752-38.0
123Ngonda Licacha1716ZAM65B69NF+110N98B+120NFFF2.029.529.55.001833+28.4
124Kaonga Christopher1653ZAMF39B63N120N106B+151NF110B+108N2.028.028.03.001621-9.2
125Nsanganyi Mutute1843ZAM6B+150N27B+138N64N99BFFF2.028.028.01.501659-54.0
126Kaluba Yanick1813ZAM72B38N+154BF+78N75B52N64NF2.027.527.54.001793-3.4
127Chirwa Peter1771ZAM41N54B+150N67B+132N81BFFF2.025.525.52.001671-30.8
128Chewe Joshua1736ZAMF89N85B132B100N+148B97N+151BF2.023.523.50.501495-25.0
129Chiluba Innocent1844ZAM16B+148N65B+121N44BFFFF2.022.022.02.501780-8.0
130Banda Alfred Chabota0ZAM74B104N107B+147N+149B117NFFF2.021.522.01.0016640.0
131Njovu Kondwelani1847ZAM24B+154N44B+145N45BFFFF2.021.521.51.001821-4.0
132Matanda Jonas1602ZAM90B56N112B+128N127B121N+151B134NF2.021.021.02.001490-31.6
133Jilowa, William2035ZAM+117B+142N1BFFFFFF2.018.518.53.502153+16.8
134Browne, Andrew P1873USAFFF143B+150NFF+132BF2.010.010.02.001697-9.0
135Kabuswe Pride1722ZAM=32N66B+140N58B108N88B100BFF1.527.528.54.251727+0.4
136Marape, Marape JrCM1738BOT+112B=33N14B114N53BFFFF1.526.526.55.751782+4.2
137Mubita Joseph0ZAM=53B28N114B80N88NFF101B+147N1.526.026.53.0016300.0
138Patil vijaykumar Shivasai1530MAW52BF78N125B109N+97B=101N89NF1.526.026.05.251618+19.6
139Priyanshu Dinodia1644ZAM64N=140B70NF91BF95N=108B=117N1.524.024.03.501630-3.6
140Tembo, Osward1860ZAM57B=139N135B+149N79BFFFF1.518.519.01.251643-29.4
141Mulenga Bangili0ZAMF41B54N+101B51NFFFF1.032.534.53.5017280.0
142Patrick, Linda1900ZAMF133B+115N32B49N107B82N97BF1.030.531.52.501602-43.8
143Lwenyeka Bupe1614ZAM13B108N106B+134N94N101BFFF1.025.525.52.001581-9.6
144Nshikokola, Ericho1729ZAM83B111NF84N+151B69NFFF1.021.521.50.001119-20.6
145Mwanza, Brian1753ZAM48N51B+151N131BF111NFFF1.020.020.00.001116-23.0
146Kalyondo Eddie1847ZAMF+85N83BF99NFFFF1.018.518.54.001049-39.6
147Mwambanya Mukwemba Stephen1662ZAM59N92B67N130BF100B=148NF137B0.521.521.50.251479-16.4
148Shaurya Danave1533ZAM30N129B94N99BF128N=147BFF0.521.021.00.251374-28.0
149Kapalaya Lubosha1703ZAM=66N32B93N140B130NFFFF0.518.518.52.251594-8.8
150Zulu Taonga1499ZAM63N125B127B119N134BFF92NF0.019.019.00.001020-32.8
151Katongo George0ZAM118N101B145BF144N124B132N128NF0.015.015.00.009490.0
152FIDE 87347800F40B73NFFFFFF0.012.012.00.0011640.0
153Siyingwa Wisdom1893ZAM55BFFFFFFFF0.011.011.00.001366-3.4
154Lefha Morris1615BOT47N131B126NFFFFFF0.09.09.00.001072-22.8
155Musonda Alfred0ZAM43BFFFFFFFF0.09.09.00.0011220.0

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