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Lusaka Open 2025 Chess championship - U14& 16Boys

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15 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 03 Aug 2025 to 04 Aug 2025 in Lusaka - NIPA MAIN CAMPUS, Zambia. Top 10 Elo average was 1241, and top seed was siameja amolly (🇿🇲 ZAM, 1749).

siameja amolly (🇿🇲 ZAM, 1749) won with 5.0/6, ahead of Namiluko Phati (4.5) and Sianyinda Lubomba (4.0). amolly shared the lead from round 5 and broke clear in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 3: VED RAO (1446) beat Munyinda Tumelo (1570), a +124-point gap.

Location
🇿🇲Lusaka - NIPA MAIN CAMPUS, Zambia
Dates
03 Aug 2025 → 04 Aug 2025
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 6 rounds
Top seed
🇿🇲siameja amolly1749
Avg top 10
1,241
Participants
15
Federations · 1 represented
🇿🇲Zambia×10
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 6 rounds

siameja amolly led from R6; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders
7
4
2
1
2
1
1.534.56R1R2R3R4R5R6amolly takes lead
R6 · LEADER CHANGE25 Aug

siameja amolly takes the sole lead (5.0/6).

R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

siameja amolly lost to Namiluko Phati (Black).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

siameja amolly 3 wins (R1–R3)Namiluko Phati 4 wins (R1–R4)VED RAO 3 wins (R2–R4)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1siameja amolly*
0
1
1
2Namiluko Phati
1
*
1
½
3VED RAO
0
0
*
4Sianyinda Lubomba
0
½
*

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5R6PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1siameja amolly1749ZAM+5B+8N+3B2N+4B+7N5.019.522.518.001755+3.2
2Namiluko Phati1642ZAM+4N+13B+6N+1B7N=3B4.519.520.515.501835+26.0
3Sianyinda Lubomba1499ZAM+15N+7B1N=6B+9N=2N4.019.019.010.001658+20.4
4VED RAO1446ZAM2B+12N+9N+11B1N+10B4.016.517.58.001624+42.4
5Phiri Christopher1491ZAM1N+10B7N+12B+14N+6B4.014.514.56.50949-6.0
6Banda Vitumbiko0ZAM+9N+11B2B=3N+8B5N3.518.520.510.0015630.0
7Chanda Gabriel0ZAMF3N+5B+8N+2B1B3.020.520.511.5016040.0
8Banda Bertha1492ZAM+10N1B+13N7B6N+12B3.014.515.54.00949-8.8
9Munyinda Tumelo1570ZAM6B+14N4B+15N3B+13N3.012.512.51.00669-51.2
10FIDE 873353808B5NF+13B+11N4N2.014.014.03.0012840.0
11Siamalido Alex1518ZAM+12B6N+15B4N10BF2.010.510.51.00607-26.0
12FIDE 8734755011N4BF5N+15B8N1.013.013.00.006770.0
13FIDE 87347390+14B2N8B10NF9B1.012.512.50.007860.0
14FIDE 8734801013N9BFF5BF0.010.010.00.007110.0
15FIDE 872882803BF11N9B12NF0.010.010.00.007400.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
Top rating losers
Biggest upsets