Lusaka Open 2025 Chess championship - U14& 16Boys
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.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 6 roundssiameja amolly led from R6; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
siameja amolly takes the sole lead (5.0/6).
siameja amolly lost to Namiluko Phati (Black).
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| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1siameja amolly | * | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2Namiluko Phati | 1 | * | 1 | ½ |
| 3VED RAO | 0 | 0 | * | — |
| 4Sianyinda Lubomba | 0 | ½ | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | siameja amolly | 1749 | ZAM | +5B | +8N | +3B | −2N | +4B | +7N | 5.0 | 19.5 | 22.5 | 18.00 | 1755 | +3.2 |
| 2 | Namiluko Phati | 1642 | ZAM | +4N | +13B | +6N | +1B | −7N | =3B | 4.5 | 19.5 | 20.5 | 15.50 | 1835 | +26.0 |
| 3 | Sianyinda Lubomba | 1499 | ZAM | +15N | +7B | −1N | =6B | +9N | =2N | 4.0 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 10.00 | 1658 | +20.4 |
| 4 | VED RAO | 1446 | ZAM | −2B | +12N | +9N | +11B | −1N | +10B | 4.0 | 16.5 | 17.5 | 8.00 | 1624 | +42.4 |
| 5 | Phiri Christopher | 1491 | ZAM | −1N | +10B | −7N | +12B | +14N | +6B | 4.0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 6.50 | 949 | -6.0 |
| 6 | Banda Vitumbiko | 0 | ZAM | +9N | +11B | −2B | =3N | +8B | −5N | 3.5 | 18.5 | 20.5 | 10.00 | 1563 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Chanda Gabriel | 0 | ZAM | F | −3N | +5B | +8N | +2B | −1B | 3.0 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 11.50 | 1604 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Banda Bertha | 1492 | ZAM | +10N | −1B | +13N | −7B | −6N | +12B | 3.0 | 14.5 | 15.5 | 4.00 | 949 | -8.8 |
| 9 | Munyinda Tumelo | 1570 | ZAM | −6B | +14N | −4B | +15N | −3B | +13N | 3.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 1.00 | 669 | -51.2 |
| 10 | FIDE 8733538 | 0 | — | −8B | −5N | F | +13B | +11N | −4N | 2.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 3.00 | 1284 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Siamalido Alex | 1518 | ZAM | +12B | −6N | +15B | −4N | −10B | F | 2.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 1.00 | 607 | -26.0 |
| 12 | FIDE 8734755 | 0 | — | −11N | −4B | F | −5N | +15B | −8N | 1.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 0.00 | 677 | 0.0 |
| 13 | FIDE 8734739 | 0 | — | +14B | −2N | −8B | −10N | F | −9B | 1.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 0.00 | 786 | 0.0 |
| 14 | FIDE 8734801 | 0 | — | −13N | −9B | F | F | −5B | F | 0.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 0.00 | 711 | 0.0 |
| 15 | FIDE 8728828 | 0 | — | −3B | F | −11N | −9B | −12N | F | 0.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 0.00 | 740 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1VED RAOZAM+42.44.0 pts · #5
- 2Namiluko PhatiZAM+26.04.5 pts · #4
- 3Sianyinda LubombaZAM+20.44.0 pts · #6
- 1Munyinda TumeloZAM-51.23.0 pts · #12
- 2Siamalido AlexZAM-26.02.0 pts · #9
- 3Banda BerthaZAM-8.83.0 pts · #14
- R3+124 Elo gap
- R4+107 Elo gap