PCZ Masters Series 250801 - Section B
6 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 09 Aug 2025 to 10 Aug 2025 in 28 Lubu Road Longacres, Zambia. Top 10 Elo average was 1629, and top seed was Chisulo Allan (🇿🇲 ZAM, 1802).
Chisulo Allan (🇿🇲 ZAM, 1802) won with 5.0/6, ahead of Priyanshu Dinodia (3.5) and Chileshe Nkandu (3.5). Allan won solo starting round 2.
The biggest upset came in round 6: Sianyinda Lubomba (1531) beat Chileshe Nkandu (1739), a +208-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 6 roundsChisulo Allan led from R2; +1.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Chisulo Allan never relinquished the lead after R2; final gap +1.5 over the runner-up.
Chisulo Allan 1.0–1.0 against Priyanshu Dinodia (R2 1-0, R5 0-1) — decisive in 2/2.
Chisulo Allan won 4 in a row (R1–R4).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Chisulo Allan | * | 1 0 | — | — |
| 2Priyanshu Dinodia | 0 1 | * | ½ ½ | 1 ½ |
| 3Chileshe Nkandu | — | ½ ½ | * | — |
| 4Chitula Agatha | — | 0 ½ | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chisulo Allan | 1802 | ZAM | +5N | +2N | +6B | +5B | −2B | +6N | 5.0 | 12.5 | 14.0 | 10.50 | 1831 | +4.0 |
| 2 | Priyanshu Dinodia | 1644 | ZAM | =3N | −1B | +4N | =3B | +1N | =4B | 3.5 | 19.5 | 22.0 | 12.25 | 1756 | +37.6 |
| 3 | Chileshe Nkandu | 1739 | ZAM | =2B | +6B | +5N | =2N | =6N | −5B | 3.5 | 12.5 | 14.0 | 7.75 | 1615 | -18.0 |
| 4 | Chitula Agatha | 1557 | ZAM | +6B | −5N | −2B | −6N | +5B | =2N | 2.5 | 12.5 | 14.0 | 5.25 | 1501 | -10.0 |
| 5 | Sianyinda Lubomba | 1531 | ZAM | −1B | +4B | −3B | −1N | −4N | +3N | 2.0 | 19.5 | 22.0 | 6.00 | 1574 | +11.2 |
| 6 | Zulu Taonga | 1499 | ZAM | −4N | −3N | −1N | +4B | =3B | −1B | 1.5 | 19.5 | 22.0 | 4.25 | 1506 | -0.8 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Priyanshu DinodiaZAM+37.63.5 pts · #2
- 2Sianyinda LubombaZAM+11.22.0 pts · #5
- 3Chisulo AllanZAM+4.05.0 pts · #1
- 1Chileshe NkanduZAM-18.03.5 pts · #3
- 2Chitula AgathaZAM-10.02.5 pts · #4
- 3Zulu TaongaZAM-0.81.5 pts · #6
- R6+208 Elo gap
- R5+158 Elo gap