PCZ FLOWERS Open iii - Open Section
Open SwissStandard
41 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 29 Aug 2025 to 31 Aug 2025 in Livinstone - Courtyard Hotel, Zambia. 2 titled players from 3 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2021, and top seed was Handiya Joseph (🇿🇲 ZAM, FM, 2090).
Tebby Swatu (🇿🇲 ZAM, 2020) won with 7.5/9, ahead of Mwangelwa Mubita (7.5) and Handiya Joseph (6.5). Swatu shared the lead from round 6, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 7: FAZILAHAMED GRAIG (1728) beat Sakala Ronald (1977), a +249-point gap.
Location
🇿🇲Livinstone - Courtyard Hotel, Zambia
Dates
29 Aug 2025 → 31 Aug 2025
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 9 rounds
Titled players · 2
FM×1
CM×1
Federations · 3 represented
🇿🇲Zambia×32
🇧🇼Botswana×5
🇿🇼Zimbabwe×4
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsTight race until R7; 2 players tied at 7.5/9, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 4 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.
Co-leaders
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R7 · LEADER CHANGE31 Aug
Tebby Swatu takes the sole lead (6.0/7).
R9 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
2 players finish on 7.5/9. Swatu takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (45.0).
R6 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Tebby Swatu beat Mwangelwa Mubita (White).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Tebby Swatu | * | 1 | — | — |
| 2Mwangelwa Mubita | 0 | * | — | — |
| 3FMHandiya Joseph | — | — | * | — |
| 4Kandangwe Joster | — | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swatu, Tebby | 2020 | ZAM | +17N | +9B | −8N | +5B | +19N | +2B | +11N | =6B | +12B | 7.5 | 45.0 | 49.0 | 40.50 | 2199 | +37.2 |
| 2 | Mubita, Mwangelwa | 1966 | ZAM | +22B | +35N | +34B | =11N | +12B | −1N | +4B | +8N | +5B | 7.5 | 41.5 | 44.0 | 34.00 | 2171 | +44.0 |
| 3 | Handiya JosephFM | 2090 | ZAM | +33B | =13N | −11B | +16N | +20B | +17N | −6N | +28B | +8B | 6.5 | 38.5 | 41.5 | 28.00 | 2063 | -4.4 |
| 4 | Tuombe Maximillian | 1997 | ZAM | +15N | =23B | +25N | +21B | =6N | =8B | −2N | =10B | +11N | 6.0 | 42.5 | 46.5 | 28.50 | 2018 | +10.8 |
| 5 | Daka Andrew | 1845 | ZAM | +18B | −19N | +37B | −1N | +26B | +13N | +15B | +9N | −2N | 6.0 | 42.5 | 44.5 | 25.50 | 2035 | +45.4 |
| 6 | Mululu, Arnold | 1980 | ZAM | F | −11N | +31B | +27N | =4B | +24N | +3B | =1N | +17B | 6.0 | 40.0 | 40.0 | 28.25 | 2143 | +34.0 |
| 7 | Kandangwe Joster | 1946 | ZAM | +39B | −34N | +40B | =17N | +29B | =12N | −8B | +37N | +13B | 6.0 | 28.5 | 29.0 | 16.25 | 1959 | +3.8 |
| 8 | Dube Joshua | 1928 | ZAM | +30N | +32B | +1B | =12N | =11B | =4N | +7N | −2B | −3N | 5.5 | 46.5 | 49.5 | 27.50 | 2012 | +43.2 |
| 9 | Banda Aaron | 1908 | ZAM | +29B | −1N | +26B | +34N | +13B | −11N | +31N | −5B | =10N | 5.5 | 39.0 | 41.5 | 20.25 | 1948 | +10.4 |
| 10 | Mpene ThutoCM | 2003 | BOT | +31B | −27N | +35B | =20N | −17B | +29N | +14B | =4N | =9B | 5.5 | 34.5 | 37.0 | 21.25 | 1958 | -17.9 |
| 11 | Ngobola Frank | 1876 | ZAM | +36N | +6B | +3N | =2B | =8N | +9B | −1B | −12N | −4B | 5.0 | 49.5 | 52.0 | 27.00 | 2000 | +58.0 |
| 12 | Chikuse, Leslie | 2017 | ZAM | F | +20N | +27B | =8B | −2N | =7B | +21N | +11B | −1N | 5.0 | 43.0 | 43.0 | 22.25 | 2016 | -0.8 |
| 13 | Omaling Oogu | 1907 | ZAM | +41N | =3B | +23N | =19B | −9N | −5B | +32N | +31B | −7N | 5.0 | 38.0 | 38.5 | 15.75 | 1925 | +4.0 |
| 14 | Mwape Leonard | 1975 | ZAM | +26N | −21B | −22N | +23B | =30N | +25B | −10N | =18B | +31N | 5.0 | 32.5 | 35.5 | 18.50 | 1895 | -37.2 |
| 15 | NGWENYA ANDILE | 1813 | ZIM | −4B | +38N | −18B | +37N | +36N | +19B | −5N | +20B | F | 5.0 | 32.0 | 33.0 | 13.50 | 1939 | +53.2 |
| 16 | Maruatona, Tshenolo | 1845 | BOT | =24N | =25B | =29N | −3B | −23N | +38B | =30N | +36B | +32N | 5.0 | 30.0 | 31.0 | 13.50 | 1845 | -0.4 |
| 17 | James Mulenga | 1837 | ZAM | −1B | F | +32N | =7B | +10N | −3B | +18N | +24B | −6N | 4.5 | 42.5 | 42.5 | 19.50 | 2034 | +41.4 |
| 18 | Mwape, William | 2085 | ZAM | −5N | +24B | +15N | =22B | −21N | +23B | −17B | =14N | F | 4.0 | 36.5 | 40.0 | 17.50 | 1877 | -41.2 |
| 19 | Sakala Ronald | 1977 | ZAM | F | +5B | =21N | =13N | −1B | −15N | −37B | +29N | +30B | 4.0 | 35.5 | 36.0 | 16.50 | 1829 | -30.6 |
| 20 | Simulilika Vasco | 1897 | ZAM | +37N | −12B | +39N | =10B | −3N | +30B | =24B | −15N | −26B | 4.0 | 35.0 | 36.0 | 10.75 | 1845 | -25.2 |
| 21 | Lwenyeka Tumelo | 1844 | ZAM | F | +14N | =19B | −4N | +18B | =28N | −12B | =27N | =22B | 4.0 | 35.0 | 35.0 | 16.50 | 1956 | +48.0 |
| 22 | Ngozo Godfrey | 1759 | ZAM | −2N | F | +14B | =18N | −24B | +33N | −28B | +25B | =21N | 4.0 | 35.0 | 35.0 | 16.00 | 1936 | +70.4 |
| 23 | Simon, Bokamoso | 1876 | BOT | +38B | =4N | −13B | −14N | +16B | −18N | =29B | −26N | +35B | 4.0 | 34.5 | 35.5 | 13.00 | 1810 | -14.0 |
| 24 | Kabaso Bwalya | 2066 | ZAM | =16B | −18N | F | +30B | +22N | −6B | =20N | −17N | +37B | 4.0 | 32.5 | 32.5 | 13.50 | 1859 | -39.8 |
| 25 | Ntukwa Israel Tumisang | 1750 | BOT | +28B | =16N | −4B | −29N | +35B | −14N | +34B | −22N | =39N | 4.0 | 31.5 | 32.5 | 11.50 | 1807 | +26.4 |
| 26 | Mutero Tadisa K | 1786 | ZIM | −14B | F | −9N | +38B | −5N | −37B | +41N | +23B | +20N | 4.0 | 28.0 | 28.0 | 9.50 | 1810 | +11.6 |
| 27 | Mumbi Lombe | 1891 | ZAM | F | +10B | −12N | −6B | +32N | −31B | +36N | =21B | F | 3.5 | 33.0 | 33.0 | 13.00 | 1873 | -3.4 |
| 28 | Katowa, Kennedy | 1950 | ZAM | −25N | −30B | F | +41N | +34B | =21B | +22N | −3N | F | 3.5 | 29.5 | 29.5 | 9.00 | 1818 | -24.0 |
| 29 | Chileshe Nkandu | 1739 | ZAM | −9N | F | =16B | +25B | −7N | −10B | =23N | −19B | +38N | 3.0 | 35.0 | 35.0 | 9.50 | 1766 | +3.4 |
| 30 | Mkandawire Samuel | 1740 | ZAM | −8B | +28N | +33B | −24N | =14B | −20N | =16B | F | −19N | 3.0 | 34.0 | 34.0 | 11.50 | 1849 | +38.8 |
| 31 | Nguni Phillip | 1827 | ZAM | −10N | +36B | −6N | F | +39B | +27N | −9B | −13N | −14B | 3.0 | 34.0 | 34.0 | 7.00 | 1803 | -13.6 |
| 32 | Mwanza Jacob | 1734 | ZAM | F | −8N | −17B | +35N | −27B | +34N | −13B | +33N | −16B | 3.0 | 31.5 | 31.5 | 8.00 | 1775 | +14.8 |
| 33 | moyo spencer | 1850 | ZIM | −3N | +41B | −30N | F | +40B | −22B | +38N | −32B | F | 3.0 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 2.00 | 1717 | -49.6 |
| 34 | Phiri George | 1811 | ZAM | F | +7B | −2N | −9B | −28N | −32B | −25N | +38B | =36N | 2.5 | 33.0 | 33.0 | 8.25 | 1668 | -29.2 |
| 35 | Chilambe, Mushabati | 1829 | ZAM | F | −2B | −10N | −32B | −25N | +40N | =39B | +41B | −23N | 2.5 | 26.0 | 26.0 | 1.50 | 1685 | -62.0 |
| 36 | Mubanga Shadrec Chola | 1704 | ZAM | −11B | −31N | F | +40N | −15B | +39N | −27B | −16N | =34B | 2.5 | 25.5 | 25.5 | 2.75 | 1685 | -8.0 |
| 37 | FAZILAHAMED GRAIG | 1728 | ZIM | −20B | F | −5N | −15B | F | +26N | +19N | −7B | −24N | 2.0 | 33.0 | 33.0 | 8.00 | 1746 | +2.0 |
| 38 | Aone Morei | 1516 | BOT | −23N | −15B | F | −26N | +41B | −16N | −33B | −34N | −29B | 1.0 | 27.0 | 27.0 | 0.50 | 1485 | -10.0 |
| 39 | siameja amolly | 1749 | ZAM | −7N | F | −20B | F | −31N | −36B | =35N | F | =25B | 1.0 | 25.5 | 25.5 | 3.25 | 1553 | -55.6 |
| 40 | Muchenje Hartley | 1794 | ZAM | F | F | −7N | −36B | −33N | −35B | F | F | =41N | 0.5 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 0.25 | 1447 | -74.8 |
| 41 | Limande Misheck | 1738 | ZAM | −13B | −33N | F | −28B | −38N | F | −26B | −35N | =40B | 0.5 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 0.25 | 1383 | -94.4 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Ngozo GodfreyZAM+70.44.0 pts · #24
- 2Ngobola FrankZAM+58.05.0 pts · #14
- 3NGWENYA ANDILEZIM+53.25.0 pts · #15
Top rating losers
- 1Limande MisheckZAM-94.40.5 pts · #41
- 2Muchenje HartleyZAM-74.80.5 pts · #40
- 3Chilambe, MushabatiZAM-62.02.5 pts · #34
Biggest upsets
- R7+249 Elo gap
- R7+248 Elo gap
- R5+241 Elo gap