The Travellers and tours 2025 Chess championship - Open Section

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98 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 26 Sept 2025 to 28 Sept 2025 in Lusaka - NIPA MAIN CAMPUS, Zambia. 10 titled players from 4 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2217, and top seed was Chitumbo Mwali (🇿🇲 ZAM, IM, 2364).

Gillan Bwalya (🇿🇲 ZAM, IM, 2281) won with 8.0/9, ahead of Kelvin Chumfwa (7.5) and Geoffrey Luanja (7.0). Bwalya won solo starting round 5.

The biggest upset came in round 9: Banda Alton (2065) beat Chitumbo Mwali (IM, 2364), a +299-point gap.

Location

🇿🇲Lusaka - NIPA MAIN CAMPUS, Zambia

Dates

26 Sept 2025 → 28 Sept 2025

Time control

Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 9 rounds

Top seed

🇿🇲IMChitumbo Mwali2364

Avg top 10

2,217

Participants

Titled players · 10

IM×3

FM×3

CM×4

Federations · 4 represented

🇿🇲Zambia×89

🇲🇼Malawi×5

🇿🇼Zimbabwe×2

🇨🇩Democratic Republic of the Congo×1

Top 3

🥇
IMGillan Bwalya
🇿🇲ZAM·2281
8.0pts·2503perf+20.5
🥈
IMKelvin Chumfwa
🇿🇲ZAM·2178
7.5pts·2391perf+46.6
🥉
FMGeoffrey Luanja
🇿🇲ZAM·2114
7.0pts·2307perf+43.4

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

IM Gillan Bwalya led from R5; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.

Co-leaders

Bwalya8Chumfwa7.5Luanja7Zulu7Mwali6.5Alton6.5

R5–R9 · LEAD HELD

IM Gillan Bwalya held the sole lead from R5 through R9 without losing it.

R7 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

IM Gillan Bwalya drew with IM Kelvin Chumfwa (Black).

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

IM Gillan Bwalya 6 wins (R1–R6)IM Kelvin Chumfwa 3 wins (R1–R3)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1IMGillan Bwalya	*	½	—	—
2IMKelvin Chumfwa	½	*	—	—
3FMGeoffrey Luanja	—	—	*	—
4CMThomas Zulu	—	—	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Bwalya, GillanIM	2281	ZAM	+64N	+46B	+20N	+11B	+22B	+16N	=2N	=5B	+15B	8.0	45.0	48.0	41.00	2503	+20.5
2	Chumfwa, KelvinIM	2178	ZAM	+29B	+24N	+42B	=5B	+31N	+9N	=1B	=6N	+10B	7.5	47.5	51.5	41.00	2391	+46.6
3	Luanja, GeoffreyFM	2114	ZAM	+43N	+18B	−5N	+39B	+13N	=15B	=20N	+21B	+8N	7.0	43.5	47.5	35.75	2307	+43.4
4	Zulu, ThomasCM	2126	ZAM	F	+43B	+27N	+24N	+14B	−8B	+39N	+13B	+9N	7.0	42.0	44.5	36.00	2346	+35.8
5	Mwali, ChitumboIM	2364	ZAM	+36B	+67N	+3B	=2N	=32B	+12N	+8B	=1N	−6B	6.5	50.0	53.0	36.50	2265	-16.0
6	Banda Alton	2065	ZAM	F	+60B	−15N	+76B	+21N	+11B	+22N	=2B	+5N	6.5	41.5	44.0	31.75	2360	+59.2
7	Chibwata, Paul	2103	ZAM	+52B	=23N	+72B	+53N	−16N	+17B	−15N	+25B	+21N	6.5	38.5	41.0	27.50	2197	+20.8
8	Mumba Samuel	2067	ZAM	+66B	+41N	=10B	+28N	=9B	+4N	−5N	+26B	−3B	6.0	46.5	49.5	30.00	2202	+32.6
9	Kabwe Timothy	2204	ZAM	+76N	+17B	=31N	+38B	=8N	−2B	+40N	+20B	−4B	6.0	43.5	46.0	26.25	2182	-4.4
10	Kaoma, Micheal	2218	ZAM	+27N	+37B	=8N	−31B	+40N	=25B	+62N	+22B	−2N	6.0	41.5	44.5	27.00	2169	-10.4
11	Mtonga Augustine	2128	ZAM	+48B	+71N	+62B	−1N	+35B	−6N	+38B	−12N	+45B	6.0	40.0	43.0	22.50	2164	+8.6
12	Chisopa Dalitso	2068	ZAM	F	+83B	−16N	+18B	+62N	−5B	+30N	+11B	+17N	6.0	39.0	40.5	26.50	2257	+38.2
13	Jilowa, Tito	2061	ZAM	F	+52N	+50B	+23N	−3B	+44N	+45B	−4N	+68B	6.0	37.5	38.5	23.50	2163	+21.0
14	Chasaya, Terence	2019	ZAM	+69N	−16B	+92N	+77B	−4N	+80B	−21N	+30B	+49N	6.0	34.0	35.0	17.50	2100	+17.6
15	Mwale, JosephFM	2217	MAW	+50B	+44N	+6B	−22N	+42B	=3N	+7B	F	−1N	5.5	45.5	49.5	28.50	2221	+2.0
16	Daka, Justin	2281	ZAM	+58B	+14N	+12B	=32N	+7B	−1B	−31N	+67N	F	5.5	43.5	46.5	27.25	2215	-10.8
17	Chibuye Christopher	2009	ZAM	+87B	−9N	=61B	+93N	+41B	−7N	+60B	+32N	−12B	5.5	34.5	35.0	15.00	1994	+1.0
18	Chimanya Greenwell	1959	ZAM	+95B	−3N	+94B	−12N	−61B	+72N	+47B	=34N	+35B	5.5	31.5	31.5	13.25	1923	-4.2
19	Mulauzi, Joshua	1966	ZAM	=74B	+88N	−53B	−72N	+52B	+41N	+46B	+38N	F	5.5	28.5	30.0	18.25	2174	+30.6
20	Mofya Stephen	2120	ZAM	+56B	+73N	−1B	+48N	=60B	+28N	=3B	−9N	−23B	5.0	41.5	44.0	20.00	2033	-36.8
21	Masango, Spencer	2161	ZIM	=78N	+57B	=38B	+51N	−6B	+54N	+14B	−3N	−7B	5.0	41.0	43.5	20.25	2037	-27.6
22	Musonda CholaFM	2123	ZAM	+49B	+54N	+79B	+15B	−1N	+32N	−6B	−10N	F	5.0	41.0	43.0	19.50	2161	+9.8
23	Daka Andrew	1872	ZAM	F	=7B	=40N	−13B	−37N	+65B	+81N	+39B	+20N	5.0	35.0	37.0	19.25	2116	+50.6
24	Samuel Mulenga	1977	ZAM	+75N	−2B	+69N	−4B	+74N	−40B	=61B	=60N	+47B	5.0	34.0	36.5	15.00	1881	-18.4
25	Kameya, Robson	2020	ZAM	F	+66N	+73B	=41N	+72B	=10N	=32B	−7N	=28B	5.0	34.0	34.0	17.75	2043	+5.4
26	Mbulo P. Kasuba	2047	ZAM	F	+47N	=29B	=61N	+48B	=84N	+28B	−8N	=41B	5.0	33.0	34.5	19.75	2005	-8.0
27	Ngambi Victor	1919	ZAM	−10B	+87N	−4B	+70N	−80B	+63N	+42B	−45N	+38B	5.0	33.0	34.5	15.50	2003	+21.0
28	Mulenga Bwalya	2008	ZAM	=85N	+90B	+74N	−8B	+33N	−20B	−26N	+55B	=25N	5.0	33.0	34.0	14.75	1887	-18.6
29	Omaling Oogu	1898	ZAM	−2N	+91B	=26N	−33B	+55N	−34B	+79B	+77N	=67B	5.0	32.5	33.5	13.00	1934	+5.6
30	Mupeta Blessed	1935	ZAM	F	−70N	+97B	+94N	+79B	+35N	−12B	−14N	+60B	5.0	24.5	24.5	9.50	1940	+3.4
31	Mubanga Chanda Patrick	2027	ZAM	F	+94N	=9B	+10N	−2B	+60N	+16B	F	F	4.5	39.0	39.0	17.50	2242	+35.4
32	Phiri, GodwinCM	2134	ZAM	+68N	+39B	+89N	=16B	=5N	−22B	=25N	−17B	F	4.5	38.5	39.5	16.50	2099	-5.4
33	Mwape, William	2086	ZAM	+86B	−79N	=54B	+29N	−28B	+61N	F	+36B	F	4.5	30.0	31.5	15.75	1996	-13.8
34	Dimba, JamesCM	2036	ZAM	F	+86N	−48B	=52N	+78B	+29N	=64B	=18B	−36N	4.5	29.5	31.0	15.00	1948	-18.2
35	Chola, Midosantos	2022	ZAM	−60N	+82B	+56N	+89B	−11N	−30B	=73N	+83B	−18N	4.5	29.0	30.0	9.25	1893	-30.4
36	Sakala Ronald	1959	ZAM	−5N	−92B	=59N	+88B	+85N	F	+53B	−33N	+34B	4.5	28.0	29.0	12.75	1963	+2.8
37	Nyirenda, Alick	2010	ZAM	+70B	−10N	−63B	+92N	+23B	−38N	−43B	=87N	+86B	4.5	28.0	29.0	11.25	1868	-30.8
38	Sichone, Alinaswe	2049	ZAM	+61N	+96B	=21N	−9N	=64B	+37B	−11N	−19B	−27N	4.0	38.0	38.0	11.50	1945	-23.4
39	Mutambo, Webster	1964	ZAM	F	−32N	+70B	−3N	+63B	+42N	−4B	−23N	+82B	4.0	37.0	39.0	12.00	1960	-1.2
40	Mukonde, Darius	2025	ZAM	F	=72N	=23B	+79N	−10B	+24N	−9B	+43N	F	4.0	36.0	38.0	14.75	2048	+4.6
41	Chibiya Benison	1774	ZAM	F	−8B	+84N	=25B	−17N	−19B	+50N	+54B	=26N	4.0	36.0	36.0	14.00	1992	+43.8
42	Musende, Gershom	2029	ZAM	F	+93B	−2N	+68B	−15N	−39B	−27N	+66B	+56N	4.0	35.0	35.5	10.00	1946	-16.6
43	Mikosa Lubinda	1866	ZAM	−3B	−4N	+87B	−80N	F	+75B	+37N	−40B	+62N	4.0	31.5	31.5	11.50	1939	+13.0
44	Swatu, Tebby	2010	ZAM	+91N	−15B	−60N	+65B	+56N	−13B	−68N	+57B	−63N	4.0	30.5	31.5	11.00	1839	-39.0
45	Phiri Davies	2014	ZAM	F	F	+66B	+83N	+49B	F	−13N	+27B	−11N	4.0	30.5	31.0	13.50	2063	+8.2
46	Nyambalo, Joseph XavierCM	2010	MAW	F	−1N	−68B	+57B	=76N	+77B	−19N	+73B	=61N	4.0	30.5	30.5	11.25	1881	-25.0
47	Kasonde Arthur	1846	ZAM	F	−26B	−75N	+98B	+69N	+58B	−18N	+65B	−24N	4.0	29.5	29.5	9.50	1932	+33.2
48	Musabandesu Justin	1893	ZAM	−11N	+75B	+34N	−20B	−26N	−66B	−65N	+94B	+95N	4.0	29.0	29.0	7.00	1763	-23.2
49	Zulu, Moses	1882	ZAM	−22N	−55B	+98N	+95B	−45N	+57B	F	+51N	−14B	4.0	28.0	28.0	7.50	1945	+9.8
50	Malama Kenneth	1916	ZAM	−15N	+98B	−13N	+69B	−81B	−79N	−41B	+90N	+65N	4.0	26.5	26.5	7.00	1816	-22.4
51	Phiri Gift	1977	ZAM	−72B	+97N	+96N	−21B	+89N	−62B	+66N	−49B	F	4.0	20.5	20.5	4.00	1946	-4.8
52	Jimu Fidelis	1846	MAW	−7N	−13B	+91N	=34B	−19N	+74B	−55N	+88B	F	3.5	33.5	34.5	7.25	1870	+2.0
53	Sinkala Truth	2044	ZAM	=57N	+85B	+19N	−7B	−54B	+71N	−36N	F	F	3.5	33.0	34.5	11.75	1905	-47.6
54	Phiri, Payani	1924	ZAM	F	−22B	=33N	+55B	+53N	−21B	F	−41N	+77B	3.5	31.0	31.0	11.75	1888	-5.4
55	Ndiweni Sidingilizwe	0	ZIM	F	+49N	=71B	−54N	−29B	+93N	+52B	−28N	F	3.5	30.0	30.5	9.50	1888	0.0
56	Lyapa , Chisha	1869	ZAM	−20N	F	−35B	+90N	−44B	=83N	+72B	+71N	−42B	3.5	25.5	25.5	7.25	1810	-10.4
57	Chisulo Allan	1806	ZAM	=53B	−21N	=90B	−46N	+94B	−49N	+95B	−44N	=75N	3.5	24.0	24.0	3.50	1702	-19.2
58	Kalaba, Mutale	1936	ZAM	−16N	−69B	−65N	F	+93B	−47N	+75B	=74N	+87B	3.5	22.5	22.5	5.75	1695	-37.2
59	Mulenga Bangili	1798	ZAM	F	F	=36B	−78N	−75N	+90B	−86N	+85B	+94N	3.5	19.0	19.0	4.75	1737	-10.0
60	Peter Samukumbi	1787	ZAM	+35B	−6N	+44B	F	=20N	−31B	−17N	=24B	−30N	3.0	40.0	43.0	13.50	1934	+26.2
61	Sauti Joshua Lisuku	1813	ZAM	−38B	F	=17N	=26B	+18N	−33B	=24N	F	=46B	3.0	35.0	35.0	15.25	1969	+53.6
62	Siuluta , Arnold	2027	ZAM	F	+77B	−11N	+63N	−12B	+51N	−10B	F	−43B	3.0	34.5	35.5	9.50	1890	-21.6
63	Nshikokola, Mapalo	1834	ZAM	F	F	+37N	−62B	−39N	−27B	+91N	F	+44B	3.0	33.5	34.5	9.50	1941	+17.0
64	Katowa, Kennedy	1950	ZAM	−1B	F	=93N	+85B	=38N	=67B	=34N	F	F	3.0	32.0	32.5	7.50	1945	+0.8
65	Silavwe, Danny	1788	ZAM	F	F	+58B	−44N	+90B	−23N	+48B	−47N	−50B	3.0	31.5	32.5	8.50	1796	+2.2
66	Kenneth Tembo	1834	ZAM	−8N	−25B	−45N	F	+91B	+48N	−51B	−42N	+69B	3.0	31.0	31.0	8.00	1845	0.0
67	Makwaya, Kiddy	2021	ZAM	F	−5B	+83N	F	+73B	=64N	F	−16B	=29N	3.0	30.5	30.5	8.00	2030	-0.8
68	Munthali Adrian	1860	ZAM	−32B	F	+46N	−42N	−84B	+95N	+44B	F	−13N	3.0	29.5	29.5	8.00	1913	+15.2
69	Sitwala immanuel	1740	ZAM	−14B	+58N	−24B	−50N	−47B	+94N	−82N	+91B	−66N	3.0	28.5	28.5	4.50	1714	-6.8
70	Chabala Lwando	1725	ZAM	−37N	+30B	−39N	−27B	=86N	−82B	+85N	F	=71B	3.0	27.5	29.0	8.75	1777	+8.6
71	Mate Emmanuel	1930	ZAM	F	−11B	=55N	=74B	=77N	−53B	+88N	−56B	=70N	3.0	26.0	26.0	7.25	1740	-24.6
72	Kaole Shadrick	0	ZAM	+51N	=40B	−7N	+19B	−25N	−18B	−56N	F	F	2.5	36.5	38.0	11.50	1886	0.0
73	Soko Sydney	1882	ZAM	F	−20B	−25N	+75B	−67N	F	=35B	−46N	+74B	2.5	33.5	34.5	7.25	1673	-38.4
74	Mwalusi Pexos	0	ZAM	=19N	+78B	−28B	=71N	−24B	−52N	F	=58B	−73N	2.5	30.5	31.5	8.50	1789	0.0
75	MAKUWA MBAYO Gaetan	0	COD	−24B	−48N	+47B	−73N	+59B	−43N	−58N	F	=57B	2.5	30.0	31.0	9.25	1734	0.0
76	Mwazozo Hope	1911	MAW	−9B	+95N	+81B	−6N	=46B	F	F	F	F	2.5	30.0	30.0	4.00	2006	+8.8
77	Chakamba Bruce	0	ZAM	+84B	−62N	+78B	−14N	=71B	−46N	F	−29B	−54N	2.5	29.5	31.0	5.50	1820	0.0
78	Mangani, Happy J	1893	ZAM	=21B	−74N	−77N	+59B	−34N	+85B	F	F	F	2.5	25.0	26.5	7.50	1967	+9.4
79	Kaluba Yanick	1810	ZAM	F	+33B	−22N	−40B	−30N	+50B	−29N	F	F	2.0	36.5	38.5	8.50	1872	+7.8
80	Makanga Kusanta	2122	ZAM	F	F	F	+43B	+27N	−14N	F	F	F	2.0	31.0	31.0	9.00	2060	-4.2
81	Lemmy, Chishala	2094	ZAM	F	−89B	−76N	+86B	+50N	F	−23B	F	F	2.0	26.5	27.5	5.50	1803	-37.6
82	Chulu, Panku	1842	ZAM	F	−35N	F	−91B	F	+70N	+69B	F	−39N	2.0	25.5	25.5	6.00	1761	-11.2
83	Sakala Owen	1805	ZAM	F	−12N	−67B	−45B	+87N	=56B	F	−35N	F	1.5	29.5	31.0	3.25	1722	-12.4
84	Nkhata Henry	1983	ZAM	−77N	F	−41B	F	+68N	=26B	F	F	F	1.5	27.0	27.0	5.50	1894	-14.0
85	Vankhedekar Nikhil Nitya	1469	ZAM	=28B	−53N	+88B	−64N	−36B	−78N	−70B	−59N	F	1.5	26.5	26.5	4.00	1568	+22.4
86	David Clive Mutale	1843	ZAM	−33N	−34B	F	−81N	=70B	−88N	+59B	F	−37N	1.5	26.0	26.0	5.00	1689	-27.0
87	Shaurya Danave	1495	ZAM	−17N	−27B	−43N	F	−83B	+98N	F	=37B	−58N	1.5	24.5	24.5	2.25	1625	+29.2
88	Mubita Joseph	1681	ZAM	=90N	−19B	−85N	−36N	F	+86B	−71B	−52N	F	1.5	23.0	23.0	2.00	1550	-46.0
89	Tembo, Osward	1831	ZAM	F	+81N	−32B	−35N	−51B	F	F	F	F	1.0	28.5	29.5	2.00	1864	+2.6
90	VED RAO	1448	ZAM	=88B	−28N	=57N	−56B	−65N	−59N	F	−50B	F	1.0	25.0	25.0	2.50	1494	+8.4
91	Matundu Richard	1713	MAW	−44B	−29N	−52B	+82N	−66N	F	−63B	−69N	F	1.0	24.0	24.0	2.00	1549	-24.0
92	Mzumara Pyela	1796	ZAM	F	+36N	−14B	−37B	F	F	F	F	F	1.0	18.0	18.0	4.50	1871	+5.4
93	Mwanza, Brian	1730	ZAM	F	−42N	=64B	−17B	−58N	−55B	F	F	F	0.5	26.0	26.0	1.50	1659	-5.4
94	Zulu Taonga	1465	ZAM	F	−31B	−18N	−30B	−57N	−69B	F	−48N	−59B	0.0	29.0	29.0	0.00	1029	-29.2
95	FIDE 8733236	0	—	−18N	−76B	F	−49N	F	−68B	−57N	F	−48B	0.0	24.0	24.0	0.00	1085	0.0
96	Ngonda Licacha	1744	ZAM	F	−38N	−51B	F	F	F	F	F	F	0.0	21.0	21.0	0.00	1213	-14.0
97	Mwape Jerry	1796	ZAM	F	−51B	−30N	F	F	F	F	F	F	0.0	19.0	19.0	0.00	1156	-11.4
98	Kanyanta Frank	1729	ZAM	F	−50N	−49B	−47N	F	−87B	F	F	F	0.0	17.5	17.5	0.00	985	-33.8

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Banda AltonZAM
+59.2
6.5 pts · #6
2Sauti Joshua LisukuZAM
+53.6
3.0 pts · #57
3Daka AndrewZAM
+50.6
5.0 pts · #22

Top rating losers

1Sinkala TruthZAM
-47.6
3.5 pts · #46
2Mubita JosephZAM
-46.0
1.5 pts · #80
3Swatu, TebbyZAM
-39.0
4.0 pts · #36

Biggest upsets

R9+299 Elo gap
Banda Alton2065 beat IMMwali, Chitumbo2364
R2+276 Elo gap
Kaluba Yanick1810 beat Mwape, William2086
R2+263 Elo gap
Tembo, Osward1831 beat Lemmy, Chishala2094