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Eswatini Chess National Championship

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8 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 24 Oct 2025 to 26 Oct 2025 in Manzini, Eswatini. 1 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 1671, and top seed was Masuku Vukani (🇸🇿 SWZ, 1889).

Ngwenya Kwanele Mangaliso (🇸🇿 SWZ, 1604) won with 5.5/7, ahead of Dlamini Simphiwe (5.0) and Santiago De Nobrega (4.5). Mangaliso shared the lead from round 5 and broke clear in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 5: Mdluli Mlondi (1547) beat Masuku Vukani (1889), a +342-point gap.

Location
🇸🇿Manzini, Eswatini
Dates
24 Oct 2025 → 26 Oct 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Round-robin · 7 rounds
Top seed
🇸🇿Masuku Vukani1889
Avg top 10
1,671
Participants
8
Titled players · 1
CM×1
Federations · 1 represented
🇸🇿Eswatini×8
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 8 · 7 rounds

Ngwenya Kwanele Mangaliso led from R7 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight.

Co-leaders
4
3
1
1
2
2
1
#1#2#4#8R1R2R3R4R5R6R7Mangaliso takes lead
Mangaliso#1Simphiwe#2De Nobrega#3Nkosivile#4Nhlanhla#5Vukani#6Mlondi#7Sanjul#8
R7 · LEADER CHANGE26 Oct

Ngwenya Kwanele Mangaliso takes the sole lead (5.5/7).

R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Ngwenya Kwanele Mangaliso beat CM Dlamini Simphiwe (White).

R1–R4 · WIN STREAK

CM Dlamini Simphiwe won 4 in a row (R1–R4).

Cross-table

#PlayerElo12345678PtsSBBhΔ EloPerf
1🇸🇿Ngwenya Kwanele Mangaliso1604*111½½1½5.519.0022.5+107.21911
2🇸🇿CMDlamini Simphiwe17940*0111115.013.0023.0+5.01811
3🇸🇿De Nobrega, Santiago167701*01½114.512.7523.5+37.61772
4🇸🇿Mabuza Nkosivile1733001*01114.010.0024.0-6.41712
5🇸🇿Simelane Nhlanhla1530½001*0113.59.7524.5+54.41690
6🇸🇿Masuku Vukani1889½0½01*0½2.59.0025.5-122.81538
7🇸🇿Mdluli Mlondi1547000001*12.03.5026.0-5.41531
8🇸🇿Ariyawansa Ranwalage Sanjul1594½0000½0*1.04.0027.0-69.21373

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
Top rating losers
Biggest upsets