PCZ Flowers Open 3rd Edition Combined Section
Open SwissStandard
28 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 15 Oct 2025 to 17 Oct 2025 in Livinstone - Courtyard Hotel, Zambia. 3 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1647, and top seed was Mutinda Gabriel (🇿🇲 ZAM, 1698).
Changwe Emmanuel (🇿🇲 ZAM, 0) won with 7.5/9, ahead of Mutinda Gabriel (7.5) and MAHATA DUNCAN (6.5). Emmanuel shared the lead from round 6, winning on tie-break.
Location
🇿🇲Livinstone - Courtyard Hotel, Zambia
Dates
15 Oct 2025 → 17 Oct 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 9 rounds
Federations · 3 represented
🇿🇲Zambia×16
🇧🇼Botswana×5
🇿🇼Zimbabwe×3
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsTight race until R9; 2 players tied at 7.5/9, decided on Buchholz.
Co-leaders
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R5 · LEADER CHANGE16 Oct
MAHATA DUNCAN takes the sole lead (4.0/5).
R9 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
2 players finish on 7.5/9. Emmanuel takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (40.0).
R1 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Mutinda Gabriel drew with Changwe Emmanuel (Black).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Mutinda Gabriel | * | ½ | 1 | 1 |
| 2Changwe Emmanuel | ½ | * | 0 | — |
| 3MAHATA DUNCAN | 0 | 1 | * | — |
| 4Lwenyeka Bupe | 0 | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Changwe Emmanuel | 0 | ZAM | =2B | +6N | +15B | +12N | −3B | +23N | +13B | +10N | +9N | 7.5 | 40.0 | 42.5 | 32.25 | 1702 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Mutinda Gabriel | 1698 | ZAM | =1N | F | +4B | +28N | +9B | +3N | +5B | +14N | +15B | 7.5 | 37.5 | 37.5 | 33.75 | 2423 | +79.6 |
| 3 | MAHATA DUNCAN | 1683 | ZIM | F | +10B | +21N | +13B | +1N | −2B | +9N | +5N | =11B | 6.5 | 40.5 | 40.5 | 30.75 | 1882 | +48.8 |
| 4 | Lwenyeka Bupe | 1614 | ZAM | +16N | +24B | −2N | =20B | =10N | −14B | =18B | +22N | +21B | 5.5 | 32.0 | 34.0 | 17.00 | 1674 | +11.6 |
| 5 | Niza Chilingwe | 1654 | ZAM | F | +14N | +18B | −9N | +11B | +13N | −2N | −3B | +16B | 5.0 | 38.5 | 39.5 | 20.00 | 1452 | -21.0 |
| 6 | Habanyama Venus | 0 | ZAM | =22N | −1B | =10N | +27B | +20N | −15B | +17N | −9B | +12N | 5.0 | 34.0 | 35.0 | 15.50 | 1567 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Ilunga Samson | 1625 | ZAM | F | =12N | −9B | +16N | −23B | +18N | +22B | =15N | +14B | 5.0 | 29.0 | 29.0 | 18.00 | 1612 | -2.0 |
| 8 | Ndala Adonai | 1588 | ZAM | F | −11N | =16B | =26N | −14B | +28N | +25B | +13N | +10B | 5.0 | 24.5 | 24.5 | 13.25 | 1953 | +67.2 |
| 9 | Mathe Prince Kingsley | 1564 | ZIM | F | =17B | +7N | +5B | −2N | +12N | −3B | +6N | −1B | 4.5 | 44.5 | 44.5 | 21.00 | 1671 | +28.8 |
| 10 | Bayani Pelontle | 0 | BOT | +20B | −3N | =6B | +22N | =4B | +11N | =15N | −1B | −8N | 4.5 | 41.0 | 43.5 | 17.25 | 1557 | -28.8 |
| 11 | Stephen Kakole | 0 | ZAM | F | +8B | −13N | +17B | −5N | −10B | +24N | +12B | =3N | 4.5 | 36.5 | 38.5 | 18.25 | 1595 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Museli Allan | 0 | ZAM | +15N | =7B | +17N | −1B | +24N | −9B | =16B | −11N | −6B | 4.0 | 38.5 | 40.5 | 14.50 | 1644 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Lorato Dolly Thapelo | 1632 | BOT | +23N | F | +11B | −3N | +18B | −5B | −1N | −8B | +17N | 4.0 | 38.5 | 38.5 | 14.50 | 1462 | -17.6 |
| 14 | Lube Matongo Vista | 0 | ZAM | F | −5B | −20N | +25B | +8N | +4N | +23B | −2B | −7N | 4.0 | 35.0 | 35.0 | 14.50 | 1626 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Mogomotsi Kefentse | 1610 | BOT | −12B | +27N | −1N | F | +28B | +6N | =10B | =7B | −2N | 4.0 | 35.0 | 35.0 | 11.25 | 1536 | -11.6 |
| 16 | Musanda Loveday | 0 | ZAM | −4B | F | =8N | −7B | +21N | +20B | =12N | +18B | −5N | 4.0 | 34.0 | 34.0 | 14.00 | 1295 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Mkandawire Samuel Mpunga | 1697 | ZAM | +28B | =9N | −12B | −11N | =19B | +27N | −6B | +23N | −13B | 4.0 | 29.0 | 29.5 | 8.00 | 1406 | -15.4 |
| 18 | Ndiweni Sidingilizwe | 0 | ZIM | F | +25B | −5N | +21B | −13N | −7B | =4N | −16N | +22B | 3.5 | 30.5 | 30.5 | 9.75 | 1571 | 0.0 |
| 19 | FIDE 8710988 | 0 | — | F | F | F | F | =17N | F | +28B | +20B | +25N | 3.5 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 7.00 | 1663 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Simuchile Stanley | 0 | ZAM | −10N | F | +14B | =4N | −6B | −16N | =26B | −19N | +24B | 3.0 | 30.0 | 30.0 | 9.50 | 1492 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Mwizabi Steven | 0 | ZAM | +26N | +22B | −3B | −18N | −16B | −25N | +27B | F | −4N | 3.0 | 26.0 | 26.0 | 5.00 | 1553 | 0.0 |
| 22 | Maruatona Onthatile | 1662 | BOT | =6B | −21N | F | −10B | +26N | +24B | −7N | −4B | −18N | 2.5 | 30.0 | 30.0 | 6.00 | 1426 | -49.2 |
| 23 | Malambo Brian | 0 | ZAM | −13B | F | +25N | =24B | +7N | −1B | −14N | −17B | F | 2.5 | 29.5 | 29.5 | 7.50 | 1636 | 0.0 |
| 24 | FIDE 8727953 | 0 | — | F | −4N | +26B | =23N | −12B | −22N | −11B | =28N | −20N | 2.0 | 24.0 | 24.0 | 3.00 | 1492 | 0.0 |
| 25 | Pithatho Patrick | 1591 | BOT | F | −18N | −23B | −14N | F | +21B | −8N | =26B | −19B | 1.5 | 23.0 | 23.0 | 3.75 | 1393 | -20.4 |
| 26 | Shandele Malumo freeburn | 1590 | ZAM | −21B | F | −24N | =8B | −22B | F | =20N | =25N | F | 1.5 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 4.75 | 1487 | -16.0 |
| 27 | FIDE 8734313 | 0 | — | F | −15B | F | −6N | F | −17B | −21N | F | +28N | 1.0 | 21.5 | 21.5 | 0.50 | 854 | 0.0 |
| 28 | FIDE 8727848 | 0 | — | −17N | F | F | −2B | −15N | −8B | −19N | =24B | −27B | 0.5 | 27.0 | 27.0 | 1.00 | 848 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Mutinda GabrielZAM+79.67.5 pts · #1
- 2Ndala AdonaiZAM+67.25.0 pts · #4
- 3MAHATA DUNCANZIM+48.86.5 pts · #3
Top rating losers
- 1Maruatona OnthatileBOT-49.22.5 pts · #17
- 2Bayani PelontleBOT-28.84.5 pts · #11
- 3Niza ChilingweZAM-21.05.0 pts · #23