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PCZ Flowers Open 3rd Edition Combined Section

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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
Top seed
🇿🇲Mutinda Gabriel1698
Avg top 10
1,647
Participants
28
Federations · 3 represented
🇿🇲Zambia×16
🇧🇼Botswana×5
🇿🇼Zimbabwe×3
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

Tight race until R9; 2 players tied at 7.5/9, decided on Buchholz.

Co-leaders
6
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2.54.579R1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9DUNCAN takes lead
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
Player1234
1Mutinda Gabriel*
½
1
1
2Changwe Emmanuel
½
*
0
3MAHATA DUNCAN
0
1
*
4Lwenyeka Bupe
0
*

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Changwe Emmanuel0ZAM=2B+6N+15B+12N3B+23N+13B+10N+9N7.540.042.532.2517020.0
2Mutinda Gabriel1698ZAM=1NF+4B+28N+9B+3N+5B+14N+15B7.537.537.533.752423+79.6
3MAHATA DUNCAN1683ZIMF+10B+21N+13B+1N2B+9N+5N=11B6.540.540.530.751882+48.8
4Lwenyeka Bupe1614ZAM+16N+24B2N=20B=10N14B=18B+22N+21B5.532.034.017.001674+11.6
5Niza Chilingwe1654ZAMF+14N+18B9N+11B+13N2N3B+16B5.038.539.520.001452-21.0
6Habanyama Venus0ZAM=22N1B=10N+27B+20N15B+17N9B+12N5.034.035.015.5015670.0
7Ilunga Samson1625ZAMF=12N9B+16N23B+18N+22B=15N+14B5.029.029.018.001612-2.0
8Ndala Adonai1588ZAMF11N=16B=26N14B+28N+25B+13N+10B5.024.524.513.251953+67.2
9Mathe Prince Kingsley1564ZIMF=17B+7N+5B2N+12N3B+6N1B4.544.544.521.001671+28.8
10Bayani Pelontle0BOT+20B3N=6B+22N=4B+11N=15N1B8N4.541.043.517.251557-28.8
11Stephen Kakole0ZAMF+8B13N+17B5N10B+24N+12B=3N4.536.538.518.2515950.0
12Museli Allan0ZAM+15N=7B+17N1B+24N9B=16B11N6B4.038.540.514.5016440.0
13Lorato Dolly Thapelo1632BOT+23NF+11B3N+18B5B1N8B+17N4.038.538.514.501462-17.6
14Lube Matongo Vista0ZAMF5B20N+25B+8N+4N+23B2B7N4.035.035.014.5016260.0
15Mogomotsi Kefentse1610BOT12B+27N1NF+28B+6N=10B=7B2N4.035.035.011.251536-11.6
16Musanda Loveday0ZAM4BF=8N7B+21N+20B=12N+18B5N4.034.034.014.0012950.0
17Mkandawire Samuel Mpunga1697ZAM+28B=9N12B11N=19B+27N6B+23N13B4.029.029.58.001406-15.4
18Ndiweni Sidingilizwe0ZIMF+25B5N+21B13N7B=4N16N+22B3.530.530.59.7515710.0
19FIDE 87109880FFFF=17NF+28B+20B+25N3.513.513.57.0016630.0
20Simuchile Stanley0ZAM10NF+14B=4N6B16N=26B19N+24B3.030.030.09.5014920.0
21Mwizabi Steven0ZAM+26N+22B3B18N16B25N+27BF4N3.026.026.05.0015530.0
22Maruatona Onthatile1662BOT=6B21NF10B+26N+24B7N4B18N2.530.030.06.001426-49.2
23Malambo Brian0ZAM13BF+25N=24B+7N1B14N17BF2.529.529.57.5016360.0
24FIDE 87279530F4N+26B=23N12B22N11B=28N20N2.024.024.03.0014920.0
25Pithatho Patrick1591BOTF18N23B14NF+21B8N=26B19B1.523.023.03.751393-20.4
26Shandele Malumo freeburn1590ZAM21BF24N=8B22BF=20N=25NF1.519.519.54.751487-16.0
27FIDE 87343130F15BF6NF17B21NF+28N1.021.521.50.508540.0
28FIDE 8727848017NFF2B15N8B19N=24B27B0.527.027.01.008480.0

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