Eswatini Chess National Championship Ladies
Round-RobinStandard
8 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 24 Oct 2025 to 26 Oct 2025 in Matsapha, Eswatini. 1 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 1171, and top seed was Ngozo Tivumile (🇸🇿 SWZ, 1622).
Nkwanyane Nolwazi (🇸🇿 SWZ, 1538) won with 5.5/7, ahead of Dlamini Sinqobile (5.0) and Mkhonto Nosimilo (4.5). Nolwazi won solo starting round 6.
Location
🇸🇿Matsapha, Eswatini
Dates
24 Oct 2025 → 26 Oct 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes for game with 30 seconds delay from move 1
System
Round-robin · 7 rounds
Titled players · 1
WCM×1
Federations · 1 represented
🇸🇿Eswatini×7
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 8 · 7 roundsNkwanyane Nolwazi led from R3 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight.
Co-leaders
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R3–R7 · LEAD HELD
Nkwanyane Nolwazi held the sole lead from R3 through R7 without losing it.
R7 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Nkwanyane Nolwazi drew with WCM Dlamini Sinqobile (Black).
R1–R3 · WIN STREAK
Nkwanyane Nolwazi won 3 in a row (R1–R3).
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 🇸🇿Nkwanyane Nolwazi | 1538 | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5.5 | 15.75 | 22.5 | +24.0 | 1715 |
| 1 | 🇸🇿WCMDlamini Sinqobile | 1571 | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5.0 | 16.50 | 23.0 | +28.2 | 1799 |
| 3 | 🇸🇿Nosimilo, Mkhonto | 1531 | ½ | ½ | * | 1 | 1 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 4.5 | 14.50 | 23.5 | +15.2 | 1640 |
| 4 | 🇸🇿Mkhweli Siphosethu | 1554 | ½ | 0 | 0 | * | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4.0 | 10.00 | 24.0 | -17.6 | 1491 |
| 6 | 🇸🇿Ngozo Tivumile | 1622 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | * | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3.5 | 7.50 | 24.5 | -60.4 | 1400 |
| 7 | 🇸🇿Nomcebo, Sibisi | 1553 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | * | 1 | 1 | 3.0 | 7.00 | 25.0 | -28.4 | 1323 |
| 5 | 🇸🇿Kuhlase Namisa | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 1.5 | 7.25 | 26.5 | 0.0 | 1368 |
| 8 | FIDE 20700156 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | * | 1.0 | 1.50 | 27.0 | 0.0 | 761 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Dlamini SinqobileWCMSWZ+28.25.0 pts · #1
- 2Nkwanyane NolwaziSWZ+24.05.5 pts · #2
- 3Nosimilo, MkhontoSWZ+15.24.5 pts · #3
Top rating losers
- 1Ngozo TivumileSWZ-60.43.5 pts · #6
- 2Nomcebo, SibisiSWZ-28.43.0 pts · #7
- 3Mkhweli SiphosethuSWZ-17.64.0 pts · #4