EASTERN PROVINCE CLOSED CHESS TOURNAMENT - Open section

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25 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 11 Nov 2025 to 13 Nov 2025 in Petauke- Eastern Province, Zambia. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1680, and top seed was Butanda Benson (🇿🇲 ZAM, 1961).

Kabambesha Mike (🇿🇲 ZAM, 1909) won with 6.0/7, ahead of Phiri C Patrick (5.0) and Kalale Collins (5.0). Mike won solo starting round 5.

Location

🇿🇲Petauke- Eastern Province, Zambia

Dates

11 Nov 2025 → 13 Nov 2025

Time control

Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 7 rounds

Top seed

🇿🇲Butanda Benson1961

Avg top 10

1,680

Participants

Federations · 2 represented

🇿🇲Zambia×18

🇲🇼Malawi×1

Top 3

🥇
Kabambesha Mike
🇿🇲ZAM·1909
6.0pts·2200perf+42.8
🥈
Phiri C Patrick
🇿🇲ZAM
5.0pts·1918perf0.0
🥉
Kalale Collins
🇿🇲ZAM·1912
5.0pts·2001perf+7.2

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 7 rounds

Kabambesha Mike led from R5; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.

Co-leaders

Mike6Patrick5Collins5Vincent4.5Nathan4.5Samwani4.5

R5–R7 · LEAD HELD

Kabambesha Mike never relinquished the lead after R5; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.

R7 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Kabambesha Mike drew with Phiri C Patrick (White).

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

Kabambesha Mike 3 wins (R1–R3)Kalale Collins 3 wins (R1–R3)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Kabambesha Mike	*	½	½	—
2Phiri C Patrick	½	*	1	1
3Kalale Collins	½	0	*	—
4Jere Vincent	—	0	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Kabambesha Mike	1909	ZAM	+19N	+22B	+21N	=3B	+17N	+7B	=2B	6.0	21.5	23.5	18.50	2200	+42.8
2	Phiri C Patrick	0	ZAM	+15B	=13N	+8B	−10N	+5B	+3B	=1N	5.0	26.5	30.0	21.75	1918	0.0
3	Kalale Collins	1912	ZAM	+16B	+24N	+10B	=1N	=11B	−2N	+7N	5.0	25.5	26.0	16.25	2001	+7.2
4	Lungu Samwani	1738	ZAM	=24B	+9N	=13B	=5N	=8B	=6N	+16B	4.5	24.0	24.5	16.00	1861	+12.8
5	Jere Vincent	0	MAW	+?N	−21B	+12N	=4B	−2N	+15N	+13B	4.5	22.0	22.0	12.75	1849	0.0
6	Zawa Nathan	0	ZAM	−22N	−14B	+25N	+?B	+21N	=4B	+10N	4.5	15.5	15.5	7.75	1903	0.0
7	Christopher Phiri	0	ZAM	−12N	+19B	+23N	+21B	+10N	−1N	−3B	4.0	22.5	23.5	9.00	1936	0.0
8	Kalonga Charles	1941	ZAM	=23N	+12B	−2N	+22B	=4N	=10B	=11N	4.0	22.0	23.0	11.75	1819	-19.2
9	Nkhuwa Benson	0	ZAM	−10N	−4B	=?N	+25B	+19N	=20B	+18B	4.0	16.0	16.0	6.75	1720	0.0
10	Chilufya Emmanuel	1890	ZAM	+9B	+17N	−3N	+2B	−7B	=8N	−6B	3.5	26.5	29.5	14.00	1734	-16.0
11	Zulu Reuben	1830	ZAM	F	−15N	+18B	+14B	=3N	=13N	=8B	3.5	22.5	25.0	12.75	1780	-12.0
12	FIDE 8735158	0	—	+7B	−8N	−5B	+18N	−16B	+22B	=14N	3.5	22.5	24.5	10.75	1141	0.0
13	Phiri Fred	1781	ZAM	+25N	=2B	=4N	−17B	+22N	=11B	−5N	3.5	22.5	22.5	8.50	1784	+0.4
14	FIDE 8735140	0	—	−17B	+6N	+16B	−11N	−15B	+23N	=12B	3.5	21.5	22.5	10.75	1033	0.0
15	Chipeta Oscar	1836	ZAM	−2N	+11B	−22N	+23B	+14N	−5B	=20N	3.5	21.0	22.0	9.25	2630	+19.6
16	Ngoma Agrippa	0	ZAM	−3N	+?B	−14N	=19B	+12N	+21B	−4N	3.5	21.0	21.0	6.75	1793	0.0
17	Tembo Geofrey	0	ZAM	+14N	−10B	−20B	+13N	−1B	−18N	+?B	3.0	22.0	22.0	7.00	1735	0.0
18	FIDE 8735123	0	—	−21N	+25B	−11N	−12B	+20N	+17B	−9N	3.0	18.5	18.5	5.50	1096	0.0
19	Mwanza Kennedy	0	ZAM	−1B	−7N	+24B	=16N	−9B	F	+22N	2.5	20.0	20.0	4.25	1109	-20.0
20	FIDE 8735131	0	—	F	=23B	+17N	F	−18B	=9N	=15B	2.5	18.0	18.5	7.25	1836	0.0
21	Butanda Benson	1961	ZAM	+18B	+5N	−1B	−7N	−6B	−16N	F	2.0	25.5	26.5	7.50	1109	-11.4
22	Mvula John	0	ZAM	+6B	−1N	+15B	−8N	−13B	−12N	−19B	2.0	25.0	27.5	8.00	1635	0.0
23	FIDE 8735093	0	—	=8B	=20N	−7B	−15N	F	−14B	F	1.0	19.5	20.0	3.25	1696	0.0
24	Mauye Nyasha	0	ZAM	=4N	−3B	−19N	F	F	F	F	0.5	15.5	15.5	2.25	1580	0.0
25	FIDE 8735085	0	—	−13B	−18N	−6B	−9N	F	F	F	0.0	16.0	16.0	0.00	980	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Kabambesha MikeZAM
+42.8
6.0 pts · #4
2Chipeta OscarZAM
+19.6
3.5 pts · #11
3Lungu SamwaniZAM
+12.8
4.5 pts · #13

Top rating losers

1Mwanza KennedyZAM
-20.0
2.5 pts · #20
2Kalonga CharlesZAM
-19.2
4.0 pts · #8
3Chilufya EmmanuelZAM
-16.0
3.5 pts · #17