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BCM Chess Championship 2025 - Women Section

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25 players participated in this 8-round tournament, held from 24 Nov 2025 to 26 Nov 2025 in LUSAKA - Mulungushi Conference centre, Zambia. 4 titled players from 4 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1797, and top seed was Tanaka Dziyanyi (🇿🇼 ZIM, 1961).

Lubuuto Bwalya Mulwale (🇿🇲 ZAM, WCM, 1923) won with 6.5/8, ahead of Otimile Maya (5.5) and Tanaka Dziyanyi (5.5). Bwalya Mulwale won solo starting round 7.

The biggest upset came in round 7: Nshikokola Zangowanachipwila (WCM, 1449) beat Banda Maria (1732), a +283-point gap.

Location
🇿🇲LUSAKA - Mulungushi Conference centre, Zambia
Dates
24 Nov 2025 → 26 Nov 2025
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 8 rounds
Top seed
🇿🇼Tanaka Dziyanyi1961
Avg top 10
1,797
Participants
25
Titled players · 4
WFM×1
WCM×3
Federations · 4 represented
🇿🇲Zambia×19
🇿🇼Zimbabwe×2
🇲🇼Malawi×1
🇧🇼Botswana×1
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 8 rounds

WCM Lubuuto Bwalya Mulwale led from R3; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders
9
3
1
2
3
2
1
1
2468R1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8
Bwalya Mulwale6.5Dziyanyi5.5Maya5.5Maria5Makwena5Namakau5
R3–R8 · LEAD HELD

WCM Lubuuto Bwalya Mulwale never relinquished the lead after R3; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.

R7 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

WCM Lubuuto Bwalya Mulwale beat Tanaka Dziyanyi (Black).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

WCM Lubuuto Bwalya Mulwale 3 wins (R1–R3)Tanaka Dziyanyi 4 wins (R3–R6)WCM Otimile Maya 4 wins (R3–R6)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1WCMLubuuto Bwalya Mulwale*
1
1
1
2Tanaka Dziyanyi
0
*
1
—
3WCMOtimile Maya
0
0
*—
4Banda Maria
0
——*

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Bwalya Mulwale, LubuutoWCM1923ZAM+9N+2B+11N=6B=5N+7B+3N=4B6.535.539.532.002004+16.6
2Otimile MayaWCM1702BOT+10B−1N+25B+8N+11B+6N=4B−3N5.535.535.521.001861+57.2
3Tanaka Dziyanyi1961ZIM=15B−4N+21B+10N+14B+5N−1B+2B5.533.035.522.501845-16.6
4Likando Namakau1762ZAM=16N+3B=5N−11B+17N+9B=2N=1N5.034.037.023.001811+11.0
5Makwena, Christine1886ZIM+20B=7N=4B+13N=1B−3B=15N+12B5.033.035.520.251837-8.4
6Mbatha, ConstanceWFM1765ZAMF+13N+14B=1N=7B−2B+12N+10N5.033.034.021.751861+19.4
7Banda Maria1732ZAM+19N=5B+15N+12B=6N−1N−10B+13B5.032.035.019.001786+12.4
8Bwalya Margret1788ZAM+17N−11B+22N−2B−9N+19B+16B+15N5.026.027.513.501624-34.3
9Mweetwa Victoria1539ZAM−1B=10N+16B=20N+8B−4N=11B+14N4.531.534.017.001705+41.8
10Nshikokola ZangowanachipwilaWCM1449ZAM−2N=9B+24N−3B+20B+14N+7N−6B4.531.532.514.251707+50.8
11Sauti Nilla1660ZAM+22B+8N−1B+4N−2N−12B=9N=21B4.033.034.515.001661-1.0
12Mwale, Naomi1756ZAM+21B−14N+20B−7N+18B+11N−6B−5N4.028.030.512.001626-24.2
13Kabamba Mulwale Bwalya1691ZAM+25N−6B+17N−5B−16B+21N+18B−7N4.026.526.58.501530-25.6
14Niza Chilingwe1654ZAM+18N+12B−6N=15B−3N−10B+20N−9B3.529.532.011.001552-21.0
15Chishimba Gladys1570ZAM=3NF−7B=14N+21B=16N=5B−8B3.030.032.511.001669+14.2
16Mwansa Natasha1516ZAM=4BF−9N+24B+13N=15B−8NF3.027.528.59.001645+19.6
17Chemba Joana1531ZAM−8B+23N−13B+25N−4B−18N+22NF3.023.023.03.00947-13.6
18Tukuza Tembo0ZAM−14B−21NF+19B−12N+17B−13N+23B3.021.521.57.5014770.0
19Kapalamula Martha1485MAW−7B−20N+23B−18N+25B−8N+24NF3.018.018.02.501452-4.0
20Mary, Mashane1538ZAM−5N+19B−12N=9B−10NF−14B+22N2.526.026.06.751435-17.4
21Chitula Agatha1497ZAM−12N+18B−3N+22B−15N−13BF=11N2.525.025.06.501349-13.8
22FIDE 87305040—−11NF−8B−21N=23B+25N−17B−20B1.518.518.50.758030.0
23Nyambe Sepiso0ZAMF−17B−19NF=22N−24B+25B−18N1.511.511.50.757120.0
24Zulu Asiya1518ZAMFF−10B−16NF+23N−19BF1.017.017.01.50684-33.0
25FIDE 214011280—−13BF−2N−17B−19N−22B−23NF0.019.520.50.008050.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
Top rating losers
Biggest upsets