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BCM Chess Championship 2025 - Elite Section

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20 players participated in this 8-round tournament, held from 24 Nov 2025 to 26 Nov 2025 in LUSAKA - Mulungushi Conference centre, Zambia. 11 titled players from 4 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2233, and top seed was Douglas D Munenga (🇿🇲 ZAM, FM, 2368).

Gillan Bwalya (🇿🇲 ZAM, IM, 2303) won with 6.5/8, ahead of Joseph Mwale (6.0) and Justin Daka (5.5). Bwalya shared the lead from round 4 and broke clear in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 1: Musonda Chola (FM, 2140) beat Gillan Bwalya (IM, 2303), a +163-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
🇿🇲FMDouglas D Munenga2368
Avg top 10
2,233
Participants
20
Titled players · 11
IM×3
FM×5
CM×3
Federations · 4 represented
🇿🇲Zambia×17
🇲🇼Malawi×1
🇰🇪Kenya×1
🇿🇼Zimbabwe×1
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 8 rounds

IM Gillan Bwalya led from R5; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 4 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.

Co-leaders
6
1
3
4
1
3
2
1
2468R1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8Bwalya takes lead
Bwalya6.5Mwale6Daka5.5Samuel5Timothy5Phiri5
R5 · LEADER CHANGE25 Nov

IM Gillan Bwalya takes the sole lead (4.0/5).

R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

IM Gillan Bwalya beat FM Joseph Mwale (White).

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

IM Gillan Bwalya 4 wins (R2–R5)FM Joseph Mwale 3 wins (R5–R7)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1IMGillan Bwalya*
1
1
—
2FMJoseph Mwale
0
*—
½
3Justin Daka
0
—*—
4Mumba Samuel—
½
—*

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Bwalya, GillanIM2303ZAM−12N+18B+16N+2B+3N=4B+5N+7N6.532.535.029.002465+15.3
2Mwale, JosephFM2228MAW+10B=6N+17B−1N+13B+9N+4B=5B6.033.035.524.002372+29.4
3Daka, Justin2270ZAM+20B+8N=5B=4N−1B=7N+12B+9N5.532.534.520.752352+14.5
4Kabwe Timothy2168ZAM=14N+9B+6N=3B=5B=1N−2N+8B5.036.039.523.252293+26.6
5Phiri, RichmondIM2249ZAM+18N=12B=3N+8B=4N+6B−1B=2N5.035.538.021.502288+6.8
6Mumba Samuel2100ZAM+11N=2B−4B=15N+17B−5N+13B+14N5.030.533.018.252264+34.8
7Munenga, Douglas DFM2368ZAM=17B=16N+20B=13N=8N=3B+10N−1B4.529.031.015.252237-25.6
8Kaoma, Micheal2208ZAM+19B−3B+10N−5N=7B+15N=9B−4N4.031.534.014.252187-5.0
9Nyambe, MaketoCM2122ZAM=13B−4N+14B+20N+12N−2B=8N−3B4.031.033.012.752184+13.2
10Banda Alton2124ZAM−2N+11B−8B+14N=15B=13N−7B+18N4.029.031.513.502187+13.0
11Masikini Cornelius2160ZAM−6B−10N−15N+19B−18N+20B+17B+12N4.023.525.510.502119-8.8
12Musonda CholaFM2140ZAM+1B=5N=13B=17N−9B+16B−3N−11B3.531.534.015.002160+4.2
13Chumfwa, KelvinIM2220ZAM=9N+14B=12N=7B−2N=10B−6N=15B3.530.534.013.252115-23.4
14Chisopa Dalitso2106ZAM=4B−13N−9N−10B+19N+18B+16N−6B3.527.029.510.502099-2.0
15Hapaku, CharlesCM2076ZAM=16B−17N+11B=6B=10N−8B=19N=13N3.526.028.513.002110+6.8
16Luanja, GeoffreyFM2157ZAM=15N=7B−1B=18N+20B−12N−14B=19N3.026.528.58.502084-17.6
17Masango, Spencer2143ZIM=7N+15B−2N=12B−6N−19B−11N=20B2.529.031.08.502023-26.0
18Phiri, GodwinCM2129ZAM−5B−1N=19N=16B+11B−14N=20N−10B2.528.530.57.752027-20.7
19Kantalamba Mushota2116ZAM−8N−20N=18B−11N−14B+17N=15B=16B2.523.025.07.001998-24.6
20Simiyu JadonFM2129KEN−3N+19B−7N−9B−16N−11N=18B=17N2.026.028.55.001990-50.4

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
Top rating losers
Biggest upsets