PCZ Masters Series 251101 - Section A
Double Round-RobinStandard
6 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 02 Dec 2025 to 03 Dec 2025 in Lusaka N- 28 Lubu Rd Longacres, Zambia. Top 10 Elo average was 1755, and top seed was Sianyinda lubona twalumba (🇿🇲 ZAM, 1921).
Chewe Joshua (🇿🇲 ZAM, 1727) won with 4.5/6, ahead of Mate Emmanuel (4.5) and Sianyinda lubona twalumba (4.0). Joshua shared the lead from round 4, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 4: Chewe Joshua (1727) beat Sianyinda lubona twalumba (1921), a +194-point gap.
Location
🇿🇲Lusaka N- 28 Lubu Rd Longacres, Zambia
Dates
02 Dec 2025 → 03 Dec 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Double RR · 6 rounds
Federations · 1 represented
🇿🇲Zambia×6
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 6 roundsTitle race narrowed from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.
Co-leaders
3
1
1
2
2
2
R2–R4 · WIN STREAK
Chewe Joshua won 3 in a row (R2–R4).
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 🇿🇲Chewe Joshua | 1727 | * | — | 01 | ½1 | 11 | — | 4.5 | 11.75 | 17.0 | +36.4 | 1953 |
| 1 | 🇿🇲Mate Emmanuel | 1905 | — | * | ½0 | 11 | 11 | — | 4.5 | 11.00 | 17.0 | +15.2 | 1953 |
| 3 | 🇿🇲Sianyinda lubona twalumba | 1921 | 01 | 1½ | * | — | — | 1½ | 4.0 | 12.00 | 19.0 | -26.4 | 1875 |
| 4 | 🇿🇲Sianyinda Lubomba | 1562 | 0½ | 00 | — | * | — | 11 | 2.5 | 3.25 | 19.0 | +42.4 | 1693 |
| 5 | 🇿🇲Priyanshu Dinodia | 1756 | 00 | 00 | — | — | * | 11 | 2.0 | 1.00 | 19.0 | -44.8 | 1625 |
| 6 | 🇿🇲Sauti Nilla | 1660 | — | — | ½0 | 00 | 00 | * | 0.5 | 2.00 | 17.0 | -37.2 | 1359 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Sianyinda LubombaZAM+42.42.5 pts · #4
- 2Chewe JoshuaZAM+36.44.5 pts · #2
- 3Mate EmmanuelZAM+15.24.5 pts · #1
Top rating losers
- 1Priyanshu DinodiaZAM-44.82.0 pts · #5
- 2Sauti NillaZAM-37.20.5 pts · #6
- 3Sianyinda lubona twalumbaZAM-26.44.0 pts · #3
Biggest upsets
- R4+194 Elo gap