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Kansashi Open Chess Championship - WOMEN Section

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15 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 05 Dec 2025 to 07 Dec 2025 in Solwezi, Zambia. 3 titled players from 2 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1806, and top seed was Tanaka Dziyanyi (🇿🇼 ZIM, 1942).

Lubuuto Bwalya Mulwale (🇿🇲 ZAM, WCM, 1940) won with 5.5/7, ahead of Tanaka Dziyanyi (5.5) and Linda Dalitso Shaba (5.0). Bwalya Mulwale shared the lead from round 5, winning on tie-break.

The biggest upset came in round 1: Chishimba Gladys (1578) beat Likando Namakau (1773), a +195-point gap.

Location
🇿🇲Solwezi, Zambia
Dates
05 Dec 2025 → 07 Dec 2025
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 7 rounds
Top seed
🇿🇼Tanaka Dziyanyi1942
Avg top 10
1,806
Participants
15
Titled players · 3
WFM×1
WCM×2
Federations · 2 represented
🇿🇲Zambia×13
🇿🇼Zimbabwe×2
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 7 rounds

Tight race until R7; 2 players tied at 5.5/7, decided on Buchholz.

Co-leaders
5
2
1
1
4
2
2
23.55.57R1R2R3R4R5R6R7
Bwalya Mulwale5.5Dziyanyi5.5Shaba5Simenda4.5Namakau4Maria3.5
R7 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

2 players finish on 5.5/7. Bwalya Mulwale takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (24.5).

R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

WCM Lubuuto Bwalya Mulwale beat Tanaka Dziyanyi (White).

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

WCM Lubuuto Bwalya Mulwale 4 wins (R4–R7)Tanaka Dziyanyi 3 wins (R1–R3)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1WCMLubuuto Bwalya Mulwale*
1
0
1
2Tanaka Dziyanyi
0
*
½
1
3WFMLinda Dalitso Shaba
1
½
*
½
4WCMDaisy Simenda
0
0
½
*

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5R6R7PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Bwalya Mulwale, LubuutoWCM1940ZAM+7B=6N−3B+10N+2B+4N+12B5.524.526.019.251987+9.6
2Tanaka Dziyanyi1942ZIM+15N+14B+4N=3B−1N+5B+6N5.524.025.017.002016+11.4
3Shaba, Linda DalitsoWFM1909ZIM=9N+12B+1N=2N=4B=8B+7N5.025.527.018.751925+5.6
4Simenda, DaisyWCM1793ZAM+13B+11N−2B+5N=3N−1B+8N4.525.527.013.501887+19.0
5Likando Namakau1773ZAM−11B+7N+6B−4B+9N−2N+15B4.022.023.011.001803+6.2
6Bwalya Margret1782ZAM+10N=1B−5N+9B=8N=7B−2B3.525.027.511.751776-2.4
7Mwale, Naomi1738ZAM−1N−5B+12N+15B+11N=6N−3B3.521.522.56.251748+2.0
8Banda Maria1747ZAM=12N=9B=10B+13N=6B=3N−4B3.520.021.59.251699-8.8
9Kabamba Mulwale Bwalya1699ZAM=3B=8N+11B−6N−5BF+13N3.019.519.57.751732+5.2
10Namwai Alinuswe V1593ZAM−6BF=8N−1B+15N+13B−14N2.516.516.54.251762+42.4
11Chishimba Gladys1578ZAM+5N−4B−9N+14B−7BFF2.018.018.05.501558-2.2
12Chitula Agatha1509ZAM=8B−3N−7BF+14NF−1N1.521.021.03.251504-1.4
13Niza Chilingwe1603ZAM−4N+15B=14N−8BF−10N−9B1.516.016.01.751474-15.2
14Chikashi Abigail0ZAMF−2N=13B−11N−12B−15N+10B1.514.014.03.2514680.0
15Mtine, Joy1740ZAM−2B−13NF−7N−10B+14B−5N1.018.518.51.50930-51.4

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
Top rating losers
Biggest upsets