Second (2nd) Goldswift U1800 FIDE Rated Open Tournament

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111 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 05 Dec 2025 to 06 Dec 2025 in Harare, Zimbabwe. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1779, and top seed was CHIMOMBE TAKUNDA (🇿🇼 ZIM, 1793).

Mpofu Tawanda Merit (🇿🇼 ZIM, 1718) won with 5.5/6, ahead of Julius Courage (5.5) and Zinhu Innocent (5.5). Merit shared the lead from round 5, winning on tie-break.

The biggest upset came in round 6: Muringani Sally (1482) beat MANDIPE TANAKA (1768), a +286-point gap.

Location

🇿🇼Harare, Zimbabwe

Dates

05 Dec 2025 → 06 Dec 2025

Time control

Standard: All Moves in 60 Min. Incr. 10 Sec. / /

System

Swiss · 6 rounds

Top seed

🇿🇼CHIMOMBE TAKUNDA1793

Avg top 10

1,779

Participants

111

Federations · 2 represented

🇿🇼Zimbabwe×63

🇿🇦South Africa×1

Top 3

🥇
Mpofu Tawanda Merit
🇿🇼ZIM·1718
5.5pts·2051perf+25.0
🥈
Julius Courage
🇿🇼ZIM·1767
5.5pts·1985perf+34.4
🥉
Zinhu Innocent
🇿🇼ZIM·1775
5.5pts·2051perf+23.4

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 6 rounds

Tight race until R6; 4 players tied at 5.5/6, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 7 co-leaders at R4 to 4 at the finish.

Co-leaders

Courage5.5Dube5.5Innocent5.5Merit5.5TAKUNDA5Zaranykika5

R6 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

4 players finish on 5.5/6. Merit takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (21.5).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

Julius Courage 5 wins (R1–R5)Lindani Dube 4 wins (R3–R6)Zinhu Innocent 5 wins (R1–R5)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Julius Courage	*	—	—	—
2Lindani Dube	—	*	—	—
3Zinhu Innocent	—	—	*	½
4Mpofu Tawanda Merit	—	—	½	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Mpofu Tawanda Merit	1718	ZIM	+89N	+57B	+27N	+5B	+18N	=3B	5.5	21.5	23.5	20.75	2051	+25.0
2	Julius Courage	1767	ZIM	+92N	+36B	+20N	+17B	+7N	=13B	5.5	21.0	23.0	20.75	1985	+34.4
3	Zinhu Innocent	1775	ZIM	+102B	+47N	+21B	+45N	+10B	=1N	5.5	20.0	21.0	18.25	2051	+23.4
4	Dube, Lindani	0	ZIM	+?N	=33B	+35N	+83B	+?N	+18B	5.5	13.0	13.0	11.25	1837	0.0
5	CHIMOMBE TAKUNDA	1793	ZIM	+52B	+50N	+6B	−1N	+33N	+17B	5.0	21.0	24.0	18.50	1896	+20.8
6	Amith Boddapati	1676	ZIM	+107N	+30B	−5N	+19B	+27N	+25B	5.0	21.0	21.5	16.50	993	-13.6
7	Gandawa, Fortune	1725	RSA	+82B	+71N	+29B	+34N	−2B	+30N	5.0	19.5	21.5	16.00	1769	+2.4
8	RIVETE DEVINE	1756	ZIM	+101N	+19B	+81N	+25B	−13N	+22B	5.0	18.5	19.5	15.00	1535	-20.8
9	Lazarus Zaranykika	1631	ZIM	−43B	+91N	+82B	+55N	+46B	+44N	5.0	14.0	16.0	13.00	2590	+56.8
10	KATSANDE, TINAYE	1736	ZIM	+103B	+56N	+43B	+44N	−3N	=15B	4.5	19.0	20.0	12.25	1781	-1.6
11	Zinanga Munashe	1720	ZIM	+100B	−16N	+54B	+36N	=12B	+38N	4.5	18.5	19.5	13.25	1530	-10.0
12	Muringani Sally	1482	ZIM	+110N	−27B	+93N	+31B	=11N	+33B	4.5	18.0	18.0	11.75	1937	+42.0
13	GANDA CLIVE	1652	ZIM	+104N	+51B	+83N	F	+8B	=2N	4.5	16.5	16.5	13.75	2044	+59.2
14	Kawocha Gift	1736	ZIM	+93N	+88B	=16N	−33B	+68N	+37B	4.5	16.0	18.0	12.50	968	-18.4
15	Nyamupinga, Osca	0	ZIM	+?B	−45N	+?B	+73N	+?B	=10N	4.5	10.0	10.0	4.75	1714	0.0
16	Munda Takudzwa	0	ZIM	+24N	+11B	=14B	=46N	=34B	=21N	4.0	20.5	23.5	16.00	1727	0.0
17	CHIWATO TICHAONA	1652	ZIM	+59B	+64N	+23B	−2N	+43B	−5N	4.0	20.5	23.5	13.00	1656	+1.2
18	Murisa Macmillan	1767	ZIM	+58B	+55N	+73B	+48N	−1B	−4N	4.0	20.0	22.5	11.50	1781	+2.4
19	Mazhambe Kraniweji	0	ZIM	+70B	−8N	+50B	−6N	+?B	+53N	4.0	18.5	18.5	8.50	1650	0.0
20	Ethan Hinds	1567	ZIM	+105B	+42N	−2B	−43N	+67B	+63N	4.0	18.0	19.0	10.50	967	-9.6
21	CHIKAYIWA FLANAGHUN	1637	ZIM	+109N	+85B	−3N	+61B	=38N	=16B	4.0	18.0	18.0	8.75	975	-12.4
22	Chihwanda, Wayne Tinotenda	0	ZIM	+?B	−44N	+69B	+86N	+23B	−8N	4.0	17.0	17.0	9.00	1650	0.0
23	Nyagona, Simbarashe	1783	ZIM	+62N	+76B	−17N	+84B	−22N	+82B	4.0	15.5	17.5	9.50	852	-13.6
24	Chidanire Lynne	1467	ZIM	−16B	+100N	+59B	+71N	−44B	+43N	4.0	15.5	16.5	9.50	987	-5.2
25	Tollerance Takwala	0	ZIM	+74N	+?B	+?B	−8N	+48B	−6N	4.0	15.5	15.5	5.50	1696	0.0
26	Huna Michael	1678	ZIM	+95B	+90N	−44B	+67N	+65B	−29N	4.0	15.0	17.0	10.00	987	-14.0
27	Tayengwa, Archford	0	ZIM	+?B	+12N	−1B	+?N	−6B	+?N	4.0	15.0	15.0	4.50	1516	0.0
28	Chakwizira Suggest	1748	ZIM	+91B	−43N	+102B	+74N	+53B	−32N	4.0	14.5	15.5	8.50	2379	+5.6
29	Ndoro Natalie	0	ZIM	+?N	+?B	−7N	+81B	F	+26B	4.0	14.0	14.0	6.00	1673	0.0
30	Praise Kunaka	0	ZIM	+?B	−6N	+?B	+?N	+45B	−7B	4.0	13.0	13.0	3.00	1578	0.0
31	Nyanhete Norman	0	ZIM	+?B	−48N	+?B	−12N	+66B	+?N	4.0	10.5	10.5	3.00	817	0.0
32	Bodo, Lloyd	0	ZIM	F	+?B	−?N	+51B	+?N	+28B	4.0	7.0	7.0	7.00	1785	0.0
33	MANDIPE TANAKA	1768	ZIM	+54B	=4N	+72B	+14N	−5B	−12N	3.5	22.5	25.0	12.75	1645	-24.8
34	Nyahuye Mukudzeishe	1771	ZIM	F	+84B	+49N	−7B	=16N	+35B	3.5	17.5	17.5	10.50	1683	-9.6
35	Chigubu, Believe	0	ZIM	+99B	=46N	−4B	+80N	+70B	−34N	3.5	17.0	18.5	8.00	1717	0.0
36	IHUDE OMUNOJOK	0	ZIM	+?B	−2N	+42B	−11B	+57N	=?N	3.5	16.5	16.5	6.50	944	0.0
37	IHUDE SHANTEL	0	ZIM	=80B	=70N	=41B	+72N	+75B	−14N	3.5	15.5	18.0	9.25	1616	0.0
38	Tukunyuku Tendai Micky	0	ZIM	+?B	+?N	−45B	+47N	=21B	−11B	3.5	14.5	14.5	5.00	1545	0.0
39	FIDE 11025298	0	—	−75B	+108N	−47B	+52N	=76B	+72N	3.5	13.5	13.5	6.75	1542	0.0
40	FIDE 11033916	0	—	−41B	+94N	+87B	−?N	+86B	=42N	3.5	13.0	13.0	7.75	925	0.0
41	FIDE 11029870	0	—	+40N	−81B	=37N	−?B	+?N	+76B	3.5	11.5	11.5	7.75	700	0.0
42	FIDE 11036117	0	—	+?N	−20B	−36N	+107B	+?N	=40B	3.5	11.5	11.5	2.25	767	0.0
43	Mavhunga, Courage Wesley	0	ZIM	+9N	+28B	−10N	+20B	−17N	−24B	3.0	21.5	25.5	13.00	1643	0.0
44	Graffi, Bester	1787	ZIM	F	+22B	+26N	−10B	+24N	−9B	3.0	21.5	21.5	12.00	1643	-28.8
45	Chitakunye Roland	1710	ZIM	+97N	+15B	+38N	−3B	−30N	−55B	3.0	20.5	22.5	10.00	975	-16.4
46	MUSAKWA OSCAR	1792	ZIM	+65N	=35B	+77N	=16B	−9N	−58B	3.0	18.5	21.0	9.25	831	-28.4
47	FIDE 11030283	0	—	F	−3B	+39N	−38B	+56N	+61B	3.0	18.5	18.5	9.50	975	0.0
48	DAPETHA PRINCE	1703	ZIM	F	+31B	+68N	−18B	−25N	+54N	3.0	18.0	18.0	10.00	967	-16.4
49	Gweshe Jordan	1640	ZIM	+69B	+87N	−34B	+63N	F	−59B	3.0	16.5	18.5	8.00	971	-12.8
50	BANANA EMMANUEL	0	ZIM	+78B	−5B	−19N	+100N	F	+89B	3.0	16.5	17.5	5.50	993	0.0
51	FIDE 11036133	0	—	+?B	−13N	+52B	−32N	−62B	+84N	3.0	16.5	16.5	5.00	852	0.0
52	FIDE 11035650	0	—	−5N	+78B	−51N	−39B	+88N	+85B	3.0	16.0	18.0	6.50	993	0.0
53	Kunaka, Tawananyasha	1579	ZIM	−79N	+101B	+98N	+57B	−28N	−19B	3.0	15.5	16.5	6.00	948	-11.2
54	FIDE 11035811	0	—	−33N	+?B	−11N	+90B	+85N	−48B	3.0	15.0	15.0	4.00	930	0.0
55	Mamvura, Malvin Learnmore	0	ZIM	+?N	−18B	+?N	−9B	F	+45N	3.0	15.0	15.0	3.00	1687	0.0
56	Mbanje Mya	0	ZIM	+?N	−10B	−76N	+?N	−47B	+81B	3.0	12.0	12.0	2.00	1618	0.0
57	FIDE 11021047	0	—	+?B	−1N	+?B	−53N	−36B	+?N	3.0	12.0	12.0	0.00	849	0.0
58	KUNAKA BELIEVE	0	ZIM	−18N	+?B	−?N	+87B	F	+46N	3.0	11.0	11.0	5.00	1630	0.0
59	Mapfumo-Bute, Sean	0	ZIM	−17N	+?B	−24N	F	+?B	+49N	3.0	11.0	11.0	3.00	1461	0.0
60	MAKUYANA SEAN	1487	ZIM	−71B	−82N	−70B	+99N	+100B	+101N	3.0	9.5	10.5	3.50	789	-14.4
61	FIDE 11036079	0	—	+?B	−?N	+?B	−21N	+74B	−47N	3.0	9.5	9.5	2.50	881	0.0
62	FIDE 11035781	0	—	−23B	+?N	−?N	+88B	+51N	−?B	3.0	9.0	9.0	5.00	957	0.0
63	MAKUVACHUMA TREY	0	ZIM	−?N	+?B	+?N	−49B	+81N	−20B	3.0	9.0	9.0	2.00	1512	0.0
64	FIDE 11036109	0	—	+?N	−17B	−74N	+92N	−?B	+?B	3.0	8.5	8.5	2.00	852	0.0
65	Jarmil,Ndoro	0	ZIM	−46B	+99N	+?B	F	−26N	+?B	3.0	8.5	8.5	1.50	1626	0.0
66	FIDE 11035773	0	—	−?N	+?B	+85N	−?B	−31N	+86B	3.0	8.0	8.0	4.00	944	0.0
67	Maingehama Nadia	0	ZIM	−?B	+?N	+?B	−26B	−20N	+?N	3.0	8.0	8.0	0.00	1415	0.0
68	FIDE 11007729	0	—	+?B	+?N	−48B	+?N	−14B	−?N	3.0	7.5	7.5	0.00	920	0.0
69	FIDE 11031727	0	—	−49N	+?B	−22N	+?B	+?N	−?B	3.0	7.0	7.0	0.00	812	0.0
70	Chipato, Tadiwanashe	1589	ZIM	−19N	=37B	+60N	+79B	−35N	F	2.5	16.5	19.0	7.25	2287	+14.4
71	MUKURAZHIZHA BUTLER	0	ZIM	+60N	−7B	+?N	−24B	F	=73N	2.5	16.5	16.5	4.25	1470	0.0
72	LI XING	1522	ZIM	+96N	=77B	−33N	−37B	+78N	−39B	2.5	15.5	17.5	5.75	968	-7.6
73	Mawire, Tawananyasha	1548	ZIM	F	+86B	−18N	−15B	+89N	=71B	2.5	15.0	15.0	5.25	967	-8.8
74	FIDE 11029781	0	—	−25B	+106N	+64B	−28B	−61N	=?N	2.5	15.0	15.0	4.00	948	0.0
75	FIDE 11035609	0	—	+39N	−83B	=79N	+77B	−37N	F	2.5	14.0	14.0	7.25	989	0.0
76	FIDE 11020636	0	—	+?B	−23N	+56B	−?B	=39N	−41N	2.5	14.0	14.0	4.75	983	0.0
77	FIDE 11036176	0	—	+?B	=72N	−46B	−75N	+?B	F	2.5	10.5	10.5	1.25	1464	0.0
78	FIDE 11036036	0	—	−50N	−52N	+108B	=?N	−72B	+?B	2.5	8.5	8.5	0.00	722	0.0
79	Mhuri, Nyasha	0	ZIM	+53B	−?N	=75B	−70N	−?B	+?N	2.5	8.0	8.0	4.25	1512	0.0
80	FIDE 11033797	0	—	=37N	−?B	+107N	−35B	−?N	+?B	2.5	7.5	7.5	2.25	814	0.0
81	Jemimah Masarira	1416	ZIM	+94B	+41N	−8B	−29N	−63B	−56N	2.0	18.5	20.5	5.50	956	-4.8
82	Maguvaza, Tafara Tinashe	0	ZIM	−7N	+60B	−9N	+?B	F	−23N	2.0	17.0	17.0	3.00	1558	0.0
83	Mbabvu Blessing	1789	ZIM	+108B	+75N	−13B	−4N	F	F	2.0	16.5	16.5	2.50	852	-27.2
84	GANDAWA PEACE	0	ZIM	+?B	−34N	+90B	−23N	F	−51B	2.0	15.0	15.0	2.00	977	0.0
85	FIDE 11036150	0	—	+?B	−21N	−66B	+103N	−54B	−52N	2.0	14.0	14.0	1.00	837	0.0
86	FIDE 11036168	0	—	+?B	−73N	+?B	−22B	−40N	−66N	2.0	13.0	13.0	0.00	748	0.0
87	FIDE 11020865	0	—	+?N	−49B	−40N	−58N	+91B	F	2.0	11.5	11.5	2.00	840	0.0
88	FIDE 11036052	0	—	+?B	−14N	−?B	−62N	−52B	+107N	2.0	11.0	11.0	0.50	936	0.0
89	FIDE 11031670	0	—	−1B	−?N	+?B	+?N	−73B	−50N	2.0	11.0	11.0	0.00	833	0.0
90	Otilia Mushure	0	ZIM	+?B	−26B	−84N	−54N	−92B	+?N	2.0	11.0	11.0	0.00	878	0.0
91	FIDE 11035838	0	—	−28N	−9B	−?N	+?B	−87N	+?B	2.0	11.0	11.0	0.00	890	0.0
92	FIDE 11035820	0	—	−2B	+?N	−?N	−64B	+90N	−?B	2.0	10.5	10.5	2.00	867	0.0
93	FIDE 11011319	0	—	−14B	+?N	−12B	−?N	−?B	+?N	2.0	9.0	9.0	0.00	775	0.0
94	FIDE 11036010	0	—	−81N	−40B	+?N	−?N	F	+?B	2.0	5.5	5.5	0.00	617	0.0
95	FIDE 11035897	0	—	−26N	+?N	−?B	−?B	+?N	−?B	2.0	4.0	4.0	0.00	769	0.0
96	FIDE 11035986	0	—	−72B	+?N	−?B	−?N	−?B	+100N	2.0	3.5	3.5	1.00	722	0.0
97	FIDE 11031697	0	—	−45B	−?N	+?B	+?N	F	−?N	2.0	3.0	3.0	0.00	918	0.0
98	FIDE 11035846	0	—	−?B	+?N	−53B	−?N	−?B	+?N	2.0	3.0	3.0	0.00	862	0.0
99	FIDE 11036060	0	—	−35N	−65B	−101N	−60B	+109N	=?B	1.5	10.5	10.5	0.00	687	0.0
100	FIDE 11035862	0	—	−11N	−24B	+?N	−50B	−60N	−96B	1.0	16.5	16.5	0.00	758	0.0
101	FIDE 11019379	0	—	−8B	−53N	+99B	F	−?N	−60B	1.0	12.5	12.5	1.50	801	0.0
102	FIDE 11035790	0	—	−3N	+?B	−28N	F	F	F	1.0	9.5	9.5	0.00	962	0.0
103	FIDE 11011300	0	—	−10N	−?B	+?N	−85B	F	F	1.0	8.5	8.5	0.00	889	0.0
104	FIDE 11035919	0	—	−13B	−?N	+?B	F	F	F	1.0	4.5	4.5	0.00	852	0.0
105	FIDE 11035951	0	—	−20N	−?B	−?N	+?B	F	−?N	1.0	4.0	4.0	0.00	767	0.0
106	FIDE 11035978	0	—	−?N	−74B	+?N	F	−?B	−?N	1.0	2.5	2.5	0.00	722	0.0
107	FIDE 11030160	0	—	−6B	=?N	−80B	−42N	−?B	−88B	0.5	13.0	13.0	0.00	874	0.0
108	FIDE 11035757	0	—	−83N	−39B	−78N	F	F	F	0.0	8.0	8.0	0.00	989	0.0
109	FIDE 11035927	0	—	−21B	−?N	−?B	−?N	−99B	F	0.0	5.5	5.5	0.00	837	0.0
110	FIDE 11035994	0	—	−12B	−?N	−?B	F	F	F	0.0	4.5	4.5	0.00	730	0.0
111	FIDE 11036001	0	—	−?B	−?N	−?B	F	F	F	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.00	660	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1GANDA CLIVEZIM
+59.2
4.5 pts · #11
2Lazarus ZaranykikaZIM
+56.8
5.0 pts · #14
3Muringani SallyZIM
+42.0
4.5 pts · #24

Top rating losers

1Graffi, BesterZIM
-28.8
3.0 pts · #16
2MUSAKWA OSCARZIM
-28.4
3.0 pts · #48
3Mbabvu BlessingZIM
-27.2
2.0 pts · #93

Biggest upsets

R6+286 Elo gap
Muringani Sally1482 beat MANDIPE TANAKA1768
R5+161 Elo gap
Lazarus Zaranykika1631 beat MUSAKWA OSCAR1792
R6+156 Elo gap
Lazarus Zaranykika1631 beat Graffi, Bester1787