2025 CABS CANDIDATES TOURNAMENT LADIES SECTION
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24 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 19 Dec 2025 to 22 Dec 2025 in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe. Top 10 Elo average was 1682, and top seed was Mathe Nomalungelo (🇿🇼 ZIM, 1774).
Mathe Nomalungelo (🇿🇼 ZIM, 1774) won with 7.5/9, ahead of Grace Zvarebwa (6.5) and Mhungu Matifadzashe (6.0). Nomalungelo won solo starting round 3.
The biggest upset came in round 4: Muza Rosa (1526) beat Ndou Tatenda (1743), a +217-point gap.
Location
🇿🇼Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
Dates
19 Dec 2025 → 22 Dec 2025
Time control
Standard: All Moves in 60 Min. Incr. 10 Sec. / /
System
Swiss · 9 rounds
Federations · 1 represented
🇿🇼Zimbabwe×21
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsMathe Nomalungelo led from R3; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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R3–R9 · LEAD HELD
Mathe Nomalungelo never relinquished the lead after R3; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Mathe Nomalungelo beat Grace Zvarebwa (Black).
R1–R6 · WIN STREAK
Mathe Nomalungelo won 6 in a row (R1–R6).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Mathe Nomalungelo | * | 1 | — | ½ |
| 2Grace Zvarebwa | 0 | * | 1 | ½ |
| 3Ndou Tatenda | — | 0 | * | — |
| 4Mhungu Matifadzashe | ½ | ½ | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nomalungelo, Mathe | 1774 | ZIM | +24B | +8N | +11B | +2N | +12B | +10N | =7B | =3N | =6B | 7.5 | 42.5 | 42.5 | 34.00 | 1858 | +15.4 |
| 2 | Grace Zvarebwa | 1583 | ZIM | +19B | +4N | =7B | −1B | +18N | =6B | +12N | +10B | =3N | 6.5 | 42.5 | 45.5 | 29.50 | 1807 | +95.6 |
| 3 | Mhungu Matifadzashe | 1605 | ZIM | +16N | =6B | =12N | +20B | −10N | +15N | +13B | =1B | =2B | 6.0 | 41.0 | 44.0 | 27.50 | 1682 | +29.6 |
| 4 | Ndou Tatenda | 1743 | ZIM | +14N | −2B | +21N | −12B | =13B | +8N | +11N | =6B | +10N | 6.0 | 40.0 | 41.0 | 25.00 | 1711 | -4.8 |
| 5 | Tafadzwa Taruza | 1717 | ZIM | −8B | +24N | −15B | +23N | −11B | +19N | +17B | +13N | +7B | 6.0 | 32.0 | 32.0 | 18.00 | 1379 | -70.0 |
| 6 | Felistas Mapfumo | 1657 | ZIM | +23B | =3N | =13B | +15N | =7B | =2N | =10B | =4N | =1N | 5.5 | 44.5 | 45.5 | 25.25 | 1710 | +21.2 |
| 7 | Dube Samukeliso | 1660 | ZIM | +21N | =12B | =2N | +16B | =6N | =11B | =1N | +18B | −5N | 5.5 | 41.5 | 42.5 | 22.25 | 1683 | +5.8 |
| 8 | Yvette Maini | 1502 | ZIM | +5N | −1B | −10N | +17B | =20N | −4B | +22N | +16B | +11B | 5.5 | 39.5 | 40.5 | 21.00 | 1698 | +59.2 |
| 9 | Ndlovu Tawana | 0 | ZIM | +15B | −11N | F | −14B | +21N | +20B | −16N | +22B | +18N | 5.0 | 27.0 | 28.0 | 12.00 | 1541 | +10.8 |
| 10 | Carol Ndlovu | 1725 | ZIM | =13B | =18N | +8B | +11N | +3B | −1B | =6N | −2N | −4B | 4.5 | 46.0 | 49.0 | 22.50 | 1638 | -36.4 |
| 11 | MBONDO KELLY | 1597 | ZIM | +17N | +9B | −1N | −10B | +5N | =7N | −4B | +12B | −8N | 4.5 | 44.5 | 48.5 | 22.25 | 1600 | -0.4 |
| 12 | Muza Rosa | 1526 | ZIM | +22B | =7N | =3B | +4N | −1N | =18B | −2B | −11N | +15B | 4.5 | 43.0 | 44.0 | 18.25 | 1598 | +14.4 |
| 13 | Chitsika Florence | 0 | ZIM | =10N | +20B | =6N | =18B | =4N | +16B | −3N | −5B | =14N | 4.5 | 39.5 | 42.5 | 18.75 | 1631 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Chikwanda Tafadzwa Juliet | 1673 | ZIM | −4B | −19N | +22B | +9N | −15B | −17N | +21B | +20N | =13B | 4.5 | 30.5 | 31.5 | 12.25 | 1466 | -32.8 |
| 15 | Muringani Sally | 1531 | ZIM | −9N | +17B | +5N | −6B | +14N | −3B | −18N | +19B | −12N | 4.0 | 38.5 | 41.5 | 17.50 | 1458 | -14.0 |
| 16 | Portia Sibanda | 1629 | ZIM | −3B | +23N | F | −7N | +19B | −13N | +9B | −8N | +17B | 4.0 | 36.5 | 37.5 | 13.00 | 1374 | -53.6 |
| 17 | Moyo Lindelwe | 0 | ZIM | −11B | −15N | +23B | −8N | +22N | +14B | −5N | +21B | −16N | 4.0 | 30.5 | 31.5 | 7.50 | 1335 | 0.0 |
| 18 | MAKWIRANZOU TEHILLAH | 1638 | ZIM | =20N | =10B | F | =13N | −2B | =12N | +15B | −7N | −9B | 3.0 | 39.5 | 42.5 | 12.25 | 1462 | -56.8 |
| 19 | Ndlovu Carol Bubelo | 0 | ZIM | −2N | +14B | F | +21B | −16N | −5B | F | −15N | +22N | 3.0 | 31.0 | 31.0 | 6.50 | 1386 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Maingehama Nadia | 0 | ZIM | =18B | −13N | +24B | −3N | =8B | −9N | F | −14B | +21N | 3.0 | 30.5 | 30.5 | 5.25 | 1343 | 0.0 |
| 21 | FIDE 11028114 | 0 | — | −7B | +22N | −4B | −19N | −9B | F | −14N | −17N | −20B | 1.0 | 32.0 | 32.0 | 1.00 | 844 | 0.0 |
| 22 | NYARUKOKORA REASON L | 0 | ZIM | −12N | −21B | −14N | +24N | −17B | F | −8B | −9N | −19B | 1.0 | 28.5 | 28.5 | 0.00 | 750 | 0.0 |
| 23 | FIDE 11033118 | 0 | — | −6N | −16B | −17N | −5B | +24B | F | F | F | F | 1.0 | 23.5 | 23.5 | 0.00 | 868 | 0.0 |
| 24 | FIDE 11033096 | 0 | — | −1N | −5B | −20N | −22B | −23N | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 22.5 | 22.5 | 0.00 | 946 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Grace ZvarebwaZIM+95.66.5 pts · #2
- 2Yvette MainiZIM+59.25.5 pts · #11
- 3Mhungu MatifadzasheZIM+29.66.0 pts · #6
Top rating losers
- 1Tafadzwa TaruzaZIM-70.06.0 pts · #15
- 2MAKWIRANZOU TEHILLAHZIM-56.83.0 pts · #14
- 3Portia SibandaZIM-53.64.0 pts · #18
Biggest upsets
- R4+217 Elo gap
- R1+215 Elo gap
- R3+186 Elo gap