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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
Top seed
🇿🇼Mathe Nomalungelo1774
Avg top 10
1,682
Participants
24
Federations · 1 represented
🇿🇼Zimbabwe×21
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

Mathe Nomalungelo led from R3; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders
10
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2.54.579R1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9
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
Player1234
1Mathe Nomalungelo*
1
½
2Grace Zvarebwa
0
*
1
½
3Ndou Tatenda
0
*
4Mhungu Matifadzashe
½
½
*

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Nomalungelo, Mathe1774ZIM+24B+8N+11B+2N+12B+10N=7B=3N=6B7.542.542.534.001858+15.4
2Grace Zvarebwa1583ZIM+19B+4N=7B1B+18N=6B+12N+10B=3N6.542.545.529.501807+95.6
3Mhungu Matifadzashe1605ZIM+16N=6B=12N+20B10N+15N+13B=1B=2B6.041.044.027.501682+29.6
4Ndou Tatenda1743ZIM+14N2B+21N12B=13B+8N+11N=6B+10N6.040.041.025.001711-4.8
5Tafadzwa Taruza1717ZIM8B+24N15B+23N11B+19N+17B+13N+7B6.032.032.018.001379-70.0
6Felistas Mapfumo1657ZIM+23B=3N=13B+15N=7B=2N=10B=4N=1N5.544.545.525.251710+21.2
7Dube Samukeliso1660ZIM+21N=12B=2N+16B=6N=11B=1N+18B5N5.541.542.522.251683+5.8
8Yvette Maini1502ZIM+5N1B10N+17B=20N4B+22N+16B+11B5.539.540.521.001698+59.2
9Ndlovu Tawana0ZIM+15B11NF14B+21N+20B16N+22B+18N5.027.028.012.001541+10.8
10Carol Ndlovu1725ZIM=13B=18N+8B+11N+3B1B=6N2N4B4.546.049.022.501638-36.4
11MBONDO KELLY1597ZIM+17N+9B1N10B+5N=7N4B+12B8N4.544.548.522.251600-0.4
12Muza Rosa1526ZIM+22B=7N=3B+4N1N=18B2B11N+15B4.543.044.018.251598+14.4
13Chitsika Florence0ZIM=10N+20B=6N=18B=4N+16B3N5B=14N4.539.542.518.7516310.0
14Chikwanda Tafadzwa Juliet1673ZIM4B19N+22B+9N15B17N+21B+20N=13B4.530.531.512.251466-32.8
15Muringani Sally1531ZIM9N+17B+5N6B+14N3B18N+19B12N4.038.541.517.501458-14.0
16Portia Sibanda1629ZIM3B+23NF7N+19B13N+9B8N+17B4.036.537.513.001374-53.6
17Moyo Lindelwe0ZIM11B15N+23B8N+22N+14B5N+21B16N4.030.531.57.5013350.0
18MAKWIRANZOU TEHILLAH1638ZIM=20N=10BF=13N2B=12N+15B7N9B3.039.542.512.251462-56.8
19Ndlovu Carol Bubelo0ZIM2N+14BF+21B16N5BF15N+22N3.031.031.06.5013860.0
20Maingehama Nadia0ZIM=18B13N+24B3N=8B9NF14B+21N3.030.530.55.2513430.0
21FIDE 1102811407B+22N4B19N9BF14N17N20B1.032.032.01.008440.0
22NYARUKOKORA REASON L0ZIM12N21B14N+24N17BF8B9N19B1.028.528.50.007500.0
23FIDE 1103311806N16B17N5B+24BFFFF1.023.523.50.008680.0
24FIDE 1103309601N5B20N22B23NFFFF0.022.522.50.009460.0

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