2nd Annual Loft Chess Tournament - Open section
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56 players participated in this 8-round tournament, held from 25 Dec 2025 to 27 Dec 2025 in Ndola - Zamtel University, Zambia. 6 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 2175, and top seed was Gillan Bwalya (🇿🇲 ZAM, IM, 2328).
Gillan Bwalya (🇿🇲 ZAM, IM, 2328) won with 7.0/8, ahead of Prince Daniel Mulenga (6.0) and Kela Kaulule Siame (6.0). Bwalya shared the lead from round 4 and won solo starting round 6.
The biggest upset came in round 7: Ndlovu Dumisani (1963) beat Masikini Cornelius (2184), a +221-point gap.
Location
🇿🇲Ndola - Zamtel University, Zambia
Dates
25 Dec 2025 → 27 Dec 2025
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 8 rounds
Titled players · 6
IM×1
FM×2
CM×3
Federations · 1 represented
🇿🇲Zambia×52
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 8 roundsIM Gillan Bwalya led from R6; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 5 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R6.
Co-leaders
24
11
2
5
2
1
1
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R6–R8 · LEAD HELD
IM Gillan Bwalya never relinquished the lead after R6; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
IM Gillan Bwalya beat CM Kela Kaulule Siame (Black).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
IM Gillan Bwalya 5 wins (R3–R7)Arnold Mululu 3 wins (R1–R3)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1IMGillan Bwalya | * | 1 | — | — |
| 2CMKela Kaulule Siame | 0 | * | — | — |
| 3Arnold Mululu | — | — | * | — |
| 4Robson Kameya | — | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bwalya, GillanIM | 2328 | ZAM | +23B | =7N | +21B | +2B | +3N | +10N | +17B | =6N | 7.0 | 36.5 | 40.5 | 35.00 | 2409 | +5.8 |
| 2 | Mulenga, Prince DanielFM | 2212 | ZAM | +33B | +26N | +11B | −1N | +13B | +4B | =3N | =10N | 6.0 | 38.0 | 41.5 | 29.00 | 2249 | +9.2 |
| 3 | Kaulule Siame, KelaCM | 2115 | ZAM | +44B | =21N | +6B | +12N | −1B | +18N | =2B | +9N | 6.0 | 37.0 | 39.0 | 27.00 | 2315 | +42.6 |
| 4 | Mululu, Arnold | 2035 | ZAM | +48N | +32B | +17N | =10B | +9B | −2N | =6B | +11N | 6.0 | 34.5 | 36.0 | 24.75 | 2249 | +45.4 |
| 5 | Kameya, Robson | 2045 | ZAM | +52B | +50N | −18B | +36N | +25B | =17N | =9B | +19N | 6.0 | 27.0 | 28.0 | 18.75 | 2163 | +25.6 |
| 6 | Mumba Samuel | 2146 | ZAM | =20N | +39B | −3N | +34B | +7N | +19B | =4N | =1B | 5.5 | 37.0 | 40.0 | 25.25 | 2137 | +1.2 |
| 7 | Chasaya, Terence | 2024 | ZAM | +46B | =1B | +24N | −9N | −6B | +25N | +32B | +17N | 5.5 | 33.5 | 35.5 | 21.50 | 2175 | +31.8 |
| 8 | Mundundu Collins | 1909 | ZAM | +49B | −10N | +16B | +11N | =19B | −9N | +38B | +22N | 5.5 | 32.0 | 33.5 | 21.25 | 2131 | +42.0 |
| 9 | Chisopa Dalitso | 2135 | ZAM | +34N | +15B | =14N | +7B | −4N | +8B | =5N | −3B | 5.0 | 39.0 | 42.5 | 25.00 | 2097 | -7.4 |
| 10 | Phiri, GodwinCM | 2082 | ZAM | +40N | +8B | F | =4N | +18B | −1B | +12N | =2B | 5.0 | 37.0 | 39.0 | 24.00 | 2255 | +33.4 |
| 11 | Mwape Dennis | 2098 | ZAM | +28N | +13B | −2N | −8B | +39N | +21B | +24N | −4B | 5.0 | 34.5 | 37.5 | 20.00 | 2057 | -7.6 |
| 12 | Kaoma, Micheal | 2216 | ZAM | +29N | +24B | =22N | −3B | =14N | +15B | −10B | +30N | 5.0 | 33.0 | 37.0 | 21.50 | 2110 | -19.6 |
| 13 | Ndlovu Dumisani | 1963 | ZAM | +35B | −11N | F | +37B | −2N | +22B | +18N | +14B | 5.0 | 31.5 | 35.0 | 20.50 | 2215 | +39.6 |
| 14 | Ngonga Bornface | 2095 | ZAM | +42B | +30N | =9B | −17N | =12B | +36N | +26B | −13N | 5.0 | 31.0 | 33.5 | 19.00 | 2098 | +1.6 |
| 15 | Ngosa Sebastian | 1972 | ZAM | +54B | −9N | +23B | −25N | +16B | −12N | +44B | +26N | 5.0 | 29.0 | 30.0 | 16.00 | 2012 | +7.6 |
| 16 | Kenneth Tembo | 1830 | ZAM | −17N | +56B | −8N | +53B | −15N | +45B | +27N | +24B | 5.0 | 26.0 | 26.0 | 11.00 | 1935 | +16.0 |
| 17 | Musonda CholaFM | 2139 | ZAM | +16B | +31N | −4B | +14B | +27N | =5B | −1N | −7B | 4.5 | 38.5 | 42.5 | 21.00 | 2074 | -12.0 |
| 18 | Masikini Cornelius | 2184 | ZAM | =39N | +20B | +5N | +22B | −10N | −3B | −13B | +33N | 4.5 | 34.0 | 37.0 | 19.50 | 2023 | -29.4 |
| 19 | Mutambo, Webster | 1963 | ZAM | +55N | −47B | +29N | +32B | =8N | −6N | +33B | −5B | 4.5 | 30.0 | 30.0 | 13.75 | 1981 | +2.8 |
| 20 | Mofya Joseph | 1834 | ZAM | =6B | −18N | +35B | −21N | +49B | −23N | +48B | +32N | 4.5 | 26.5 | 28.0 | 12.75 | 1905 | +8.0 |
| 21 | Mwekama Davies | 1938 | ZAM | F | =3B | −1N | +20B | =22N | −11N | +25B | +29B | 4.0 | 34.5 | 34.5 | 17.50 | 2085 | +51.2 |
| 22 | Kanyoka Kennedy | 2106 | ZAM | +25B | +27N | =12B | −18N | =21B | −13N | +23B | −8B | 4.0 | 32.0 | 36.0 | 16.50 | 1988 | -24.0 |
| 23 | Phiri, Payani | 1870 | ZAM | −1N | +45B | −15N | +41B | −24N | +20B | −22N | +40B | 4.0 | 30.5 | 32.5 | 12.50 | 1897 | +2.2 |
| 24 | Chimanya Greenwell | 1984 | ZAM | +45B | −12N | −7B | +46N | +23B | +30N | −11B | −16N | 4.0 | 30.5 | 32.5 | 12.00 | 1921 | -12.4 |
| 25 | Nchima Philip | 1893 | ZAM | −22N | +48B | +41N | +15B | −5N | −7B | −21N | +45B | 4.0 | 29.5 | 31.0 | 11.50 | 1880 | -3.0 |
| 26 | Nkhuwa Joshua | 1979 | ZAM | +51N | −2B | −32N | +44B | +29N | +27B | −14N | −15B | 4.0 | 29.5 | 30.5 | 11.00 | 1922 | -10.6 |
| 27 | Ngandwe William | 1935 | ZAM | +41N | −22B | +44N | +28B | −17B | −26N | −16B | +34N | 4.0 | 28.0 | 30.0 | 12.50 | 1879 | -23.2 |
| 28 | Banda Madalisto | 1812 | ZAM | −11B | +49N | +30B | −27N | =40B | −33N | =39N | +48B | 4.0 | 24.0 | 25.5 | 10.00 | 1831 | +4.4 |
| 29 | Mandona Emmanuel | 1869 | ZAM | −12B | +54N | −19B | +45N | −26B | +50N | +36B | −21N | 4.0 | 24.0 | 25.0 | 7.50 | 1867 | -4.4 |
| 30 | Kaoma, Kateulue | 1893 | ZAM | +53N | −14B | −28N | +48B | +50N | −24B | +40N | −12B | 4.0 | 23.5 | 24.5 | 6.50 | 1866 | -14.8 |
| 31 | Ngambi Victor | 1954 | ZAM | +56N | −17B | −37N | −50B | −34N | +55B | +51N | +44B | 4.0 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 3.00 | 1705 | -38.4 |
| 32 | Meya Indala | 1881 | ZAM | +43B | −4N | +26B | −19N | =38N | +34B | −7N | −20B | 3.5 | 31.5 | 34.0 | 11.75 | 1848 | -7.2 |
| 33 | Meleka Joseph | 1847 | ZAM | −2N | +51B | F | =49N | +35B | +28B | −19N | −18B | 3.5 | 29.0 | 30.0 | 9.25 | 1882 | +1.6 |
| 34 | Silwamba Sylvester Bwalya | 1821 | ZAM | −9B | =35N | +43B | −6N | +31B | −32N | +49N | −27B | 3.5 | 28.0 | 29.5 | 9.75 | 1770 | -14.0 |
| 35 | Kafunda Oscar | 0 | ZAM | −13N | =34B | −20N | +43B | −33N | =42B | +46N | =36B | 3.5 | 25.0 | 27.0 | 9.25 | 1745 | 0.0 |
| 36 | Mhlanga Happy | 1896 | ZAM | F | +46N | +50B | −5B | +37N | −14B | −29N | =35N | 3.5 | 25.0 | 25.0 | 8.25 | 1896 | -0.4 |
| 37 | Mulonda, Simon | 1844 | ZAM | −47N | +55B | +31B | −13N | −36B | =48N | +50B | −38N | 3.5 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 5.75 | 1825 | -5.8 |
| 38 | Kakoma, Davy | 1992 | ZAM | F | F | F | +52N | =32B | +39B | −8N | +37B | 3.5 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 9.25 | 2004 | +1.6 |
| 39 | Ngambi Aaron | 1846 | ZAM | =18B | −6N | +52B | +40N | −11B | −38N | =28B | −41N | 3.0 | 28.5 | 29.5 | 8.25 | 1924 | +22.0 |
| 40 | Chabala Kapilya | 1794 | ZAM | −10B | =43N | +42B | −39B | =28N | +56N | −30B | −23N | 3.0 | 25.0 | 25.0 | 5.75 | 1692 | -32.0 |
| 41 | Munshya Philip | 0 | ZAM | −27B | +42N | −25B | −23N | +46B | −44N | F | +39B | 3.0 | 22.0 | 24.0 | 7.50 | 1797 | 0.0 |
| 42 | Kalinga, Peter | 1806 | ZAM | −14N | −41B | −40N | +55B | −45N | =35N | F | +49B | 2.5 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 3.25 | 1053 | -54.4 |
| 43 | Yula Kalaluka Brian | 0 | ZAM | −32N | =40B | −34N | −35N | +54B | F | F | +55B | 2.5 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 2.50 | 1559 | 0.0 |
| 44 | Shawa Charles | 1814 | ZAM | −3N | F | −27B | −26N | +51B | +41B | −15N | −31N | 2.0 | 27.0 | 27.0 | 4.00 | 1653 | -22.8 |
| 45 | Mwewa Richings | 1671 | ZAM | −24N | −23N | F | −29B | +42B | −16N | +56B | −25N | 2.0 | 23.5 | 23.5 | 2.50 | 1602 | -18.0 |
| 46 | Priyanshu Dinodia | 1765 | ZAM | −7N | −36B | +55N | −24B | −41N | F | −35B | +54N | 2.0 | 21.5 | 21.5 | 1.00 | 1168 | -28.8 |
| 47 | Zulu, ThomasCM | 2172 | ZAM | +37B | +19N | F | F | F | F | F | F | 2.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 8.00 | 2704 | +7.2 |
| 48 | Chibuye Seth | 1753 | ZAM | −4B | −25N | +56B | −30N | F | =37B | −20N | −28N | 1.5 | 27.0 | 27.0 | 1.75 | 1484 | -58.8 |
| 49 | Ngambi Mumbi S | 0 | ZAM | −8N | −28B | +51N | =33B | −20N | F | −34B | −42N | 1.5 | 26.0 | 27.0 | 2.75 | 1574 | 0.0 |
| 50 | Chongo Malama | 1760 | ZAM | F | −5B | −36N | +31N | −30B | −29B | −37N | F | 1.0 | 25.0 | 25.0 | 4.00 | 1644 | -31.2 |
| 51 | Kanyombe Henry | 1600 | ZAM | −26B | −33N | −49B | +54N | −44N | F | −31B | F | 1.0 | 17.0 | 18.0 | 1.00 | 1099 | -12.4 |
| 52 | Musenge Ngandu | 1793 | ZAM | −5N | +53B | −39N | −38B | F | F | F | F | 1.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 1.00 | 1161 | -34.4 |
| 53 | FIDE 8735859 | 0 | — | −30B | −52N | +54B | −16N | F | F | F | F | 1.0 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 1.00 | 1039 | 0.0 |
| 54 | FIDE 8735875 | 0 | — | −15N | −29B | −53N | −51B | −43N | F | +55N | −46B | 1.0 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 0.00 | 1002 | 0.0 |
| 55 | FIDE 8735883 | 0 | — | −19B | −37N | −46B | −42N | F | −31N | −54B | −43N | 0.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 0.00 | 1066 | 0.0 |
| 56 | FIDE 8735891 | 0 | — | −31B | −16N | −48N | F | F | −40B | −45N | F | 0.0 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 0.00 | 1000 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Mwekama DaviesZAM+51.24.0 pts · #16
- 2Mululu, ArnoldZAM+45.46.0 pts · #3
- 3Kaulule Siame, KelaCMZAM+42.66.0 pts · #2
Top rating losers
- 1Chibuye SethZAM-58.81.5 pts · #48
- 2Kalinga, PeterZAM-54.42.5 pts · #50
- 3Ngambi VictorZAM-38.44.0 pts · #38
Biggest upsets
- R7+221 Elo gap
- R8+197 Elo gap
- R4+194 Elo gap