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2nd Annual Loft Chess Tournament - women section

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8 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 25 Dec 2025 to 27 Dec 2025 in Ndola -Zamtel University, Zambia. Top 10 Elo average was 1239, and top seed was Nguni Sarah (🇿🇲 ZAM, 1758).

Chishimba Gladys (🇿🇲 ZAM, 1578) won with 4.5/6, ahead of Namwai Alinuswe V (4.5) and Naomi Mwale (4.0). Gladys won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 5: Mashane Mary (1503) beat Portiah Mututubanya (1741), a +238-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 · 6 rounds
Top seed
🇿🇲Nguni Sarah1758
Avg top 10
1,239
Participants
8
Federations · 1 represented
🇿🇲Zambia×7
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 6 rounds

Tight race until R2; 2 players tied at 4.5/6, decided on Buchholz.

Co-leaders
3
1
1
1
1
2
1.534.56R1R2R3R4R5R6Mwale takes lead
Gladys4.5Namwai Alinuswe4.5Mwale4Mututubanya3.5Mary3Sarah3
R5 · LEADER CHANGE26 Dec

Naomi Mwale takes the sole lead (4.0/5).

R6 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

2 players finish on 4.5/6. Gladys takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (18.0).

R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Chishimba Gladys lost to Namwai Alinuswe V (Black).

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1Chishimba Gladys*
0
½
1
2Namwai Alinuswe V
1
*
0
—
3Naomi Mwale
½
1
*
½
4Portiah Mututubanya
0
—
½
*

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5R6PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Chishimba Gladys1578ZAM+5N+7B+4N=3B−2N+6B4.518.019.513.001816+31.8
2Namwai Alinuswe V1593ZAM=7N+5B−3N+6N+1B+8N4.516.016.011.251837+50.8
3Mwale, Naomi1738ZAM+6B=4N+2B=1N+8B−5N4.018.518.511.501707-3.0
4Mututubanya, Portiah1741ZAM+8N=3B−1B+5N−6B+7N3.516.016.06.501557-20.2
5Nguni Sarah1758ZAM−1B−2N+8B−4B+7N+3B3.018.018.05.501469-60.4
6Mary, Mashane1503ZAM−3N+8B+7N−2B+4N−1N3.018.018.05.001469-3.8
7Kashindi Susan0ZAM=2B−1N−6B+8N−5B−4B1.518.518.52.2512690.0
8FIDE 87358670—−4B−6N−5N−7B−3N−2B0.018.019.50.008670.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
Top rating losers
Biggest upsets