Silverest Open Chess Championship - Women Section
Open SwissStandard
37 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 07 Jan 2026 to 11 Jan 2026 in Lusaka - NIPA MAIN CAMPUS, Zambia. 8 titled players from 5 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1832, and top seed was Tanaka Dziyanyi (🇿🇼 ZIM, 1952).
Lubuuto Bwalya Mulwale (🇿🇲 ZAM, WCM, 1950) won with 7.0/9, ahead of Daisy Simenda (7.0) and Linda Dalitso Shaba (6.5). Bwalya Mulwale shared the lead from round 6, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 8: Niza Chilingwe (1588) beat Constance Mbatha (WFM, 1796), a +208-point gap.
Location
🇿🇲Lusaka - NIPA MAIN CAMPUS, Zambia
Dates
07 Jan 2026 → 11 Jan 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 9 rounds
Titled players · 8
WFM×2
WCM×6
Federations · 5 represented
🇿🇲Zambia×27
🇿🇼Zimbabwe×4
🇧🇼Botswana×2
🇲🇼Malawi×1
🇳🇦Namibia×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsTight race until R9; 2 players tied at 7.0/9, decided on Buchholz.
Co-leaders
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R9 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
2 players finish on 7.0/9. Bwalya Mulwale takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (46.0).
R8 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
WCM Lubuuto Bwalya Mulwale drew with WCM Daisy Simenda (White).
WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers
WCM Lubuuto Bwalya Mulwale 4 wins (R4–R7)WCM Daisy Simenda 3 wins (R1–R3)WCM Phylis Namasiku Mwilola 4 wins (R4–R7)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1WCMLubuuto Bwalya Mulwale | * | ½ | — | 1 |
| 2WCMDaisy Simenda | ½ | * | — | ½ |
| 3WCMPhylis Namasiku Mwilola | — | — | * | — |
| 4WFMLinda Dalitso Shaba | 0 | ½ | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bwalya Mulwale, LubuutoWCM | 1950 | ZAM | +7N | +16B | −8N | +29B | +10N | +12B | +3N | =2B | =5N | 7.0 | 46.0 | 48.5 | 36.50 | 1969 | +7.2 |
| 2 | Simenda, DaisyWCM | 1839 | ZAM | +18B | +24N | +9B | =8N | +13B | =3B | +11N | =1N | =6B | 7.0 | 45.0 | 48.5 | 36.00 | 1977 | +32.0 |
| 3 | Shaba, Linda DalitsoWFM | 1914 | ZIM | +20B | +21N | +11B | =13N | +12B | =2N | −1B | +5N | =8B | 6.5 | 44.5 | 48.5 | 32.75 | 1939 | +9.2 |
| 4 | Mwilola, Phylis NamasikuWCM | 1700 | ZAM | F | +22B | −6N | +17B | +20N | +24B | +14N | =9B | +11N | 6.5 | 37.5 | 39.5 | 28.75 | 1877 | +35.0 |
| 5 | Tanaka Dziyanyi | 1952 | ZIM | +26B | +14N | −13N | +19B | +8B | =9N | +12N | −3B | =1B | 6.0 | 43.5 | 46.5 | 28.75 | 1879 | -12.8 |
| 6 | Mudodo, Refiloe HazelWCM | 1805 | ZIM | +22N | =19B | +4B | −12N | +21B | −8N | +16N | +14B | =2N | 6.0 | 41.5 | 45.5 | 29.50 | 1805 | +1.4 |
| 7 | Nshikokola ZangowanachipwilaWCM | 1529 | ZAM | −1B | +30N | +31B | −11N | +23B | +33N | −10B | +21N | +16B | 6.0 | 35.0 | 37.0 | 19.50 | 1733 | +46.4 |
| 8 | Likando Namakau | 1779 | ZAM | F | +31N | +1B | =2B | −5N | +6B | =9N | +11B | =3N | 5.5 | 46.5 | 49.0 | 30.00 | 1937 | +35.0 |
| 9 | Mwale, Naomi | 1737 | ZAM | +17N | +36B | −2N | +32B | +24N | =5B | =8B | =4N | −10B | 5.5 | 40.5 | 40.5 | 19.00 | 1721 | -0.4 |
| 10 | Ndachipiwa, Kgomotso | 1696 | BOT | F | +35B | −12N | +21N | −1B | +19B | +7N | =13B | +9N | 5.5 | 37.5 | 37.5 | 23.00 | 1815 | +22.4 |
| 11 | Banda Maria | 1738 | ZAM | +27N | +32B | −3N | +7B | +16N | +13B | −2B | −8N | −4B | 5.0 | 44.0 | 46.0 | 20.50 | 1714 | -3.8 |
| 12 | Mbatha, ConstanceWFM | 1796 | ZAM | +30B | +29N | +10B | +6B | −3N | −1N | −5B | −19N | +20B | 5.0 | 41.5 | 44.0 | 20.50 | 1763 | -6.2 |
| 13 | Bwalya Margret | 1780 | ZAM | F | +23N | +5B | =3B | −2N | −11N | +29B | =10N | +19B | 5.0 | 40.5 | 40.5 | 22.50 | 1815 | +17.2 |
| 14 | Namwai Alinuswe V | 1686 | ZAM | +28N | −5B | =19N | =20B | +33B | +25N | −4B | −6N | +21B | 5.0 | 37.0 | 39.0 | 16.50 | 1643 | -19.2 |
| 15 | Khoa, Lutopu | 1762 | NAM | F | F | F | F | +35N | +36B | +23N | +32B | +24N | 5.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 10.50 | 2290 | +10.4 |
| 16 | Sauti Nilla | 1630 | ZAM | +37B | −1N | +25B | +18N | −11B | =29N | −6B | +17N | −7N | 4.5 | 39.0 | 39.0 | 13.75 | 1584 | -11.8 |
| 17 | Bwalya Diana | 1436 | ZAM | −9B | −20N | +26B | −4N | +36N | =22B | +30N | −16B | +27N | 4.5 | 33.0 | 33.0 | 10.50 | 1525 | +33.6 |
| 18 | Mary, Mashane | 1499 | ZAM | −2N | +28B | +35N | −16B | −19N | −26B | =31B | +34N | +29B | 4.5 | 28.0 | 29.0 | 9.25 | 1407 | -15.2 |
| 19 | Niza Chilingwe | 1588 | ZAM | F | =6N | =14B | −5N | +18B | −10N | +25B | +12B | −13N | 4.0 | 40.5 | 40.5 | 18.50 | 1712 | +24.2 |
| 20 | Chitula Agatha | 1505 | ZAM | −3N | +17B | =34B | =14N | −4B | +23N | =24N | =22B | −12N | 4.0 | 39.0 | 40.5 | 15.50 | 1591 | +14.0 |
| 21 | Chishimba Gladys | 1608 | ZAM | +34N | −3B | +27N | −10B | −6N | +32B | +26N | −7B | −14N | 4.0 | 37.0 | 38.5 | 9.50 | 1543 | -16.4 |
| 22 | kawesha Innocentia | 1494 | ZAM | −6B | −4N | +23B | F | −29N | =17N | +28B | =20N | +25B | 4.0 | 34.5 | 37.0 | 14.75 | 1515 | +2.2 |
| 23 | MUNYIMANI SANDRA | 1447 | ZIM | +33N | −13B | −22N | +27B | −7N | −20B | −15B | +30N | +32N | 4.0 | 31.5 | 33.5 | 9.50 | 1506 | +12.2 |
| 24 | Mweetwa Victoria | 1605 | ZAM | F | −2B | +32N | +34N | −9B | −4N | =20B | +29N | −15B | 3.5 | 34.0 | 34.0 | 8.00 | 1547 | -24.4 |
| 25 | Mwansa Natasha | 1480 | ZAM | F | +33B | −16N | +35B | +34N | −14B | −19N | =26B | −22N | 3.5 | 29.5 | 30.5 | 6.00 | 1380 | -15.2 |
| 26 | Tukuza Tembo | 1538 | ZAM | −5N | −27B | −17N | F | +31B | +18N | −21B | =25N | =28B | 3.0 | 31.0 | 31.0 | 10.25 | 1447 | -40.8 |
| 27 | Kashindi Susan | 1452 | ZAM | −11B | +26N | −21B | −23N | −32N | −30B | +35N | +33B | −17B | 3.0 | 27.0 | 28.0 | 6.00 | 1329 | -51.6 |
| 28 | Longwe Nthanda | 0 | ZAM | −14B | −18N | F | F | =30N | +34B | −22N | +31B | =26N | 3.0 | 27.0 | 27.0 | 6.75 | 1397 | 0.0 |
| 29 | Mpinganjira, EllenWCM | 1578 | MAW | F | −12B | +36N | −1N | +22B | =16B | −13N | −24B | −18N | 2.5 | 33.5 | 33.5 | 6.25 | 1449 | -23.6 |
| 30 | Zulu Asiya | 1490 | ZAM | −12N | −7B | F | +31N | =28B | +27N | −17B | −23B | F | 2.5 | 30.0 | 30.0 | 7.00 | 1389 | -17.4 |
| 31 | Gosego Moseja | 1424 | BOT | F | −8B | −7N | −30B | −26N | +35B | =18N | −28N | +34B | 2.5 | 27.0 | 27.0 | 4.75 | 1202 | -22.6 |
| 32 | Singh Adhya | 1416 | ZAM | F | −11N | −24B | −9N | +27B | −21N | +33B | −15N | −23B | 2.0 | 36.5 | 38.5 | 5.00 | 1415 | -6.4 |
| 33 | Chemba Joana | 1504 | ZAM | −23B | −25N | F | +36B | −14N | −7B | −32N | −27N | +35B | 2.0 | 27.0 | 27.0 | 1.00 | 702 | -60.4 |
| 34 | Mutale Mumba Janelle | 0 | ZAM | −21B | F | =20N | −24B | −25B | −28N | +36N | −18B | −31N | 1.5 | 25.0 | 25.0 | 2.00 | 1120 | 0.0 |
| 35 | Simunungu Evelyn | 0 | ZAM | F | −10N | −18B | −25N | −15B | −31N | −27B | +36B | −33N | 1.0 | 26.0 | 26.0 | 0.00 | 747 | 0.0 |
| 36 | FIDE 8729948 | 0 | — | F | −9N | −29B | −33N | −17B | −15N | −34B | −35N | F | 0.0 | 24.5 | 24.5 | 0.00 | 804 | 0.0 |
| 37 | FIDE 8735646 | 0 | — | −16N | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.00 | 831 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Nshikokola ZangowanachipwilaWCMZAM+46.46.0 pts · #7
- 2Mwilola, Phylis NamasikuWCMZAM+35.06.5 pts · #3
- 3Likando NamakauZAM+35.05.5 pts · #8
Top rating losers
- 1Chemba JoanaZAM-60.42.0 pts · #35
- 2Kashindi SusanZAM-51.63.0 pts · #28
- 3Tukuza TemboZAM-40.83.0 pts · #23
Biggest upsets
- R8+208 Elo gap
- R3+172 Elo gap
- R3+171 Elo gap