PCZ Master Series 260101-Section A
6 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 17 Jan 2026 to 18 Jan 2026 in Lusaka - 28 Lubu Rd, Longacres, Zambia. Top 10 Elo average was 1739, and top seed was Mupeta Blessed (🇿🇲 ZAM, 1949).
Sianyinda lubona twalumba (🇿🇲 ZAM, 1889) won with 5.5/6, ahead of Mupeta Blessed (3.5) and Sianyinda Lubomba (3.0). twalumba won solo starting round 2.
The biggest upset came in round 2: Sianyinda Lubomba (1558) beat Banda Maria (1738), a +180-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 6 roundsSianyinda lubona twalumba led from R2 onwards, the title was decided early.
Sianyinda lubona twalumba never relinquished the lead after R2; final gap +2.0 over the runner-up.
Sianyinda lubona twalumba opens a +1.5-point gap over the chasing pack (closest: Mupeta Blessed); the title is out of reach before R6.
Sianyinda lubona twalumba 2.0–0.0 against Mupeta Blessed (R2 1-0, R5 1-0) — decisive in 2/2.
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
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| 1 | 🇿🇲Sianyinda lubona twalumba | 1889 | * | 1 | — | — | ½1 | 1 | 5.5 | 13.00 | 14.0 | +64.8 | 2173 |
| 2 | 🇿🇲Mupeta Blessed | 1949 | 0 | * | 1 | ½1 | — | — | 3.5 | 9.75 | 22.0 | -23.2 | 1762 |
| 3 | 🇿🇲Sianyinda Lubomba | 1558 | — | 0 | * | — | ½½ | 1 | 3.0 | 5.00 | 14.0 | +60.0 | 1772 |
| 4 | 🇿🇲Priyanshu Dinodia | 1669 | — | 0½ | — | * | 1 | 0 | 2.5 | 5.50 | 14.0 | +11.2 | 1715 |
| 5 | 🇿🇲Sauti Nilla | 1630 | 0½ | — | ½½ | 0 | * | — | 2.0 | 7.00 | 22.0 | -9.2 | 1580 |
| 6 | 🇿🇲Banda Maria | 1738 | 0 | — | 0 | 1 | — | * | 1.5 | 3.75 | 22.0 | -35.6 | 1512 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Sianyinda lubona twalumbaZAM+64.85.5 pts · #1
- 2Sianyinda LubombaZAM+60.03.0 pts · #3
- 3Priyanshu DinodiaZAM+11.22.5 pts · #4
- 1Banda MariaZAM-35.61.5 pts · #6
- 2Mupeta BlessedZAM-23.23.5 pts · #2
- 3Sauti NillaZAM-9.22.0 pts · #5
- R2+180 Elo gap
- R6+180 Elo gap