PCZ FLOWERS OPEN 4th Edition - Open Section
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38 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 06 Mar 2026 to 08 Mar 2026 in Livinstone, Zambia. 2 titled players from 3 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2053, and top seed was Robson Kameya (🇿🇲 ZAM, 2090).
Bright Muyenga (🇿🇲 ZAM, 2035) won with 7.0/9, ahead of Mpene Thuto (6.5) and Handiya Joseph (6.5). Muyenga shared the lead from round 5 and won solo starting round 7.
The biggest upset came in round 4: Darius Patlo Banda (1788) beat William Mwape (2072), a +284-point gap.
Location
🇿🇲Livinstone, Zambia
Dates
06 Mar 2026 → 08 Mar 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 9 rounds
Titled players · 2
FM×1
CM×1
Federations · 3 represented
🇿🇲Zambia×26
🇧🇼Botswana×5
🇿🇼Zimbabwe×5
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsBright Muyenga led from R3; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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R4 · LEADER CHANGE07 Mar
Dube Joshua takes the sole lead (3.5/4).
R3 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Bright Muyenga beat FM Handiya Joseph (White).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
Bright Muyenga 3 wins (R1–R3)FM Handiya Joseph 4 wins (R5–R8)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Bright Muyenga | * | 1 | — | — |
| 2FMHandiya Joseph | 0 | * | — | — |
| 3CMMpene Thuto | — | — | * | — |
| 4Tuombe Maximillian | — | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Muyenga, Bright | 2035 | ZAM | +17B | +13N | +3B | −4N | +14N | =8B | +10N | +12B | =5B | 7.0 | 43.5 | 48.0 | 36.50 | 2168 | +29.6 |
| 2 | Mpene ThutoCM | 1964 | BOT | +25N | +35B | =8N | =16B | =17N | +11B | −4N | +10B | +9N | 6.5 | 39.0 | 40.0 | 27.00 | 2075 | +32.7 |
| 3 | Handiya JosephFM | 2080 | ZAM | +29N | +20B | −1N | −14B | +15N | +31B | +9N | +17B | =8B | 6.5 | 38.5 | 40.5 | 26.00 | 2068 | -0.8 |
| 4 | Swatu, Tebby | 1998 | ZAM | F | +12N | +6B | +1B | −8N | +19N | +2B | −5N | +18N | 6.0 | 43.5 | 43.5 | 32.50 | 2219 | +46.4 |
| 5 | Mubanga Chanda Patrick | 2025 | ZAM | F | F | +23N | +20B | +9N | +16B | =8N | +4B | =1N | 6.0 | 38.0 | 38.0 | 29.50 | 2288 | +41.0 |
| 6 | Mwape, William | 2072 | ZAM | +23N | +30B | −4N | −17B | +21N | +20B | +16N | F | +19B | 6.0 | 36.0 | 38.5 | 23.00 | 2098 | +6.8 |
| 7 | Tuombe Maximillian | 2027 | ZAM | =22N | +24B | +9N | −10B | −31N | =18B | +15N | +27B | +12N | 6.0 | 35.0 | 37.0 | 26.00 | 2020 | -0.6 |
| 8 | Sichone, Alinaswe | 2057 | ZAM | F | +28N | =2B | +18N | +4B | =1N | =5B | F | =3N | 5.0 | 45.0 | 45.0 | 26.00 | 2152 | +19.2 |
| 9 | Sakala Ronald | 1916 | ZAM | +38B | +19N | −7B | +32N | −5B | +14N | −3B | +11N | −2B | 5.0 | 41.0 | 41.0 | 16.00 | 1965 | +10.8 |
| 10 | Dube Joshua | 1971 | ZAM | +36B | +32N | =18B | +7N | −19B | +17N | −1B | −2N | =13B | 5.0 | 39.0 | 40.0 | 18.00 | 1975 | +3.6 |
| 11 | Tanaka Dziyanyi | 1941 | ZIM | +21N | =16B | −20N | +27N | +18B | −2N | =13B | −9B | +17N | 5.0 | 37.5 | 40.5 | 20.25 | 1929 | -2.4 |
| 12 | Mutero Tadisa K | 1861 | ZIM | +33N | −4B | +38N | +21B | −16N | +24B | +19B | −1N | −7B | 5.0 | 37.0 | 37.0 | 13.50 | 1903 | +6.0 |
| 13 | Mulenga Benjamin | 1913 | ZAM | +37N | −1B | −21N | +25B | +23N | =30B | =11N | =16B | =10N | 5.0 | 36.0 | 36.0 | 16.50 | 1975 | +12.6 |
| 14 | Musanje, Rapheal | 1842 | ZAM | −16N | +37B | +34N | +3N | −1B | −9B | −18N | +21B | +27N | 5.0 | 35.5 | 35.5 | 15.00 | 1867 | +2.8 |
| 15 | Musabandesu Justin | 1848 | ZAM | +27B | −18N | +28B | −19N | −3B | +22N | −7B | +35N | +23B | 5.0 | 34.5 | 35.5 | 15.00 | 1931 | +16.4 |
| 16 | Lemmy, Chishala | 2077 | ZAM | +14B | =11N | +22B | =2N | +12B | −5N | −6B | =13N | F | 4.5 | 42.5 | 45.0 | 22.25 | 1973 | -19.8 |
| 17 | Darius Patlo Banda | 1788 | BOT | −1N | +33B | +35N | +6N | =2B | −10B | +30N | −3N | −11B | 4.5 | 40.0 | 41.0 | 14.25 | 1892 | +32.4 |
| 18 | Mululu, Arnold | 2068 | ZAM | F | +15B | =10N | −8B | −11N | =7N | +14B | +23N | −4B | 4.0 | 41.0 | 41.0 | 19.50 | 1944 | -26.2 |
| 19 | Kameya, Robson | 2090 | ZAM | F | −9B | +25N | +15B | +10N | −4B | −12N | +20B | −6N | 4.0 | 40.0 | 43.5 | 18.00 | 1911 | -35.8 |
| 20 | Lyapa , Chisha | 1899 | ZAM | +34B | −3N | +11B | −5N | +27B | −6N | +28B | −19N | −22B | 4.0 | 37.5 | 39.0 | 12.50 | 1853 | -11.4 |
| 21 | Banda William | 0 | ZAM | −11B | +26N | +13B | −12N | −6B | −27N | +33B | −14N | +34B | 4.0 | 34.0 | 35.5 | 11.50 | 1735 | 0.0 |
| 22 | Maruatona, Tshenolo | 1788 | BOT | =7B | F | −16N | −30B | +25N | −15B | +26N | =24B | +20N | 4.0 | 33.5 | 33.5 | 16.50 | 1903 | +46.8 |
| 23 | Blessings Motshabi | 1835 | BOT | −6B | +36N | −5B | +35N | −13B | +33N | +24N | −18B | −15N | 4.0 | 32.5 | 33.5 | 7.50 | 1787 | -16.0 |
| 24 | Sianyinda lubona twalumba | 1945 | ZAM | −32B | −7N | +36B | +28N | +26B | −12N | −23B | =22N | =29B | 4.0 | 30.5 | 31.5 | 11.00 | 1785 | -74.4 |
| 25 | Ndiweni Sidingilizwe | 1725 | ZIM | −2B | +31N | −19B | −13N | −22B | −29B | +37N | +34N | +35B | 4.0 | 27.0 | 27.0 | 4.50 | 1647 | -22.0 |
| 26 | NGWENYA ANDILE | 1847 | ZIM | F | −21B | +33N | +34B | −24N | +32N | −22B | =28N | F | 3.5 | 24.5 | 26.0 | 6.50 | 1714 | -15.0 |
| 27 | Museli Allan | 1774 | ZAM | −15N | +29B | +30N | −11B | −20N | +21B | F | −7N | −14B | 3.0 | 34.5 | 36.5 | 9.50 | 1736 | -15.6 |
| 28 | Ntukwa Israel Tumisang | 1753 | BOT | F | −8B | −15N | −24B | +34N | +35B | −20N | =26B | =33N | 3.0 | 25.5 | 25.5 | 5.00 | 1553 | -37.2 |
| 29 | Zulu, Moses | 1844 | ZAM | −3B | −27N | −32B | +37N | −35B | +25N | =34B | F | =24N | 3.0 | 23.0 | 23.0 | 6.75 | 1699 | -19.8 |
| 30 | FAZILAHAMED GRAIG | 1863 | ZIM | F | −6N | −27B | +22N | +32B | =13N | −17B | F | F | 2.5 | 35.0 | 37.0 | 8.50 | 1785 | -13.4 |
| 31 | Muleya Franklin | 1887 | ZAM | F | −25B | +37N | F | +7B | −3N | F | F | F | 2.0 | 26.5 | 26.5 | 6.00 | 1818 | -5.6 |
| 32 | Muchenje Hartley | 1719 | ZAM | +24N | −10B | +29N | −9B | −30N | −26B | F | F | F | 2.0 | 25.5 | 25.5 | 7.00 | 1772 | +14.8 |
| 33 | Musanda Loveday | 0 | ZAM | −12B | −17N | −26B | +36N | F | −23B | −21N | F | =28B | 1.5 | 27.0 | 27.0 | 2.50 | 1618 | 0.0 |
| 34 | Kaliki Bill | 0 | ZAM | −20N | F | −14B | −26N | −28B | +37B | =29N | −25B | −21N | 1.5 | 26.5 | 26.5 | 1.50 | 1417 | 0.0 |
| 35 | Moyo Manford | 0 | ZAM | F | −2N | −17B | −23B | +29N | −28N | F | −15B | −25N | 1.0 | 32.0 | 33.0 | 3.00 | 1523 | 0.0 |
| 36 | Mwanza Jacob | 1750 | ZAM | −10N | −23B | −24N | −33B | +37B | F | F | F | F | 1.0 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 0.00 | 1128 | -32.4 |
| 37 | FIDE 8736316 | 0 | — | −13B | −14N | −31B | −29B | −36N | −34N | −25B | F | F | 0.0 | 21.5 | 21.5 | 0.00 | 1027 | 0.0 |
| 38 | FIDE 8710988 | 0 | — | −9N | F | −12B | F | F | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 0.00 | 1089 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Maruatona, TshenoloBOT+46.84.0 pts · #12
- 2Swatu, TebbyZAM+46.46.0 pts · #5
- 3Mubanga Chanda PatrickZAM+41.06.0 pts · #4
Top rating losers
- 1Sianyinda lubona twalumbaZAM-74.44.0 pts · #11
- 2Ntukwa Israel TumisangBOT-37.23.0 pts · #35
- 3Kameya, RobsonZAM-35.84.0 pts · #13
Biggest upsets
- R4+284 Elo gap
- R4+238 Elo gap
- R7+229 Elo gap