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2026 HKS Open Chess Tournament - Women section

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15 players participated in this 8-round tournament, held from 13 Mar 2026 to 15 Mar 2026 in Copperbelt, (luanshya), Zambia. 3 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 1774, and top seed was Lubuuto Bwalya Mulwale (🇿🇲 ZAM, WCM, 1958).

Lubuuto Bwalya Mulwale (🇿🇲 ZAM, WCM, 1958) won with 7.0/8, ahead of Constance Mbatha (6.5) and Kabamba Mulwale Bwalya (6.0). Bwalya Mulwale shared the lead from round 5 and won solo starting round 6.

The biggest upset came in round 1: Banda Maria (1699) beat Daisy Simenda (WCM, 1871), a +172-point gap.

Location
🇿🇲Copperbelt, (luanshya), Zambia
Dates
13 Mar 2026 → 15 Mar 2026
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 8 rounds
Top seed
🇿🇲WCMLubuuto Bwalya Mulwale1958
Avg top 10
1,774
Participants
15
Titled players · 3
WFM×1
WCM×2
Federations · 1 represented
🇿🇲Zambia×15
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 8 rounds

WCM Lubuuto Bwalya Mulwale led from R6; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders
7
3
1
1
2
1
1
1
2468R1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8Bwalya Mulwale takes lead
Bwalya Mulwale7Mbatha6.5Bwalya6Mwale5Maria4.5Namakau4.5
R6 · LEADER CHANGE14 Mar

WCM Lubuuto Bwalya Mulwale takes the sole lead (5.0/6).

R3 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

WCM Lubuuto Bwalya Mulwale lost to WFM Constance Mbatha (White).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

WCM Lubuuto Bwalya Mulwale 5 wins (R4–R8)WFM Constance Mbatha 3 wins (R1–R3)Kabamba Mulwale Bwalya 3 wins (R2–R4)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1WCMLubuuto Bwalya Mulwale*
0
1
1
2WFMConstance Mbatha
1
*
½
½
3Kabamba Mulwale Bwalya
0
½
*
1
4Naomi Mwale
0
½
0
*

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Bwalya Mulwale, LubuutoWCM1958ZAM+3B+7N−2B+6N+4N+5B+8B+10N7.034.037.030.502108+22.0
2Mbatha, ConstanceWFM1790ZAM+13B+15N+1N=4B=3B=6N+7B+5N6.533.033.025.251961+34.2
3Kabamba Mulwale Bwalya1704ZAM−1N+13B+12N+10B=2N=7B+4N+11B6.031.033.020.751900+40.6
4Mwale, Naomi1736ZAM+14B=5B+6N=2N−1B+9N−3B+7N5.036.037.018.501813+15.0
5Likando Namakau1814ZAM+9B=4N=8B=7N+10B−1N+6B−2B4.534.037.017.251821+2.4
6Banda Maria1699ZAM+8B+10N−4B−1B+13N=2B−5N+15N4.531.531.511.751790+20.0
7Mululu Linah1763ZAM+12N−1B+14N=5B+8B=3N−2N−4B4.035.036.012.251717-8.6
8Simenda, DaisyWCM1871ZAM−6N+11B=5N+9B−7N+12B−1NF3.529.029.011.251705-28.0
9Niza Chilingwe1612ZAM−5N=12B+11N−8N+15B−4BF+13N3.520.520.56.251646+5.4
10Bwalya Margret1797ZAM+11N−6B+15B−3N−5NF+14B−1B3.026.026.04.001584-66.0
11Chishimba Gladys1591ZAM−10B−8N−9BF+14N+13B+12N−3N3.021.521.55.501542-9.0
12Longwe Nthanda1499ZAM−7B=9N−3B+15NF−8N−11B+14N2.521.021.02.751479-7.3
13Chitula Agatha1520ZAM−2N−3NF+14B−6B−11N+15B−9B2.024.524.51.001375-20.0
14Simunungu Evelyn0ZAM−4NF−7B−13N−11B+15N−10N−12B1.019.519.50.0013190.0
15Mwansa Karen1490ZAMF−2B−10N−12B−9N−14B−13N−6B0.023.023.00.00853-72.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
Top rating losers
Biggest upsets