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SUSAN at 50 Ladies Chess Championship

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17 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 26 Mar 2026 to 29 Mar 2026 in CrossRoad Hotel - Lilongwe, Malawi. 4 titled players from 4 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1468, and top seed was Linda Dalitso Shaba (🇿🇼 ZIM, WFM, 1926).

Tupokiwe Msukwa (🇲🇼 MAW, WCM, 1706) won with 5.5/7, ahead of Linda Dalitso Shaba (5.0) and Namwai Alinuswe V (4.5). Msukwa won solo starting round 6.

The biggest upset came in round 6: Tupokiwe Msukwa (WCM, 1706) beat Linda Dalitso Shaba (WFM, 1926), a +220-point gap.

Location
🇲🇼CrossRoad Hotel - Lilongwe, Malawi
Dates
26 Mar 2026 → 29 Mar 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes for the whole game
System
Swiss · 7 rounds
Top seed
🇿🇼WFMLinda Dalitso Shaba1926
Avg top 10
1,468
Participants
17
Titled players · 4
WFM×1
WCM×3
Federations · 4 represented
🇲🇼Malawi×8
🇿🇲Zambia×1
🇰🇪Kenya×1
🇿🇼Zimbabwe×1
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 7 rounds

WCM Tupokiwe Msukwa led from R6; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R6.

Co-leaders
3
1
5
3
2
1
1
23.55.57R1R2R3R4R5R6R7Msukwa takes lead
R6 · LEADER CHANGE29 Mar

WCM Tupokiwe Msukwa takes the sole lead (5.0/6).

R6 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

WCM Tupokiwe Msukwa beat WFM Linda Dalitso Shaba (White).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

WCM Tupokiwe Msukwa 4 wins (R3–R6)WFM Linda Dalitso Shaba 4 wins (R2–R5)Gikandi Bernice Wambui 4 wins (R2–R6)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1WCMTupokiwe Msukwa*
1
½
1
2WFMLinda Dalitso Shaba
0
*—
1
3Gikandi Bernice Wambui
½
—*—
4Namwai Alinuswe V
0
0
—*

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5R6R7PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Msukwa, TupokiweWCM1706MAW+16N−10B+8N+3B+5N+2B=4N5.523.524.519.751822+15.6
2Shaba, Linda DalitsoWFM1926ZIMF+15B+3N+7N+9B−1N+10B5.021.523.515.501809-8.2
3Namwai Alinuswe V1620ZAM+12B=6N−2B−1N+17B+13N+9N4.521.522.09.501581-20.8
4Gikandi Bernice Wambui1611KENF+14NF+11B+10N+9B=1B4.517.017.012.251918+50.5
5Jailos RachelWCM1590MAW+7B−9N+13B+6N−1B=10N=11N4.021.023.012.501507-23.2
6George Anny1569MAWF=3B=10N−5B+7N+11B+8N4.020.520.513.001601+4.0
7Mwale Kazombo Dorothy0MAW−5N+16B+17N−2B−6B+14N+?N4.016.516.53.508930.0
8FIDE 205132320—FF−1B+13N+?B+12N−6B3.014.014.04.508340.0
9Kumwenda Temwa1501MAWF+5B+11N=10B−2N−4N−3B2.525.528.07.751592+30.8
10Kapende Shalom1574MAWF+1N=6B=9N−4B=5B−2N2.525.525.510.751588+0.4
11Mpinganjira, EllenWCM1581MAWF+13N−9B−4N+14B−6N=5B2.519.019.06.001239-31.8
12FIDE 205157900—−3N=17B−16N+15B+?N−8B−13B2.513.013.02.258670.0
13Chimthere Bertha0MAWF−11B−5N−8B+16N−3B+12N2.021.022.03.508110.0
14FIDE 205100710—F−4B+15N+?B−11N−7BF2.013.013.02.007950.0
15FIDE 205132240—F−2N−14B−12NF+?B+16B2.010.510.51.0011250.0
16FIDE 205098470—−1B−7N+12B−?N−13BF−15N1.016.016.02.509020.0
17FIDE 205159790—F=12N−7BF−3N−?B−?N0.511.011.01.258670.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
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Biggest upsets
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