SUSAN at 50 Ladies Chess Championship
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.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsWCM 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.
WCM Tupokiwe Msukwa takes the sole lead (5.0/6).
WCM Tupokiwe Msukwa beat WFM Linda Dalitso Shaba (White).
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| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1WCMTupokiwe Msukwa | * | 1 | ½ | 1 |
| 2WFMLinda Dalitso Shaba | 0 | * | — | 1 |
| 3Gikandi Bernice Wambui | ½ | — | * | — |
| 4Namwai Alinuswe V | 0 | 0 | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Msukwa, TupokiweWCM | 1706 | MAW | +16N | −10B | +8N | +3B | +5N | +2B | =4N | 5.5 | 23.5 | 24.5 | 19.75 | 1822 | +15.6 |
| 2 | Shaba, Linda DalitsoWFM | 1926 | ZIM | F | +15B | +3N | +7N | +9B | −1N | +10B | 5.0 | 21.5 | 23.5 | 15.50 | 1809 | -8.2 |
| 3 | Namwai Alinuswe V | 1620 | ZAM | +12B | =6N | −2B | −1N | +17B | +13N | +9N | 4.5 | 21.5 | 22.0 | 9.50 | 1581 | -20.8 |
| 4 | Gikandi Bernice Wambui | 1611 | KEN | F | +14N | F | +11B | +10N | +9B | =1B | 4.5 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 12.25 | 1918 | +50.5 |
| 5 | Jailos RachelWCM | 1590 | MAW | +7B | −9N | +13B | +6N | −1B | =10N | =11N | 4.0 | 21.0 | 23.0 | 12.50 | 1507 | -23.2 |
| 6 | George Anny | 1569 | MAW | F | =3B | =10N | −5B | +7N | +11B | +8N | 4.0 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 13.00 | 1601 | +4.0 |
| 7 | Mwale Kazombo Dorothy | 0 | MAW | −5N | +16B | +17N | −2B | −6B | +14N | +?N | 4.0 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 3.50 | 893 | 0.0 |
| 8 | FIDE 20513232 | 0 | — | F | F | −1B | +13N | +?B | +12N | −6B | 3.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 4.50 | 834 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Kumwenda Temwa | 1501 | MAW | F | +5B | +11N | =10B | −2N | −4N | −3B | 2.5 | 25.5 | 28.0 | 7.75 | 1592 | +30.8 |
| 10 | Kapende Shalom | 1574 | MAW | F | +1N | =6B | =9N | −4B | =5B | −2N | 2.5 | 25.5 | 25.5 | 10.75 | 1588 | +0.4 |
| 11 | Mpinganjira, EllenWCM | 1581 | MAW | F | +13N | −9B | −4N | +14B | −6N | =5B | 2.5 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 6.00 | 1239 | -31.8 |
| 12 | FIDE 20515790 | 0 | — | −3N | =17B | −16N | +15B | +?N | −8B | −13B | 2.5 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 2.25 | 867 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Chimthere Bertha | 0 | MAW | F | −11B | −5N | −8B | +16N | −3B | +12N | 2.0 | 21.0 | 22.0 | 3.50 | 811 | 0.0 |
| 14 | FIDE 20510071 | 0 | — | F | −4B | +15N | +?B | −11N | −7B | F | 2.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 2.00 | 795 | 0.0 |
| 15 | FIDE 20513224 | 0 | — | F | −2N | −14B | −12N | F | +?B | +16B | 2.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 1.00 | 1125 | 0.0 |
| 16 | FIDE 20509847 | 0 | — | −1B | −7N | +12B | −?N | −13B | F | −15N | 1.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 2.50 | 902 | 0.0 |
| 17 | FIDE 20515979 | 0 | — | F | =12N | −7B | F | −3N | −?B | −?N | 0.5 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 1.25 | 867 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Gikandi Bernice WambuiKEN+50.54.5 pts · #1
- 2Kumwenda TemwaMAW+30.82.5 pts · #5
- 3Msukwa, TupokiweWCMMAW+15.65.5 pts · #2
- 1Mpinganjira, EllenWCMMAW-31.82.5 pts · #9
- 2Jailos RachelWCMMAW-23.24.0 pts · #6
- 3Namwai Alinuswe VZAM-20.84.5 pts · #8
- R6+220 Elo gap
- R2+132 Elo gap