SUSAN at 50 Under 16 Chess Championship
17 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 26 Mar 2026 to 29 Mar 2026 in CrossRods Hotel - Lilongwe, Malawi. 3 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 963, and top seed was Bwalya Margret (🇿🇲 ZAM, 1797).
Patil vijaykumar Shivasai (🇲🇼 MAW, 1635) won with 6.5/7, ahead of Bwalya Margret (5.5) and Batloung Lesela (5.5). Shivasai won solo starting round 4.
The biggest upset came in round 5: Patil vijaykumar Shivasai (1635) beat Bwalya Margret (1797), a +162-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsPatil vijaykumar Shivasai led from R4; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.
Patil vijaykumar Shivasai never relinquished the lead after R4; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
Patil vijaykumar Shivasai beat Bwalya Margret (Black).
Patil vijaykumar Shivasai 5 wins (R1–R5)Bwalya Margret 3 wins (R1–R3)Batloung Lesela 3 wins (R5–R7)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Patil vijaykumar Shivasai | * | 1 | 1 | — |
| 2Bwalya Margret | 0 | * | ½ | — |
| 3Batloung Lesela | 0 | ½ | * | — |
| 4Moorosi Thato | — | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Patil vijaykumar Shivasai | 1635 | MAW | +8N | +16B | +3N | +6B | +2N | =5B | +7N | 6.5 | 27.5 | 29.5 | 27.25 | 1996 | +77.6 |
| 2 | Bwalya Margret | 1797 | ZAM | +14B | +5N | +10B | =3N | −1B | +12N | +6B | 5.5 | 26.5 | 29.5 | 20.25 | 1735 | -12.8 |
| 3 | Batloung Lesela | 1631 | LES | +15B | +11N | −1B | =2B | +16N | +6B | +5N | 5.5 | 26.5 | 28.5 | 19.25 | 1749 | +24.8 |
| 4 | Moorosi Thato | 0 | LES | −10B | +14N | +11B | +12N | −5B | +8N | +16B | 5.0 | 20.5 | 22.5 | 15.00 | 763 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Nyirenda Sunny | 0 | MAW | +17N | −2B | +16N | +13B | +4N | =1N | −3B | 4.5 | 27.5 | 27.5 | 13.25 | 1415 | -33.2 |
| 6 | Phiri Beston | 1539 | MAW | +9B | +12N | +7B | −1N | +10B | −3N | −2N | 4.0 | 28.5 | 31.5 | 14.00 | 1545 | +0.8 |
| 7 | Kakota praise | 1542 | MAW | F | +8B | −6N | +9N | +11B | +10N | −1B | 4.0 | 24.5 | 26.5 | 14.00 | 1426 | -18.8 |
| 8 | Imedi Eugenio | 0 | MAW | −1B | −7N | +?N | +?B | +13N | −4B | +11B | 4.0 | 21.5 | 21.5 | 6.00 | 790 | 0.0 |
| 9 | FIDE 20511183 | 0 | — | −6N | +17B | −13N | −7B | +?B | +?N | +10B | 4.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 3.00 | 1394 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Chitsime Dominic | 1482 | MAW | +4N | +13B | −2N | +15B | −6N | −7B | −9N | 3.0 | 25.5 | 28.5 | 11.00 | 825 | -38.4 |
| 11 | FIDE 20515740 | 0 | — | +?N | −3B | −4N | +?B | −7N | +15B | −8N | 3.0 | 21.5 | 21.5 | 3.00 | 787 | 0.0 |
| 12 | FIDE 20513216 | 0 | — | +?N | −6B | +17N | −4B | +15N | −2B | −14N | 3.0 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 3.00 | 866 | 0.0 |
| 13 | FIDE 20514638 | 0 | — | +?B | −10N | +9B | −5N | −8B | −16N | +17B | 3.0 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 4.00 | 763 | 0.0 |
| 14 | FIDE 20514921 | 0 | — | −2N | −4B | +?N | −16B | −?N | +17N | +12B | 3.0 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 3.00 | 997 | 0.0 |
| 15 | FIDE 20514883 | 0 | — | −3N | +?B | +?B | −10N | −12B | −11N | +?B | 3.0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 0.00 | 756 | 0.0 |
| 16 | FIDE 20512252 | 0 | — | F | −1N | −5B | +14N | −3B | +13B | −4N | 2.0 | 28.5 | 31.5 | 6.00 | 838 | 0.0 |
| 17 | FIDE 20515723 | 0 | — | −5B | −9N | −12B | −?N | −?N | −14B | −13N | 0.0 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 0.00 | 845 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Patil vijaykumar ShivasaiMAW+77.66.5 pts · #1
- 2Batloung LeselaLES+24.85.5 pts · #3
- 3Phiri BestonMAW+0.84.0 pts · #4
- 1Chitsime DominicMAW-38.43.0 pts · #15
- 2Nyirenda SunnyMAW-33.24.5 pts · #7
- 3Kakota praiseMAW-18.84.0 pts · #5
- R5+162 Elo gap