JR MAWERE U1900 FIDE RATED CHESS TOURNAMENT 2026

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70 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 17 Apr 2026 to 19 Apr 2026 in Kwekwe, Zimbabwe. 3 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1865, and top seed was GARAMUKANWA MAKOMBORERO (🇿🇼 ZIM, 1888).

MDLONGWA NATHAN (🇿🇼 ZIM, 1856) won with 6.0/7, ahead of Gilbert Shonhiwa (5.5) and Adolf Muungani (5.5). NATHAN clinched sole first place in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 7: Murizani Byron (1571) beat Noble Chimasha (1863), a +292-point gap.

Location

🇿🇼Kwekwe, Zimbabwe

Dates

17 Apr 2026 → 19 Apr 2026

Time control

Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 7 rounds

Top seed

🇿🇼GARAMUKANWA MAKOMBORERO1888

Avg top 10

1,865

Participants

Federations · 3 represented

🇿🇼Zimbabwe×52

🇧🇼Botswana×1

🇿🇦South Africa×1

Top 3

🥇
MDLONGWA NATHAN
🇿🇼ZIM·1856
6.0pts·2104perf+77.2
🥈
Gilbert Shonhiwa
🇿🇼ZIM·1868
5.5pts·2034perf+27.6
🥉
Adolf Muungani
🇿🇼ZIM·1854
5.5pts·2207perf+42.2

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 7 rounds

MDLONGWA NATHAN led from R7; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R7.

Co-leaders

NATHAN6Bhobhojani5.5Muungani5.5TAFADZWA5.5Shonhiwa5.5Eliezer5

R7 · LEADER CHANGE19 Apr

MDLONGWA NATHAN takes the sole lead (6.0/7).

R6 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

MDLONGWA NATHAN beat Bismark Bhobhojani (Black).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

MDLONGWA NATHAN 4 wins (R1–R4)Bismark Bhobhojani 4 wins (R2–R5)Adolf Muungani 4 wins (R2–R5)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1MDLONGWA NATHAN	*	1	—	1
2Bismark Bhobhojani	0	*	—	—
3Adolf Muungani	—	—	*	—
4MUKOMBEDZA TAFADZWA	0	—	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	MDLONGWA NATHAN	1856	ZIM	+9B	+36N	+57B	+5N	−2B	+4N	+15N	6.0	28.5	30.0	24.50	2104	+77.2
2	Shonhiwa, Gilbert	1868	ZIM	+51N	+43B	+7N	+15B	+1N	=3B	−4N	5.5	29.0	31.0	22.75	2034	+27.6
3	Muungani, Adolf	1854	ZIM	F	+21N	+33B	+18N	+11B	=2N	+7B	5.5	26.0	26.0	23.25	2207	+42.2
4	Bismark Bhobhojani	1850	ZIM	=46N	+40B	+32N	+27B	+24N	−1B	+2B	5.5	24.5	27.0	19.75	1985	+23.0
5	MUKOMBEDZA TAFADZWA	1836	ZIM	+25N	+37B	+47N	−1B	=26N	+24B	+12N	5.5	24.0	26.5	18.75	1995	+54.8
6	Gwatiringa Emmanuel	1718	ZIM	+23N	=14B	+8N	+16B	=12N	−15B	+17N	5.0	26.0	30.0	21.50	1954	+76.4
7	Gibson Rabson Tshimiti	1791	ZIM	+60B	+64N	−2B	+51N	+22B	+18N	−3N	5.0	22.0	23.0	12.00	1856	+18.4
8	Chisango Eliezer	1830	ZIM	+70B	=24N	−6B	+32N	=52B	+21N	+13B	5.0	22.0	22.0	14.25	1852	+6.8
9	Huna Michael	1664	ZIM	−1N	+53B	+39N	=52B	=16N	+34B	+26N	5.0	21.5	23.5	14.50	1904	+77.2
10	Mazhambe Kraniweji	1760	ZIM	+67N	−47B	=25N	=28B	+60N	+54B	+23N	5.0	16.5	17.0	11.00	1719	-6.8
11	Kasema Kudzaishe	1884	ZIM	+58N	+39B	=16N	+13B	−3N	+26B	−14N	4.5	25.0	26.5	14.50	1881	+0.2
12	Albert Maketo	1873	ZIM	+29B	+34N	−18B	+35N	=6B	+27N	−5B	4.5	24.5	27.5	15.50	1856	-2.2
13	Moyo Kelvin	1791	ZIM	+62N	=32B	+46N	−11N	+20B	+19B	−8N	4.5	23.0	24.0	13.00	1739	-6.8
14	Thamsanqa Shaun Moyo	1799	ZIM	F	=6N	−24B	+46B	+25N	+17N	+11B	4.5	23.0	23.0	17.00	1911	+34.8
15	Mpofu Caleb	1840	ZIM	F	+26B	+38N	−2N	+36B	+6N	−1B	4.0	26.0	26.0	14.50	1888	+14.8
16	Tembo Kudakwashe	1830	ZIM	+19N	+20B	=11B	−6N	=9B	+35N	F	4.0	25.5	28.5	15.75	1810	-4.4
17	Mapwashike, Promise	1802	ZIM	=28B	=31N	+29N	+54B	+23N	−14B	−6B	4.0	24.0	26.0	13.00	1751	-7.0
18	Gadza Tinotenda	1805	ZIM	+63N	+49B	+12N	−3B	+38N	−7B	F	4.0	23.5	24.5	11.00	1850	+12.8
19	MOYO TROVOSTA	0	ZIM	−16B	+42N	+34B	=33N	+30B	−13N	=20B	4.0	22.0	25.0	13.00	1772	0.0
20	Kawocha Gift	1718	ZIM	+42B	−16N	+69N	=47B	−13N	+25B	=19N	4.0	21.5	21.5	9.75	1683	-9.2
21	Gandawa, Fortune	1727	RSA	+53N	−3B	−48N	+61B	+40N	−8B	+42N	4.0	21.0	22.0	9.00	1704	-1.6
22	Zunzanyika Denzel	0	ZIM	+35B	−33N	+49N	+37B	−7N	F	+43B	4.0	19.5	21.0	11.50	1779	0.0
23	Mwale Bethuel	0	ZIM	−6B	+70N	+64B	+50N	−17B	+52N	−10B	4.0	19.5	19.5	5.50	1766	0.0
24	Musaka Craig	1724	ZIM	+61N	=8B	+14N	+41B	−4B	−5N	F	3.5	26.0	27.0	11.00	1835	+29.6
25	Murizani Byron	1571	ZIM	−5B	+55N	=10B	+58N	−14B	−20N	+50N	3.5	23.5	25.0	8.50	1721	+42.8
26	RIVETE DEVINE	1725	ZIM	+69B	−15N	+68B	+48N	=5B	−11N	−9B	3.5	22.0	22.0	5.75	1484	-42.4
27	Murisa Macmillan	1769	ZIM	+68N	+48B	=41N	−4N	+47B	−12B	−29N	3.5	21.5	22.0	7.00	1682	-23.2
28	CHIGU ARTHUR	0	ZIM	=17N	−46B	+31B	=10N	−34B	+69N	=30B	3.5	21.5	21.5	9.75	1702	0.0
29	Lazarus Zaranykika	1686	ZIM	−12N	F	−17B	+65N	=57B	+31N	+27B	3.5	18.0	18.0	8.75	1813	+16.8
30	Musokeri Prince	1772	ZIM	+66B	−38N	−51B	+44N	−19N	+67B	=28N	3.5	16.5	17.0	6.25	879	-50.4
31	Blessings Motshabi	1854	BOT	−32N	=17B	−28N	+63B	+58N	−29B	+68N	3.5	16.5	17.0	5.00	1621	-25.4
32	Amith Boddapati	1655	ZIM	+31B	=13N	−4B	−8B	=39N	F	+54N	3.0	23.5	25.5	9.25	1798	+45.2
33	Allen Nadine Tungamira	1763	ZIM	F	+22B	−3N	=19B	=41N	−37B	+38N	3.0	22.5	22.5	10.50	1689	-17.2
34	Takura Archiford	1757	ZIM	F	−12B	−19N	+45B	+28N	−9N	+51B	3.0	22.0	22.0	8.50	1615	-11.4
35	Zunzanyika Denver	1708	ZIM	−22N	+67B	+40N	−12B	+42N	−16B	−45N	3.0	21.5	22.0	6.50	1711	+0.8
36	MANDIPE TANAKA	1736	ZIM	F	−1B	+45N	+60B	−15N	+41B	F	3.0	21.0	21.0	7.00	1726	-1.2
37	Vhezha, James	1719	ZIM	F	−5N	+61B	−22N	+51B	+33N	F	3.0	20.5	21.5	6.00	1886	+13.4
38	Mapiye Panashe	1673	ZIM	+50N	+30B	−15B	+57N	−18B	−43N	−33B	3.0	20.0	21.5	7.50	1745	+26.0
39	IHUDE OMUNOJOK	1763	ZIM	+44B	−11N	−9B	−53N	=32B	=46N	+69B	3.0	20.0	20.0	5.75	1510	-53.6
40	Harawa, Emmanuel	1804	ZIM	+56B	−4N	−35B	+68N	−21B	+44N	−52B	3.0	19.5	20.0	5.50	957	-90.4
41	NGWERUME MICHAEL	1858	ZIM	F	+52N	=27B	−24N	=33B	−36N	+48B	3.0	17.5	17.5	7.75	1675	-25.2
42	FIDE 11031816	0	—	−20N	−19B	+66B	+62N	−35B	+60N	−21B	3.0	17.0	18.0	3.00	918	0.0
43	Chakwizira Suggest	1754	ZIM	F	−2N	F	+69B	+55N	+38B	−22N	3.0	15.5	15.5	5.00	1771	+1.0
44	FIDE 11037024	0	—	−39N	−58B	+59N	−30B	+61N	−40B	+56N	3.0	14.5	15.5	4.50	957	0.0
45	FIDE 11036893	0	—	−57N	F	−36B	−34N	+65B	+56N	+35B	3.0	13.5	13.5	6.00	1550	0.0
46	Mtshitsho Marshal	1608	ZIM	=4B	+28N	−13B	−14N	−50B	=39B	=67N	2.5	23.5	24.0	8.00	1573	-7.6
47	GARAMUKANWA MAKOMBORERO	1888	ZIM	+54B	+10N	−5B	=20N	−27N	F	F	2.5	22.5	24.0	9.00	1756	-17.4
48	MAGURI NENYASHA	0	ZIM	F	−27N	+21B	−26B	=49N	+50B	−41N	2.5	19.0	19.0	7.75	1717	0.0
49	Sibanda Tinashe	1700	ZIM	+65B	−18N	−22B	+56N	=48B	F	F	2.5	18.5	19.5	4.25	1005	-14.4
50	Chimasha, Noble	1863	ZIM	−38B	+66N	=58B	−23B	+46N	−48N	−25B	2.5	17.0	18.0	4.25	1549	-65.6
51	Murove Presence	1684	ZIM	−2B	F	+30N	−7B	−37N	+55B	−34N	2.0	22.0	22.0	5.50	1541	-33.6
52	Mujati, Stephen	1744	ZIM	F	−41B	F	=9N	=8N	−23B	+40N	2.0	21.0	21.0	8.00	1789	+10.0
53	FIDE 11036907	0	—	−21B	−9N	F	+39B	−54N	F	+60B	2.0	18.0	18.0	4.00	1520	0.0
54	Marima Arnold	1698	ZIM	−47N	F	+65B	−17N	+53B	−10N	−32B	2.0	17.5	17.5	3.00	976	-63.2
55	FIDE 11036931	0	—	F	−25B	+63N	F	−43B	−51N	+62B	2.0	13.5	14.5	2.00	870	0.0
56	FIDE 11035773	0	—	−40N	−62B	+67N	−49B	+63N	−45B	−44B	2.0	13.5	14.0	1.50	952	0.0
57	Nyagona, Simbarashe	1769	ZIM	+45B	F	−1N	−38B	=29N	F	F	1.5	22.0	22.0	4.75	1465	-22.4
58	Nyathi Fortune Wadzanai	1690	ZIM	−11B	+44N	=50N	−25B	−31B	F	F	1.5	17.5	17.5	4.25	1471	-38.4
59	FIDE 11036958	0	—	−64B	−60N	−44B	+66N	=68B	−61N	−63B	1.5	8.0	8.5	1.25	911	0.0
60	FIDE 11036877	0	—	−7N	+59B	F	−36N	−10B	−42B	−53N	1.0	21.0	22.5	1.50	962	0.0
61	FIDE 11036923	0	—	−24B	F	−37N	−21N	−44B	+59B	−66N	1.0	16.0	16.0	1.50	923	0.0
62	FIDE 11036885	0	—	−13B	+56N	F	−42B	F	F	−55N	1.0	14.5	14.5	2.00	991	0.0
63	FIDE 11036869	0	—	−18B	−65N	−55B	−31N	−56B	F	+59N	1.0	14.0	14.0	1.50	1030	0.0
64	CHEZA ANDREW	1711	ZIM	+59N	−7B	−23N	F	F	F	F	1.0	14.0	14.0	1.50	991	-15.6
65	FIDE 11031840	0	—	−49N	+63B	−54N	−29B	−45N	F	F	1.0	13.0	13.0	1.00	895	0.0
66	FIDE 11031590	0	—	−30N	−50B	−42N	−59B	F	F	+61B	1.0	12.5	12.5	1.00	1018	0.0
67	FIDE 11027800	0	—	−10B	−35N	−56B	F	F	−30N	=46B	0.5	17.0	17.0	1.25	1390	0.0
68	GANDAWA PEACE	0	ZIM	−27B	F	−26N	−40B	=59N	F	−31B	0.5	16.5	16.5	0.75	988	0.0
69	FIDE 11036915	0	—	−26N	F	−20B	−43N	F	−28B	−39N	0.0	18.0	18.0	0.00	940	0.0
70	FIDE 158105190	0	—	−8N	−23B	F	F	F	F	F	0.0	11.5	11.5	0.00	1030	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Huna MichaelZIM
+77.2
5.0 pts · #11
2MDLONGWA NATHANZIM
+77.2
6.0 pts · #1
3Gwatiringa EmmanuelZIM
+76.4
5.0 pts · #10

Top rating losers

1Harawa, EmmanuelZIM
-90.4
3.0 pts · #63
2Chimasha, NobleZIM
-65.6
2.5 pts · #35
3Marima ArnoldZIM
-63.2
2.0 pts · #53

Biggest upsets

R7+292 Elo gap
Murizani Byron1571 beat Chimasha, Noble1863
R1+199 Elo gap
Amith Boddapati1655 beat Blessings Motshabi1854
R1+190 Elo gap
Mapiye Panashe1673 beat Chimasha, Noble1863