2026 ZIMBABWE EASTER OPEN

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33 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 03 Apr 2026 to 06 Apr 2026 in Masvingo, Zimbabwe. 1 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 1967, and top seed was Tapiwa Jele (🇿🇼 ZIM, 2108).

Maulani William Leeroy (🇿🇼 ZIM, 1913) won with 8.0/9, ahead of Kudakwashe Sibanda (7.0) and Tapiwa Jele (7.0). Leeroy won solo starting round 7.

The biggest upset came in round 4: Mbabvu Blessing (1762) beat Norest Bhebhe (1990), a +228-point gap.

Location

🇿🇼Masvingo, Zimbabwe

Dates

03 Apr 2026 → 06 Apr 2026

Time control

Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 9 rounds

Top seed

🇿🇼Tapiwa Jele2108

Avg top 10

1,967

Participants

Titled players · 1

CM×1

Federations · 1 represented

🇿🇼Zimbabwe×27

Top 3

🥇
Maulani William Leeroy
🇿🇼ZIM·1913
8.0pts·2230perf+129.2
🥈
CMKudakwashe Sibanda
🇿🇼ZIM·2017
7.0pts·2128perf+27.4
🥉
Tapiwa Jele
🇿🇼ZIM·2108
7.0pts·2211perf+16.4

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

Maulani William Leeroy led from R5; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.

Co-leaders

Leeroy8Sibanda7Jele7Tanaka6Prosper5.5TAWANDA5.5

R5–R9 · LEAD HELD

Maulani William Leeroy never relinquished the lead after R5; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.

R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Maulani William Leeroy beat CM Kudakwashe Sibanda (Black).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

Maulani William Leeroy 5+3 wins (R1–R5, R7–R9)CM Kudakwashe Sibanda 4 wins (R1–R4)Tapiwa Jele 5 wins (R5–R9)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Maulani William Leeroy	*	1	0	—
2CMKudakwashe Sibanda	0	*	1	1
3Tapiwa Jele	1	0	*	—
4Katsande Tanaka	—	0	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Maulani William Leeroy	1913	ZIM	+26B	+27N	+8B	+7B	+2N	−3N	+13B	+9B	+10N	8.0	41.0	43.0	36.00	2230	+129.2
2	Kudakwashe SibandaCM	2017	ZIM	+14B	+21N	+4B	+3N	−1B	=13N	+8B	+7N	=6B	7.0	45.5	49.0	36.00	2128	+27.4
3	Jele, Tapiwa	2108	ZIM	F	+10N	+9B	−2B	+5N	+1B	+7N	+11N	+12B	7.0	45.5	45.5	38.50	2211	+16.4
4	Katsande Tanaka	2073	ZIM	+12N	+5B	−2N	+17B	+11N	−7B	−9N	+13N	+8B	6.0	42.0	46.0	29.00	1997	-12.6
5	Makotore Prosper	1777	ZIM	+28B	−4N	+12B	+21N	−3B	−8N	=10B	+23N	+13B	5.5	39.5	41.5	21.00	1886	+43.2
6	MOYO TAWANDA	1909	ZIM	+19N	+15B	−7N	=27B	=17N	−11B	+20N	+22B	=2N	5.5	36.5	38.5	22.00	1776	-43.2
7	Ruchaka, Kenneth	2036	ZIM	+25B	+13N	+6B	−1N	+8B	+4N	−3B	−2B	F	5.0	48.0	51.0	24.00	2026	+0.4
8	HEATH DARARE	2024	ZIM	+23N	+11B	−1N	+20B	−7N	+5B	−2N	+14B	−4N	5.0	44.5	48.0	22.00	1882	-55.6
9	Norest Bhebhe	1990	ZIM	+16N	+20B	−3N	−11B	+15N	+21B	+4B	−1N	F	5.0	43.5	47.0	22.00	1892	-13.8
10	Dzvetera, Brian	1799	ZIM	+18N	−3B	−17N	+28B	+16N	=20B	=5N	+15B	−1B	5.0	41.0	43.0	19.50	1672	-19.8
11	Mbabvu Blessing	1762	ZIM	+29B	−8N	+14B	+9N	−4B	+6N	+17N	−3B	F	5.0	40.5	42.5	21.00	1973	+74.4
12	Nyamowa Teurai	1650	ZIM	−4B	+22N	−5N	+18B	−20N	+27B	+16N	+17B	−3N	5.0	38.0	40.0	18.00	1738	+22.4
13	Nyagona, Simbarashe	1769	ZIM	+24N	−7B	+16N	+15B	+27N	=2B	−1N	−4B	−5N	4.5	44.0	46.0	18.00	1745	-6.6
14	Arnold Mazonde	1557	ZIM	−2N	+24B	−11N	+29B	+31N	−17B	+21N	−8N	=15B	4.5	34.5	36.5	13.25	1601	+4.8
15	Washington Mapanzure	0	ZIM	+33B	−6N	+26B	−13N	−9B	+19N	+23B	−10N	=14N	4.5	34.5	34.5	12.25	1622	0.0
16	Mutamiri, Arnold	1459	ZIM	−9B	+29N	−13B	+30N	−10B	+24N	−12B	+28N	=22N	4.5	30.5	32.5	11.25	969	-23.6
17	Mapwashike, Promise	1802	ZIM	=22B	+25N	+10B	−4N	=6B	+14N	−11B	−12N	−18B	4.0	38.5	41.5	17.00	1766	-6.6
18	Lewis Mazwamahle Munyoro	0	ZIM	−10B	−32N	+25B	−12N	+30B	−23N	F	+29B	+17N	4.0	26.5	26.5	11.00	1620	0.0
19	FIDE 11036281	0	—	−6B	=30N	=22B	F	+29N	−15B	=31N	+32B	=24N	4.0	25.0	25.0	9.50	1109	0.0
20	RIVETE DEVINE	1725	ZIM	F	−9N	+32B	−8N	+12B	=10N	−6B	+27B	F	3.5	34.5	36.5	11.50	1781	+12.4
21	Gutsa Blesley	1726	ZIM	+31N	−2B	+28N	−5B	+33N	−9N	−14B	−24B	=27N	3.5	31.5	31.5	5.00	1433	-63.2
22	Panashe James Denzel	0	ZIM	=17N	−12B	=19N	=31B	=23N	F	+28B	−6N	=16B	3.5	30.5	30.5	11.00	1534	0.0
23	Pencil, Aaron	1596	ZIM	−8B	F	=24N	+32N	=22B	+18B	−15N	−5B	=30N	3.5	30.0	32.0	10.50	1087	-13.6
24	Mutero, Takudzwa	0	ZIM	−13B	−14N	=23B	=26N	F	−16B	+25N	+21N	=19B	3.5	30.0	30.0	11.50	1545	0.0
25	Franos Zivanomoyo	1613	ZIM	−7N	−17B	−18N	F	+32B	−28N	−24B	+31B	+29N	3.0	24.5	24.5	6.00	1108	-13.2
26	Makomo Takudzwa	1447	ZIM	−1N	=31B	−15N	=24B	F	F	−27N	=30B	+32N	2.5	26.0	26.0	5.75	950	-12.8
27	Shora, Elvis	1653	ZIM	F	−1B	F	=6N	−13B	−12N	+26B	−20N	=21B	2.0	32.5	32.5	7.00	1576	-30.8
28	Manyowa Starben	0	ZIM	−5N	F	−21B	−10N	F	+25B	−22N	−16B	+31N	2.0	31.0	33.0	5.00	1435	0.0
29	FIDE 11022795	0	—	−11N	−16B	F	−14N	−19B	+30N	+32B	−18N	−25B	2.0	29.0	29.0	4.00	798	0.0
30	FIDE 11022698	0	—	F	=19B	=31N	−16B	−18N	−29B	F	=26N	=23B	2.0	26.0	26.0	6.00	1376	0.0
31	FIDE 11022701	0	—	−21B	=26N	=30B	=22N	−14B	−32N	=19B	−25N	−28B	2.0	25.0	27.0	6.00	1264	0.0
32	FIDE 11036818	0	—	F	+18B	−20N	−23B	−25N	+31B	−29N	−19N	−26B	2.0	24.5	24.5	6.00	795	0.0
33	FIDE 11036826	0	—	−15N	F	F	F	−21B	F	F	F	F	0.0	21.5	21.5	0.00	926	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Maulani William LeeroyZIM
+129.2
8.0 pts · #1
2Mbabvu BlessingZIM
+74.4
5.0 pts · #9
3Makotore ProsperZIM
+43.2
5.5 pts · #7

Top rating losers

1Gutsa BlesleyZIM
-63.2
3.5 pts · #24
2HEATH DARAREZIM
-55.6
5.0 pts · #6
3MOYO TAWANDAZIM
-43.2
5.5 pts · #15

Biggest upsets

R4+228 Elo gap
Mbabvu Blessing1762 beat Norest Bhebhe1990
R7+169 Elo gap
Arnold Mazonde1557 beat Gutsa Blesley1726
R8+152 Elo gap
Nyamowa Teurai1650 beat Mapwashike, Promise1802