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Zambia Youth and Schools Closed Championship - U14 Boys

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14 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 11 May 2026 to 13 May 2026 in Lusaka - OYDC, Zambia. Top 10 Elo average was 623, and top seed was Sianyinda lubona twalumba (🇿🇲 ZAM, 1876).

Sianyinda lubona twalumba (🇿🇲 ZAM, 1876) won with 7.0/7, ahead of VED RAO (5.5) and Phiri Christopher (5.0). twalumba won solo starting round 4.

Location
🇿🇲Lusaka - OYDC, Zambia
Dates
11 May 2026 → 13 May 2026
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 7 rounds
Top seed
Avg top 10
623
Participants
14
Federations · 1 represented
🇿🇲Zambia×4
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 7 rounds

Sianyinda lubona twalumba led from R4; +1.5-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders
7
3
2
1
1
1
1
23.55.57R1R2R3R4R5R6R7
R4–R7 · LEAD HELD

Sianyinda lubona twalumba never relinquished the lead after R4; final gap +1.5 over the runner-up.

R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Sianyinda lubona twalumba beat VED RAO (White).

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

Sianyinda lubona twalumba 7 wins (R1–R7)VED RAO 3 wins (R1–R3)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5R6R7PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Sianyinda lubona twalumba1876ZAM+14B+12N+3B+2B+13N+5N+8B7.020.020.520.502326+6.4
2VED RAO1498ZAM+8N+7B+13B1N=3B+10N+9B5.523.524.515.001456-8.4
3Phiri Christopher1400ZAM+6N+11B1N+4B=2N+13B=7B5.026.027.015.501583+24.8
4Zulu Taonga1452ZAM+5B13N+6B3N+9B8N+10B4.021.022.013.00600-22.8
5FIDE 873676604N+?B+11N+10B8N1B+13N4.019.019.05.008890.0
6FIDE 873475503B+14N4N+11B10N+?B+12N4.015.015.04.006260.0
7FIDE 87367400+10B2N+12BF?N+11B=3N3.517.017.08.0012560.0
8FIDE 872805402B9NF+12N+5B+4B1N3.025.025.09.5015000.0
9FIDE 8733538011N+8B10N+?B4N+14B2N3.017.017.03.506750.0
10FIDE 873552207NF+9B5N+6B2B4N2.024.024.07.006750.0
11FIDE 87288280+9B3N5B6NF7N+14B2.020.020.03.506000.0
12FIDE 87367740+?N1B7N8B=14NF6B1.518.018.00.2511260.0
13FIDE 87357510F+4B2NF1B3N5B1.029.029.04.0013760.0
14FIDE 873675801N6B?NF=12B9N11N0.517.517.50.7511260.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

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