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2025 African Individual Chess Championships - Women's Section

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27 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 13 May 2025 to 20 May 2025 in Giza, Egypt. 17 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1977, and top seed was Shrook Wafa (πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡¬ EGY, WGM, 2189).

Shrook Wafa (πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡¬ EGY, WGM, 2189) won with 8.0/9, ahead of Lina Nassr (7.0) and Shahenda Wafa (6.5). Wafa won solo starting round 8.

The biggest upset came in round 5: WEFANG Lucrece (1408) beat Tiana Johanna Rakotoniaina (1703), a +295-point gap.

Location
πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡¬Giza, Egypt
Dates
13 May 2025 β†’ 20 May 2025
Time control
Standard: 90min/40moves+30min/end+30sec increment per move starting from move 1
System
Swiss Β· 9 rounds
Top seed
πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡¬WGMShrook Wafa2189
Avg top 10
1,977
Participants
27
Titled players Β· 17
CMΓ—1
WGMΓ—2
WIMΓ—5
WFMΓ—2
WCMΓ—7
Federations Β· 8 represented
πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡¬EgyptΓ—10
πŸ‡¨πŸ‡²CameroonΓ—4
πŸ‡ΏπŸ‡¦South AfricaΓ—2
πŸ‡ΉπŸ‡³TunisiaΓ—1
πŸ‡±πŸ‡ΎLibyaΓ—1
πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¬UgandaΓ—1
πŸ‡²πŸ‡¬MadagascarΓ—1
πŸ‡ΈπŸ‡³SenegalΓ—1
Top 3
  • πŸ₯‡
    WGMShrook Wafa
    πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡¬EGYΒ·2189
    8.0ptsΒ·2272perf+14.0
  • πŸ₯ˆ
    WIMLina Nassr
    πŸ‡©πŸ‡ΏALGΒ·2029
    7.0ptsΒ·2131perf+25.8
  • πŸ₯‰
    WGMShahenda Wafa
    πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡¬EGYΒ·2085
    6.5ptsΒ·2107perf+7.4

How it unfolded

Top 6 Β· 9 rounds

WGM Shrook Wafa led from R5; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.

Co-leaders
12
5
2
3
1
2
2
1
1
2.54.579R1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9
Wafa8Nassr7Wafa6.5Mohamed Zaki6.5Alaa5.5Romany5.5
R5–R9 Β· LEAD HELD

WGM Shrook Wafa never relinquished the lead after R5; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.

R3 Β· HEAD-TO-HEAD Β· WINNER VS 2ND

WGM Shrook Wafa beat WIM Lina Nassr (White).

WIN STREAKS Β· 3 top finishers

WGM Shrook Wafa 3+3 wins (R1–R3, R7–R9)WIM Lina Nassr 4 wins (R4–R7)WGM Shahenda Wafa 3+3 wins (R1–R3, R7–R9)

Key matchups Β· top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1WGMShrook Wafa*
1
Β½
1
2WIMLina Nassr
0
*
1
0
3WGMShahenda Wafa
Β½
0
*
0
4WIMJana Mohamed Zaki
0
1
1
*

Grille amΓ©ricaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΞ”
1Wafa, ShrookWGM2189EGY+14B+4N+2B=3N+5B=8N+6B+16N+7B8.045.549.543.752272+14.0
2Nassr, LinaWIM2029ALG+15N+11Bβˆ’1N+17B+3B+5N+7Bβˆ’4N+8B7.045.049.034.502131+25.8
3Wafa, ShahendaWGM2085EGY+21N+12B+7N=1Bβˆ’2Nβˆ’4B+10N+5B+11N6.546.049.532.002107+7.4
4Mohamed Zaki, JanaWIM1891EGY+23Nβˆ’1B+15N+7Bβˆ’12N+3N+8B+2B=9N6.545.047.532.502094+97.6
5Romany, JoyWIM1932EGY+17N+10B=9N+6Bβˆ’1Nβˆ’2B+13Nβˆ’3N+16B5.545.549.525.501973+23.6
6Alaa, DemaWCM1828EGY+22N=9B+8Nβˆ’5N+11B+12Bβˆ’1Nβˆ’7N+21B5.541.044.023.001965+68.4
7February, Jesse NikkiWIM2052RSA+20B+16Nβˆ’3Bβˆ’4N+10N+17Bβˆ’2N+6Bβˆ’1N5.046.550.522.501935-23.4
8El Barbry, Sarah1841MAR=19B+14Nβˆ’6B+22N+9N=1Bβˆ’4N+12Bβˆ’2N5.045.048.023.001877+10.6
9Bwalya Mulwale, LubuutoWCM1954ZAM+13B=6N=5B=11Nβˆ’8B=16N+18B=10N=4B5.040.544.524.001851-22.6
10Marochkina, NadezhdaCM1808SEN+25Bβˆ’5N=22B+13Nβˆ’7B+21Nβˆ’3B=9B+19N5.037.039.018.001793-0.8
11Mongeli, SashaWFM1886KEN+18Bβˆ’2N+19B=9Bβˆ’6Nβˆ’13N+24B+15Nβˆ’3B4.540.542.516.501771-23.4
12Ayemou, Mazan Emmanuela EstherWFM1911CIV+24Bβˆ’3N=13B+20N+4Bβˆ’6N=16Bβˆ’8N=15B4.540.042.018.751796-52.8
13Rjeb, Nadine1658TUNβˆ’9N+27B=12Nβˆ’10B+23N+11Bβˆ’5B+18Nβˆ’14B4.535.535.513.251782+54.8
14Ampaire ShakiraWCM1784UGAβˆ’1Nβˆ’8BFβˆ’18N+26B+22N=15B+20B+13N4.532.532.513.501743-7.6
15Fady, HeavenWCM1685EGYβˆ’2B+18Nβˆ’4B+19Nβˆ’21B+25N=14Nβˆ’11B=12N4.038.540.514.501705+1.4
16Laubscher, AnzelWIM1844RSA+26Nβˆ’7Bβˆ’17N+23B+25N=9B=12Nβˆ’1Bβˆ’5N4.036.536.59.251767-17.6
17Fayez Emad, Meryam1643EGYβˆ’5B+25N+16Bβˆ’2N+18Bβˆ’7N=22Bβˆ’21N=20B4.036.038.013.501702+12.4
18Andhin, ChethanahWCM1585MRIβˆ’11Nβˆ’15B+26N+14Bβˆ’17N+19Bβˆ’9Nβˆ’13B+24N4.032.532.510.501653+14.0
19Abo Bkr Mohamed, Hamsa1482EGY=8N=21Bβˆ’11Nβˆ’15B+24Bβˆ’18N+26B+23Nβˆ’10B4.030.530.58.751663+75.6
20Rakotoniaina, Tiana Johanna1703MADβˆ’7N=23B+21Nβˆ’12Bβˆ’22B+24N+25Bβˆ’14N=17N4.029.031.010.751640-15.8
21Mahmoud Youssef, Noha1772EGYβˆ’3B=19Nβˆ’20BF+15Nβˆ’10B+23N+17Bβˆ’6N3.535.535.512.501687-19.0
22WEFANG Lucrece1408CMRβˆ’6BF=10Nβˆ’8B+20Nβˆ’14B=17Nβˆ’24N+26B3.030.030.08.501629+71.2
23Bushaala, Maryam Mohamed1607LBAβˆ’4B=20N+24Bβˆ’16Nβˆ’13B+26Nβˆ’21Bβˆ’19BF2.530.530.54.001550-26.4
24Abdel-Rehim Ahmed, Retal1636EGYβˆ’12N+26Bβˆ’23Nβˆ’25Bβˆ’19Nβˆ’20Bβˆ’11N+22Bβˆ’18B2.028.528.53.001448-80.4
25Corine SOHNA0CMRβˆ’10Nβˆ’17BF+24Nβˆ’16Bβˆ’15Bβˆ’20N+26NF2.025.525.52.0015360.0
26Tchouateu Tankeu StephanieWCM1541CMRβˆ’16Bβˆ’24Nβˆ’18BFβˆ’14Nβˆ’23Bβˆ’19Nβˆ’25Bβˆ’22N0.026.026.00.00821-113.2
27Magne Kouokam SylvianeWCM1576CMRFβˆ’13NFFFFFFF0.012.512.50.00856-7.8

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