2025 African Schools Individual Chess Championship - Under 9 Open
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33 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 23 May 2025 to 28 May 2025 in Mombasa, Kenya. 5 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 436, and top seed was CHIMBOZA TAONANYASHA HENRY (🇿🇼 ZIM, 1479).
Tumusiime Francis (🇺🇬 UGA, 1426) won with 8.0/9, ahead of Frederick Cronje (8.0) and Jayden Kiogora Mwenda (7.5). Francis won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.
Location
🇰🇪Mombasa, Kenya
Dates
23 May 2025 → 28 May 2025
Time control
Standard: 90min/40moves+30min/end+30sec increment per move starting from move 1
System
Swiss · 9 rounds
Federations · 5 represented
🇰🇪Kenya×11
🇺🇬Uganda×2
🇧🇼Botswana×1
🇳🇦Namibia×1
🇿🇼Zimbabwe×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsTight race until R7; 2 players tied at 8.0/9, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 6 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.
Co-leaders
66
34
17
6
3
2
1
1
2
R7–R9 · LEAD HELD
Frederick Cronje held the sole lead from R7 through R9 without losing it.
R9 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
2 players finish on 8.0/9. Francis takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (50.5).
R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Frederick Cronje beat Tumusiime Francis (Black).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Frederick Cronje | * | 1 | ½ | — |
| 2Tumusiime Francis | 0 | * | — | — |
| 3Jayden Kiogora Mwenda | ½ | — | * | — |
| 4Adriel Baraka | — | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tumusiime Francis | 1426 | UGA | +32B | +21N | +22B | +7N | −2B | +11N | +23B | +4N | +5N | 8.0 | 50.5 | 53.0 | 45.00 | 2271 | +44.8 |
| 2 | Cronje, Frederick | 0 | NAM | +20N | +?B | +?N | +12B | +1N | +4N | +?B | =?N | =3B | 8.0 | 34.0 | 34.0 | 30.25 | 1492 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Jayden Kiogora Mwenda | 0 | KEN | +?N | +?B | +?B | −4N | +?B | +?N | +?B | +?N | =2N | 7.5 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 4.00 | 1571 | +3.2 |
| 4 | CHIMBOZA TAONANYASHA HENRY | 1479 | ZIM | +16N | +29B | +28N | +3B | +6N | −2B | +13N | −1B | +14N | 7.0 | 53.0 | 57.0 | 41.00 | 627 | -23.2 |
| 5 | Shah Daanish Jeegar | 1459 | KEN | −22B | +24N | +21B | +29N | +20B | +8B | +17N | +7N | −1B | 7.0 | 48.5 | 52.5 | 39.50 | 627 | -21.6 |
| 6 | Adriel Baraka | 0 | KEN | +?N | +25B | +14N | +?B | −4B | −7N | +?B | +?N | +15B | 7.0 | 31.0 | 31.0 | 17.00 | 683 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Mukhwana Gene Pence Barasa | 0 | KEN | +?N | +?B | +?N | −1B | +?N | +6B | +19N | −5B | +?N | 7.0 | 27.5 | 27.5 | 12.50 | 643 | 0.0 |
| 8 | FIDE 10854460 | 0 | — | +?B | +?N | +?B | =11N | +?B | −5N | −9B | +?N | +?B | 6.5 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 3.00 | 659 | 0.0 |
| 9 | FIDE 10899936 | 0 | — | +?N | +?B | +?N | =?N | −11B | +?B | +8N | +?N | −?B | 6.5 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 6.50 | 647 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Mudenyo Baraka Jackson | 0 | KEN | +?N | +?B | +?B | −?N | −?B | +?N | +?B | =19N | +?B | 6.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 2.75 | 627 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Shawn Myles Mucheru | 0 | KEN | +?N | +?B | +?N | =8B | +9N | −1B | =?N | +16B | −?B | 6.0 | 27.0 | 27.0 | 15.75 | 627 | 0.0 |
| 12 | FIDE 534012435 | 0 | — | +?B | +?N | +17B | −2N | +?B | −13N | +?B | −?N | +?N | 6.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 6.00 | 607 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Bowen Ndegwa Waikwa | 0 | KEN | +?N | +?B | =?N | =15B | +?N | +12B | −4B | −?N | +?B | 6.0 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 9.00 | 683 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Kagoda Mwesigwa Aaron | 0 | UGA | +?N | +?B | −6B | +?N | +?B | +?N | −?B | +?N | −4B | 6.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 0.00 | 665 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Myles Kiyo Muratha | 0 | KEN | =?B | +?N | +?B | =13N | +?B | −?N | +?B | +?B | −6N | 6.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 3.00 | 607 | 0.0 |
| 16 | FIDE 10899790 | 0 | — | −4B | +?N | +?B | +?N | +?B | −?N | +?B | −11N | +?B | 6.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 0.00 | 683 | 0.0 |
| 17 | FIDE 10894110 | 0 | — | +?N | +?B | −12N | +?B | +?N | +?B | −5B | +?N | −?B | 6.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 0.00 | 659 | 0.0 |
| 18 | FIDE 10842802 | 0 | — | +?B | +?N | +?B | −?N | −23B | +22N | +?B | +?N | −?B | 6.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 5.00 | 607 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Andy Zane Wright | 0 | KEN | F | +23N | +?B | +?N | +?B | −?N | −7B | =10B | +?N | 5.5 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 8.25 | 1427 | 0.0 |
| 20 | FIDE 10893636 | 0 | — | −2B | F | +?N | +?B | −5N | +?B | =?N | +?B | +?N | 5.5 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 0.00 | 659 | 0.0 |
| 21 | FIDE 10864849 | 0 | — | +?N | −1B | −5N | +?B | =?B | +?N | +?B | −?N | +?B | 5.5 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 0.00 | 643 | 0.0 |
| 22 | Jiyaan Shah | 0 | KEN | +5N | +?B | −1N | −?B | +?N | −18B | +?N | −?N | +?B | 5.0 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 7.00 | 1443 | 0.0 |
| 23 | Maiyani Oloitiptip Trevor | 0 | KEN | +?N | −19B | +?N | +?B | +18N | +?B | −1N | −?B | −?N | 5.0 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 6.00 | 627 | 0.0 |
| 24 | FIDE 10856277 | 0 | — | −?N | −5B | +?N | +?B | −?N | +?B | =?N | =?B | +?N | 5.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.00 | 659 | 0.0 |
| 25 | FIDE 10838139 | 0 | — | +?B | −6N | +?B | +?N | +?B | −?N | −?B | −?N | +?B | 5.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.00 | 647 | 0.0 |
| 26 | Kaboyaone Kael Vanya | 0 | BOT | −?B | +?N | +?B | −?N | +?B | −?N | +?B | +?N | −?B | 5.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 627 | 0.0 |
| 27 | FIDE 10857478 | 0 | — | +?B | +?N | −?B | +?N | −?B | −?N | −?B | +?N | +?B | 5.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 607 | 0.0 |
| 28 | FIDE 554003423 | 0 | — | F | +?N | −4B | −?B | +?N | +?N | −?B | +?N | =?B | 4.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.00 | 683 | 0.0 |
| 29 | FIDE 10899812 | 0 | — | +?B | −4N | +?N | −5B | −?N | +?B | =?N | −?B | =?N | 4.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 0.00 | 671 | 0.0 |
| 30 | FIDE 10899804 | 0 | — | −?B | F | −?N | −?B | +?N | +?B | +?N | =?N | −?B | 3.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 647 | 0.0 |
| 31 | FIDE 10894519 | 0 | — | +?B | −?N | +?N | +?B | −?N | −?B | −?N | −?B | −?N | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 607 | 0.0 |
| 32 | FIDE 10898751 | 0 | — | −1N | −?B | +?B | −?N | =?B | −?N | −?N | −?B | +?B | 2.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.00 | 627 | 0.0 |
| 33 | FIDE 10847472 | 0 | — | F | −?N | −?B | −?N | +?B | −?N | −?B | +?N | −?B | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 647 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Tumusiime FrancisUGA+44.88.0 pts · #3
- 2Jayden Kiogora MwendaKEN+3.27.5 pts · #2
- 3FIDE 108381390.05.0 pts · #17
Top rating losers
- 1CHIMBOZA TAONANYASHA HENRYZIM-23.27.0 pts · #11
- 2Shah Daanish JeegarKEN-21.67.0 pts · #30
- 3FIDE 108381390.05.0 pts · #17