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2025 African Schools Individual Chess Championship - Under 13 Open

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129 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 23 May 2025 to 28 May 2025 in Mombasa, Kenya. 1 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1739, and top seed was Michael Schwartz (🇿🇦 RSA, 1949).

Simiyu Jadon (🇰🇪 KEN, FM, 1923) won with 8.5/9, ahead of Odokonyero Daniel (8.0) and Sianyinda lubona twalumba (7.5). Jadon won solo starting round 6.

The biggest upset came in round 9: Odokonyero Daniel (1661) beat Lwenyeka Tumelo (1772), a +111-point gap.

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
Top seed
🇿🇦Michael Schwartz1949
Avg top 10
1,739
Participants
129
Titled players · 1
FM×1
Federations · 8 represented
🇰🇪Kenya×54
🇺🇬Uganda×4
🇿🇲Zambia×4
🇬🇭Ghana×3
🇳🇦Namibia×2
🇿🇼Zimbabwe×1
🇦🇴Angola×1
🇿🇦South Africa×1
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

FM Simiyu Jadon led from R6; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 5 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R6.

Co-leaders
78
35
16
5
3
1
1
1
1
2.54.579R1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9
R6–R9 · LEAD HELD

FM Simiyu Jadon held the sole lead from R6 through R9 without losing it.

R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

FM Simiyu Jadon beat Odokonyero Daniel (White).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

FM Simiyu Jadon 7 wins (R1–R7)Odokonyero Daniel 4+4 wins (R1–R4, R6–R9)Sianyinda lubona twalumba 6 wins (R4–R9)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Simiyu JadonFM1923KEN+69B+7N+18B+13N+2B+4N+8B=5N+9B8.554.559.556.002121+46.0
2Odokonyero Daniel1661UGA+97N+104B+102N+19B1N+48B+22N+4B+8N8.046.550.041.501909+70.8
3Sianyinda lubona twalumba1771ZAM+101B107N=39N+40B+54N+29B+74N+14B+10N7.543.547.040.752312+30.8
4Waweru Davidson Mugo1635KEN+96N+56B+72N+64B+6N1B+27N2N+20B7.050.054.037.501667+5.6
5Acheampong Dave Quansah Chief1735GHA+34N+75B+86N=21B=48N+20B=11N=1B+19N7.048.552.539.501698-7.2
6Gacheru Francis Nderitu1675KEN+95B+111N+85B=12N4B+55N=37B+16N+18B7.044.548.035.001521-23.2
7Cronje, Johannes Christiaan0NAM+?N1B+44N29B+?N+?B+38N+21B+22N7.037.537.523.0016660.0
8Lwenyeka Tumelo1772ZAM+70N+52B+20N+38B+10N=9B1N+11B2B6.552.557.537.751782+9.2
9Schwartz, Michael1949RSA+43N+59B+103N=11B+14N=8N=13B+39B1N6.550.554.035.751729-54.0
10Gweshe Jordan1644ZIM+115B+55N+88B+25N8B=23N+46B+13N3B6.547.050.033.001628-4.4
11Sarkodee-Addo Harry1623GHA+99B+71N+107B=9N=26B+24N=5B8N+37B6.546.550.033.751687+14.4
12Zulu Taonga1507ZAM+65N+76B+29N=6B=21N=39B16N+109B+45N6.546.049.533.751595+9.2
13Prince Isaac Munyua1616KEN+60N+105B+106N1B+37N+72B=9N10B+27N6.546.049.531.251565-8.8
14Ouma Stanley1495KEN+58B=49N+113B+16N9B+129N+17B3N+46B6.545.545.529.001033-10.0
15Jacob Mandela1517KEN=40N41B+77N=51B+34N=43B+58N+44B+39N6.543.548.034.501472-4.8
16Odhiambo Steword0KEN=37N+77B+51N14B+104N+85N+12B6B+?N6.542.542.526.2515370.0
17Omar Rodrick0KEN+?B86N+98N+52B+73N=21B14N+74B+72N6.539.039.025.5014830.0
18Shah Hitansh Jeegar1422KEN+83N+91B1N+41B29N+67B+64N+62B6N6.046.550.529.00949-10.8
19Ivan Ngeno1489KEN+117B+129N+35B2N+66B46N+30B+32N5B6.046.546.526.00899-18.4
20Danson Ryan Kimani1407KEN+44N+63B8B+71N+80B5N+49B+66N4N6.046.050.530.009140.0
21Osidiana Eli1513KEN+125B+118N+90B=5N=12B=17N=45B7N+42B6.045.047.027.251621+10.8
22Curtis Reuben Thuo1512KEN51N+116B+70N+56B+87N+60B2B+41N7B6.044.547.527.50766-34.4
23Adrian Kariuki1488KEN=41N+40B+81N=45B+67N=10B39N+78B=28N6.044.048.531.251752+27.6
24Lubanga Kwame1474KEN+116N54B+34N+76B+35N11B60N+70B+68N6.043.046.029.50822-12.0
25Anindo Andericus1493KEN+128N+94B+62N10B60N+70B+65N27B+49N6.041.542.525.00844-12.0
26Dara Tendereza1508UGAF+124B=45N+54B=11N27B+57N+60B+29N6.041.041.029.001622+6.4
27Oyang Sankara0UGA+?N+?B=48N=103B+53B+26N4B+25N13B6.039.039.021.2515400.0
28Vyan Borthakur0KEN30B+125N=82B+69N+?B=?N+88B=37N=23B6.033.033.019.0014880.0
29Peter Odoyo0KEN+?B+?N12B+7N+18B3N+?B+?N26B6.033.033.013.0014620.0
30FIDE 5540025240+28N38B+?N73B+?N+?B19N+48B+62N6.032.032.016.0012900.0
31Mwaniki Joseph Gacura0KEN+?N102B=104N59B+105N+54B+43N=?B+74N6.030.530.520.251684+12.4
32Liam Njeru0KEN+?N48B?N+?B+52N+56B+73N19B+50B6.030.530.519.5014550.0
33Maina Geoffrey Gitonga0KEN+?N=?B37N=?B+75N+76B72N+94B+56N6.028.028.018.0014550.0
34Ian Kimani Kagiri0KEN5B+?N24B+?N15B+?N+?B+?B+64N6.024.524.55.0013550.0
35FIDE 108349070+87N+?B19N+106B24B+102N?B+?N+?B6.023.023.011.006760.0
36FIDE 554002745086B?N+92B+?N+?B50N+59N+75B+?N6.022.522.513.506400.0
37Christopher Otieno Abuodha0KEN=16B+78N+33B+?N13B+58N=6N=28B11N5.548.048.025.2515280.0
38Kibue Andre1552KEN+114B+30N+79B8N=58B=49N7B+40N=41B5.545.048.026.751623+6.8
39Yaron D. J. Almeida0ANG=82B+?N=3B+107N+88B=12N+23B9N15B5.545.045.022.7515730.0
40Matheka Jeremy1472KEN=15B23N+110B3N+82B+61B+85N38B+73N5.543.547.024.751468-5.2
41Joshua Baraka0KEN=23B+15N=53B18N+?N+?B+48N22B=38N5.540.040.019.7514880.0
42FIDE 10885153054N+65B43N=100B+77N+104B+?N+61B21N5.538.538.520.0014660.0
43Githaiga, Arnold0KEN9B+?N+42B53N+?B=15N31B+103N+80B5.537.537.516.7515030.0
44FIDE 554002710020B+?N7B+?N=?N+59B+106B15N+102B5.531.531.512.006610.0
45Murigu Kanuri0KEN+?B+50N=26B=23N=?B+?N=21N=?B12B5.529.529.514.0015160.0
46Rotich Damien Kibet0KEN+?B85N+124N+?B+?N+19B10N=72B14N5.529.529.510.2514180.0
47FIDE 554002702050B?N+?B+?N=106N+?B61N+105B+76N5.521.521.59.756290.0
48Wasonga Floyd1483KEN+66B+32N=27B+49N=5B2N41B30N+78B5.048.553.027.001506+1.6
49Leo Walukana0KEN+74N=14B+?N48B+59N=38B20N+52B25B5.043.543.520.5014260.0
50Ndegwa Irwin Ndege1440KEN+47N45B+97N60B+51N+36B62N+65B32N5.043.047.025.502270+21.6
51Thiga Jimmy Trevor1470KEN+22B=53N16B=15N50B+92N+87N=73B=61N5.042.546.524.501455-4.8
52FIDE 108615210+?B8N+68B17N32B+79N+93B49N+90B5.041.541.517.509720.0
53VED RAO1444ZAM+121N=51B=41N+43B27N65B+97N=67B=58N5.041.043.522.251470+1.6
54Gichana, Keyshawn Elmer0KEN+42B+24N=?B26N3B31N+?N+85B=67N5.040.040.018.0014880.0
55Emman Nthiga Muriithi0KEN+?N10B+109N=74B+103N6B=81N64B+89N5.038.538.515.5014650.0
56Emmanuel Agumba0KEN+?B4N+63B22N+79B32N+?B+90N33B5.038.538.513.507740.0
57FIDE 15221423062N+?B=108N+81B+78N=64B26B68N+93B5.037.537.517.257080.0
58Joel Thumi0KEN14N+?B+?N+86B=38N37B15B+106N=53B5.036.536.512.7513080.0
59David Mutana Mwige0KEN+?B9N+129B+31N49B44N36B+113N+99B5.036.036.013.0011480.0
60Okusimba Jayden0KEN13B+?N+?B+50N+25B22N+24B26N?B5.035.535.517.0014510.0
61Waichinga Dennis1417KEN+129B66N=127B+115N+108B40N+47B42N=51B5.034.534.515.251279-14.0
62Onkeo, Ryan0KEN+57B+?N25B+?N=85B=?N+50B18N30B5.032.032.012.0013680.0
63FIDE 108721160+92B20N56N+98B76N+?B75N+?B+94N5.032.032.012.006070.0
64Thuku Victor0KEN+126B+?N+?B4N=?B=57N18B+55N34B5.031.031.09.5013820.0
65FIDE 10857974012B42N+?B+?N+?B+53N25B50N+?B5.028.028.05.0012780.0
66Justus Ondara0KEN48N+61B+?N+?B19N+87B+?N20B?N5.026.026.09.0013440.0
67FIDE 108651870?B+?N+?B+102N23B18N+?B=53N=54B5.025.525.58.5011780.0
68FIDE 10866957073N+?B52N+?B+?N+75B?N+57B24B5.025.025.09.506400.0
69Harshan, Pradeep0GHA1N+123B=?N28B+?N+103B78N=?B+?N5.025.025.06.0016070.0
70FIDE 1085176308B+?N22B+?N+?B25N+?B24N+?B5.024.524.50.007630.0
71FIDE 108617850+89N11B+?N20B?N+?B?N+?B+?N5.016.516.54.007150.0
72Bariki, Preston0KENF+80N4B+79N+113B13N+33B=46N17B4.543.543.520.758260.0
73Njoroge Nigel Ngigi1406KEN+68B90N+96B+30N17B+95N32B=51N40B4.542.046.021.501279-12.8
74Nyakundi Wesley Kithinji1434KEN49B+117N+95B=55N+129B+80N3B17N31B4.541.541.514.00970-4.8
75FIDE 108615800+?B5N+93B+113N33B68N+63B36N=79B4.540.540.514.259350.0
76FIDE 5540025160+?B12N+?B24N+63B33N=80B+91N47B4.537.537.511.256900.0
77Fufuna, Virtuous0NAM=78B16N15B+110N42B+114N91B+121N+103B4.537.039.514.7514860.0
78FIDE 5540033770=77N37B+?B+82N57B+?N+69B23N48N4.535.535.511.756860.0
79FIDE 108687390+?N+?B38N72B56N52B+?N+87B=75N4.528.528.56.2514980.0
80Prince Jabali0KEN+?N72B+105N+?B20N74B=76N+?B43N4.528.528.55.7513030.0
81FIDE 5540028850=?B+110N23B57N+114B+?N=55B=102N?B4.526.026.010.756880.0
82FIDE 108499120=39N=?B=28N78B40N+?B=?N+?B=?N4.521.521.55.7513360.0
83FIDE 10866400018B+92N+?B=?N?B106N+?B?N+?B4.513.513.54.006850.0
84FIDE 5540025910F?N?B?B+?N=?B+?N+104B+109N4.57.07.07.0012610.0
85Waihumbu Alvin Nganga0KEN+?N+46B6N+122B=62N16B40B54N=91B4.041.041.012.507740.0
86FIDE 108608190+36N+17B5B58N96B+117N95B93N+108N4.040.043.019.009350.0
87FIDE 10892273035B+127N+128B+90N22B66N51B79N+113B4.035.036.09.506910.0
88FIDE 108610920+108N+?B10N+91B39N109B28N=?B=100N4.033.033.09.508440.0
89Tilen Otieno0KEN71B114N+125B99N+101B+118N103B+96N55B4.031.533.513.006560.0
90Maurice Musyoki0KEN+?N+73B21N87B+124N+94B?N56B52N4.030.530.510.5013650.0
91Mwanje Kish Manuel0UGA+?B18N+111B88N?B=107N+77N76B=85N4.030.030.011.756220.0
92FIDE 554002427063N83B36N+116B+?N51B+?N=108B=?N4.027.027.04.756700.0
93FIDE 5540027530+?N103B75N=105B=?N+?B52N+86B57N4.025.525.55.7512680.0
94FIDE 108619800+?B25N+?B?N+?B90N+113B33N63B4.024.024.03.006800.0
95Israel Mutinda0KEN6N+?B74N+?B+?N73B+86N?B?N4.020.020.04.0012970.0
96FIDE 1084632804B+?N73N+?B+86N?B?N89B+?N4.019.519.54.007210.0
97FIDE 1085474602B+?N50B?N+?B+?N53B+?N?B4.018.018.00.007150.0
98FIDE 108618150+?B?N17B63N+123B113N+?B+?N?B4.017.017.02.507480.0
99FIDE 554002567011N+?B?N+89B?N?B+?N+?B59N4.015.515.54.007440.0
100FIDE 5540025750?B+?N?B=42N=?B+?N102B=?N=88B4.013.013.04.757480.0
101Ian Gioko Kamindu0KEN3N?B?N+?B89N+?B?N+?B+?N4.011.511.50.009700.0
102FIDE 108922810F+31N2B67B+122N35B+100N=81B44N3.541.541.514.758620.0
103Jayson Zawadi1451KEN+119B+93N9B=27N55B69N+89N43B77N3.540.543.514.001056-3.2
104FIDE 108617180+?B2N=31B+108N16B42N+122B84N?B3.536.536.59.008620.0
105FIDE 5540033500F13N80B=93N31B+115N+121B47N+122B3.534.534.510.008160.0
106FIDE 5540024350F+?N13B35N=47B+83B44N58B+?N3.533.033.07.258160.0
107FIDE 101188610+?N+3B11N39B109N=91B=?N?B=112N3.530.530.511.2516960.0
108FIDE 10869620088B+126N=57B104B61N+?N=?B=92N86B3.527.527.56.506170.0
109FIDE 5540027960?NF55B+?N+107B+88N=?B12N84B3.523.523.57.507060.0
110FIDE 108652760=?N81B40N77B?B+127N115B+?N+121B3.521.521.54.006730.0
111FIDE 5540024860+?N6B91N?B?N=?B?N+?B+?N3.511.011.00.008750.0
112FIDE 5540026300?B?B+?N?N+?B+?N?B?N=107B3.53.53.51.756640.0
113FIDE 5540028260+?N+?B14N75B72N+98B94N59B87N3.032.532.54.006950.0
114FIDE 10856269038N+89B?N=?B81N77B+?N=?B?N3.018.518.54.007290.0
115FIDE 10854762010N?B=?N61B+?N105B+110N=?B?N3.018.518.53.507310.0
116Karuru Tlevis0KEN24B22N?B92N+126B+?N?B?N+?B3.018.018.02.006930.0
117FIDE 554003300019N74B?N+?B+?N86B+?N?N?B3.014.514.50.006620.0
118FIDE 5540025320+?N21B+?N?B?N89B?N+119B?N3.013.013.03.007150.0
119FIDE 108655350103N+?B?N?B?B?N+?B118N+125B3.08.58.52.006560.0
120FIDE 5540033180?N?B+?N?B?N?B?N+?B+124N3.02.02.02.006750.0
121FIDE 554002656053B+?N+?B?N=?N?B105N77B110N2.516.516.50.006420.0
122FIDE 5540026210?NF+?B85N102B=?B104N+?B105N2.514.514.50.006660.0
123FIDE 108732950?B69NF124B98N?B+?N+?B=?N2.511.011.00.0014430.0
124FIDE 5540025080+?B26N46B+123N90B?N?B?N120B2.021.021.02.507080.0
125FIDE 10857788021N28B89N?B?N+?B+?N?B119N2.019.019.00.007110.0
126FIDE 10848410064N108B?N?B116N?BF+127N+?B2.013.013.01.507060.0
127FIDE 5540027370?N87B=61N?B?N110B+?N126B?B1.514.514.52.5014170.0
128FIDE 554002613025BF87N?B?N?N?B+?N?B1.010.010.00.006950.0
129FIDE 10866647061N19B59N?B74N14BFFF0.027.027.00.006600.0

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