2025 African Schools Individual Chess Championship - Under 17 Open

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71 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 23 May 2025 to 28 May 2025 in Mombasa, Kenya. 2 titled players from 6 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1830, and top seed was Jorah Soojay (🇿🇦 RSA, FM, 1957).

Jorah Soojay (🇿🇦 RSA, FM, 1957) won with 9.0/9, ahead of Weilun Yan (7.5) and Mashawa Danmore (7.0). Soojay won solo starting round 5.

The biggest upset came in round 6: Mashawa Danmore (1711) beat Jamie Obora Kanango (1929), a +218-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

🇿🇦FMJorah Soojay1957

Avg top 10

1,830

Participants

Titled players · 2

FM×1

CM×1

Federations · 6 represented

🇰🇪Kenya×29

🇿🇼Zimbabwe×3

🇿🇦South Africa×2

🇳🇦Namibia×2

🇺🇬Uganda×1

🇿🇲Zambia×1

Top 3

🥇
FMJorah Soojay
🇿🇦RSA·1957
9.0pts·2583perf+69.2
🥈
CMWeilun Yan
🇿🇦RSA·1843
7.5pts·1956perf+35.6
🥉
Mashawa Danmore
🇿🇼ZIM·1711
7.0pts·1978perf+55.6

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

FM Jorah Soojay led from R5; +1.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 5 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.

Co-leaders

Soojay9Yan7.5Tungamira7Boddapati7Olando7Danmore7

R5–R9 · LEAD HELD

FM Jorah Soojay never relinquished the lead after R5; final gap +1.5 over the runner-up.

R6 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

FM Jorah Soojay beat CM Weilun Yan (White).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

FM Jorah Soojay 9 wins (R1–R9)CM Weilun Yan 4+3 wins (R1–R4, R7–R9)Allen Nadine Tungamira 4 wins (R3–R6)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1FMJorah Soojay	*	1	1	—
2CMWeilun Yan	0	*	—	½
3Allen Nadine Tungamira	0	—	*	1
4Amith Boddapati	—	½	0	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Soojay, JorahFM	1957	RSA	+14N	+70B	+8N	+3B	+10N	+2B	+4N	+18B	+12N	9.0	51.5	52.5	52.50	2583	+69.2
2	Yan, WeilunCM	1843	RSA	+42B	+41N	+55B	+26N	=5B	−1N	+21B	+7N	+11B	7.5	48.0	51.5	39.00	1956	+35.6
3	Mashawa Danmore	1711	ZIM	+64B	+31N	+22B	−1N	+16B	+12B	=18N	+10B	=4N	7.0	50.0	52.5	37.25	1978	+55.6
4	Allen Nadine Tungamira	0	ZIM	+?B	=7N	+51B	+27N	+11B	+5N	−1B	+26N	=3B	7.0	49.0	49.0	33.25	1808	0.0
5	Amith Boddapati	1792	ZIM	+52N	+48B	+29N	+34B	=2N	−4B	=14N	+19B	+15N	7.0	45.5	49.0	35.25	1970	+29.2
6	Olando, Paul Jnr	1791	KEN	+63B	−22N	+67B	−7N	+54B	+31N	+9N	+13B	+10N	7.0	42.0	44.0	32.00	1924	+28.0
7	Rishit Ravat	1892	KEN	+40N	=4B	+9N	+6B	−12N	+13B	+8N	−2B	+18N	6.5	52.0	56.5	39.50	1895	+8.0
8	Kipkalia Jeremy	1569	KEN	+30N	+36B	−1B	=25N	+38B	+35N	−7B	+41N	+20B	6.5	44.5	49.0	31.00	1660	+8.0
9	Anusu Timothy Cerrulo	0	KEN	+69B	=51N	−7B	+41N	+23B	+20N	−6B	+21N	+27B	6.5	43.0	45.0	29.75	1696	+26.0
10	Mwekama Davies	1828	ZAM	+62N	+17B	+21N	+19B	−1B	+26N	+11B	−3N	−6B	6.0	51.0	54.0	31.00	1769	-19.6
11	Simiyu Baraka Daniel	1745	KEN	+50N	+32B	+16N	+12B	−4N	+19B	−10N	+14B	−2N	6.0	49.0	53.0	32.50	1811	+14.4
12	Jamie Obora Kanango	1929	KEN	+58B	+45N	+20B	−11N	+7B	−3N	+16B	+27N	−1B	6.0	49.0	52.5	30.50	1751	-50.8
13	Wanjala Samuel	1589	KEN	+15B	−25N	+71B	+53N	+22B	−7N	+17B	−6N	+33B	6.0	44.5	44.5	26.00	1614	+1.6
14	Derrick Cheruiyot	0	KEN	−1B	+?N	+37B	=20N	+51B	+44N	=5B	−11N	+26B	6.0	44.5	44.5	23.25	1683	0.0
15	Tindi Victor	1535	KEN	−13N	+43B	+46N	+32B	+52N	−18B	+39N	+44B	−5B	6.0	40.5	44.0	25.50	1503	-8.4
16	Abala Jeremy	0	KEN	+65B	+35N	−11B	+?N	−3N	+52B	−12N	+30B	+28N	6.0	39.5	39.5	20.50	995	0.0
17	FIDE 10881972	0	—	+57B	−10N	+68B	+?N	−19N	+28B	−13N	+47B	+25N	6.0	37.0	37.0	19.50	885	0.0
18	Tandeka Shiloh	1816	UGA	−25B	+60N	+64B	+31N	+29B	+15N	=3B	−1N	−7B	5.5	46.5	49.0	25.00	1722	-21.6
19	Simiyu Jerry	1639	KEN	+67B	+38N	+25B	−10N	+17B	−11N	+34B	−5N	=23B	5.5	44.5	46.5	24.75	988	-36.4
20	Osundwa Ihabi	1507	KEN	+71N	+28B	−12N	=14B	+40N	−9B	+42N	+38B	−8N	5.5	43.5	43.5	21.50	897	-34.0
21	Baraka Moses	1557	KEN	+33B	+47N	−10B	+65N	=35B	+25N	−2N	−9B	+38N	5.5	43.0	45.5	23.25	963	-30.0
22	Beukes, Sergio	0	NAM	+?N	+6B	−3N	+?B	−13N	−24B	+47N	=54B	+36N	5.5	37.5	37.5	17.25	1572	0.0
23	FIDE 554003490	0	—	−36N	+30B	=59N	+?B	−9N	+?B	=25N	+39B	=19N	5.5	34.0	34.0	16.25	1435	0.0
24	Agape Kapchanga	0	KEN	+?B	+?N	−26B	−35N	+65B	+22N	−27B	=37N	+40B	5.5	31.5	31.5	14.75	855	0.0
25	Excellent Shiroko	0	KEN	+18N	+13B	−19N	=8B	+55N	−21B	=23B	+29N	−17B	5.0	45.5	49.0	26.00	1635	0.0
26	Mathenge Gichuga	1637	KEN	+61N	+46B	+24N	−2B	+34N	−10B	+30N	−4B	−14N	5.0	45.5	48.5	22.00	1037	-19.2
27	Angula, Sibusiso	1673	NAM	+56N	−34B	+49N	−4B	+46N	+48B	+24N	−12B	−9N	5.0	41.5	45.0	21.00	974	-30.4
28	FIDE 554003180	0	—	+53B	−20N	−38B	+67N	+33B	−17N	+31B	+34N	−16B	5.0	40.0	42.0	20.00	707	0.0
29	Kamoni Elvis Githae	1531	KEN	+49B	+68N	−5B	+47N	−18N	−34B	+52N	−25B	+37B	5.0	38.0	40.0	18.00	1005	-12.8
30	Kamau Kange	0	KEN	−8B	−23N	+69B	+37N	+?B	+?N	−26B	−16N	+45B	5.0	33.5	33.5	10.50	803	0.0
31	Burton Muraguri	0	KEN	+39N	−3B	+?N	−18B	+?N	−6B	−28N	+?B	+48N	5.0	33.0	33.0	8.50	973	0.0
32	FIDE 554000564	0	—	+37B	−11N	+?B	−15N	=?B	−42N	+59B	+?N	=?B	5.0	24.0	24.0	7.50	840	0.0
33	Kay Koinange	0	KEN	−21N	−?B	+?N	+?B	−28N	+?B	+?B	+45N	−13N	5.0	20.5	20.5	4.00	773	0.0
34	Darren Saviour	0	KEN	+?B	+27N	+44B	−5N	−26B	+29N	−19N	−28B	=39N	4.5	41.0	41.0	16.25	1640	0.0
35	FIDE 10877797	0	—	+?N	−16B	+48N	+24B	=21N	−8B	−41B	−40N	+53B	4.5	40.0	40.0	15.75	1370	0.0
36	FIDE 554000645	0	—	+23B	−8N	=41B	−42N	+64B	−38N	+51B	+53N	−22B	4.5	38.0	40.5	17.25	1493	0.0
37	FIDE 10880852	0	—	−32N	+56B	−14N	−30B	+62N	+50B	+?N	=24B	−29N	4.5	37.0	37.0	13.25	717	0.0
38	David Nathan Macharia Kihara	0	KEN	+?N	−19B	+28N	=44B	−8N	+36B	+?N	−20N	−21B	4.5	36.5	36.5	11.50	1205	0.0
39	FIDE 10878734	0	—	−31B	−67N	+61N	+58B	+53B	+45N	−15B	−23N	=34B	4.5	35.0	37.0	16.25	736	0.0
40	Dylan Kiprono	0	KEN	−7B	=66N	+60B	+?N	−20B	+51N	−44B	+35B	−24N	4.5	35.0	35.0	12.25	1407	0.0
41	FIDE 554000700	0	—	+?N	−2B	=36N	−9B	+?N	+?B	+35N	−8B	−?N	4.5	29.5	29.5	6.75	877	0.0
42	Tumbuti Elijah	0	KEN	−2N	=?B	+?N	+36B	−44N	+32B	−20B	−?N	+?B	4.5	26.5	26.5	9.50	845	0.0
43	FIDE 554000556	0	—	=60B	−15N	=?B	=?N	+66B	−?N	−46B	+?N	+56B	4.5	19.0	19.0	7.50	736	0.0
44	Kiruthu Ted Wahome	1584	KEN	F	+59B	−34N	=38N	+42B	−14B	+40N	−15N	=46B	4.0	37.0	37.0	16.25	736	-22.8
45	FIDE 554000521	0	—	+?N	−12B	−?N	+49B	+47N	−39B	+54N	−33B	−30N	4.0	32.0	32.0	11.50	1130	0.0
46	Lewis Rotich	0	KEN	F	−26N	−15B	+63N	−27B	=55B	+43N	+?B	=44N	4.0	31.0	31.0	11.25	1286	0.0
47	FIDE 10872337	0	—	+?N	−21B	+70N	−29B	−45B	+64N	−22B	−17N	+?B	4.0	29.5	29.5	3.50	737	0.0
48	FIDE 554000530	0	—	+?B	−5N	−35B	+68N	+?B	−27N	−?B	+49N	−31B	4.0	27.5	27.5	6.00	933	0.0
49	FIDE 554003164	0	—	−29N	+?B	−27B	−45N	+67B	−?N	+70N	−48B	+?N	4.0	21.0	21.0	3.00	795	0.0
50	FIDE 10850783	0	—	−11B	−?N	−?B	+?B	+61N	−37N	=65B	=59N	+?B	4.0	19.0	19.0	5.75	944	0.0
51	Kamoni Elvin	1416	KEN	+54N	=9B	−4N	+59B	−14N	−40B	−36N	−57B	+66N	3.5	38.5	41.0	12.25	1617	+10.4
52	FIDE 10888489	0	—	−5B	+57N	+?B	+55N	−15B	−16N	−29B	=?N	−?B	3.5	31.0	31.0	7.00	815	0.0
53	FIDE 10897135	0	—	−28N	+54B	+?N	−13B	−39N	+?B	=?N	−36B	−35N	3.5	28.0	28.0	3.50	789	0.0
54	Ndegwa Lincoln Thuku	0	KEN	−51B	−53N	+62N	+?B	−6N	+70B	−45B	=22N	−?B	3.5	27.5	27.5	6.75	804	0.0
55	FIDE 554000505	0	—	+?N	+?B	−2N	−52B	−25B	=46N	−?B	−?N	+60B	3.5	23.0	23.0	5.00	1045	0.0
56	FIDE 10851712	0	—	−27B	−37N	+57B	−?N	+63B	−?N	+?N	=?B	−43N	3.5	20.5	20.5	6.50	873	0.0
57	FIDE 554000637	0	—	−17N	−52B	−56N	+?B	−70N	=?B	+64B	+51N	−?N	3.5	20.0	20.0	6.00	1437	0.0
58	FIDE 554003512	0	—	−12N	F	−?B	−39N	+68B	=?N	+?B	−?B	+?N	3.5	12.5	12.5	2.00	1130	0.0
59	FIDE 10871330	0	—	+?B	−44N	=23B	−51N	−?B	+66N	−32N	=50B	−?N	3.0	24.5	24.5	7.25	701	0.0
60	FIDE 554000670	0	—	=43N	−18B	−40N	−66N	=?B	−?B	+71N	+61B	−55N	3.0	23.5	23.5	5.25	1017	0.0
61	FIDE 10858075	0	—	−26B	−?N	−39B	+69N	−50B	+?N	−?B	−60N	+65B	3.0	21.0	21.0	4.50	837	0.0
62	FIDE 10888349	0	—	−10B	−?N	−54B	−?N	−37B	+69N	−68N	+?B	+70N	3.0	19.0	19.0	3.00	1028	0.0
63	FIDE 554000696	0	—	−6N	−?B	+?N	−46B	−56N	+71B	−?N	+68B	−?N	3.0	16.5	16.5	2.00	990	0.0
64	FIDE 554003156	0	—	−3N	+?B	−18N	=?B	−36N	−47B	−57N	−66B	+67B	2.5	29.0	29.0	2.00	964	0.0
65	FIDE 10892990	0	—	−16N	+?B	+?N	−21B	−24N	−?B	=50N	−?B	−61N	2.5	24.0	24.0	2.00	757	0.0
66	FIDE 554000610	0	—	−?N	=40B	−?N	+60B	−43N	−59B	−?N	+64N	−51B	2.5	21.0	21.0	7.75	617	0.0
67	FIDE 554003520	0	—	−19N	+39B	−6N	−28B	−49N	+68B	−?N	−?B	−64N	2.0	30.5	30.5	6.50	915	0.0
68	Roy Wasike	0	KEN	F	−29B	−17N	−48B	−58N	−67N	+62B	−63N	+69B	2.0	28.5	28.5	5.00	717	0.0
69	FIDE 554000572	0	—	−9N	−?B	−30N	−61B	−?N	−62B	+?N	+71B	−68N	2.0	19.5	19.5	0.00	817	0.0
70	FIDE 554003482	0	—	F	−1N	−47B	−?N	+57B	−54N	−49B	−?N	−62B	1.0	27.0	27.0	3.50	1157	0.0
71	FIDE 554000602	0	—	−20B	F	−13N	−?B	−?N	−63N	−60B	−69N	−?B	0.0	19.5	19.5	0.00	748	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Soojay, JorahFMRSA
+69.2
9.0 pts · #1
2Mashawa DanmoreZIM
+55.6
7.0 pts · #13
3Yan, WeilunCMRSA
+35.6
7.5 pts · #4

Top rating losers

1Jamie Obora KanangoKEN
-50.8
6.0 pts · #10
2Simiyu JerryKEN
-36.4
5.5 pts · #36
3Osundwa IhabiKEN
-34.0
5.5 pts · #70

Biggest upsets

R6+218 Elo gap
Mashawa Danmore1711 beat Jamie Obora Kanango1929
R4+184 Elo gap
Simiyu Baraka Daniel1745 beat Jamie Obora Kanango1929
R8+117 Elo gap
Mashawa Danmore1711 beat Mwekama Davies1828