2025 African Schools Individual Chess Championship - Under 15 Girls

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59 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 23 May 2025 to 28 May 2025 in Mombasa, Kenya. 2 titled players from 5 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1610, and top seed was Bwalya Margret (🇿🇲 ZAM, 1715).

Zuri Kaloki (🇰🇪 KEN, 1714) won with 8.0/9, ahead of Bwalya Margret (7.5) and Nashipae Bella (7.0). Kaloki shared the lead from round 8 and broke clear in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 7: Njuguna Lisa Wanjiru (1429) beat Asiimwe Olivia (1565), a +136-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

🇿🇲Bwalya Margret1715

Avg top 10

1,610

Participants

Titled players · 2

WFM×1

WCM×1

Federations · 5 represented

🇰🇪Kenya×25

🇺🇬Uganda×3

🇿🇼Zimbabwe×2

🇳🇦Namibia×1

🇿🇲Zambia×1

Top 3

🥇
Zuri Kaloki
🇰🇪KEN·1714
8.0pts·1884perf+40.4
🥈
Bwalya Margret
🇿🇲ZAM·1715
7.5pts·1771perf+16.8
🥉
WCMNashipae Bella
🇰🇪KEN·1645
7.0pts·1731perf+34.0

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

Zuri Kaloki led from R5; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.

Co-leaders

Kaloki8Margret7.5Bella7Maina7Jain6.5Maashao6.5

R7 · LEADER CHANGE27 May

WCM Nashipae Bella takes the sole lead (6.5/7).

R6 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Zuri Kaloki beat Bwalya Margret (White).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

Zuri Kaloki 6 wins (R1–R6)Bwalya Margret 3 wins (R7–R9)WCM Nashipae Bella 3+3 wins (R1–R3, R5–R7)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Zuri Kaloki	*	1	0	1
2Bwalya Margret	0	*	1	—
3WCMNashipae Bella	1	0	*	½
4WFMElizabeth Cassidy Maina	0	—	½	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Kaloki, Zuri	1714	KEN	+57N	+19B	+13N	+29B	+4N	+2B	−3N	+7B	+10N	8.0	49.5	51.5	44.50	1884	+40.4
2	Bwalya Margret	1715	ZAM	+58B	+27N	=9B	+18N	+7B	−1N	+14B	+15N	+3B	7.5	48.5	50.0	39.00	1771	+16.8
3	Nashipae BellaWCM	1645	KEN	+16B	+28N	+14B	=7N	+17B	+11N	+1B	=4B	−2N	7.0	51.0	56.0	42.00	1731	+34.0
4	Elizabeth Cassidy MainaWFM	1644	KEN	+41N	+35B	+33N	+21B	−1B	+16N	+9B	=3N	=5B	7.0	46.0	50.0	35.25	1677	+9.2
5	Maashao, Genevieve	1539	KEN	−24B	+23N	−16B	+42N	+20N	+35B	+8N	+19B	=4N	6.5	42.5	46.5	32.50	1729	+19.2
6	Amyra Jain	0	ZIM	−8N	=45B	+?N	+36N	+28B	+21B	−7N	+31B	+16N	6.5	40.0	40.0	26.00	1557	0.0
7	Fantalis Lucy Nduta	1577	KEN	+59N	+26B	+25N	=3B	−2N	+17N	+6B	−1N	=8B	6.0	50.5	51.5	29.50	1584	+1.2
8	Nicole Ajackaa	0	KEN	+6B	−9N	+30B	+46N	+15B	=14N	−5B	+32N	=7N	6.0	45.5	49.0	30.75	1512	0.0
9	Mwashe Yvonne Adego	1559	KEN	+54N	+8B	=2N	−17B	+48N	+34B	−4N	=22B	+19N	6.0	43.0	45.0	26.25	1355	-42.0
10	Pamela Kosala	0	KEN	+40N	+22B	−21N	+13B	+31N	−29B	+?N	+14B	−1B	6.0	43.0	43.0	25.00	1552	0.0
11	Arianne Hera Ngani	1428	KEN	+37N	+12B	−29N	+39B	+49N	−3B	−19N	+35B	+33N	6.0	39.0	42.0	25.00	840	0.0
12	Rotich Natasha Cheptoo	0	KEN	+38B	−11N	−28B	+58N	+46B	−15N	+43B	+24N	+22B	6.0	38.0	39.5	23.00	1431	0.0
13	FIDE 10885439	0	—	+?B	+49N	−1B	−10N	−56B	+52N	+37B	+23N	+20B	6.0	36.0	36.0	20.00	1572	0.0
14	Hope Amana Kairo	1504	KEN	+45N	+56B	−3N	+24B	+19N	=8B	−2N	−10N	+32B	5.5	45.0	47.0	23.50	881	-21.6
15	Waswa Abigael	1452	KEN	−26N	+54B	+37N	+20B	−8N	+12B	+27N	−2B	=18N	5.5	44.0	46.0	24.75	1400	-10.0
16	Esther Joy Wamaitha	0	KEN	−3N	+55B	+5N	+25B	+21N	−4B	=22N	+?B	−6B	5.5	44.0	44.0	21.00	1560	0.0
17	Kungu Nicole Wanjiru	1435	KEN	+20B	=18N	+52B	+9N	−3N	−7B	−32B	+47N	+31N	5.5	42.0	45.0	24.75	1556	0.0
18	Milan Suter	0	KEN	+?N	=17B	+31N	−2B	−34N	+26B	=23B	+38N	=15B	5.5	41.0	41.0	21.50	1609	+16.0
19	Chikumbirike Candice Tawananyasha	0	ZIM	+47B	−1N	+32B	+52N	−14B	+24N	+11B	−5N	−9B	5.0	45.0	48.0	22.00	1311	0.0
20	Njuguna Lisa Wanjiru	1429	KEN	−17N	+40B	+22N	−15N	−5B	+55B	+21N	+27B	−13N	5.0	42.5	44.5	21.00	1407	-6.4
21	Asiimwe Olivia	1565	UGA	+53B	+24N	+10B	−4N	−16B	−6N	−20B	+51N	+43B	5.0	42.0	45.0	21.00	736	-42.8
22	Natalie Watitu	1418	KEN	+51B	−10N	−20B	+54N	+39N	+33B	=16B	=9N	−12N	5.0	39.5	41.5	18.75	1301	-11.6
23	Cherop Kimberly	0	KEN	=31N	−5B	+45N	−34B	+25N	+48B	=18N	−13B	+?N	5.0	38.5	38.5	17.00	1476	0.0
24	Keira Sanford	0	KEN	+5N	−21B	+?N	−14N	+50B	−19B	+49N	−12B	+40N	5.0	38.0	38.0	16.50	1510	0.0
25	Stacey Karue	0	KEN	+43B	+30N	−7B	−16N	−23B	+42N	−38B	+37N	+47B	5.0	37.5	41.0	20.50	783	0.0
26	Kyosiimye Abigail Mawerere	0	UGA	+15B	−7N	−46B	+30N	=36B	−18N	+50B	=34N	+38B	5.0	37.5	40.5	21.50	1361	0.0
27	FIDE 10845046	0	—	+48N	−2B	+56N	+33B	−29N	+49B	−15B	−20N	+36B	5.0	37.0	39.0	16.00	758	0.0
28	FIDE 10817239	0	—	+55N	−3B	+12N	=48B	−6N	=32N	+51B	−33B	+?N	5.0	36.0	36.0	14.75	846	0.0
29	Shukri Shakirah	1635	KEN	+42B	+44N	+11B	−1N	+27B	+10N	F	F	F	5.0	33.0	33.0	25.00	1572	-6.0
30	FIDE 10885366	0	—	+?N	−25B	−8N	−26B	+57N	+39B	−33N	+48B	+35N	5.0	33.0	33.0	13.00	630	0.0
31	Martha Teresa Akwaare	1465	KEN	=23B	+32N	−18B	+51N	−10B	+36N	+34B	−6N	−17B	4.5	41.0	44.0	18.00	616	-22.8
32	FIDE 10836136	0	—	+34N	−31B	−19N	+57B	+41N	=28B	+17N	−8B	−14N	4.5	39.5	41.5	18.00	1337	0.0
33	Shimanya, Venasias Rebbeca	0	NAM	F	+46N	−4B	−27N	+43B	−22N	+30B	+28N	−11B	4.0	40.5	40.5	17.50	1285	0.0
34	FIDE 554000734	0	—	−32B	+?N	=47B	+23N	+18B	−9N	−31N	=26B	−39N	4.0	38.0	38.0	14.75	1211	0.0
35	FIDE 10891579	0	—	+36B	−4N	−49B	+?N	+52B	−5N	+56B	−11N	−30B	4.0	36.5	36.5	9.00	738	0.0
36	Njoki Valma	0	KEN	−35N	+59B	+57N	−6B	=26N	−31B	=48N	+41B	−27N	4.0	34.0	35.0	11.00	1254	0.0
37	FIDE 554000793	0	—	−11B	+38N	−15B	+44N	−?N	+?B	−13N	−25B	+55N	4.0	32.5	32.5	10.00	635	0.0
38	FIDE 554000726	0	—	−12N	−37B	−54N	+45B	+?N	+?B	+25N	−18B	−26N	4.0	31.5	31.5	9.00	630	0.0
39	FIDE 15215091	0	—	−46B	F	+?N	−11N	−22B	−30N	+42B	+50N	+34B	4.0	30.5	30.5	11.00	622	0.0
40	FIDE 10888977	0	—	−10B	−20N	−51B	+53N	−42B	+57N	+54B	+56N	−24B	4.0	30.0	32.0	9.00	629	0.0
41	Mutethya Faith	0	KEN	−4B	−47N	+53B	+?N	−32B	−50N	+52B	−36N	+56B	4.0	30.0	30.0	8.00	843	0.0
42	FIDE 10850139	0	—	−29N	−50B	+55N	−5B	+40N	−25B	−39N	+?B	+?B	4.0	29.5	29.5	6.00	788	0.0
43	FIDE 10885536	0	—	−25N	+?B	+50N	−49B	−33N	+?B	−12N	+55B	−21N	4.0	28.0	28.0	5.00	764	0.0
44	FIDE 10836519	0	—	+50N	−29B	−48N	−37B	−?B	−53N	+59B	+52N	+46B	4.0	25.5	25.5	10.50	1527	0.0
45	FIDE 10864776	0	—	−14B	=6N	−23B	−38N	−?B	=?B	+58N	+?N	+50B	4.0	25.5	25.5	7.75	708	0.0
46	Lakica Elna Mercy	1423	UGA	+39N	−33B	+26N	−8B	−12N	=51N	−47B	+49B	−44N	3.5	35.5	38.5	13.50	2230	+20.4
47	Staicy Jebiwott Korir	0	KEN	−19N	+41B	=34N	−?B	−51B	+?N	+46N	−17B	−25N	3.5	30.0	30.0	9.50	1295	0.0
48	FIDE 554000823	0	—	−27B	+58N	+44B	=28N	−9B	−23N	=36B	−30N	−53B	3.0	37.0	38.5	10.00	759	0.0
49	FIDE 554000831	0	—	F	−13B	+35N	+43N	−11B	−27N	−24B	−46N	+51B	3.0	36.5	36.5	11.00	625	0.0
50	FIDE 10881220	0	—	−44B	+42N	−43B	+?N	−24N	+41B	−26N	−39B	−45N	3.0	34.0	34.0	8.00	630	0.0
51	FIDE 554000807	0	—	−22N	=?B	+40N	−31B	+47N	=46B	−28N	−21B	−49N	3.0	33.5	33.5	9.25	1145	0.0
52	FIDE 10898727	0	—	+?N	+?B	−17N	−19B	−35N	−13B	−41N	−44B	+54N	3.0	30.5	30.5	2.00	616	0.0
53	FIDE 554000777	0	—	−21N	−?B	−41N	−40B	F	+44B	+?N	−?B	+48N	3.0	20.0	20.0	7.00	694	0.0
54	FIDE 10863532	0	—	−9B	−15N	+38B	−22B	−?N	+58B	−40N	−?N	−52B	2.0	29.0	29.0	5.50	677	0.0
55	FIDE 10898808	0	—	−28B	−16N	−42B	F	+58N	−20N	+?B	−43N	−37B	2.0	29.0	29.0	1.50	629	0.0
56	FIDE 554000815	0	—	F	−14N	−27B	+?B	+13N	−?B	−35N	−40B	−41N	2.0	28.5	28.5	6.00	666	0.0
57	FIDE 10886400	0	—	−1B	+?N	−36B	−32N	−30B	−40B	−?N	=59N	=?B	2.0	26.5	26.5	0.50	915	0.0
58	FIDE 554000750	0	—	−2N	−48B	+?N	−12B	−55B	−54N	−45B	−?N	=59B	1.5	25.5	25.5	0.50	915	0.0
59	FIDE 554000769	0	—	−7B	−36N	−?B	−?N	−?B	F	−44N	=57B	=58N	1.0	17.5	17.5	1.75	783	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Kaloki, ZuriKEN
+40.4
8.0 pts · #5
2Nashipae BellaWCMKEN
+34.0
7.0 pts · #1
3Lakica Elna MercyUGA
+20.4
3.5 pts · #26

Top rating losers

1Asiimwe OliviaUGA
-42.8
5.0 pts · #48
2Mwashe Yvonne AdegoKEN
-42.0
6.0 pts · #19
3Martha Teresa AkwaareKEN
-22.8
4.5 pts · #43

Biggest upsets

R7+136 Elo gap
Njuguna Lisa Wanjiru1429 beat Asiimwe Olivia1565
R4+124 Elo gap
Kungu Nicole Wanjiru1435 beat Mwashe Yvonne Adego1559