Bank Windhoek 2025 Namibia National Closed Chess Championship - Women Section
10 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 07 Jul 2025 to 13 Jul 2025 in Windhoek, Namibia. 3 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 1309, and top seed was Lutopu Khoa (π³π¦ NAM, 1738).
Beukes Jamie-Nicole (π³π¦ NAM, WCM, 1734) won with 9.0/9, ahead of Lutopu Khoa (8.0) and Jolly Nepando (5.5). Jamie-Nicole won solo starting round 8.
The biggest upset came in round 8: Helvi Shuudifonya (1520) beat Penandjambi Pena Tjipueja (1665), a +145-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 Β· 9 roundsWCM Beukes Jamie-Nicole led from R8; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R8.
WCM Beukes Jamie-Nicole never relinquished the lead after R8; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
WCM Beukes Jamie-Nicole beat Lutopu Khoa (Black).
WCM Beukes Jamie-Nicole 9 wins (R1βR9)Lutopu Khoa 7 wins (R1βR7)
Key matchups Β· top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1WCMBeukes Jamie-Nicole | * | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2Lutopu Khoa | 0 | * | 1 | 1 |
| 3WCMJolly Nepando | 0 | 0 | * | 1 |
| 4Helvi Shuudifonya | 0 | 0 | 0 | * |
Grille amΓ©ricaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Ξ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Beukes Jamie-NicoleWCM | 1734 | NAM | +9B | +10N | +6B | +5N | +8B | +4N | +7B | +2N | +3B | 9.0 | 36.0 | 36.0 | 36.00 | 2418 | +97.2 |
| 2 | Khoa, Lutopu | 1738 | NAM | +6B | +8N | +7B | +3N | +10B | +5N | +4B | β1B | +9N | 8.0 | 37.0 | 37.0 | 28.00 | 1927 | +28.2 |
| 3 | Nepando, JollyWCM | 1606 | NAM | +10N | +5B | β4N | β2B | +9N | =6B | +8N | +7B | β1N | 5.5 | 39.5 | 39.5 | 15.25 | 1637 | +5.8 |
| 4 | Tjaronda, NicolaWCM | 1720 | NAM | =8B | +7N | +3B | +10N | =5B | β1B | β2N | +9B | β6N | 5.0 | 40.0 | 40.0 | 14.75 | 1571 | -28.4 |
| 5 | Shuudifonya, Helvi | 1520 | NAM | =7B | β3N | +10B | β1B | =4N | β2B | +9N | +6B | +8N | 5.0 | 40.0 | 40.0 | 13.25 | 1600 | +28.0 |
| 6 | Tjipueja, Penandjambi Pena | 1665 | NAM | β2N | +9B | β1N | β8N | +7B | =3N | +10B | β5N | +4B | 4.5 | 40.5 | 40.5 | 13.25 | 1526 | -53.2 |
| 7 | Uanguta Shadah | 1539 | NAM | =5N | β4B | β2N | +9B | β6N | +8B | β1N | β3N | +10B | 3.5 | 41.5 | 41.5 | 7.00 | 1420 | -30.0 |
| 8 | Tjatindi, Kamutuua | 1570 | NAM | =4N | β2B | β9N | +6B | β1N | β7N | β3B | +10N | β5B | 2.5 | 42.5 | 42.5 | 7.00 | 1412 | -26.6 |
| 9 | Moongo, Anna | 0 | NAM | β1N | β6N | +8B | β7N | β3B | +10N | β5B | β4N | β2B | 2.0 | 43.0 | 43.0 | 2.50 | 1311 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Moongo, Kaino Ndalinoshisho | 0 | NAM | β3B | β1B | β5N | β4B | β2N | β9B | β6N | β8B | β7N | 0.0 | 43.0 | 45.0 | 0.00 | 833 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets β the story behind the numbers.
- 1Beukes Jamie-NicoleWCMNAM+97.29.0 pts Β· #1
- 2Khoa, LutopuNAM+28.28.0 pts Β· #2
- 3Shuudifonya, HelviNAM+28.05.0 pts Β· #4
- 1Tjipueja, Penandjambi PenaNAM-53.24.5 pts Β· #6
- 2Uanguta ShadahNAM-30.03.5 pts Β· #8
- 3Tjaronda, NicolaWCMNAM-28.45.0 pts Β· #5
- R8+145 Elo gap