Tanzania National Chess Championship 2025- Women
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14 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 05 Jul 2025 to 07 Jul 2025 in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. 2 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 603, and top seed was Mahi R. Shah (🇹🇿 TAN, WCM, 1646).
Mahi R. Shah (🇹🇿 TAN, WCM, 1646) won with 9.0/9, ahead of Lissa Siya Joseph (8.0) and Anahi Rishit Shah (6.5). Shah won solo starting round 4.
Location
🇹🇿Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Dates
05 Jul 2025 → 07 Jul 2025
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 9 rounds
Titled players · 2
WCM×2
Federations · 1 represented
🇹🇿Tanzania×5
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsWCM Mahi R. Shah led from R4; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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R4–R9 · LEAD HELD
WCM Mahi R. Shah never relinquished the lead after R4; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
WCM Mahi R. Shah beat Lissa Siya Joseph (Black).
WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers
WCM Mahi R. Shah 9 wins (R1–R9)Lissa Siya Joseph 3+5 wins (R1–R3, R5–R9)Neema Adam Kisanga 3+3 wins (R2–R4, R7–R9)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1WCMMahi R. Shah | * | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2Lissa Siya Joseph | 0 | * | 1 | 1 |
| 3Neema Adam Kisanga | 0 | 0 | * | ½ |
| 4WCMAnahi Rishit Shah | 0 | 0 | ½ | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mahi R. ShahWCM | 1646 | TAN | +13B | +6N | +5B | +2N | +4B | +3B | +7N | +10N | +9B | 9.0 | 40.0 | 42.0 | 42.00 | 2267 | +32.0 |
| 2 | Lissa Siya Joseph | 1471 | TAN | +7B | +11N | +3B | −1B | +5N | +4N | +6B | +8N | +12B | 8.0 | 41.5 | 44.0 | 35.00 | 1650 | +28.4 |
| 3 | Anahi Rishit ShahWCM | 1496 | TAN | =4N | +9B | −2N | +12B | +7B | −1N | +5B | +6N | +11B | 6.5 | 42.0 | 44.5 | 24.25 | 1388 | -19.2 |
| 4 | Kisanga, Neema Adam | 0 | TAN | =3B | +13N | +6B | +5N | −1N | −2B | +9B | +11N | +10N | 6.5 | 41.0 | 43.0 | 22.75 | 1425 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Bertha Samson Mkude | 1421 | TAN | +9N | +14B | −1N | −4B | −2B | +8N | −3N | +7B | +6N | 5.0 | 45.0 | 47.0 | 17.00 | 742 | -41.2 |
| 6 | FIDE 21602212 | 0 | — | +8B | −1B | −4N | +?N | +9B | +7N | −2N | −3B | −5B | 4.0 | 46.0 | 46.0 | 11.00 | 712 | 0.0 |
| 7 | FIDE 21603022 | 0 | — | −2N | +?B | +10N | +11B | −3N | −6B | −1B | −5N | +13N | 4.0 | 40.0 | 40.0 | 7.50 | 712 | 0.0 |
| 8 | FIDE 21602980 | 0 | — | −6N | −10B | −14N | +13B | +11N | −5B | +12N | −2B | +?N | 4.0 | 29.0 | 29.0 | 7.00 | 646 | 0.0 |
| 9 | FIDE 21601437 | 0 | — | −5B | −3N | F | +10B | −6N | +12B | −4N | +?B | −1N | 3.0 | 38.5 | 38.5 | 5.50 | 725 | 0.0 |
| 10 | FIDE 21603014 | 0 | — | F | +8N | −7B | −9N | +13B | −11N | +?N | −1B | −4B | 3.0 | 31.0 | 31.0 | 6.00 | 846 | 0.0 |
| 11 | FIDE 21602964 | 0 | — | +?N | −2B | =12N | −7N | −8B | +10B | −13N | −4B | −3N | 2.5 | 36.5 | 36.5 | 4.25 | 690 | 0.0 |
| 12 | FIDE 21603006 | 0 | — | −14N | F | =11B | −3N | +?B | −9N | −8B | +13B | −2N | 2.5 | 28.0 | 28.0 | 3.25 | 690 | 0.0 |
| 13 | FIDE 21602972 | 0 | — | −1N | −4B | F | −8N | −10N | +?B | +11B | −12N | −7B | 2.0 | 34.5 | 34.5 | 2.50 | 846 | 0.0 |
| 14 | FIDE 21603030 | 0 | — | +12B | −5N | +8B | F | F | F | F | F | F | 2.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 6.50 | 621 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Mahi R. ShahWCMTAN+32.09.0 pts · #1
- 2Lissa Siya JosephTAN+28.48.0 pts · #2
- 3FIDE 216014370.03.0 pts · #11
Top rating losers
- 1Bertha Samson MkudeTAN-41.25.0 pts · #10
- 2Anahi Rishit ShahWCMTAN-19.26.5 pts · #4
- 3FIDE 216014370.03.0 pts · #11