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Kitale Open chess Tournament - Ladies Section

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23 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 19 Jul 2025 to 20 Jul 2025 in Kitale, Kenya. 3 titled players from 2 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1702, and top seed was Jully Mutisya (🇰🇪 KEN, WCM, 1842).

Joyce Nyaruai Ndirangu (🇰🇪 KEN, WFM, 1838) won with 5.0/6, ahead of Madelta Glenda (5.0) and Zuri Kaloki (4.5). Ndirangu shared the lead from round 5, winning on tie-break.

The biggest upset came in round 3: Zuri Kaloki (1700) beat Joyce Nyaruai Ndirangu (WFM, 1838), a +138-point gap.

Location
🇰🇪Kitale, Kenya
Dates
19 Jul 2025 → 20 Jul 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes for the whole game
System
Swiss · 6 rounds
Top seed
🇰🇪WCMJully Mutisya1842
Avg top 10
1,702
Participants
23
Titled players · 3
WFM×2
WCM×1
Federations · 2 represented
🇰🇪Kenya×16
🇺🇬Uganda×1
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 6 rounds

Tight race until R6; 2 players tied at 5.0/6, decided on Buchholz.

Co-leaders
12
3
1
1
5
2
1.534.56R1R2R3R4R5R6
Ndirangu5Glenda5Kaloki4.5Mutisya4Maina4Gorreth4
R6 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

2 players finish on 5.0/6. Ndirangu takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (19.0).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

WFM Joyce Nyaruai Ndirangu 3 wins (R4–R6)Madelta Glenda 5 wins (R2–R6)Zuri Kaloki 3 wins (R1–R3)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1WFMJoyce Nyaruai Ndirangu*—
0
—
2Madelta Glenda—*—
1
3Zuri Kaloki
1
—*
0
4WCMJully Mutisya—
0
1
*

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5R6PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Ndirangu, Joyce NyaruaiWFM1838KEN+5B+21N−3B+15N+10N+9B5.019.020.516.001846+1.2
2Madelta Glenda1753KENF+23N+22B+14B+8N+4B5.013.514.513.002538+19.2
3Kaloki, Zuri1700KEN+19N+16B+1N=10B−4N+6B4.519.521.515.751864+33.2
4Mutisya, JullyWCM1842KEN+7N+6B−10B+5N+3B−2N4.021.525.016.501806-5.2
5Fantalis Lucy Nduta1586KEN−1N+9B+11N−4B+22B+13N4.019.520.511.501040-16.0
6Elizabeth Cassidy MainaWFM1653KEN+13B−4N+21B+20N+7B−3N4.017.519.010.501684+7.2
7Shukri Shakirah1629KEN−4B+20N+17B+18N−6N+14B4.016.018.010.00947-28.0
8Pamela Kosala1635KEN+23B−10N+13B+22N−2B+15N4.015.516.58.00948-27.6
9Nandujja Maria Gorreth0UGA+?B−5N+?B+12N+17B−1N4.014.514.55.5015710.0
10Jumba, Gloria1736KENF+8B+4N=3N−1B+12N3.520.520.513.251883+18.8
11FIDE 108700590—=17B+?N−5B−13N+19B+22N3.512.512.54.258010.0
12Esther Joy Wamaitha1648KEN−16N+14B+19N−9B+20N−10B3.015.517.57.00942-14.8
13FIDE 108898500—−6N+?B−8N+11B+?N−5B3.015.515.53.508290.0
14Maysie Andia0KEN+?B−12N+?B−2N+18B−7N3.014.514.52.508760.0
15FIDE 5540048530—−?N+?B+16N−1B+?N−8B3.012.012.03.009370.0
16FIDE 108412450—+12B−3N−15B−?N+?B+?N3.010.510.53.0016780.0
17Natasha Wanjiru0KEN=11N+?B−7N+21B−9N−?B2.513.013.03.2515950.0
18Rotich Natasha Cheptoo0KEN+?N−19B+?N−7B−14N=21B2.510.510.50.7514020.0
19FIDE 108898840—−3B+18N−12B−?N−11N+?B2.013.513.52.508780.0
20FIDE 108896550—+?N−7B+?N−6B−12B−?N2.011.011.00.008420.0
21Maashao, Genevieve1559KENF−1B−6N−17N+23B=18N1.519.020.02.25946-22.0
22Patricia Nafuna0KEN+?BF−2N−8B−5N−11B1.016.516.50.008630.0
23Cherop Kimberly0KEN−8N−2B+?N−?B−21N−?B1.010.510.50.008500.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
Top rating losers
Biggest upsets