2025 African School Individual Chess Championship - Under 17 Girls
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41 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 23 May 2025 to 28 May 2025 in Mombasa, Kenya. 5 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1415, and top seed was Rutendo Hwende (🇿🇼 ZIM, 1719).
Erica Mumbi Muturi (🇰🇪 KEN, 1602) won with 7.5/9, ahead of McKenzie Chanel (7.0) and Angel Kagambi (7.0). Muturi clinched sole first place in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 3: Gikandi Bernice Wambui (1509) beat Rutendo Hwende (1719), a +210-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
Federations · 5 represented
🇰🇪Kenya×16
🇳🇦Namibia×1
🇿🇦South Africa×1
🇿🇼Zimbabwe×1
🇿🇲Zambia×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsErica Mumbi Muturi led from R6; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R6.
Co-leaders
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R6 · LEADER CHANGE26 May
Erica Mumbi Muturi takes the sole lead (5.5/6).
R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Erica Mumbi Muturi drew with McKenzie Chanel (White).
WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers
Erica Mumbi Muturi 3+3 wins (R1–R3, R5–R7)McKenzie Chanel 3+3 wins (R1–R3, R6–R8)Angel Kagambi 4+3 wins (R1–R4, R6–R8)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Erica Mumbi Muturi | * | ½ | 0 | 1 |
| 2McKenzie Chanel | ½ | * | — | 0 |
| 3Angel Kagambi | 1 | — | * | 0 |
| 4Agnes Mary | 0 | 1 | 1 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Muturi, Erica Mumbi | 1602 | KEN | +10B | +38N | +18N | =2B | +27N | +19B | +4B | −3N | +8N | 7.5 | 46.0 | 49.0 | 38.50 | 1714 | +29.6 |
| 2 | McKenzie Chanel | 1513 | KEN | +32B | +21N | +16B | =1N | −4B | +10N | +9B | +5N | =6B | 7.0 | 48.0 | 51.5 | 38.00 | 1653 | +33.2 |
| 3 | Kagambi, Angel | 1623 | KEN | +20N | +15B | +26N | +19B | −8N | +18B | +7N | +1B | −4N | 7.0 | 47.0 | 51.5 | 39.00 | 1569 | -12.4 |
| 4 | Agnes Mary | 1560 | KEN | =27B | F | +30N | +9B | +2N | +8B | −1N | +6N | +3B | 6.5 | 47.5 | 47.5 | 38.00 | 1865 | +92.8 |
| 5 | Ibrahim Zena | 1512 | KEN | +31N | +25B | +13N | −8N | +28B | =7B | +27N | −2B | +17N | 6.5 | 43.0 | 47.0 | 30.75 | 1403 | -19.2 |
| 6 | Gikandi Bernice Wambui | 1509 | KEN | +36B | +28N | +9N | −27B | +32N | +29B | +8N | −4B | =2N | 6.5 | 40.5 | 44.0 | 30.00 | 1687 | +37.6 |
| 7 | Diana Makomi | 0 | KEN | +?B | +34N | −8B | +?N | +11B | =5N | −3B | +21N | +10B | 6.5 | 38.5 | 38.5 | 22.25 | 1298 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Mutwol Cherry Jepchirchir | 1561 | KEN | +14N | +17B | +7N | +5B | +3B | −4N | −6B | +19N | −1B | 6.0 | 51.5 | 56.5 | 36.00 | 1561 | -2.0 |
| 9 | Rutendo Hwende | 1719 | ZIM | +23B | +33N | −6B | −4N | +40B | +38N | −2N | =12B | +25N | 5.5 | 41.0 | 44.0 | 21.25 | 1308 | -83.6 |
| 10 | FIDE 10836365 | 0 | — | −1N | +?B | +41N | +30B | +12N | −2B | =18N | +32B | −7N | 5.5 | 40.5 | 40.5 | 17.00 | 768 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Audrey Tanui | 0 | KEN | +37N | −18B | +15N | +24B | −7N | =32B | +20N | =27B | =13N | 5.5 | 39.5 | 42.5 | 24.50 | 1487 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Valentine Njeri | 0 | KEN | +?N | −24B | +14N | +17B | −10B | −23N | +33B | =9N | +21B | 5.5 | 39.0 | 39.0 | 21.75 | 1584 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Prudence Kimeli | 0 | KEN | +41B | +22N | −5B | −16N | +34B | +33N | −14B | +38N | =11B | 5.5 | 37.5 | 39.0 | 18.75 | 1466 | -2.4 |
| 14 | Maysie Andia | 0 | KEN | −8B | +?N | −12B | +?N | +22B | +28N | +13N | =17B | −18N | 5.5 | 36.0 | 36.0 | 16.75 | 1527 | 0.0 |
| 15 | FIDE 10899456 | 0 | — | +?B | −3N | −11B | −22N | +?B | +41N | +28B | =16N | +23B | 5.5 | 32.5 | 32.5 | 12.75 | 824 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Tukuza Tembo | 0 | ZAM | +?N | +?B | −2N | +13B | −18N | +31B | −19N | =15B | +?B | 5.5 | 32.0 | 32.0 | 12.25 | 1398 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Patricia Nafuna | 0 | KEN | +?B | −8N | +?B | −12N | +?B | +39N | +23B | =14N | −5B | 5.5 | 31.0 | 31.0 | 10.25 | 744 | 0.0 |
| 18 | FIDE 10888667 | 0 | — | F | +11N | −1B | +21N | +16B | −3N | =10B | =23N | +14B | 5.0 | 45.5 | 45.5 | 26.00 | 814 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Monteiro Correia, Maya | 1552 | RSA | F | +29B | +24N | −3N | +38B | −1N | +16B | −8B | +27N | 5.0 | 41.5 | 41.5 | 21.00 | 798 | -52.4 |
| 20 | FIDE 10868542 | 0 | — | −3B | +?N | −34B | +?N | +41B | =21N | −11B | +?N | =22B | 5.0 | 26.5 | 26.5 | 6.00 | 824 | 0.0 |
| 21 | FIDE 554000718 | 0 | — | +?N | −2B | +37N | −18B | +35N | =20B | +29N | −7B | −12N | 4.5 | 39.5 | 39.5 | 13.00 | 731 | 0.0 |
| 22 | FIDE 10817344 | 0 | — | F | −13B | −32N | +15B | −14N | +37B | +31N | +29B | =20N | 4.5 | 36.0 | 36.0 | 19.00 | 687 | 0.0 |
| 23 | FIDE 10899472 | 0 | — | −9N | +?B | +25N | +?B | −29N | +12B | −17N | =18B | −15N | 4.5 | 35.5 | 35.5 | 12.50 | 919 | 0.0 |
| 24 | FIDE 10868178 | 0 | — | F | +12N | −19B | −11N | +?B | −27B | +?N | =25B | +32N | 4.5 | 28.0 | 28.0 | 11.25 | 752 | 0.0 |
| 25 | FIDE 10878440 | 0 | — | +?B | −5N | −23B | −?N | +?B | +40N | +39B | =24N | −9B | 4.5 | 27.0 | 27.0 | 8.25 | 821 | 0.0 |
| 26 | FIDE 10899391 | 0 | — | +40B | +?N | −3B | −38N | −33B | =34N | −?B | +?B | +37N | 4.5 | 23.0 | 23.0 | 7.75 | 717 | 0.0 |
| 27 | Mboya, Grace Lily | 0 | KEN | =4N | F | +?B | +6N | −1B | +24N | −5B | =11N | −19B | 4.0 | 42.0 | 42.0 | 17.00 | 1399 | 0.0 |
| 28 | Shalom Jepkosgei | 0 | KEN | F | −6B | +?N | +35B | −5N | −14B | −15N | +37B | +?N | 4.0 | 30.5 | 30.5 | 6.50 | 716 | 0.0 |
| 29 | FIDE 554002672 | 0 | — | +35B | −19N | +?B | +?N | +23B | −6N | −21B | −22N | −?B | 4.0 | 28.5 | 28.5 | 8.00 | 731 | 0.0 |
| 30 | van Wyk, Caylee Richardine Elaine | 0 | NAM | +39B | +?N | −4B | −10N | −31B | −?N | +36B | −?N | +41N | 4.0 | 24.0 | 24.0 | 8.00 | 752 | 0.0 |
| 31 | FIDE 10870733 | 0 | — | −5B | −?N | +?B | +?B | +30N | −16N | −22B | −?N | +?B | 4.0 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 4.00 | 722 | 0.0 |
| 32 | FIDE 10870059 | 0 | — | −2N | F | +22B | +34N | −6B | =11N | +?B | −10N | −24B | 3.5 | 37.0 | 37.0 | 10.75 | 721 | 0.0 |
| 33 | Makungu Nelyvin | 0 | KEN | F | −9B | −35N | +37B | +26N | −13B | −12N | +39B | =34N | 3.5 | 34.0 | 34.0 | 12.25 | 803 | -21.2 |
| 34 | FIDE 10871691 | 0 | — | F | −7B | +20N | −32B | −13N | =26B | +?N | =35B | =33B | 3.5 | 32.0 | 32.0 | 10.75 | 1255 | 0.0 |
| 35 | FIDE 10899405 | 0 | — | −29N | F | +33B | −28N | −21B | +?N | −38B | =34N | +?B | 3.5 | 22.5 | 22.5 | 5.25 | 1429 | 0.0 |
| 36 | FIDE 554002648 | 0 | — | −6N | −?B | −?N | +?B | −37N | +?B | −30N | +?B | =?N | 3.5 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 0.00 | 710 | 0.0 |
| 37 | FIDE 10851941 | 0 | — | −11B | +40N | −21B | −33N | +36B | −22N | +?B | −28N | −26B | 3.0 | 33.0 | 33.0 | 6.50 | 609 | 0.0 |
| 38 | FIDE 10877185 | 0 | — | F | −1B | +?N | +26B | −19N | −9B | +35N | −13B | −?N | 3.0 | 31.5 | 31.5 | 8.00 | 791 | 0.0 |
| 39 | FIDE 10899448 | 0 | — | −30N | F | −?B | +?B | +?N | −17B | −25N | −33N | +40B | 3.0 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 3.00 | 609 | 0.0 |
| 40 | FIDE 10819096 | 0 | — | −26N | −37B | +?B | +?N | −9N | −25B | −?B | +?N | −39N | 3.0 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 0.00 | 919 | 0.0 |
| 41 | FIDE 554002699 | 0 | — | −13N | F | −10B | +?B | −20N | −15B | −?N | =?N | −30B | 1.5 | 25.5 | 25.5 | 0.00 | 687 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Agnes MaryKEN+92.86.5 pts · #1
- 2Gikandi Bernice WambuiKEN+37.66.5 pts · #5
- 3McKenzie ChanelKEN+33.27.0 pts · #4
Top rating losers
- 1Rutendo HwendeZIM-83.65.5 pts · #10
- 2Monteiro Correia, MayaRSA-52.45.0 pts · #38
- 3Makungu NelyvinKEN-21.23.5 pts · #29
Biggest upsets
- R3+210 Elo gap
- R7+206 Elo gap
- R4+159 Elo gap