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Kenya National Junior Chess Championship - Ladies

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22 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 27 Sept 2025 to 28 Sept 2025 in Nairobi, Kenya. 2 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 1667, and top seed was Zuri Kaloki (🇰🇪 KEN, 1832).

Elizabeth Cassidy Maina (🇰🇪 KEN, WFM, 1766) won with 5.5/6, ahead of Zuri Kaloki (5.0) and Nashipae Bella (4.5). Maina won solo starting round 4.

The biggest upset came in round 4: Waruguru Joy (1437) beat Riley Matingi (1638), a +201-point gap.

Location
🇰🇪Nairobi, Kenya
Dates
27 Sept 2025 → 28 Sept 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes for the whole game
System
Swiss · 6 rounds
Top seed
🇰🇪Zuri Kaloki1832
Avg top 10
1,667
Participants
22
Titled players · 2
WFM×1
WCM×1
Federations · 1 represented
🇰🇪Kenya×17
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 6 rounds

WFM Elizabeth Cassidy Maina led from R4; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders
10
4
2
1
1
1
1.534.56R1R2R3R4R5R6
Maina5.5Kaloki5Bella4.5Wambui4Gathoni4Maashao4
R4–R6 · LEAD HELD

WFM Elizabeth Cassidy Maina held the sole lead from R4 through R6 without losing it.

R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

WFM Elizabeth Cassidy Maina beat Zuri Kaloki (White).

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

WFM Elizabeth Cassidy Maina 5 wins (R1–R5)Zuri Kaloki 3 wins (R1–R3)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1WFMElizabeth Cassidy Maina*
1
1
½
2Zuri Kaloki
0
*——
3WCMNashipae Bella
0
—*
1
4Gikandi Bernice Wambui
½
—
0
*

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5R6PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Elizabeth Cassidy MainaWFM1766KEN+13N+8B+12N+2B+3N=5B5.520.023.021.002036+61.2
2Kaloki, Zuri1832KEN+16B+4N+10B−1N+6B+7N5.020.022.016.501851+9.2
3Nashipae BellaWCM1728KEN+7B=15N+5B+4N−1B+8N4.520.523.016.251817+27.6
4Maashao, Genevieve1635KEN+9B−2B+11N−3B+16N+10N4.019.021.011.501666+9.6
5Gikandi Bernice Wambui1684KEN=11N+16B−3N+15B+13N=1N4.018.520.511.751700+8.0
6Onyango Shirlyn Gathoni1638KEN+17B−10N+15B+12N−2N+11B4.016.518.510.501660+6.4
7Waruguru Joy1437KEN−3N=11B+19N+14B+9N−2B3.519.020.59.501567+20.0
8Seseniah Akwe Omari1590KEN+22B−1N+17B=9N+10B−3B3.518.518.56.751550-6.4
9Oluchiri Jadarudo Achieng0KEN−4N+21B+20N=8B−7B+15N3.515.016.06.7514860.0
10Kuka Riziki1531KEN+21N+6B−2N+13B−8N−4B3.019.520.58.001556+4.0
11Gichuga Wanjiru Wanjiku1417KEN=5B=7N−4B+21N+12B−6N3.018.519.57.751512+22.4
12Arianne Hera Ngani1526KEN+19B+14N−1B−6B−11N+17N3.017.519.06.501422-22.0
13Brielle Wairimu1447KEN−1B+22N+14B−10N−5B+16N3.017.517.55.001544+22.4
14Riley Matingi1638KEN+20N−12B−13N−7N+18B+19N3.013.014.55.00670-86.4
15Kagambi, Angel1632KEN+18N=3B−6N−5N+19B−9B2.518.019.55.751410-31.6
16Kamoni Elsie Wambui1460KEN−2N−5N+22B+17N−4B−13B2.018.018.02.00850-44.4
17FIDE 108683560—−6N+18B−8N−16B+21N−12B2.014.515.53.007540.0
18FIDE 108749680—−15B−17N−21B+20B−14N+22N2.010.010.01.508350.0
19FIDE 108428610—−12N=20B−7B+22N−15N−14B1.513.513.50.757580.0
20FIDE 108327260—−14B=19N−9B−18N+22BF1.511.011.00.758380.0
21Telo Ariela0KEN−10B−9N+18N−11B−17BF1.013.515.02.006740.0
22FIDE 5540072910—−8N−13B−16N−19B−20N−18B0.012.013.50.006990.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
Top rating losers
Biggest upsets