KCB Chess Open 2025 - Junior Ladies
Open SwissStandard
34 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 18 Oct 2025 to 19 Oct 2025 in Nairobi, Kenya. Top 10 Elo average was 604, and top seed was Fantalis Lucy Nduta (🇰🇪 KEN, 1671).
Fantalis Lucy Nduta (🇰🇪 KEN, 1671) won with 5.0/6.
Location
🇰🇪Nairobi, Kenya
Dates
18 Oct 2025 → 19 Oct 2025
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes for game
System
Swiss · 6 rounds
Federations · 1 represented
🇰🇪Kenya×11
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 6 roundsTight race until R6; 3 players tied at 5.0/6, decided on Buchholz.
Co-leaders
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R6 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
3 players finish on 5.0/6. Nduta takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (20.0).
R6 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Fantalis Lucy Nduta beat FIDE 554009855 (Black).
WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers
Fantalis Lucy Nduta 3 wins (R1–R3)FIDE 554009855 5 wins (R1–R5)FIDE 10874968 3 wins (R1–R3)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Fantalis Lucy Nduta | * | 1 | — | — |
| 2FIDE 554009855 | 0 | * | — | — |
| 3FIDE 10874968 | — | — | * | — |
| 4Inde Joy | — | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fantalis Lucy Nduta | 1671 | KEN | +9N | +30B | +22N | −11B | +10N | +2N | 5.0 | 20.0 | 22.0 | 18.00 | 2242 | +8.0 |
| 2 | FIDE 554009855 | 0 | — | +23B | +?N | +?N | +25B | +11N | −1B | 5.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 10.00 | 885 | 0.0 |
| 3 | FIDE 10874968 | 0 | — | +?B | +?N | +?B | −4N | +?B | +16N | 5.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 4.00 | 677 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Atarah Wright | 1460 | KEN | F | +6B | +24N | +3B | +8N | =5B | 4.5 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 18.75 | 1499 | +1.2 |
| 5 | Inde Joy | 1498 | KEN | +33B | −21N | +15B | +28N | +9B | =4N | 4.5 | 18.0 | 19.0 | 13.75 | 1653 | +15.6 |
| 6 | FIDE 10836543 | 0 | — | +34B | −4N | =?B | +?N | +?B | +20N | 4.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 3.50 | 677 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Chepkoiwo Blessing Jerutich | 0 | KEN | +?B | +?N | −?B | =?N | +?B | +8B | 4.5 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.00 | 1284 | 0.0 |
| 8 | FIDE 10860088 | 0 | — | +?B | +14N | +21B | +10N | −4B | −7N | 4.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 11.00 | 677 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Lekolool Michelle | 0 | KEN | −1B | +34N | +32B | +12N | −5N | +23B | 4.0 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 8.50 | 792 | -24.8 |
| 10 | Magana Sheryll Wamaitha | 0 | KEN | +?B | +12N | +13N | −8B | −1B | +?N | 4.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 8.00 | 1568 | 0.0 |
| 11 | FIDE 10828389 | 0 | — | +?B | +26N | +?B | +1N | −2B | −?N | 4.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 8.00 | 1620 | 0.0 |
| 12 | FIDE 10842861 | 0 | — | +?N | −10B | +?N | −9B | +30N | +?B | 4.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 2.00 | 642 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Salma Nkatha Mwenda | 1411 | KEN | +?B | +?N | −10B | +21N | +?B | −?N | 4.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 3.00 | 1426 | 0.0 |
| 14 | FIDE 554009910 | 0 | — | +?N | −8B | +?N | +22B | +?N | −?B | 4.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 3.00 | 748 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Mitchelle Wambui Gichuga | 0 | KEN | +?N | −?B | −5N | +?B | +31N | +?B | 4.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 2.00 | 699 | 0.0 |
| 16 | FIDE 10837302 | 0 | — | +?N | +?B | +?N | +?B | −?N | −3B | 4.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.00 | 748 | 0.0 |
| 17 | FIDE 10859519 | 0 | — | +?B | −?N | −?B | +?N | +?B | +?B | 4.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 677 | 0.0 |
| 18 | FIDE 10872728 | 0 | — | +?B | −?N | +?B | −?N | +?B | +?B | 4.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 754 | 0.0 |
| 19 | FIDE 10836624 | 0 | — | +?N | −?B | −?B | +?N | +?N | +?B | 4.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 754 | 0.0 |
| 20 | FIDE 554008956 | 0 | — | +?N | =?B | +?N | −?N | +?B | −6B | 3.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.00 | 748 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Mutethya Faith | 0 | KEN | +?N | +5B | −8N | −13B | −?B | +?N | 3.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 4.50 | 1519 | 0.0 |
| 22 | FIDE 10853740 | 0 | — | +?B | +?N | −1B | −14N | −?N | +?B | 3.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0.00 | 885 | 0.0 |
| 23 | FIDE 554009871 | 0 | — | −2N | +?B | −?N | +?B | +?N | −9N | 3.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0.00 | 642 | 0.0 |
| 24 | Keli Tumi | 0 | KEN | +?B | +32N | −4B | −?N | −?B | +30N | 3.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 3.50 | 677 | 0.0 |
| 25 | FIDE 554009880 | 0 | — | +?B | +33N | +?B | −2N | −?B | −?N | 3.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 1.00 | 606 | 0.0 |
| 26 | FIDE 10892915 | 0 | — | +?N | −11B | +?B | +?N | −?B | −?N | 3.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 754 | 0.0 |
| 27 | FIDE 554001951 | 0 | — | −?B | −?N | +?B | −?N | +?B | +?N | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 748 | 0.0 |
| 28 | FIDE 10849955 | 0 | — | =?N | +?B | +?N | −5B | −?N | −?B | 2.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.00 | 699 | 0.0 |
| 29 | FIDE 554009006 | 0 | — | −?B | −?N | −?B | +?N | +?B | =?B | 2.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 754 | 0.0 |
| 30 | FIDE 10836640 | 0 | — | +?B | −1N | −?B | +?N | −12B | −24B | 2.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 0.00 | 885 | 0.0 |
| 31 | Cheruto Wanjiru Waikwa | 0 | KEN | −?B | +?N | −?B | −?N | −15B | +?N | 2.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 606 | 0.0 |
| 32 | FIDE 554008875 | 0 | — | F | −24B | −9N | =?B | +?N | −?N | 1.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.00 | 642 | 0.0 |
| 33 | FIDE 554008867 | 0 | — | −5N | −25B | −?N | −?N | +?B | −?B | 1.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 0.00 | 699 | 0.0 |
| 34 | FIDE 554008999 | 0 | — | −6N | −9B | −?N | −?B | −?B | −?N | 0.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 0.00 | 642 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Inde JoyKEN+15.64.5 pts · #2
- 2Fantalis Lucy NdutaKEN+8.05.0 pts · #4
- 3Atarah WrightKEN+1.24.5 pts · #8
Top rating losers
- 1Lekolool MichelleKEN-24.84.0 pts · #23
- 2Mutethya FaithKEN0.03.0 pts · #5
- 3FIDE 108283890.04.0 pts · #6