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16th AFRICAN YOUTH CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2025 UNDER 18 GIRLS

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26 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 07 Dec 2025 to 12 Dec 2025 in Harare, Zimbabwe. 6 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1832, and top seed was Deborah Ebimobo-ere QUICKPEN (🇳🇬 NGR, WFM, 2116).

Sana Omprakash Kayyar (🇺🇬 UGA, WIM, 2012) won with 8.0/9, ahead of Deborah Ebimobo-ere QUICKPEN (7.0) and Banda Natalie Katlo (7.0). Kayyar won solo starting round 4.

The biggest upset came in round 2: Mhungu Matifadzashe (1605) beat Deborah Ebimobo-ere QUICKPEN (WFM, 2116), a +511-point gap.

Location
🇿🇼Harare, Zimbabwe
Dates
07 Dec 2025 → 12 Dec 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 9 rounds
Top seed
Avg top 10
1,832
Participants
26
Titled players · 6
WIM×1
WFM×3
WCM×2
Federations · 8 represented
🇿🇦South Africa×8
🇿🇼Zimbabwe×7
🇰🇪Kenya×2
🇿🇲Zambia×1
🇲🇬Madagascar×1
🇳🇬Nigeria×1
🇱🇸Lesotho×1
🇧🇼Botswana×1
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

WIM Sana Omprakash Kayyar led from R4; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders
11
6
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
2.54.579R1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9
R4–R9 · LEAD HELD

WIM Sana Omprakash Kayyar never relinquished the lead after R4; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.

R6 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

WIM Sana Omprakash Kayyar beat WFM Deborah Ebimobo-ere QUICKPEN (Black).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

WIM Sana Omprakash Kayyar 4+3 wins (R1–R4, R6–R8)WFM Deborah Ebimobo-ere QUICKPEN 3+3 wins (R3–R5, R7–R9)WFM Banda Natalie Katlo 3 wins (R1–R3)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Sana Omprakash KayyarWIM2012UGA+23B+12N+11B+3N=9B+2N+8B+4N=5B8.044.547.041.752152+52.8
2QUICKPEN, Deborah Ebimobo-ereWFM2116NGR+10N8B+17N+4B+5N1B+3B+11N+12B7.045.549.536.502032-19.3
3Banda Natalie KatloWFM2000BOT+20N+15B+5N1B+11N+4B2N+9B+8N7.045.048.033.002012+14.8
4Boshoma, ChisomoWFM1841RSA+17B+6N+8B2N+12B3N+9B1B+13N6.046.550.528.501902+31.6
5Ntsielo, BonoloWCM1789LES+18B+7N3B+8N2B=12N+16B=6N=1N5.546.550.527.501795+4.0
6Butler, Kayla1582RSA+26N4B21N+19B=10N+14B=13N=5B+11B5.536.037.020.501757+55.2
7Moyo Lindelwe0ZIM+16N5B10N+20B+17N8N+19B=13B+18N5.535.038.020.2516120.0
8Mhungu Matifadzashe1605ZIM+24B+2N4N5B+13N+7B1N+10B3B5.048.550.524.001793+54.4
9Randriatsiferana,Dimbiharentsoa ChristianaWCM1765MAD15N+13B+19N+10B=1N=11B4N3N+16B5.043.046.022.751740-8.8
10Ibrahim Zena1543KEN2B+18N+7B9N=6B=16B+20N8N+15B5.040.043.021.251611+24.8
11Amrouni, Alexia1796RSA+14N+21B1N+16B3B=9N+12B2B6N4.545.548.518.501738-27.6
12Monchosi, Atlegang1677RSA+19N1B+15N+21B4N=5B11N+14B2N4.542.545.517.251678-8.0
13Tafadzwa Taruza1717ZIM=22B9N+25B+14N8B+15N=6B=7N4B4.538.539.516.501542-62.0
14Pretorius, Klarissa1511RSA11B=25N+22B13B+21N6N+23B12N+19B4.530.531.512.001497-6.8
15Netshimbupfe, Wanga1430RSA+9B3N12B+23N=16N13B=17N+20B10N4.037.039.514.501591+68.8
16Ziegers, Zaskia1578RSA7B+22N+24B11N=15B=10N5N+21B9N4.035.537.512.501498-27.2
17Dove, Megan1517RSA4N+26B2B+24N7B=22N=15B19N+25N4.031.532.57.501457-18.8
18Nokutenda Michelle Madzikwa1444ZIM5N10B20N+26B19N+21B+25B+24N7B4.028.029.07.00823-34.0
19Audrey Tanui0KEN12B+23N9B6N+18BF7N+17B14N3.035.536.510.5015270.0
20Tukuza Tembo1539ZAM3B24N+18B7N+22B+23N10B15NF3.033.034.09.501552-0.8
21SALE RUTENDO0ZIMF11N+6B12N14B18N+22B16N+23B3.032.533.511.0014810.0
22Gwatidzo Ropafadzo1413ZIM=13N16B14N+25B20N=17B21NF+24B3.026.027.07.251333-19.2
23Matereke, Lattoya1543ZIM1N19B+26N15B+24N20B14N=25B21N2.528.529.53.50806-71.2
24FIDE 1103408408N+20B16N17B23B+25NF18B22N2.026.527.54.0012110.0
25FIDE 110185500F=14B13N22N26B24B18N=23N17B1.027.528.53.5012510.0
26FIDE 1103284706B17N23B18N+25NFFFF1.027.028.01.007220.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
Top rating losers
Biggest upsets