Bungoma Open - 2025 Ladies Section
Open SwissStandard
16 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 01 Nov 2025 to 02 Nov 2025 in Bungoma, Kenya. 1 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 1304, and top seed was Joyce Nyaruai Ndirangu (🇰🇪 KEN, WFM, 1828).
Zuri Kaloki (🇰🇪 KEN, 1807) won with 5.0/6, ahead of Kimani wanjiru (4.0) and Makanga Annabel (4.0). Kaloki won solo starting round 3.
The biggest upset came in round 3: Shannon Bulimo (1568) beat Madelta Glenda (1750), a +182-point gap.
Location
🇰🇪Bungoma, Kenya
Dates
01 Nov 2025 → 02 Nov 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes for the whole game
System
Swiss · 6 rounds
Titled players · 1
WFM×1
Federations · 1 represented
🇰🇪Kenya×11
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 6 roundsZuri Kaloki led from R3; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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R3–R6 · LEAD HELD
Zuri Kaloki never relinquished the lead after R3; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
Zuri Kaloki 5 wins (R1–R5)WFM Joyce Nyaruai Ndirangu 4 wins (R3–R6)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Zuri Kaloki | * | — | 1 | 1 |
| 2WFMJoyce Nyaruai Ndirangu | — | * | — | — |
| 3Kimani wanjiru | 0 | — | * | ½ |
| 4Makanga Annabel | 0 | — | ½ | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kaloki, Zuri | 1807 | KEN | +12B | +3N | +2B | +7N | +5B | −6N | 5.0 | 17.0 | 18.0 | 15.00 | 1804 | -0.5 |
| 2 | Kimani wanjiru | 1647 | KEN | +8N | =5B | −1N | +11B | +9N | =3B | 4.0 | 17.5 | 19.0 | 10.25 | 1623 | -3.2 |
| 3 | Makanga Annabel | 1513 | KEN | +16N | −1B | +6N | =9B | +7B | =2N | 4.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 8.75 | 1614 | +18.4 |
| 4 | Ndirangu, Joyce NyaruaiWFM | 1828 | KEN | F | F | +12B | +8B | +13N | +5N | 4.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 8.00 | 2301 | +8.0 |
| 5 | Shannon Bulimo | 1568 | KEN | +6B | =2N | +14B | +10N | −1N | −4B | 3.5 | 18.5 | 19.5 | 8.50 | 1727 | +19.2 |
| 6 | Nicole Ajackaa | 0 | KEN | −5N | +9B | −3B | F | +10N | +1B | 3.0 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 10.00 | 1578 | -2.0 |
| 7 | Nyaboke Ava | 0 | KEN | F | +12N | =10B | −1B | −3N | +11N | 2.5 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 3.75 | 1483 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Martha Teresa Akwaare | 1443 | KEN | −2B | =11N | +13B | −4N | F | +10B | 2.5 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 4.25 | 941 | -12.8 |
| 9 | Paraan Kavindi Miriam | 0 | KEN | +15B | −6N | +11B | =3N | −2B | F | 2.5 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 3.50 | 1312 | -11.6 |
| 10 | FIDE 554005329 | 0 | — | +?B | +15N | =7N | −5B | −6B | −8N | 2.5 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 1.25 | 733 | 0.0 |
| 11 | FIDE 10846557 | 0 | — | +13N | =8B | −9N | −2N | F | −7B | 1.5 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 2.25 | 1226 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Rotich Natasha Cheptoo | 1487 | KEN | −1N | −7B | −4N | F | F | +13B | 1.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 1.00 | 1022 | -10.0 |
| 13 | FIDE 554009707 | 0 | — | −11B | +?N | −8N | F | −4B | −12N | 1.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0.00 | 786 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Madelta Glenda | 1750 | KEN | F | +16B | −5N | F | F | F | 1.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.00 | 775 | -14.6 |
| 15 | FIDE 554009693 | 0 | — | −9N | −10B | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 0.00 | 604 | 0.0 |
| 16 | FIDE 554009685 | 0 | — | −3B | −14N | −?B | F | F | F | 0.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 0.00 | 837 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Shannon BulimoKEN+19.23.5 pts · #4
- 2Makanga AnnabelKEN+18.44.0 pts · #5
- 3Ndirangu, Joyce NyaruaiWFMKEN+8.04.0 pts · #2
Top rating losers
- 1Madelta GlendaKEN-14.61.0 pts · #16
- 2Martha Teresa AkwaareKEN-12.82.5 pts · #13
- 3Paraan Kavindi MiriamKEN-11.62.5 pts · #8
Biggest upsets
- R3+182 Elo gap