16th AFRICAN YOUTH CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2025 UNDER 16 GIRLS
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37 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 07 Dec 2025 to 13 Dec 2025 in Harare, Zimbabwe. 3 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1701, and top seed was Jana Mohamed Zaki (🇪🇬 EGY, WIM, 1893).
Jana Mohamed Zaki (🇪🇬 EGY, WIM, 1893) won with 8.0/9, ahead of Manel Ait Oudhia (7.0) and Maya Monteiro Correia (6.5). Mohamed Zaki won solo starting round 5.
The biggest upset came in round 2: Angel Kagambi (1576) beat Ilyna Hadjout (1746), a +170-point gap.
Location
🇿🇼Harare, Zimbabwe
Dates
07 Dec 2025 → 13 Dec 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 9 rounds
Titled players · 3
WIM×1
WCM×2
Federations · 8 represented
🇿🇼Zimbabwe×5
🇿🇦South Africa×4
🇩🇿Algeria×2
🇰🇪Kenya×2
🇧🇼Botswana×2
🇲🇿Mozambique×2
🇿🇲Zambia×1
🇲🇼Malawi×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsWIM Jana Mohamed Zaki led from R5; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.
Co-leaders
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2
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R5–R9 · LEAD HELD
WIM Jana Mohamed Zaki never relinquished the lead after R5; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
R6 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
WIM Jana Mohamed Zaki drew with Manel Ait Oudhia (Black).
WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers
WIM Jana Mohamed Zaki 5 wins (R1–R5)Manel Ait Oudhia 3 wins (R3–R5)Angel Kagambi 4 wins (R1–R4)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1WIMJana Mohamed Zaki | * | ½ | 1 | ½ |
| 2Manel Ait Oudhia | ½ | * | — | ½ |
| 3Angel Kagambi | 0 | — | * | 0 |
| 4Maya Monteiro Correia | ½ | ½ | 1 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mohamed Zaki, JanaWIM | 1893 | EGY | +18B | +7N | +5B | +10N | +4B | =2N | +13B | =3B | +11N | 8.0 | 47.0 | 51.5 | 44.75 | 1981 | +26.8 |
| 2 | Ait Oudhia, Manel | 1739 | ALG | +23N | −19B | +20N | +9B | +11N | =1B | +6N | +10B | =3N | 7.0 | 44.5 | 48.5 | 36.75 | 1843 | +39.5 |
| 3 | Monteiro Correia, Maya | 1609 | RSA | +26B | +14N | −6N | +28B | =12B | +4N | +5B | =1N | =2B | 6.5 | 47.0 | 50.0 | 34.50 | 1811 | +76.0 |
| 4 | Kagambi, Angel | 1576 | KEN | +32N | +13B | +11N | +6B | −1N | −3B | +12B | =7N | +10N | 6.5 | 45.5 | 48.0 | 30.75 | 1826 | +102.0 |
| 5 | Maashao, Genevieve | 1615 | KEN | +16N | +21B | −1N | +19B | =6N | +14B | −3N | +13N | +7B | 6.5 | 45.0 | 49.5 | 32.25 | 1804 | +66.4 |
| 6 | Carol Ndlovu | 1725 | ZIM | +24B | +8N | +3B | −4N | =5B | =10N | −2B | =18N | +12B | 5.5 | 46.5 | 50.5 | 29.00 | 1654 | -28.0 |
| 7 | Ramlall, Sanjana | 1588 | RSA | +30N | −1B | −15N | +20B | +16N | +34B | +21N | =4B | −5N | 5.5 | 43.0 | 45.0 | 22.25 | 1573 | -6.4 |
| 8 | Dasha Zalwango Kibuule | 1556 | UGA | +31N | −6B | +17N | =14B | +19N | −13B | +20N | −11B | +21N | 5.5 | 39.0 | 41.5 | 23.50 | 1606 | +13.6 |
| 9 | Ngozo Tivumile | 1562 | SWZ | +37B | −10N | +22B | −2N | +26B | −12N | +31B | =15N | +18B | 5.5 | 37.0 | 37.0 | 17.50 | 1435 | -26.0 |
| 10 | Mungal, Zoey | 1666 | RSA | +17N | +9B | +19N | −1B | =13N | =6B | +11N | −2N | −4B | 5.0 | 47.5 | 52.0 | 25.25 | 1682 | +7.6 |
| 11 | Mweetwa Victoria | 1623 | ZAM | +25B | +34N | −4B | +29N | −2B | +18N | −10B | +8N | −1B | 5.0 | 43.5 | 45.5 | 19.00 | 1584 | -17.6 |
| 12 | Jailos RachelWCM | 1629 | MAW | +15N | =20B | −14N | +21B | =3N | +9B | −4N | +23B | −6N | 5.0 | 43.0 | 47.0 | 24.50 | 1505 | -40.4 |
| 13 | Hadjout, Ilyna | 1746 | ALG | +36B | −4N | +24B | +34N | =10B | +8N | −1N | −5B | =14N | 5.0 | 42.5 | 44.5 | 18.50 | 1556 | -60.0 |
| 14 | Moshoboro, Laone PhoebeWCM | 1765 | BOT | +33N | −3B | +12B | =8N | =18B | −5N | +35B | =19N | =13B | 5.0 | 40.0 | 42.0 | 19.25 | 1555 | -78.0 |
| 15 | Cordar, Beatriz Ismail Chirombo | 0 | MOZ | −12B | +27N | +7B | −18N | =22B | −23N | +29B | =9B | +34N | 5.0 | 35.0 | 37.0 | 18.50 | 1556 | 0.0 |
| 16 | FIDE 11035340 | 0 | — | −5B | −18N | +26B | +36N | −7B | +24N | −22B | +35N | +27B | 5.0 | 33.5 | 35.5 | 14.50 | 765 | 0.0 |
| 17 | FIDE 11035587 | 0 | — | −10B | +37N | −8B | −27N | +36B | −35N | +33B | +26N | +23N | 5.0 | 27.5 | 27.5 | 12.00 | 810 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Toor Noor Fatima | 1483 | BOT | −1N | +16B | =21N | +15B | =14N | −11B | +27N | =6B | −9N | 4.5 | 43.5 | 46.5 | 20.50 | 1471 | -5.6 |
| 19 | Grove, Emily | 1586 | RSA | +27B | +2N | −10B | −5N | −8B | F | +34N | =14B | +20N | 4.5 | 40.0 | 42.0 | 19.00 | 1591 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Melissa Nyashadzaishe Kambezo | 1535 | ZIM | +35B | =12N | −2B | −7N | +27B | +29N | −8B | +22N | −19B | 4.5 | 38.0 | 40.0 | 15.00 | 1410 | -38.4 |
| 21 | RUDUVO MUNENYASHA | 0 | ZIM | +29B | −5N | =18B | −12N | +33B | +22N | −7B | +31N | −8B | 4.5 | 37.0 | 39.5 | 14.75 | 1374 | 0.0 |
| 22 | Maliquete, Herminia Esmeraldo Luciano | 0 | MOZ | −28N | +31B | −9N | +35B | =15N | −21B | +16N | −20B | +29N | 4.5 | 33.0 | 35.0 | 15.00 | 1414 | 0.0 |
| 23 | FIDE 11029552 | 0 | — | −2B | −26N | −27B | +37N | +32B | +15B | +28N | −12N | −17B | 4.0 | 34.0 | 34.0 | 10.50 | 885 | 0.0 |
| 24 | FIDE 11028114 | 0 | — | −6N | +32B | −13N | +30B | −28N | −16B | −25N | +36B | +31B | 4.0 | 30.5 | 32.5 | 10.00 | 935 | 0.0 |
| 25 | FIDE 11029803 | 0 | — | −11N | −33B | +32N | −31B | −30N | +36N | +24B | −34B | +28N | 4.0 | 24.5 | 26.5 | 11.50 | 824 | 0.0 |
| 26 | FIDE 11027622 | 0 | — | −3N | +23B | −16N | +33B | −9N | F | +30B | −17B | =32N | 3.5 | 36.0 | 38.5 | 10.75 | 786 | 0.0 |
| 27 | FIDE 11031271 | 0 | — | −19N | −15B | +23N | +17B | −20N | F | −18B | +28B | −16N | 3.0 | 35.5 | 38.5 | 12.00 | 734 | 0.0 |
| 28 | FIDE 11029862 | 0 | — | +22B | −29N | +36B | −3N | +24B | −31N | −23B | −27N | −25B | 3.0 | 31.5 | 33.5 | 10.50 | 766 | 0.0 |
| 29 | Ndemera Joyce | 1521 | ZIM | −21N | +28B | +35N | −11B | =31N | −20B | −15N | =32B | −22B | 3.0 | 31.5 | 33.5 | 7.50 | 780 | -33.6 |
| 30 | FIDE 11027690 | 0 | — | −7B | −36N | +37B | −24N | +25B | F | −26N | F | +35B | 3.0 | 24.0 | 24.0 | 6.00 | 787 | 0.0 |
| 31 | NDOVORWI SHINETTE | 0 | ZIM | −8B | −22N | F | +25N | =29B | +28B | −9N | −21B | −24N | 2.5 | 34.0 | 34.0 | 8.50 | 1273 | 0.0 |
| 32 | FIDE 11034645 | 0 | — | −4B | −24N | −25B | F | −23N | =33N | +37B | =29N | =26B | 2.5 | 27.5 | 27.5 | 4.50 | 1359 | 0.0 |
| 33 | FIDE 10888659 | 0 | — | −14B | +25N | −34B | −26N | −21N | =32B | −17N | +37N | F | 2.5 | 26.5 | 26.5 | 5.25 | 965 | 0.0 |
| 34 | FIDE 11035374 | 0 | — | F | −11B | +33N | −13B | F | −7N | −19B | +25N | −15B | 2.0 | 31.5 | 31.5 | 6.50 | 836 | 0.0 |
| 35 | FIDE 10876936 | 0 | — | −20N | F | −29B | −22N | +37B | +17B | −14N | −16B | −30N | 2.0 | 30.0 | 30.0 | 5.00 | 807 | 0.0 |
| 36 | FIDE 15213366 | 0 | — | −13N | +30B | −28N | −16B | −17N | −25B | F | −24N | +37B | 2.0 | 29.0 | 29.0 | 3.00 | 945 | 0.0 |
| 37 | FIDE 11034483 | 0 | — | −9N | −17B | −30N | −23B | −35N | F | −32N | −33B | −36N | 0.0 | 26.5 | 26.5 | 0.00 | 762 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Kagambi, AngelKEN+102.06.5 pts · #3
- 2Monteiro Correia, MayaRSA+76.06.5 pts · #5
- 3Maashao, GenevieveKEN+66.46.5 pts · #6
Top rating losers
- 1Moshoboro, Laone PhoebeWCMBOT-78.05.0 pts · #9
- 2Hadjout, IlynaALG-60.05.0 pts · #14
- 3Jailos RachelWCMMAW-40.45.0 pts · #13
Biggest upsets
- R2+170 Elo gap
- R2+156 Elo gap
- R2+153 Elo gap