16th AFRICAN YOUTH CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2025 UNDER 14 GIRLS
Open SwissStandard
42 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 07 Dec 2025 to 13 Dec 2025 in Harare, Zimbabwe. 4 titled players from 7 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1727, and top seed was Dhiya Naidoo (🇿🇦 RSA, 1826).
Elizabeth Cassidy Maina (🇰🇪 KEN, WFM, 1782) won with 8.0/9, ahead of Asaba Juliet (7.0) and Fantalis Lucy Nduta (6.5). Maina shared the lead from round 7 and won solo starting round 8.
The biggest upset came in round 2: Aishwarya Ranjith (1528) beat Asaba Juliet (WCM, 1795), a +267-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 · 4
WFM×1
WCM×3
Federations · 7 represented
🇿🇦South Africa×6
🇿🇼Zimbabwe×6
🇰🇪Kenya×3
🇧🇼Botswana×3
🇩🇿Algeria×1
🇺🇬Uganda×1
🇲🇬Madagascar×1
Top 3
- 🥇
- 🥈
- 🥉
How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsWFM Elizabeth Cassidy Maina led from R4; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
20
10
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
R6 · LEADER CHANGE11 Dec
Shukri Shakirah takes the sole lead (5.5/6).
R7 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
WFM Elizabeth Cassidy Maina beat WCM Asaba Juliet (Black).
WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers
WFM Elizabeth Cassidy Maina 5+3 wins (R1–R5, R7–R9)WCM Asaba Juliet 4 wins (R3–R6)Fantalis Lucy Nduta 3+3 wins (R1–R3, R5–R7)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1WFMElizabeth Cassidy Maina | * | 1 | 1 | — |
| 2WCMAsaba Juliet | 0 | * | 1 | — |
| 3Fantalis Lucy Nduta | 0 | 0 | * | ½ |
| 4WCMAina Mahasambatra Tsinjoviniavo | — | — | ½ | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Elizabeth Cassidy MainaWFM | 1782 | KEN | +23N | +11B | +14N | +3B | +13N | −5B | +2N | +6B | +7N | 8.0 | 48.5 | 53.0 | 47.00 | 2043 | +88.0 |
| 2 | Asaba JulietWCM | 1795 | UGA | +30B | −8N | +9B | +16N | +15B | +7N | −1B | +3N | +5B | 7.0 | 48.5 | 51.5 | 37.50 | 1800 | +5.2 |
| 3 | Fantalis Lucy Nduta | 1643 | KEN | +40B | +38N | +7B | −1N | +8B | +19N | +5N | −2B | =4N | 6.5 | 46.0 | 47.0 | 28.75 | 1814 | +62.4 |
| 4 | Tsinjoviniavo, Aina MahasambatraWCM | 1686 | MAD | +39B | +20N | =12B | −5N | =9B | +24N | +15B | +8N | =3B | 6.5 | 44.0 | 45.0 | 29.75 | 1640 | -12.8 |
| 5 | Shukri Shakirah | 1667 | KEN | +34N | +18B | =13N | +4B | +6N | +1N | −3B | =11B | −2N | 6.0 | 50.0 | 53.0 | 33.75 | 1772 | +38.0 |
| 6 | Naidoo, Dhiya | 1826 | RSA | +24B | =9N | +8B | +12N | −5B | +21N | +10B | −1N | =11B | 6.0 | 48.5 | 52.5 | 32.50 | 1699 | -47.6 |
| 7 | Nalamalpu Eesha ReddyWCM | 1808 | BOT | +22N | +10B | −3N | +18B | +11N | −2B | +13N | +21B | −1B | 6.0 | 48.0 | 52.5 | 31.00 | 1721 | -29.2 |
| 8 | Ranjith, Aishwarya | 1528 | RSA | +28N | +2B | −6N | +23B | −3N | +33N | +16B | −4B | +17N | 6.0 | 44.0 | 47.0 | 28.00 | 1549 | +1.2 |
| 9 | Beecum, Viha | 1555 | RSA | +26N | =6B | −2N | +30B | =4N | −10B | +25N | +18N | +15B | 6.0 | 43.0 | 46.0 | 26.75 | 1602 | +9.6 |
| 10 | Suresh, Aaradhya | 1575 | RSA | +36B | −7N | +17B | +24N | =21B | +9N | −6N | +13B | =12B | 6.0 | 43.0 | 45.5 | 28.25 | 1690 | +34.4 |
| 11 | Snyman, Mila Marie | 1531 | RSA | +42B | −1N | +32B | +27N | −7B | +17N | +18B | =5N | =6N | 6.0 | 42.0 | 42.0 | 22.00 | 1581 | +7.6 |
| 12 | MBONDO KELLY | 1597 | ZIM | +32N | +41B | =4N | −6B | +22N | −13B | +14N | +20B | =10N | 6.0 | 41.5 | 42.5 | 24.75 | 1618 | +4.0 |
| 13 | Naidoo, Kajol | 1771 | RSA | +27B | +16N | =5B | +21N | −1B | +12N | −7B | −10N | +19B | 5.5 | 46.0 | 49.5 | 26.50 | 1675 | -34.8 |
| 14 | Iskounen, Tinhinane | 1594 | ALG | +37B | +29N | −1B | =20N | −19B | +38N | −12B | +16N | +22B | 5.5 | 38.5 | 40.5 | 19.75 | 894 | -44.0 |
| 15 | Patience Magorosi | 1482 | ZIM | +35B | −19N | +37N | +31B | −2N | +23B | −4N | +24B | −9N | 5.0 | 38.0 | 40.5 | 16.50 | 885 | -39.6 |
| 16 | FIDE 11034440 | 0 | — | +31N | −13B | +41N | −2B | +36N | +35B | −8N | −14B | +20N | 5.0 | 36.5 | 37.5 | 13.50 | 874 | 0.0 |
| 17 | FIDE 11034297 | 0 | — | −19B | +42N | −10N | +28B | +31N | −11B | +36N | +35B | −8B | 5.0 | 34.0 | 34.0 | 11.50 | 784 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Amyra Jain | 0 | ZIM | +25B | −5N | +26B | −7N | +20B | +29N | −11N | −9B | =23N | 4.5 | 41.0 | 44.5 | 18.25 | 842 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Moshoboro Adeola | 1698 | BOT | +17N | +15B | −21N | =22B | +14N | −3B | −20N | +37B | −13N | 4.5 | 41.0 | 43.5 | 20.25 | 1544 | -41.6 |
| 20 | Chibvuri, Nicole | 0 | ZIM | +?N | −4B | +25N | =14B | −18N | +22B | +19B | −12N | −16B | 4.5 | 40.5 | 40.5 | 15.75 | 1557 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Grace Zvarebwa | 1583 | ZIM | F | +33N | +19B | −13B | =10N | −6B | +23N | −7N | +29B | 4.5 | 39.0 | 39.0 | 18.50 | 1586 | -0.8 |
| 22 | Gupta, Priyanshi | 0 | ZIM | −7B | +36N | +29B | =19N | −12B | −20N | +27B | +28N | −14N | 4.5 | 37.0 | 39.5 | 15.25 | 1353 | 0.0 |
| 23 | FIDE 11017538 | 0 | — | −1B | +?N | +33B | −8N | +?B | −15N | −21B | +32N | =18B | 4.5 | 34.0 | 34.0 | 8.25 | 796 | 0.0 |
| 24 | FIDE 11031298 | 0 | — | −6N | F | +35B | −10B | +25N | −4B | +31N | −15N | +30B | 4.0 | 36.0 | 36.0 | 12.50 | 842 | 0.0 |
| 25 | FIDE 11034122 | 0 | — | −18N | F | −20B | +32N | −24B | +40N | −9B | +38N | +27B | 4.0 | 28.5 | 28.5 | 9.50 | 755 | 0.0 |
| 26 | FIDE 11031867 | 0 | — | −9B | +30N | −18N | +34B | +38B | F | F | F | +?N | 4.0 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 8.00 | 755 | 0.0 |
| 27 | FIDE 11031280 | 0 | — | −13N | +28B | +?N | −11B | −35N | =36B | −22N | +39B | −25N | 3.5 | 29.5 | 29.5 | 5.75 | 850 | 0.0 |
| 28 | FIDE 11034556 | 0 | — | −8B | −27N | +39B | −17N | F | +30B | =37N | −22B | +35N | 3.5 | 28.0 | 28.0 | 7.75 | 733 | 0.0 |
| 29 | FIDE 11028173 | 0 | — | F | −14B | −22N | +37B | +39N | −18B | =35N | +36B | −21N | 3.5 | 27.5 | 27.5 | 7.25 | 788 | 0.0 |
| 30 | FIDE 11034467 | 0 | — | −2N | −26B | F | −9N | +33B | −28N | +40B | +31B | −24N | 3.0 | 31.5 | 31.5 | 7.00 | 878 | 0.0 |
| 31 | FIDE 11034386 | 0 | — | −16B | +39N | +38B | −15N | −17B | +32N | −24B | −30N | F | 3.0 | 28.0 | 28.0 | 6.00 | 682 | 0.0 |
| 32 | Mogwera Omaatla | 0 | BOT | −12B | F | −11N | −25B | +42N | −31B | +39N | −23B | +34N | 3.0 | 27.5 | 27.5 | 4.00 | 764 | 0.0 |
| 33 | FIDE 11034041 | 0 | — | F | −21B | −23N | −36B | −30N | −8B | +42B | +40N | +39N | 3.0 | 22.5 | 22.5 | 2.00 | 758 | 0.0 |
| 34 | FIDE 11034580 | 0 | — | −5B | −35N | +?B | −26N | −37N | −39B | +?B | +42N | −32B | 3.0 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 0.00 | 874 | 0.0 |
| 35 | FIDE 554002311 | 0 | — | −15N | +34B | −24N | F | +27B | −16N | =29B | −17N | −28B | 2.5 | 32.5 | 33.5 | 8.25 | 682 | 0.0 |
| 36 | FIDE 11033940 | 0 | — | −10N | −22B | F | +33N | −16B | =27N | −17B | −29N | +?B | 2.5 | 30.5 | 30.5 | 4.75 | 774 | 0.0 |
| 37 | FIDE 10873040 | 0 | — | −14N | F | −15B | −29N | +34B | +?N | =28B | −19N | F | 2.5 | 27.0 | 27.0 | 4.75 | 791 | 0.0 |
| 38 | FIDE 11034173 | 0 | — | F | −3B | −31N | +42B | −26N | −14B | +?N | −25B | F | 2.0 | 25.5 | 25.5 | 0.00 | 824 | 0.0 |
| 39 | FIDE 11034572 | 0 | — | −4N | −31B | −28N | F | −29B | +34N | −32B | −27N | −33B | 1.0 | 29.0 | 29.0 | 3.00 | 886 | 0.0 |
| 40 | FIDE 11034904 | 0 | — | −3N | −?B | F | F | +?N | −25B | −30N | −33B | F | 1.0 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 0.00 | 854 | 0.0 |
| 41 | FIDE 11033657 | 0 | — | +?B | −12N | −16B | F | F | F | F | F | F | 1.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 0.00 | 797 | 0.0 |
| 42 | FIDE 11034165 | 0 | — | −11N | −17B | F | −38N | −32B | −?B | −33N | −34B | F | 0.0 | 23.0 | 23.0 | 0.00 | 730 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Elizabeth Cassidy MainaWFMKEN+88.08.0 pts · #1
- 2Fantalis Lucy NdutaKEN+62.46.5 pts · #4
- 3Shukri ShakirahKEN+38.06.0 pts · #6
Top rating losers
- 1Naidoo, DhiyaRSA-47.66.0 pts · #2
- 2Iskounen, TinhinaneALG-44.05.5 pts · #29
- 3Moshoboro AdeolaBOT-41.64.5 pts · #12
Biggest upsets
- R2+267 Elo gap
- R8+196 Elo gap
- R3+165 Elo gap