16th AFRICAN YOUTH CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2025 UNDER 12 OPEN

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63 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 07 Dec 2025 to 13 Dec 2025 in Harare, Zimbabwe. 8 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1730, and top seed was Wabwire Ronald (🇺🇬 UGA, 1905).

Rannveer Tak (🇿🇦 RSA, 1809) won with 7.5/9, ahead of Ahumuza Apollo (7.0) and Danson Ryan Kimani (7.0). Tak won solo starting round 6.

The biggest upset came in round 6: Dien James (1493) beat Priyanshu Dinodia (1765), a +272-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

Top seed

🇺🇬Wabwire Ronald1905

Avg top 10

1,730

Participants

Federations · 8 represented

🇿🇼Zimbabwe×10

🇰🇪Kenya×6

🇿🇦South Africa×4

🇿🇲Zambia×3

🇺🇬Uganda×3

🇳🇦Namibia×3

🇬🇭Ghana×1

🇦🇴Angola×1

Top 3

🥇
Rannveer Tak
🇿🇦RSA·1809
7.5pts·1922perf+46.0
🥈
Ahumuza Apollo
🇺🇬UGA·1886
7.0pts·1835perf-11.2
🥉
Danson Ryan Kimani
🇰🇪KEN·1634
7.0pts·1959perf+81.6

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

Rannveer Tak led from R4; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders

Tak7.5Apollo7Kimani7Dinodia7EMMANUEL6.5Tumelo6.5

R4–R9 · LEAD HELD

Rannveer Tak held the sole lead from R4 through R9 without losing it.

R9 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Rannveer Tak lost to Ahumuza Apollo (Black).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

Rannveer Tak 4+3 wins (R1–R4, R6–R8)Ahumuza Apollo 3+3 wins (R1–R3, R7–R9)Danson Ryan Kimani 4 wins (R3–R6)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Rannveer Tak	*	0	1	—
2Ahumuza Apollo	1	*	0	—
3Danson Ryan Kimani	0	1	*	—
4Priyanshu Dinodia	—	—	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Tak, Rannveer	1809	RSA	+60N	+8B	+13N	+16B	=9N	+6B	+3B	+5N	−2N	7.5	51.0	53.0	43.00	1922	+46.0
2	Ahumuza Apollo	1886	UGA	+32B	+22N	+17B	=11N	=5B	−3N	+23B	+38N	+1B	7.0	47.0	51.0	37.75	1835	-11.2
3	Danson Ryan Kimani	1634	KEN	+58B	−11N	+51B	+31B	+16N	+2B	−1N	+10N	+19B	7.0	45.0	47.5	34.00	1959	+81.6
4	Priyanshu Dinodia	1765	ZAM	+31B	+55N	=5B	=14N	+38B	−22N	+30B	+17N	+8N	7.0	42.5	45.0	33.75	1686	-22.0
5	Mann, Iowan	1590	RSA	+29N	+39B	=4N	+7B	=2N	=9B	+12N	−1B	+20N	6.5	50.0	54.0	36.50	1772	+44.4
6	Lwenyeka Tumelo	1696	ZAM	+52B	+25N	+38B	=9N	+11B	−1N	=10B	+22N	=7B	6.5	46.0	49.0	32.25	1772	+21.2
7	BANANA EMMANUEL	0	ZIM	+?B	=10N	+23B	−5N	+27N	+29B	+9N	=8B	=6N	6.5	46.0	46.0	30.00	1671	0.0
8	Shaurya Danave	1482	ZAM	+61B	−1N	+21B	+56N	+17B	+18N	+22B	=7N	−4B	6.5	45.0	46.5	28.75	1742	+65.6
9	Wabwire Ronald	1905	UGA	+62N	+12B	+19N	=6B	=1B	=5N	−7B	=11N	+22B	6.0	49.5	50.5	30.75	1812	-18.4
10	Wela, Nsimba	1706	ANG	+43N	=7B	+42N	=15B	+13N	=12B	=6N	−3B	+27N	6.0	47.0	51.0	31.50	1598	-29.6
11	IHUDE OMUNOJOK	0	ZIM	+?N	+3B	+40N	=2B	−6N	=19B	=13N	=9B	+35N	6.0	46.5	46.5	27.75	1717	0.0
12	Jacob Mandela	1497	KEN	+63B	−9N	+33B	+28N	+14B	=10N	−5B	+18N	=17B	6.0	45.0	45.0	26.75	1681	+54.0
13	Thorulsley, Kairaav	1596	RSA	+51B	+30N	−1B	+49N	−10B	+32N	=11B	=15B	+25N	6.0	42.5	45.5	26.00	1422	-24.0
14	Maruatona Onthatile	1612	BOT	+37N	+41B	=15N	=4B	−12N	−39B	+29N	+43B	+24N	6.0	41.0	45.0	28.50	1485	-20.8
15	Brits, Etienne	1572	RSA	+57N	+47B	=14B	=10N	−18B	=21N	+49B	=13N	+38B	6.0	40.0	42.5	25.25	1635	+17.6
16	Mhiti Emmanuel	1582	ZIM	+33B	+26N	+18B	−1N	−3B	=49N	+42N	−19B	+34N	5.5	43.5	46.5	25.00	1488	-18.8
17	Oyang Sankara	1607	UGA	+48N	+46B	−2N	+50B	−8N	+31B	+24N	−4B	=12N	5.5	43.5	46.5	23.00	1336	-50.8
18	Cronje, Johannes Christiaan	1677	NAM	+54N	+24B	−16N	+39B	+15N	−8B	=20N	−12B	+29N	5.5	43.0	46.0	25.25	1340	-70.0
19	Apamo Shem Mali	1609	KEN	+49B	+59N	−9B	+44N	−22B	=11N	+21B	+16N	−3N	5.5	42.0	44.0	23.00	1461	-32.8
20	CHANYEKA DARYL	0	ZIM	−30B	=21N	+45B	+42N	=23B	+?N	=18B	+41N	−5B	5.5	39.0	39.0	20.00	1470	0.0
21	Mukundinashe Mukono	0	ZIM	=40N	=20B	−8N	+?N	+?B	=15B	−19N	+42B	+39N	5.5	35.5	35.5	15.75	1361	0.0
22	Dien James	1493	NAM	+50N	−2B	+43N	+35B	+19N	+4B	−8N	−6B	−9N	5.0	47.0	50.0	24.00	1597	+23.2
23	Harshan, Pradeep	1525	GHA	+36N	=42B	−7N	+47B	=20N	+53B	−2N	=34B	=40N	5.0	40.0	43.0	20.50	1527	-2.4
24	FIDE 11035579	0	—	+56B	−18N	+30B	+?N	−29B	+26N	−17B	+28N	−14B	5.0	38.5	38.5	17.00	832	0.0
25	FIDE 11034890	0	—	+34N	−6B	−50N	+48N	−?B	+35B	+53N	+39B	−13B	5.0	35.0	35.0	19.50	845	0.0
26	FIDE 11034181	0	—	+?N	−16B	−39N	+61B	+33N	−24B	+31N	−29B	+41N	5.0	33.5	33.5	14.50	782	0.0
27	FIDE 8563080	0	—	F	F	+37N	+52N	−7B	+33N	+?B	+30N	−10B	5.0	33.0	33.0	16.50	908	0.0
28	Shem Ngugi	0	KEN	−46N	+37B	+41N	−12B	−31N	+?N	+?B	−24B	+43N	5.0	32.0	32.0	12.50	696	0.0
29	Mberi, Jayden	0	ZIM	−5B	=45N	+61B	+40B	+24N	−7N	−14B	+26N	−18B	4.5	42.5	44.0	17.50	1414	0.0
30	Promise Zireva	0	ZIM	+20N	−13B	−24N	+43B	+46N	+40B	−4N	−27B	=31N	4.5	41.0	45.0	19.75	1512	0.0
31	FIDE 11035382	0	—	−4N	+53B	+?B	−3N	+28B	−17N	−26B	+56N	=30B	4.5	39.5	39.5	12.75	869	0.0
32	FIDE 11034335	0	—	−2N	−50B	+36N	+?B	+34N	−13B	=56N	−35B	+48N	4.5	35.5	35.5	13.75	941	0.0
33	FIDE 11035129	0	—	−16N	+62B	−12N	+?N	−26B	−27B	+46N	+47B	=36N	4.5	35.0	35.0	11.25	739	0.0
34	ROY MUDODO	0	ZIM	−25B	+52N	+?B	−38N	−32B	+51N	+45B	=23N	−16B	4.5	34.0	34.0	12.50	1291	0.0
35	Njoroge Nigel Ngigi	0	KEN	+45B	−38N	+?B	−22N	=55B	−25N	+59B	+32N	−11B	4.5	33.0	33.0	11.75	739	0.0
36	FIDE 11034734	0	—	−23B	−?N	−32B	+62B	+54N	−41N	+52B	+?N	=33B	4.5	25.0	25.0	9.25	725	0.0
37	FIDE 554010497	0	—	−14B	−28N	−27B	=?B	+?N	=59N	+44B	=?N	+56B	4.5	24.5	24.5	7.50	813	0.0
38	Jazire, Jermaine Tafar	1585	MOZ	F	+35B	−6N	+34B	−4N	+50B	+39N	−2B	−15N	4.0	42.5	42.5	16.00	929	-51.2
39	KADZIMA ELROI	0	ZIM	+?B	−5N	+26B	−18N	+44B	+14N	−38B	−25N	−21B	4.0	41.5	41.5	15.00	1422	0.0
40	Boois, Fidel	1553	NAM	=21B	F	−11B	−29N	+45B	−30N	+55B	+49N	=23B	4.0	37.5	40.0	14.75	1525	-1.6
41	FIDE 11035358	0	—	+44B	−14N	−28B	+51N	−53N	+36B	+50N	−20B	−26B	4.0	36.0	39.0	14.50	813	0.0
42	Takawira Lennon	0	ZIM	+?B	=23N	−10B	−20B	+?N	+55N	−16B	−21N	=49B	4.0	33.0	33.0	6.50	1332	0.0
43	FIDE 11034700	0	—	−10B	+?N	−22B	−30N	+57B	+44N	+?B	−14N	−28B	4.0	33.0	33.0	6.50	805	0.0
44	FIDE 11021195	0	—	−41N	+54B	+46N	−19B	−39N	−43B	−37N	+60B	+52N	4.0	32.0	34.0	12.00	810	0.0
45	FIDE 554003385	0	—	−35N	=29B	−20N	+?B	−40N	+48B	−34N	=?B	+51N	4.0	29.5	29.5	8.75	753	0.0
46	FIDE 11020636	0	—	+28B	−17N	−44B	+57N	−30B	−?N	−33B	+?N	+50B	4.0	29.0	29.0	10.50	808	0.0
47	FIDE 11035110	0	—	+?B	−15N	+59B	−23N	−49B	−?N	+51B	−33N	+55B	4.0	26.0	26.0	7.50	748	0.0
48	FIDE 554008204	0	—	−17B	−?N	+?N	−25B	=59B	−45N	+58B	+55N	−32B	3.5	26.0	26.0	6.00	808	0.0
49	Matthew Munene Kipkosgey	0	KEN	−19N	F	+55B	−13B	+47N	=16B	−15N	−40B	=42N	3.0	37.5	37.5	11.25	1216	0.0
50	FIDE 11035072	0	—	−22B	+32N	+25B	−17N	+56B	−38N	−41B	−?N	−46N	3.0	34.5	34.5	12.00	762	0.0
51	FIDE 11033290	0	—	−13N	+?B	−3N	−41B	+60N	−34B	−47N	+62N	−45B	3.0	32.5	32.5	3.00	814	0.0
52	FIDE 11033312	0	—	−6N	−34B	+63N	−27B	+?N	−56B	−36N	+59N	−44B	3.0	29.0	29.0	2.00	895	0.0
53	FIDE 11035366	0	—	−55B	−31N	F	+59N	+41B	−23N	−25B	+54B	−?N	3.0	26.0	26.0	9.00	725	0.0
54	FIDE 11035099	0	—	−18B	−44N	−?B	+63N	−36B	+?N	+57B	−53N	−?B	3.0	19.5	19.5	2.50	874	0.0
55	FIDE 11020660	0	—	+53N	−4B	−49N	+58B	=35N	−42B	−40N	−48B	−47N	2.5	33.0	35.5	7.75	859	0.0
56	FIDE 11036206	0	—	−24N	F	+60B	−8B	−50N	+52N	=32B	−31B	−37N	2.5	33.0	33.0	7.25	683	0.0
57	FIDE 11027797	0	—	−15B	−?N	+62N	−46B	−43N	+60B	−54N	=?B	−?N	2.5	20.0	20.0	3.00	770	0.0
58	FIDE 11035137	0	—	−3N	F	F	−55N	−?B	=?B	−48N	+?B	+61N	2.5	14.5	14.5	1.50	833	0.0
59	FIDE 554010500	0	—	+?N	−19B	−47N	−53B	=48N	=37B	−35N	−52B	F	2.0	28.0	28.0	4.00	810	0.0
60	FIDE 11034718	0	—	−1B	F	−56N	−?N	−51B	−57N	+?B	−44N	+62B	2.0	20.5	20.5	1.00	1008	0.0
61	FIDE 11034505	0	—	−8N	=?B	−29N	−26N	−?B	+62B	−?N	F	−58B	1.5	19.5	19.5	1.00	683	0.0
62	FIDE 11034726	0	—	−9B	−33N	−57B	−36N	+63B	−61N	F	−51B	−60N	1.0	24.0	24.0	0.00	1106	0.0
63	FIDE 11035102	0	—	−12N	F	−52B	−54B	−62N	−?B	F	F	F	0.0	15.0	15.0	0.00	696	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Danson Ryan KimaniKEN
+81.6
7.0 pts · #5
2Shaurya DanaveZAM
+65.6
6.5 pts · #10
3Jacob MandelaKEN
+54.0
6.0 pts · #9

Top rating losers

1Cronje, Johannes ChristiaanNAM
-70.0
5.5 pts · #22
2Jazire, Jermaine TafarMOZ
-51.2
4.0 pts · #62
3Oyang SankaraUGA
-50.8
5.5 pts · #27

Biggest upsets

R6+272 Elo gap
Dien James1493 beat Priyanshu Dinodia1765
R6+252 Elo gap
Danson Ryan Kimani1634 beat Ahumuza Apollo1886
R6+195 Elo gap
Shaurya Danave1482 beat Cronje, Johannes Christiaan1677