16th AFRICAN YOUTH CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2025 UNDER 12 GIRLS

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41 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 07 Dec 2025 to 13 Dec 2025 in Harare, Zimbabwe. 1 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1586, and top seed was Michelle Chiamaka NWANKWO (🇳🇬 NGR, WFM, 2010).

Michelle Chiamaka NWANKWO (🇳🇬 NGR, WFM, 2010) won with 8.5/9, ahead of Kaburo Winnie (8.0) and Suhana Anil Yadav (7.5). NWANKWO won solo starting round 6.

The biggest upset came in round 6: Jemimah Masarira (1416) beat Mila Papanicolaou (1593), a +177-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

🇳🇬WFMMichelle Chiamaka NWANKWO2010

Avg top 10

1,586

Participants

Titled players · 1

WFM×1

Federations · 8 represented

🇿🇼Zimbabwe×7

🇿🇦South Africa×5

🇰🇪Kenya×5

🇺🇬Uganda×2

🇸🇿Eswatini×1

🇳🇦Namibia×1

🇧🇼Botswana×1

🇳🇬Nigeria×1

Top 3

🥇
WFMMichelle Chiamaka NWANKWO
🇳🇬NGR·2010
8.5pts·2029perf+2.0
🥈
Kaburo Winnie
🇰🇪KEN·1693
8.0pts·1841perf+40.0
🥉
Suhana Anil Yadav
🇺🇬UGA·1627
7.5pts·1811perf+53.2

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

WFM Michelle Chiamaka NWANKWO led from R4; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders

NWANKWO8.5Winnie8Yadav7.5SHANTEL6Papanicolaou6Wanjiku6

R4–R9 · LEAD HELD

WFM Michelle Chiamaka NWANKWO held the sole lead from R4 through R9 without losing it.

R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

WFM Michelle Chiamaka NWANKWO drew with Kaburo Winnie (Black).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

WFM Michelle Chiamaka NWANKWO 4+4 wins (R1–R4, R6–R9)Kaburo Winnie 3+4 wins (R1–R3, R6–R9)Suhana Anil Yadav 3+3 wins (R1–R3, R7–R9)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1WFMMichelle Chiamaka NWANKWO	*	½	1	1
2Kaburo Winnie	½	*	½	1
3Suhana Anil Yadav	0	½	*	—
4IHUDE SHANTEL	0	0	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	NWANKWO, Michelle ChiamakaWFM	2010	NGR	+33N	+22B	+15N	+4B	=2N	+3B	+6B	+10N	+7N	8.5	48.5	52.0	48.00	2029	+2.0
2	Kaburo Winnie	1693	KEN	+30B	+8N	+20B	=3N	=1B	+5N	+9B	+6N	+10B	8.0	50.0	54.0	46.00	1841	+40.0
3	Suhana Anil Yadav	1627	UGA	+28N	+18B	+17N	=2B	+4N	−1N	+14B	+5N	+9B	7.5	49.0	53.0	40.50	1811	+53.2
4	Papanicolaou, Mila	1593	RSA	+23B	+11N	+5B	−1N	−3B	−8N	+36B	+20N	+12N	6.0	48.5	51.5	29.50	1515	-25.6
5	Gichuga Wanjiru Wanjiku	1469	KEN	+34B	+9N	−4N	+19B	+25N	−2B	+15N	−3B	+14N	6.0	46.0	49.5	28.00	1517	+24.0
6	IHUDE SHANTEL	0	ZIM	+25N	=29N	+36B	+12B	=10N	+17B	−1N	−2B	+16N	6.0	45.5	48.5	27.25	1625	0.0
7	Toor Qudsia Abrar	1440	BOT	−9B	+27N	+21B	+28N	−14B	+25N	+13B	+8N	−1B	6.0	43.0	47.0	28.00	1554	+24.4
8	Jemimah Masarira	1416	ZIM	+32N	−2B	+31N	+38B	−16N	+4B	+19N	−7B	+15N	6.0	42.0	44.0	25.00	1470	+12.0
9	NECHITIMA NYASHA	0	ZIM	+7N	−5B	+18N	+17B	+12N	+16B	−2N	=14B	−3N	5.5	48.0	53.0	29.00	1519	0.0
10	Uanguta Shadah	1472	NAM	+38N	=12B	+19N	+15B	=6B	=14N	+16N	−1B	−2N	5.5	48.0	50.0	25.25	1613	+36.8
11	FIDE 11028106	0	—	+?B	−4B	+32N	−16B	+38N	=13N	−21B	+18N	+24B	5.5	36.0	36.0	17.75	1242	0.0
12	Parag, Aadya	0	RSA	+36B	=10N	+?B	−6N	−9B	+34B	+39N	+21N	−4B	5.5	36.0	36.0	15.75	1541	0.0
13	Kirabo Anabel Mawerere	1460	UGA	−31N	+40B	−38N	+32B	+37N	=11B	−7N	+22B	+21N	5.5	32.0	34.0	19.75	619	-22.8
14	ADAMS, Ciara	1504	RSA	−19N	+35B	+37N	+22B	+7N	=10B	−3N	=9N	−5B	5.0	43.5	46.0	22.00	1393	-26.0
15	CHIMBOZA TINEVIMBO ELIZABETH	1521	ZIM	+27B	+39N	−1B	−10N	+28B	+18N	−5B	+25N	−8B	5.0	43.0	45.0	19.00	753	-78.0
16	NELL, Chelsea Jane	1483	RSA	−21B	+23N	+39B	+11N	+8B	−9N	−10B	+19N	−6B	5.0	42.5	44.5	23.00	1436	-5.2
17	Miriti Angela Kendi	1476	KEN	+26B	+21N	−3B	−9N	+27B	−6N	−18B	+29N	+25B	5.0	40.5	44.5	20.50	828	-12.0
18	CHITONDO TAFADZWA H.	0	ZIM	+41B	−3N	−9B	+26N	+29B	−15B	+17N	−11B	+27N	5.0	40.5	41.5	18.00	1418	0.0
19	Lambrechts, Madison	0	RSA	+14B	+?N	−10B	−5N	+20B	+22N	−8B	−16B	+31N	5.0	40.5	40.5	18.00	1427	0.0
20	Kuhlase Namisa	1480	SWZ	+37N	+31B	−2N	−25B	−19N	+38B	+29N	−4B	+26N	5.0	37.0	39.0	16.00	845	-22.8
21	FIDE 11332328	0	—	+16N	−17B	−7N	+?B	=22N	+31B	+11N	−12B	−13B	4.5	40.5	40.5	16.25	1270	0.0
22	Chepkoiwo Blessing Jerutich	0	KEN	+29B	−1N	+26B	−14N	=21B	−19B	+34N	−13N	+33B	4.5	40.0	43.5	17.25	863	0.0
23	FIDE 11033754	0	—	−4N	−16B	−34N	+?B	+41N	−?B	+40B	=32N	+35B	4.5	24.5	24.5	8.25	737	0.0
24	FIDE 11033657	0	—	F	F	F	+33B	+40N	=28N	+?B	+31B	−11N	4.5	18.5	18.5	11.00	1597	0.0
25	IHUDE SHANESSA	0	ZIM	−6B	+34N	+35B	+20N	−5B	−7B	+37N	−15B	−17N	4.0	40.0	42.5	14.50	1224	0.0
26	FIDE 11034688	0	—	−17N	+33B	−22N	−18B	+?N	−39B	+30N	+34B	−20B	4.0	32.5	32.5	11.00	680	0.0
27	FIDE 11034670	0	—	−15N	−7B	+33N	+41B	−17N	−29B	+?N	+36N	−18B	4.0	32.5	32.5	7.50	673	0.0
28	FIDE 11030240	0	—	−3B	+41N	+?N	−7B	−15N	=24B	−31N	+37B	=39N	4.0	32.0	32.0	6.75	723	0.0
29	Otilia Mushure	0	ZIM	−22N	=6B	=?N	+39B	−18N	+27N	−20B	−17B	+?N	4.0	31.5	31.5	9.00	1387	0.0
30	FIDE 11033665	0	—	−2N	−32B	+40N	−31B	−34N	+35N	−26B	+38B	+41N	4.0	30.0	31.0	8.50	898	0.0
31	Mugo Zawadi Muthoni	0	KEN	+13B	−20N	−8B	+30N	=?B	−21N	+28B	−24N	−19B	3.5	38.5	38.5	13.50	1399	0.0
32	FIDE 11034033	0	—	−8B	+30N	−11B	−13N	−36B	−33N	+?B	=23B	+37N	3.5	34.5	34.5	8.75	644	0.0
33	FIDE 554007275	0	—	−1B	−26N	−27B	−24N	+?N	+32B	+38N	=39B	−22N	3.5	33.0	33.0	6.50	1211	0.0
34	FIDE 11028254	0	—	−5N	−25B	+23B	=?N	+30B	−12N	−22B	−26N	+?B	3.5	32.5	32.5	8.50	1305	0.0
35	FIDE 11034696	0	—	+?B	−14N	−25N	−37B	+39N	−30B	=41N	+40B	−23N	3.5	25.0	25.0	4.50	707	0.0
36	FIDE 11033746	0	—	−12N	−37B	−6N	+40B	+32N	+41B	−4N	−27B	−?N	3.0	30.5	30.5	6.50	791	0.0
37	FIDE 11034807	0	—	−20B	+36N	−14B	+35N	−13B	=?N	−25B	−28N	−32B	2.5	33.5	33.5	6.50	1187	0.0
38	FIDE 11033568	0	—	−10B	+?N	+13B	−8N	−11B	−20N	−33B	−30N	−40N	2.0	37.0	37.0	5.50	1263	0.0
39	FIDE 20510098	0	—	F	−15B	−16N	−29N	−35B	+26N	−12B	=33N	=28B	2.0	34.5	34.5	7.75	702	0.0
40	FIDE 554010489	0	—	−?B	−13N	−30B	−36N	−24B	+?B	−23N	−35N	+38B	2.0	27.0	27.0	2.00	724	0.0
41	FIDE 11034025	0	—	−18N	−28B	F	−27N	−23B	−36N	=35B	=?N	−30B	1.0	28.0	28.0	1.75	1577	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Suhana Anil YadavUGA
+53.2
7.5 pts · #3
2Kaburo WinnieKEN
+40.0
8.0 pts · #2
3Uanguta ShadahNAM
+36.8
5.5 pts · #7

Top rating losers

1CHIMBOZA TINEVIMBO ELIZABETHZIM
-78.0
5.0 pts · #36
2ADAMS, CiaraRSA
-26.0
5.0 pts · #13
3Papanicolaou, MilaRSA
-25.6
6.0 pts · #8

Biggest upsets

R6+177 Elo gap
Jemimah Masarira1416 beat Papanicolaou, Mila1593
R9+105 Elo gap
Jemimah Masarira1416 beat CHIMBOZA TINEVIMBO ELIZABETH1521