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. 2 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
Titled players · 2
WFM×1
WCM×1
Federations · 8 represented
🇿🇼Zimbabwe×7
🇿🇦South Africa×5
🇰🇪Kenya×5
🇺🇬Uganda×2
🇳🇬Nigeria×1
🇸🇿Eswatini×1
🇧🇼Botswana×1
🇳🇦Namibia×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsWFM Michelle Chiamaka NWANKWO led from R4; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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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 WCM Kaburo Winnie (Black).
WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers
WFM Michelle Chiamaka NWANKWO 4+4 wins (R1–R4, R6–R9)WCM 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 |
| 2WCMKaburo 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 WinnieWCM | 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+53.27.5 pts · #3
- 2Kaburo WinnieWCMKEN+40.08.0 pts · #2
- 3Uanguta ShadahNAM+36.85.5 pts · #7
Top rating losers
- 1CHIMBOZA TINEVIMBO ELIZABETHZIM-78.05.0 pts · #36
- 2ADAMS, CiaraRSA-26.05.0 pts · #13
- 3Papanicolaou, MilaRSA-25.66.0 pts · #8
Biggest upsets
- R6+177 Elo gap
- R9+105 Elo gap