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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
Top seed
🇳🇬WFMMichelle Chiamaka NWANKWO2010
Avg top 10
1,586
Participants
41
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

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

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

Co-leaders
21
9
4
1
2
1
1
1
1
2.54.579R1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9
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

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1NWANKWO, Michelle ChiamakaWFM2010NGR+33N+22B+15N+4B=2N+3B+6B+10N+7N8.548.552.048.002029+2.0
2Kaburo WinnieWCM1693KEN+30B+8N+20B=3N=1B+5N+9B+6N+10B8.050.054.046.001841+40.0
3Suhana Anil Yadav1627UGA+28N+18B+17N=2B+4N−1N+14B+5N+9B7.549.053.040.501811+53.2
4Papanicolaou, Mila1593RSA+23B+11N+5B−1N−3B−8N+36B+20N+12N6.048.551.529.501515-25.6
5Gichuga Wanjiru Wanjiku1469KEN+34B+9N−4N+19B+25N−2B+15N−3B+14N6.046.049.528.001517+24.0
6IHUDE SHANTEL0ZIM+25N=29N+36B+12B=10N+17B−1N−2B+16N6.045.548.527.2516250.0
7Toor Qudsia Abrar1440BOT−9B+27N+21B+28N−14B+25N+13B+8N−1B6.043.047.028.001554+24.4
8Jemimah Masarira1416ZIM+32N−2B+31N+38B−16N+4B+19N−7B+15N6.042.044.025.001470+12.0
9NECHITIMA NYASHA0ZIM+7N−5B+18N+17B+12N+16B−2N=14B−3N5.548.053.029.0015190.0
10Uanguta Shadah1472NAM+38N=12B+19N+15B=6B=14N+16N−1B−2N5.548.050.025.251613+36.8
11FIDE 110281060—+?B−4B+32N−16B+38N=13N−21B+18N+24B5.536.036.017.7512420.0
12Parag, Aadya0RSA+36B=10N+?B−6N−9B+34B+39N+21N−4B5.536.036.015.7515410.0
13Kirabo Anabel Mawerere1460UGA−31N+40B−38N+32B+37N=11B−7N+22B+21N5.532.034.019.75619-22.8
14ADAMS, Ciara1504RSA−19N+35B+37N+22B+7N=10B−3N=9N−5B5.043.546.022.001393-26.0
15CHIMBOZA TINEVIMBO ELIZABETH1521ZIM+27B+39N−1B−10N+28B+18N−5B+25N−8B5.043.045.019.00753-78.0
16NELL, Chelsea Jane1483RSA−21B+23N+39B+11N+8B−9N−10B+19N−6B5.042.544.523.001436-5.2
17Miriti Angela Kendi1476KEN+26B+21N−3B−9N+27B−6N−18B+29N+25B5.040.544.520.50828-12.0
18CHITONDO TAFADZWA H.0ZIM+41B−3N−9B+26N+29B−15B+17N−11B+27N5.040.541.518.0014180.0
19Lambrechts, Madison0RSA+14B+?N−10B−5N+20B+22N−8B−16B+31N5.040.540.518.0014270.0
20Kuhlase Namisa1480SWZ+37N+31B−2N−25B−19N+38B+29N−4B+26N5.037.039.016.00845-22.8
21FIDE 113323280—+16N−17B−7N+?B=22N+31B+11N−12B−13B4.540.540.516.2512700.0
22Chepkoiwo Blessing Jerutich0KEN+29B−1N+26B−14N=21B−19B+34N−13N+33B4.540.043.517.258630.0
23FIDE 110337540—−4N−16B−34N+?B+41N−?B+40B=32N+35B4.524.524.58.257370.0
24FIDE 110336570—FFF+33B+40N=28N+?B+31B−11N4.518.518.511.0015970.0
25IHUDE SHANESSA0ZIM−6B+34N+35B+20N−5B−7B+37N−15B−17N4.040.042.514.5012240.0
26FIDE 110346880—−17N+33B−22N−18B+?N−39B+30N+34B−20B4.032.532.511.006800.0
27FIDE 110346700—−15N−7B+33N+41B−17N−29B+?N+36N−18B4.032.532.57.506730.0
28FIDE 110302400—−3B+41N+?N−7B−15N=24B−31N+37B=39N4.032.032.06.757230.0
29Otilia Mushure0ZIM−22N=6B=?N+39B−18N+27N−20B−17B+?N4.031.531.59.0013870.0
30FIDE 110336650—−2N−32B+40N−31B−34N+35N−26B+38B+41N4.030.031.08.508980.0
31Mugo Zawadi Muthoni0KEN+13B−20N−8B+30N=?B−21N+28B−24N−19B3.538.538.513.5013990.0
32FIDE 110340330—−8B+30N−11B−13N−36B−33N+?B=23B+37N3.534.534.58.756440.0
33FIDE 5540072750—−1B−26N−27B−24N+?N+32B+38N=39B−22N3.533.033.06.5012110.0
34FIDE 110282540—−5N−25B+23B=?N+30B−12N−22B−26N+?B3.532.532.58.5013050.0
35FIDE 110346960—+?B−14N−25N−37B+39N−30B=41N+40B−23N3.525.025.04.507070.0
36FIDE 110337460—−12N−37B−6N+40B+32N+41B−4N−27B−?N3.030.530.56.507910.0
37FIDE 110348070—−20B+36N−14B+35N−13B=?N−25B−28N−32B2.533.533.56.5011870.0
38FIDE 110335680—−10B+?N+13B−8N−11B−20N−33B−30N−40N2.037.037.05.5012630.0
39FIDE 205100980—F−15B−16N−29N−35B+26N−12B=33N=28B2.034.534.57.757020.0
40FIDE 5540104890—−?B−13N−30B−36N−24B+?B−23N−35N+38B2.027.027.02.007240.0
41FIDE 110340250—−18N−28BF−27N−23B−36N=35B=?N−30B1.028.028.01.7515770.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
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Biggest upsets
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