16th AFRICAN YOUTH CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2025 UNDER 8 OPEN
26 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 07 Dec 2025 to 13 Dec 2025 in Harare, Zimbabwe. 7 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 437, and top seed was Nehemiah Rasolondraibe (π²π¬ MAD, 1553).
Adam Djerroud (π©πΏ ALG, 1401) won with 8.0/9, ahead of Mukhwana Gene Pence Barasa (7.0) and Nathan Rehse (7.0). Djerroud won solo starting round 6.
The biggest upset came in round 7: Adam Djerroud (1401) beat Nehemiah Rasolondraibe (1553), a +152-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 Β· 9 roundsAdam Djerroud led from R6; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R6.
Adam Djerroud never relinquished the lead after R6; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
Adam Djerroud lost to Mukhwana Gene Pence Barasa (Black).
Adam Djerroud 8 wins (R1βR8)Mukhwana Gene Pence Barasa 3 wins (R2βR4)Nathan Rehse 4 wins (R1βR4)
Key matchups Β· top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Adam Djerroud | * | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2Mukhwana Gene Pence Barasa | 1 | * | 1 | β |
| 3Nathan Rehse | 0 | 0 | * | β |
| 4FIDE 11033797 | 0 | β | β | * |
Grille amΓ©ricaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Ξ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Djerroud, Adam | 1401 | ALG | +7N | +22B | +5N | +9B | +3N | +10B | +6N | +4B | β2N | 8.0 | 50.0 | 53.0 | 46.00 | 1582 | +29.2 |
| 2 | Mukhwana Gene Pence Barasa | 1415 | KEN | β14N | +16B | +7N | +15B | =9N | +21B | +3N | =8B | +1B | 7.0 | 46.5 | 49.5 | 39.00 | 2203 | +38.8 |
| 3 | Rehse, Nathan | 0 | RSA | +23B | +20N | +?B | +11N | β1B | +12N | β2B | +6B | +7N | 7.0 | 43.0 | 43.0 | 28.00 | 1443 | 0.0 |
| 4 | FIDE 11033797 | 0 | β | =16N | =?B | +?N | +19N | +?B | +5B | +10N | β1N | +8B | 7.0 | 33.5 | 33.5 | 23.25 | 1231 | 0.0 |
| 5 | FIDE 11016647 | 0 | β | +?B | +19N | β1B | +?N | +?B | β4N | +?B | =?N | +?B | 6.5 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 4.00 | 1424 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Rasolondraibe,Nehemiah | 1553 | MAD | +26B | +8N | β10B | +17N | +20B | +11N | β1B | β3N | +12B | 6.0 | 44.0 | 45.0 | 25.00 | 601 | -28.0 |
| 7 | Mudenyo Baraka Jackson | 0 | KEN | β1B | +24N | β2B | +23N | +19B | +20N | +11B | +10N | β3B | 6.0 | 42.0 | 44.0 | 22.00 | 608 | -40.0 |
| 8 | FIDE 11033274 | 0 | β | +?N | β6B | +?N | β?B | +?B | +?N | +12B | =2N | β4N | 5.5 | 25.0 | 25.0 | 8.50 | 1291 | 0.0 |
| 9 | FIDE 10838422 | 0 | β | +?N | +?B | +21B | β1N | =2B | +?N | β?B | β?N | +?B | 5.5 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 6.50 | 1148 | 0.0 |
| 10 | FIDE 11035595 | 0 | β | +?N | +?B | +6N | +12B | +?N | β1N | β4B | β7B | β?N | 5.0 | 32.0 | 32.0 | 11.00 | 1328 | 0.0 |
| 11 | FIDE 11035544 | 0 | β | +?B | +?N | +17B | β3B | +21N | β6B | β7N | +14N | β?B | 5.0 | 31.5 | 31.5 | 12.50 | 679 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Tak, Abeer | 0 | RSA | +?N | +?B | +13B | β10N | +?N | β3B | β8N | +?B | β6N | 5.0 | 28.5 | 28.5 | 5.00 | 1500 | 0.0 |
| 13 | FIDE 534012435 | 0 | β | +?N | +?B | β12N | β21B | =17B | +15N | β?N | =?B | +20B | 5.0 | 21.5 | 21.5 | 11.25 | 647 | 0.0 |
| 14 | FIDE 534013881 | 0 | β | +2B | β?N | β?N | +?B | β?N | +?B | +?N | β11B | +21N | 5.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 10.00 | 1434 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Mulema Sean Wavamunno | 0 | UGA | β?N | +?B | +?N | β2N | +?B | β13B | β21N | +?B | +?N | 5.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 0.00 | 614 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Kapp, Michael | 0 | RSA | =4B | β2N | +?N | β?B | +?N | β?B | +18B | +19N | β?N | 4.5 | 22.5 | 22.5 | 12.00 | 631 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Mdaka, Vuyanathi | 0 | RSA | +?N | +?B | β11N | β6B | =13N | +?B | β?N | =?B | =?N | 4.5 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 2.50 | 1500 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Mtakiwa Abdiel Timukudzeshe | 0 | ZIM | β?N | +?B | β?N | +?B | =?N | β?B | β16N | +?B | +?N | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.00 | 647 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Cambo Augusto Victor Marqueza junior | 0 | MOZ | +?N | β5B | +?N | β4B | β7N | +?B | β?N | β16B | +22N | 4.0 | 27.0 | 27.0 | 3.00 | 605 | 0.0 |
| 20 | FIDE 10899758 | 0 | β | +?N | β3B | +?N | +?B | β6N | β7B | +?N | β?B | β13N | 4.0 | 24.0 | 24.0 | 0.00 | 679 | 0.0 |
| 21 | FIDE 10895620 | 0 | β | F | +?B | β9N | +13N | β11B | β2N | +15B | β?N | β14B | 3.0 | 33.5 | 33.5 | 10.00 | 614 | 0.0 |
| 22 | Muriuki Jeremy Mburu | 0 | KEN | +?B | β1N | +23N | β?B | β?B | +24N | β?B | β?N | β19B | 3.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 4.00 | 601 | 0.0 |
| 23 | FIDE 11033436 | 0 | β | β3N | F | β22B | β7B | β?N | +26N | β?B | +25N | β?B | 2.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 3.00 | 605 | 0.0 |
| 24 | FIDE 11034327 | 0 | β | β?N | β7B | β?N | F | +26B | β22B | β?N | β?N | +?B | 2.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 1.00 | 605 | 0.0 |
| 25 | FIDE 20511949 | 0 | β | β?N | =?B | β?N | β?B | =?N | β?N | +?B | β23B | F | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 647 | 0.0 |
| 26 | FIDE 554010462 | 0 | β | β6N | +?B | β?N | β?B | β24N | β23B | F | β?N | β?B | 1.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 0.00 | 753 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets β the story behind the numbers.
- 1Mukhwana Gene Pence BarasaKEN+38.87.0 pts Β· #1
- 2Djerroud, AdamALG+29.28.0 pts Β· #2
- 3FIDE 108384220.05.5 pts Β· #9
- 1Mudenyo Baraka JacksonKEN-40.06.0 pts Β· #20
- 2Rasolondraibe,NehemiahMAD-28.06.0 pts Β· #17
- 3FIDE 108384220.05.5 pts Β· #9
- R7+152 Elo gap