Kenya National Chess Championship 2025 - Ladies Section
11 players participated in this 11-round tournament, held from 26 Dec 2025 to 31 Dec 2025 in Nairobi, Kenya. 5 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 1808, and top seed was Joyce Nyaruai Ndirangu (🇰🇪 KEN, WFM, 1889).
Jully Mutisya (🇰🇪 KEN, WCM, 1864) won with 8.0/11, ahead of Sasha Mongeli (8.0) and Nicole Albright (7.0). Mutisya shared the lead from round 9, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 9: Ether Karanja (1633) beat Joyce Nyaruai Ndirangu (WFM, 1889), a +256-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 11 · 11 roundsWFM Sasha Mongeli led from R2 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight.
WFM Elizabeth Cassidy Maina takes the sole lead (2.5/3).
WFM Sasha Mongeli drew with WCM Jully Mutisya (Black).
WFM Sasha Mongeli 3 wins (R9–R11)WCM Jully Mutisya 3 wins (R9–R11)Nicole Albright 4 wins (R1–R5)
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
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| 2 | 🇰🇪WCMMutisya, Jully | 1864 | * | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8.0 | 37.75 | 47.0 | +39.4 | 2029 |
| 1 | 🇰🇪WFMMongeli, Sasha | 1862 | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8.0 | 33.75 | 47.0 | +41.0 | 2029 |
| 3 | 🇰🇪Nicole Albright | 1744 | 0 | ½ | * | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7.0 | 29.75 | 48.0 | +55.0 | 1950 |
| 4 | 🇰🇪Kaloki, Zuri | 1848 | 0 | ½ | 0 | * | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 6.0 | 22.75 | 49.0 | +7.6 | 1862 |
| 6 | 🇰🇪WFMElizabeth Cassidy Maina | 1782 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | * | 0 | 1 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5.5 | 23.25 | 49.5 | +25.6 | 1833 |
| 5 | 🇰🇪Madelta Glenda | 1726 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | * | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5.5 | 18.75 | 49.5 | +30.2 | 1839 |
| 10 | 🇰🇪WCMNashipae Bella | 1872 | 1 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | * | 1 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 3.5 | 18.25 | 51.5 | -107.6 | 1678 |
| 9 | 🇰🇪Jumba, Gloria | 1789 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | * | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3.5 | 14.75 | 51.5 | -29.6 | 1686 |
| 7 | 🇰🇪Karanja, Ether | 1633 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | * | 1 | ½ | 3.5 | 13.00 | 51.5 | +15.6 | 1702 |
| 8 | 🇰🇪WFMNdirangu, Joyce Nyaruai | 1889 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | * | 1 | 3.5 | 11.00 | 51.5 | -57.8 | 1676 |
| 11 | 🇰🇪Kimani wanjiru | 1708 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | * | 1.0 | 3.50 | 54.0 | -56.6 | 1438 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Nicole AlbrightKEN+55.07.0 pts · #3
- 2Mongeli, SashaWFMKEN+41.08.0 pts · #1
- 3Mutisya, JullyWCMKEN+39.48.0 pts · #2
- 1Nashipae BellaWCMKEN-107.63.5 pts · #10
- 2Ndirangu, Joyce NyaruaiWFMKEN-57.83.5 pts · #8
- 3Kimani wanjiruKEN-56.61.0 pts · #11
- R9+256 Elo gap
- R11+239 Elo gap
- R5+163 Elo gap