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East Africa Juniors Chess Championship 2026 - Under 12

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13 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 09 Jan 2026 to 11 Jan 2026 in Mombasa, Kenya. Top 10 Elo average was 0, and top seed was Jakov Vishnevskiy (🇰🇪 KEN, 1588).

Gichuga Wanjiru Wanjiku (🇰🇪 KEN, 0) won with 6.5/7. Wanjiku won solo starting round 6.

Location
🇰🇪Mombasa, Kenya
Dates
09 Jan 2026 → 11 Jan 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes for the whole game
System
Swiss · 7 rounds
Avg top 10
0
Participants
13
Federations · 1 represented
🇰🇪Kenya×2
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 7 rounds

Gichuga Wanjiru Wanjiku led from R6; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R6.

Co-leaders
26
11
5
3
2
1
1
23.55.57R1R2R3R4R5R6R7
Wanjiku6.5665.55Ayuma5
R6–R7 · LEAD HELD

Gichuga Wanjiru Wanjiku held the sole lead from R6 through R7 without losing it.

R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Gichuga Wanjiru Wanjiku beat FIDE 10848312 (White).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

Gichuga Wanjiru Wanjiku 6 wins (R1–R6)FIDE 10848312 3+3 wins (R1–R3, R5–R7)FIDE 10023089 4 wins (R4–R7)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1Gichuga Wanjiru Wanjiku*
1
1
2FIDE 10848312
0
*
3FIDE 10023089*
4FIDE 10897240
0
*

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5R6R7PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Gichuga Wanjiru Wanjiku0KEN+?N+?B+?N+3B+4N+5B=?N6.516.516.516.5015890.0
2FIDE 100230890+?N+?B6N+?B+?N+8B+5N6.014.014.09.0014510.0
3FIDE 108483120+?B+?N+?B1N+?B+6B+?N6.011.511.55.0014510.0
4FIDE 108972400+?N=?B+?N+?B1B+?N+?N5.56.56.50.0014310.0
5FIDE 5540122950+?N+12B+9N+?B+?B1N2B5.020.020.07.5016090.0
6Samara Ayuma0KEN+?N+?B+2B?N+?B3N+?B5.012.012.06.007890.0
7FIDE 5540136660+?B?N=?B+?N+?B?B+?B4.50.00.00.007100.0
8FIDE 100841420?B+?N+?B+?N+?B2N?B4.06.06.00.007890.0
9FIDE 108391780+?N+?B5B+?N+?B?N?N4.05.05.00.007890.0
10FIDE 108387670+?B+?N?B?N?N+?B+?N4.00.00.00.007890.0
11FIDE 108733760=?N+?B?N?B+?N+?N=?B4.00.00.00.006310.0
12FIDE 108974020+?B5N+?N=?B?N?B+?N3.55.05.00.006310.0
13FIDE 5540138100?N?BF+?N+?B?N?B2.00.00.00.006310.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
Top rating losers