East Africa Juniors Chess Championship 2026 - Under 12
Open SwissStandard
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
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsGichuga 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
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| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Gichuga Wanjiru Wanjiku | * | 1 | — | 1 |
| 2FIDE 10848312 | 0 | * | — | — |
| 3FIDE 10023089 | — | — | * | — |
| 4FIDE 10897240 | 0 | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gichuga Wanjiru Wanjiku | 0 | KEN | +?N | +?B | +?N | +3B | +4N | +5B | =?N | 6.5 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 16.50 | 1589 | 0.0 |
| 2 | FIDE 10023089 | 0 | — | +?N | +?B | −6N | +?B | +?N | +8B | +5N | 6.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 9.00 | 1451 | 0.0 |
| 3 | FIDE 10848312 | 0 | — | +?B | +?N | +?B | −1N | +?B | +6B | +?N | 6.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 5.00 | 1451 | 0.0 |
| 4 | FIDE 10897240 | 0 | — | +?N | =?B | +?N | +?B | −1B | +?N | +?N | 5.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0.00 | 1431 | 0.0 |
| 5 | FIDE 554012295 | 0 | — | +?N | +12B | +9N | +?B | +?B | −1N | −2B | 5.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 7.50 | 1609 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Samara Ayuma | 0 | KEN | +?N | +?B | +2B | −?N | +?B | −3N | +?B | 5.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 6.00 | 789 | 0.0 |
| 7 | FIDE 554013666 | 0 | — | +?B | −?N | =?B | +?N | +?B | −?B | +?B | 4.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 710 | 0.0 |
| 8 | FIDE 10084142 | 0 | — | −?B | +?N | +?B | +?N | +?B | −2N | −?B | 4.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.00 | 789 | 0.0 |
| 9 | FIDE 10839178 | 0 | — | +?N | +?B | −5B | +?N | +?B | −?N | −?N | 4.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.00 | 789 | 0.0 |
| 10 | FIDE 10838767 | 0 | — | +?B | +?N | −?B | −?N | −?N | +?B | +?N | 4.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 789 | 0.0 |
| 11 | FIDE 10873376 | 0 | — | =?N | +?B | −?N | −?B | +?N | +?N | =?B | 4.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 631 | 0.0 |
| 12 | FIDE 10897402 | 0 | — | +?B | −5N | +?N | =?B | −?N | −?B | +?N | 3.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.00 | 631 | 0.0 |
| 13 | FIDE 554013810 | 0 | — | −?N | −?B | F | +?N | +?B | −?N | −?B | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 631 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1FIDE 100841420.04.0 pts · #13
- 2Gichuga Wanjiru WanjikuKEN0.06.5 pts · #5
- 3FIDE 100230890.06.0 pts · #2
Top rating losers
- 1FIDE 100841420.04.0 pts · #13
- 2Gichuga Wanjiru WanjikuKEN0.06.5 pts · #5
- 3FIDE 100230890.06.0 pts · #2