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2026 Namibia National Open Chess Championships Qualifiers (Women)

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19 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 07 Jan 2026 to 10 Jan 2026 in Windhoek, Namibia. 1 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 1057, and top seed was Rauha Shipindo (🇳🇦 NAM, WFM, 1650).

Keisha C Van Wyk (🇳🇦 NAM, 1544) won with 8.5/9, ahead of Juliet Elias (6.5) and Uanguta Shadah (6.5). Van Wyk won solo starting round 5.

The biggest upset came in round 6: Keisha C Van Wyk (1544) beat Rauha Shipindo (WFM, 1650), a +106-point gap.

Location
🇳🇦Windhoek, Namibia
Dates
07 Jan 2026 → 10 Jan 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 9 rounds
Top seed
🇳🇦WFMRauha Shipindo1650
Avg top 10
1,057
Participants
19
Titled players · 1
WFM×1
Federations · 1 represented
🇳🇦Namibia×11
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

Keisha C Van Wyk led from R5; +2.0-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.

Co-leaders
8
4
5
2
1
1
1
1
1
2.54.579R1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9
Van Wyk8.5Elias6.5Shadah6.5Shuudifonya6Shipindo5Nkonkwena5
R5–R9 · LEAD HELD

Keisha C Van Wyk never relinquished the lead after R5; final gap +2.0 over the runner-up.

R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Keisha C Van Wyk beat Juliet Elias (Black).

R4–R9 · WIN STREAK

Keisha C Van Wyk won 6 in a row (R4–R9).

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1Keisha C Van Wyk*
1
½
1
2Juliet Elias
0
*
½
1
3Uanguta Shadah
½
½
*
½
4Helvi Shuudifonya
0
0
½
*

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Van Wyk, Keisha C1544NAM+11N+13B=3N+12B+2N+5B+6N+4B+7N8.541.544.541.251852+26.8
2Elias, Juliet0NAM+19N=7B+6N+4B−1B=9N=3N+5B+8B6.545.545.529.0015450.0
3Uanguta Shadah1491NAM+16N+12B=1B=5N+8B=4N=2B=7N+6N6.544.546.531.001529+8.0
4Shuudifonya, Helvi1498NAM+14B+10N=5B−2N+7B=3B+9N−1N+13B6.043.046.025.251636+44.0
5Shipindo, RauhaWFM1650NAM+17N+6B=4N=3BF−1N+8B−2N+9B5.046.548.522.751518-13.8
6FIDE 152163490—+8B−5N−2B+15N+11B+14N−1B+12N−3B5.042.045.018.507610.0
7Nkonkwena, Nasilele Naletti1428NAM+18B=2N−9B+10N−4N+13B+17N=3B−1B5.041.042.517.001348-20.8
8Shikongo, Toini Tuyakula Lesheni0NAM−6N+11B+16N+13B−3N+12B−5N+10B−2N5.037.539.516.5013920.0
9Tjatindi, Kamutuua1546NAMF+16B+7N+14NF=2B−4B+15N−5N4.536.538.516.251399-11.4
10Shimanya, Venasias Rebbeca1413NAM+15N−4B−12N−7B+19B+11N+14B−8NF4.029.529.510.00663-34.4
11FIDE 152112070—−1B−8N+18B+16N−6N−10BF+19N+14B4.029.029.06.506790.0
12Shimanya, Wellemina Ndinelago0NAMF−3N+10B−1N+17B−8N=15B−6B+18N3.535.535.59.0013580.0
13FIDE 152151640—F−1N+19B−8N−14B−7N+18N+17B−4N3.035.535.53.506900.0
14Muronga, Alicia Renate0NAM−4N+15B+17N−9B+13N−6B−10NF−11N3.031.531.58.006840.0
15FIDE 152140100—−10B−14NF−6B=18N+16B=12N−9B+19N3.023.523.54.506770.0
16FIDE 152214400—−3B−9N−8B−11BF−15N+19BF+17N2.026.526.52.007160.0
17FIDE 152215630—−5B+18N−14B+19N−12NF−7B−13N−16B2.023.023.01.507380.0
18FIDE 152146720—−7N−17B−11NF=15B+19N−13BF−12B1.522.522.51.506280.0
19FIDE 152213770—−2BF−13N−17B−10N−18B−16N−11B−15B0.026.026.00.006130.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
Top rating losers
Biggest upsets