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2026 Eldoret Open Chess Championship - Ladies Section

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26 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 07 Feb 2026 to 08 Feb 2026 in Eldoret, Kenya. 2 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 1697, and top seed was Elizabeth Cassidy Maina (🇰🇪 KEN, WFM, 1884).

Joyce Nyaruai Ndirangu (🇰🇪 KEN, WFM, 1821) won with 6.0/6, ahead of Elizabeth Cassidy Maina (4.5) and Nicole Albright (4.5). Ndirangu won solo starting round 3.

The biggest upset came in round 3: Towett Sharon Chelangat (1486) beat Genevieve Maashao (1764), a +278-point gap.

Location
🇰🇪Eldoret, Kenya
Dates
07 Feb 2026 → 08 Feb 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes for the whole game
System
Swiss · 6 rounds
Top seed
🇰🇪WFMElizabeth Cassidy Maina1884
Avg top 10
1,697
Participants
26
Titled players · 2
WFM×2
Federations · 1 represented
🇰🇪Kenya×19
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 6 rounds

WFM Joyce Nyaruai Ndirangu led from R3; +1.5-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders
13
4
1
1
1
1
1.534.56R1R2R3R4R5R6
Ndirangu6Albright4.5Maina4.5Shakirah4Jepchirchir4Kasei4
R3–R6 · LEAD HELD

WFM Joyce Nyaruai Ndirangu never relinquished the lead after R3; final gap +1.5 over the runner-up.

R3 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

WFM Joyce Nyaruai Ndirangu beat Nicole Albright (Black).

R1–R6 · WIN STREAK

WFM Joyce Nyaruai Ndirangu won 6 in a row (R1–R6).

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1WFMJoyce Nyaruai Ndirangu*
1
1
—
2Nicole Albright
0
*—
½
3WFMElizabeth Cassidy Maina
0
—*
½
4Shukri Shakirah—
½
½
*

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5R6PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Ndirangu, Joyce NyaruaiWFM1821KEN+4N+8B+3N+2B+10N+7B6.021.024.024.002458+37.4
2Elizabeth Cassidy MainaWFM1884KEN+6B=5N+15B−1N+9B+11N4.520.523.515.501776-19.6
3Nicole Albright1789KEN+11B+19N−1B=5N+12B+4B4.520.022.014.001841+8.6
4Mutwol Cherry Jepchirchir1551KEN−1B+13N+19B+21N+5B−3N4.019.521.511.001702+28.0
5Shukri Shakirah1712KEN+10N=2B+14N=3B−4N+16B4.019.022.013.501735+7.2
6Kadenge Julia Kasei1557KEN−2N+9B+22N+17B−7N+10B4.018.019.511.001584+2.0
7Wangari Mary Emmaculate1457KEN+24B−12N+20B+15N+6B−1N4.018.019.010.001588+15.6
8Jumba, Gloria1763KEN+18B−1NF+20N+23B+13N4.015.015.09.001655-5.0
9Bhavsar Nisha Nileshbhai1508KEN+12B−6N=16N+22B−2N+14B3.517.519.09.001611+7.8
10Towett Sharon Chelangat1486KEN−5B+20N+12B+14N−1B−6N3.020.022.08.001520+3.6
11Shannon Bulimo1542KEN−3N=22B+23N=16B+17N−2B3.016.517.56.251482-4.8
12Maashao, Genevieve1764KEN−9N+7B−10N+25B−3N+24B3.016.017.06.001368-78.4
13Chepkoiwo Blessing Jerutich0KEN+21N−4B−17N+26B+15N−8B3.016.016.05.008640.0
14Shalom Jepkosgei0KEN+23B+18N−5B−10B+19N−9N3.015.516.56.0014640.0
15FIDE 5540151890—+17N+26B−2N−7B−13B+23N3.015.515.54.008720.0
16Faith Nyambura Gachihi1589KEN−19B+25N=9B=11N+21B−5N3.014.515.56.251369-46.0
17FIDE 5540145810—−15B+24N+13B−6N−11B+26N3.014.014.04.007480.0
18Kemboi Joy Jelagat1488KEN−8N−14B+26NF+20B+22B3.011.511.53.50963-6.8
19Prudence Kimeli1485KEN+16N−3B−4N+24B−14B−21N2.016.517.54.001523+4.4
20FIDE 108658530—+26N−10B−7N−8B−18N+25N2.015.015.01.007490.0
21Juliet Mithamo0KEN−13BF+25N−4B−16N+19B2.013.013.03.0014210.0
22Neriah Achieng0KENF=11N−6B−9N+25B−18N1.514.514.52.5012010.0
23FIDE 5540010800—−14N+?B−11BF−8N−15B1.016.016.00.008530.0
24FIDE 5540144250—−7N−17BF−19N+26B−12N1.012.012.00.007690.0
25FIDE 108888880—+?N−16B−21B−12N−22N−20B1.011.511.50.008760.0
26FIDE 5540151620—−20B−15N−18B−13N−24N−17B0.014.015.00.006880.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
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Biggest upsets