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Bank Windhoek 2026 Namibia National Closed Chess Championships - Women Section

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10 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 25 Feb 2026 to 01 Mar 2026 in Windhoek, Namibia. 3 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 1317, and top seed was Beukes Jamie-Nicole (πŸ‡³πŸ‡¦ NAM, WCM, 1820).

Helvi Shuudifonya (πŸ‡³πŸ‡¦ NAM, 1562) won with 7.0/9, ahead of Lutopu Khoa (6.5) and Beukes Jamie-Nicole (5.5). Shuudifonya shared the lead from round 7 and won solo starting round 8.

The biggest upset came in round 6: Uanguta Shadah (1512) beat Beukes Jamie-Nicole (WCM, 1820), a +308-point gap.

Location
πŸ‡³πŸ‡¦Windhoek, Namibia
Dates
25 Feb 2026 β†’ 01 Mar 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss Β· 9 rounds
Top seed
πŸ‡³πŸ‡¦WCMBeukes Jamie-Nicole1820
Avg top 10
1,317
Participants
10
Titled players Β· 3
WFMΓ—1
WCMΓ—2
Federations Β· 1 represented
πŸ‡³πŸ‡¦NamibiaΓ—9
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 Β· 9 rounds

Helvi Shuudifonya led from R8; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R8.

Co-leaders
3
3
2
2
3
1
3
1
1
2.54.579R1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9Shuudifonya takes lead
Shuudifonya7Khoa6.5Jamie-Nicole5.5Nepando5Shadah3Van Wyk2.5
R8 Β· LEADER CHANGE28 Feb

Helvi Shuudifonya takes the sole lead (6.0/8).

R6 Β· HEAD-TO-HEAD Β· WINNER VS 2ND

Helvi Shuudifonya lost to Lutopu Khoa (Black).

WIN STREAKS Β· 3 top finishers

Helvi Shuudifonya 3 wins (R7–R9)Lutopu Khoa 5 wins (R1–R6)WCM Beukes Jamie-Nicole 4 wins (R1–R4)

Key matchups Β· top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1Helvi Shuudifonya*
0
0
1
2Lutopu Khoa
1
*
1
1
3WCMBeukes Jamie-Nicole
1
0
*
Β½
4WCMJolly Nepando
0
0
Β½
*

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#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΞ”
1Shuudifonya, Helvi1562NAM+4N+10Bβˆ’3N+9N+6Bβˆ’2N+8B+7N+5B7.026.026.014.001812+100.0
2Khoa, Lutopu1783NAM+8N+7B+5N+4BF+1BF=6B+3N6.526.526.524.252018+25.0
3Beukes Jamie-NicoleWCM1820NAM+10B+8N+1B+7NFβˆ’5N+6B=4Nβˆ’2B5.527.527.514.501668-40.8
4Nepando, JollyWCM1644NAMβˆ’1B+9N+6Bβˆ’2N+8B+7N=5B=3BF5.028.028.010.251690+10.0
5Uanguta Shadah1512NAMF=6Nβˆ’2B+8Nβˆ’7B+3B=4NFβˆ’1N3.030.030.010.251538+9.6
6Van Wyk, Keisha C1574NAM=7N=5Bβˆ’4NFβˆ’1NFβˆ’3N=2N+8B2.530.530.56.501458-17.8
7Shipindo, RauhaWFM1634NAM=6Bβˆ’2Nβˆ’8Bβˆ’3B+5Nβˆ’4BFβˆ’1BF1.531.531.54.251448-29.0
8Shikongo, Toini Tuyakula Lesheni0NAMβˆ’2Bβˆ’3B+7Nβˆ’5Bβˆ’4NFβˆ’1NFβˆ’6N1.032.032.01.5013310.0
9Elias, Juliet1643NAMFβˆ’4B+10Nβˆ’1BFFFFF1.032.032.00.00790-45.2
10FIDE 152163490β€”βˆ’3Nβˆ’1Nβˆ’9BFFFFFF0.032.033.00.008650.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets β€” the story behind the numbers.

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