National Individual Chess Championship 2025 (women)
Open SwissStandard
8 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 14 Feb 2026 to 21 Feb 2026 in Monrovia, Liberia. Top 10 Elo average was 771, and top seed was Georgina Sackie (🇱🇷 LBR, 1782).
Georgina Sackie (🇱🇷 LBR, 1782) won with 7.0/7, ahead of Princess K. Banney (6.0) and Meleh M. Davis (5.0). Sackie won solo starting round 3.
Location
🇱🇷Monrovia, Liberia
Dates
14 Feb 2026 → 21 Feb 2026
Time control
Standard: 90min/40moves+30min/end+30sec increment per move starting from move 1
System
Swiss · 7 rounds
Federations · 1 represented
🇱🇷Liberia×4
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsGeorgina Sackie led from R3; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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2
1
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1
R3–R7 · LEAD HELD
Georgina Sackie never relinquished the lead after R3; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
R2 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Georgina Sackie beat Princess K. Banney (White).
WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers
Georgina Sackie 7 wins (R1–R7)Princess K. Banney 5 wins (R3–R7)Meleh M. Davis 3 wins (R5–R7)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Georgina Sackie | * | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2Princess K. Banney | 0 | * | 1 | 1 |
| 3Meleh M. Davis | 0 | 0 | * | 1 |
| 4FIDE 22603719 | 0 | 0 | 0 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sackie, Georgina | 1782 | LBR | +8N | +2B | +3N | +5B | +7B | +4N | +6B | 7.0 | 20.0 | 21.0 | 21.00 | 2263 | +8.0 |
| 2 | Banney, Princess K. | 1429 | LBR | +6B | −1N | +4B | +3B | +5N | +7N | +8B | 6.0 | 21.0 | 22.0 | 15.00 | 1705 | +20.6 |
| 3 | Davis, Meleh M. | 1524 | LBR | +7B | +4N | −1B | −2N | +6B | +8N | +5N | 5.0 | 22.0 | 23.0 | 10.00 | 1424 | -17.2 |
| 4 | FIDE 22603719 | 0 | — | +5B | −3B | −2N | −6N | +8B | −1B | +7N | 3.0 | 24.0 | 25.0 | 5.50 | 1350 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Sambola, Kemvee H. | 1435 | LBR | −4N | +7B | +8N | −1N | −2B | +6N | −3B | 3.0 | 24.0 | 25.0 | 4.00 | 778 | -40.0 |
| 6 | FIDE 22603735 | 0 | — | −2N | −8B | =7N | +4B | −3N | −5B | −1N | 1.5 | 25.5 | 26.5 | 3.75 | 743 | 0.0 |
| 7 | FIDE 22603727 | 0 | — | −3N | −5N | =6B | +8B | −1N | −2B | −4B | 1.5 | 25.5 | 26.5 | 1.75 | 743 | 0.0 |
| 8 | FIDE 22602127 | 0 | — | −1B | +6N | −5B | −7N | −4N | −3B | −2N | 1.0 | 25.5 | 27.0 | 1.50 | 743 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Banney, Princess K.LBR+20.66.0 pts · #2
- 2Sackie, GeorginaLBR+8.07.0 pts · #1
- 3FIDE 226021270.01.0 pts · #7
Top rating losers
- 1Sambola, Kemvee H.LBR-40.03.0 pts · #5
- 2Davis, Meleh M.LBR-17.25.0 pts · #3
- 3FIDE 226021270.01.0 pts · #7