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3rd Kenya University and College Championship - Ladies

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21 players participated in this 8-round tournament, held from 13 Mar 2026 to 15 Mar 2026 in Nairobi, Kenya. Top 10 Elo average was 940, and top seed was Mercy Ingado (🇰🇪 KEN, 1658).

Korir Tracy (🇰🇪 KEN, 1565) won with 7.5/8, ahead of Flavius Hyacinth (6.5) and Mercy Ingado (6.0). Tracy won solo starting round 5.

The biggest upset came in round 3: Njoki Juliet (1511) beat Flavius Hyacinth (1652), a +141-point gap.

Location
🇰🇪Nairobi, Kenya
Dates
13 Mar 2026 → 15 Mar 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes for the whole game
System
Swiss · 8 rounds
Top seed
🇰🇪Mercy Ingado1658
Avg top 10
940
Participants
21
Federations · 1 represented
🇰🇪Kenya×12
Top 3
  • 🥇
    Korir Tracy
    🇰🇪KEN·1565
    7.5pts·1880perf+23.4
  • 🥈
    Flavius Hyacinth
    🇰🇪KEN·1652
    6.5pts·1683perf+6.0
  • 🥉
    Mercy Ingado
    🇰🇪KEN·1658
    6.0pts·1687perf+4.2

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 8 rounds

Korir Tracy led from R5; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.

Co-leaders
10
6
3
2
1
1
1
1
2468R1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8
Tracy7.5Hyacinth6.5Ingado6Juliet5.5Nyanchama5.5Neema5
R5–R8 · LEAD HELD

Korir Tracy never relinquished the lead after R5; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.

R6 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Korir Tracy drew with Flavius Hyacinth (White).

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

Korir Tracy 5 wins (R1–R5)Mercy Ingado 3 wins (R1–R3)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1Korir Tracy*
½
1
1
2Flavius Hyacinth
½
*
1
0
3Mercy Ingado
0
0
*
1
4Njoki Juliet
0
1
0
*

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Korir Tracy1565KEN+9B+16N+17N+3B+4N=2B+5B+12N7.536.039.035.751880+23.4
2Flavius Hyacinth1652KEN+10N+14B−4N+12B+9N=1N+3B+7B6.537.541.532.251683+6.0
3Ingado, Mercy1658KEN+20B+15N+11B−1N+6B+4N−2N+10B6.037.039.025.001687+4.2
4Njoki Juliet1511KEN+12B+19N+2B+5N−1B−3B=10N+13N5.538.040.024.251536+2.2
5Ongeta Syliviah Nyanchama0KEN=8N+?B+13N−4B+?N+11B−1N+?B5.526.026.010.5014090.0
6Milllicent Neema1494KEN−7N+8B+10N+17B−3N+13B−12N+11B5.032.535.520.501724+36.0
7Ngari Juliet Nyambura0KEN+6B−11N+15B−8N+14N+20B+18B−2N5.031.033.017.5014340.0
8FIDE 5540172890—=5B−6N+?B+7B=11N=18N=13B+14N5.030.030.017.0013190.0
9FIDE 5540119810—−1N+?B+?B+19N−2B−10N+?N+18B5.023.023.04.508110.0
10Mongina Ruth0KEN−2B+21N−6B+15N+17N+9B=4B−3N4.535.036.516.251259-67.6
11Muthoni, Vivian1523KEN+18N+7B−3N=13B=8B−5N+15B−6N4.034.537.016.00779-17.0
12Mary Nelima0KEN−4NF+?B−2N+19B+16N+6B−1B4.030.030.010.5013650.0
13Sum Tracy Chepchirchir0KEN+?B+?N−5B=11N+18B−6N=8N−4B4.027.527.57.0012390.0
14FIDE 5540172970—+21B−2N+16B−18N−7B+?N+20N−8B4.026.026.07.008520.0
15FIDE 5540175720—+?N−3B−7N−10B+?B+?N−11N+21B4.021.021.01.507990.0
16FIDE 5540157820—+?N−1B−14N−?B+?N−12B+19B=?N3.517.517.52.007660.0
17FIDE 5540175800—F+?N−1B−6N−10B+?B−?N+20B3.019.019.02.007600.0
18Brenda Nasiche0KEN−11BF+?N+14B−13N=8B−7N−9N2.527.027.06.507240.0
19FIDE 5540053370—F−4B+20N−9B−12N−?B−16N+?B2.020.020.02.007120.0
20FIDE 5540172700—−3NF−19B+?N+?B−7N−14B−17N2.020.020.00.008580.0
21FIDE 5540172460—−14N−10B=?NFFF+?B−15N1.512.512.50.008150.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
Top rating losers
Biggest upsets
3rd Kenya University and College Championship - Ladies (2026) — Nairobi, Kenya | Chess Tournament Results | ChessStats