Mavens Open International Chess Championship 2026 - Ladies
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33 players participated in this 8-round tournament, held from 19 Mar 2026 to 22 Mar 2026 in Nairobi, Kenya. 6 titled players from 2 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1781, and top seed was Jully Mutisya (🇰🇪 KEN, WCM, 1921).
Sasha Mongeli (🇰🇪 KEN, WFM, 1873) won with 7.0/8, ahead of Nashipae Bella (6.0) and Asiimwe Olivia (6.0). Mongeli shared the lead from round 6 and broke clear in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 6: Maureen Kirigo Njeri (1475) beat Nicole Albright (1797), a +322-point gap.
Location
🇰🇪Nairobi, Kenya
Dates
19 Mar 2026 → 22 Mar 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 8 rounds
Titled players · 6
WFM×2
WCM×4
Federations · 2 represented
🇰🇪Kenya×25
🇺🇬Uganda×2
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 8 roundsWFM Sasha Mongeli led from R8; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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R8 · LEADER CHANGE22 Mar
WFM Sasha Mongeli takes the sole lead (7.0/8).
R2–R8 · WIN STREAK
WFM Sasha Mongeli won 7 in a row (R2–R8).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1WFMSasha Mongeli | * | — | — | 1 |
| 2WCMAsaba Juliet | — | * | ½ | 1 |
| 3Asiimwe Olivia | — | ½ | * | 0 |
| 4WCMNashipae Bella | 0 | 0 | 1 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mongeli, SashaWFM | 1873 | KEN | −15N | +19B | +20N | +18B | +14N | +2B | +5N | +6N | 7.0 | 32.5 | 36.0 | 32.00 | 1992 | +18.6 |
| 2 | Nashipae BellaWCM | 1699 | KEN | +23B | +5N | +6B | +15N | +3B | −1N | +11B | −4N | 6.0 | 38.0 | 41.0 | 28.00 | 1915 | +88.4 |
| 3 | Asiimwe Olivia | 1706 | UGA | +25N | =6B | +8N | +7B | −2N | =4B | +14N | +11N | 6.0 | 35.5 | 38.5 | 27.00 | 1904 | +72.0 |
| 4 | Asaba JulietWCM | 1784 | UGA | −14B | +11N | +16B | =12N | +21B | =3N | +15B | +2B | 6.0 | 33.0 | 36.0 | 26.75 | 1818 | +16.2 |
| 5 | Kaburo Winnie | 1770 | KEN | +16N | −2B | +25N | +21B | =11N | +20B | −1B | +13N | 5.5 | 32.5 | 35.5 | 20.25 | 1727 | -15.2 |
| 6 | Mutisya, JullyWCM | 1921 | KEN | +17B | =3N | −2N | +28B | +12B | =15N | +7N | −1B | 5.0 | 36.5 | 38.5 | 20.50 | 1808 | -20.2 |
| 7 | Ndirangu, Joyce NyaruaiWFM | 1855 | KEN | +10B | +14N | −15B | −3N | +26B | +16N | −6B | +17N | 5.0 | 32.0 | 34.0 | 19.00 | 1714 | -23.6 |
| 8 | Jumba, Gloria | 1754 | KEN | +29B | =12N | −3B | −14N | =9B | +26N | +22B | +16N | 5.0 | 28.5 | 30.0 | 15.25 | 1629 | -20.0 |
| 9 | Kosgey Sheila Jerop | 1527 | KEN | +26B | =10N | −14B | −16N | =8N | +30B | +18B | +15N | 5.0 | 28.0 | 29.0 | 16.00 | 1627 | +12.8 |
| 10 | Onyango Shirlyn Gathoni | 1608 | KEN | −7N | =9B | +22N | −20B | +24N | =17N | +21B | +14B | 5.0 | 27.5 | 30.5 | 17.50 | 1594 | -9.6 |
| 11 | Shannon Bulimo | 1535 | KEN | +22N | −4B | +24N | +19B | =5B | +18N | −2N | −3B | 4.5 | 34.5 | 37.5 | 16.75 | 1629 | +13.0 |
| 12 | Nicole Albright | 1797 | KEN | +18N | =8B | =21N | =4B | −6N | −13B | +29N | +20B | 4.5 | 31.0 | 32.5 | 16.00 | 1676 | -21.4 |
| 13 | Njeri, Maureen Kirigo | 1475 | KEN | +27N | −16B | +30B | −23N | =17B | +12N | +20N | −5B | 4.5 | 26.5 | 27.5 | 13.00 | 1580 | +14.2 |
| 14 | Francisca Kagwiria | 1579 | KEN | +4N | −7B | +9N | +8B | −1B | +22N | −3B | −10N | 4.0 | 39.0 | 42.0 | 19.00 | 1685 | +17.8 |
| 15 | Wanjiru, LucyWCM | 1616 | KEN | +1B | +17N | +7N | −2B | =20N | =6B | −4N | −9B | 4.0 | 38.0 | 41.5 | 20.25 | 1724 | +20.0 |
| 16 | Kuka Riziki | 1576 | KEN | −5B | +13N | −4N | +9B | +19N | −7B | +24N | −8B | 4.0 | 35.0 | 38.0 | 16.50 | 1627 | +12.4 |
| 17 | McKenzie Chanel | 1650 | KEN | −6N | −15B | +29N | +25B | =13N | =10B | +19N | −7B | 4.0 | 30.5 | 32.0 | 13.25 | 1645 | +9.2 |
| 18 | Matei Veronicah | 1600 | KEN | −12B | +28N | +23B | −1N | +27B | −11B | −9N | +21N | 4.0 | 29.0 | 31.0 | 10.00 | 1565 | -8.8 |
| 19 | Bhavsar Nisha Nileshbhai | 1546 | KEN | +32B | −1N | +26B | −11N | −16B | +27N | −17B | +22N | 4.0 | 26.5 | 26.5 | 7.00 | 852 | -29.4 |
| 20 | Adhiambo Edna Onyango | 1493 | KEN | +24B | +29N | −1B | +10N | =15B | −5N | −13B | −12N | 3.5 | 33.5 | 35.0 | 11.50 | 1574 | +10.2 |
| 21 | Wangari Mary Emmaculate | 1471 | KEN | +31B | +32N | =12B | −5N | −4N | =29B | −10N | −18B | 3.0 | 26.5 | 26.5 | 3.00 | 1417 | -16.8 |
| 22 | Jerono Karen | 0 | KEN | −11B | +31N | −10B | +?N | +23B | −14B | −8N | −19B | 3.0 | 25.5 | 25.5 | 3.00 | 1324 | 0.0 |
| 23 | Seseniah Akwe Omari | 1549 | KEN | −2N | +33B | −18N | +13B | −22N | −24B | +30N | −28B | 3.0 | 23.5 | 23.5 | 5.50 | 1382 | -35.2 |
| 24 | Nikisha Makena | 0 | KEN | −20N | +?B | −11B | +30N | −10B | +23N | −16B | −29B | 3.0 | 22.5 | 22.5 | 4.00 | 1285 | 0.0 |
| 25 | Kadenge Julia Kasei | 1552 | KEN | −3B | +30N | −5B | −17N | F | +31B | F | +27N | 3.0 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 3.00 | 902 | -18.6 |
| 26 | FIDE 10868356 | 0 | — | −9N | +27B | −19N | +31B | −7N | −8B | F | F | 2.0 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 2.00 | 876 | 0.0 |
| 27 | FIDE 10831886 | 0 | — | −13B | −26N | +32B | F | −18N | −19B | +31N | −25B | 2.0 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 0.00 | 744 | 0.0 |
| 28 | Dimba Zahra Akongo | 1497 | KEN | F | −18B | F | −6N | F | F | +32B | +23N | 2.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 3.00 | 1567 | +2.8 |
| 29 | Shalom Jepkosgei | 1564 | KEN | −8N | −20B | −17B | F | F | =21N | −12B | +24N | 1.5 | 23.0 | 23.0 | 4.50 | 1262 | -63.2 |
| 30 | FIDE 10882324 | 0 | — | F | −25B | −13N | −24B | +32N | −9N | −23B | F | 1.0 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 0.00 | 732 | 0.0 |
| 31 | FIDE 554017980 | 0 | — | −21N | −22B | F | −26N | −?B | −25N | −27B | F | 0.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 0.00 | 715 | 0.0 |
| 32 | FIDE 554017963 | 0 | — | −19N | −21B | −27N | F | −30B | F | −28N | −?B | 0.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 0.00 | 713 | 0.0 |
| 33 | FIDE 554017998 | 0 | — | F | −23N | F | F | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 0.00 | 750 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Nashipae BellaWCMKEN+88.46.0 pts · #4
- 2Asiimwe OliviaUGA+72.06.0 pts · #3
- 3Wanjiru, LucyWCMKEN+20.04.0 pts · #8
Top rating losers
- 1Shalom JepkosgeiKEN-63.21.5 pts · #25
- 2Seseniah Akwe OmariKEN-35.23.0 pts · #22
- 3Bhavsar Nisha NileshbhaiKEN-29.44.0 pts · #27
Biggest upsets
- R6+322 Elo gap
- R1+257 Elo gap
- R3+239 Elo gap