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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
Top seed
🇰🇪WCMJully Mutisya1921
Avg top 10
1,781
Participants
33
Titled players · 6
WFM×2
WCM×4
Federations · 2 represented
🇰🇪Kenya×25
🇺🇬Uganda×2
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 8 rounds

WFM Sasha Mongeli led from R8; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders
15
5
2
1
1
2
2
1
2468R1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8Mongeli takes lead
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
Player1234
1WFMSasha Mongeli*
1
2WCMAsaba Juliet*
½
1
3Asiimwe Olivia
½
*
0
4WCMNashipae Bella
0
0
1
*

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Mongeli, SashaWFM1873KEN15N+19B+20N+18B+14N+2B+5N+6N7.032.536.032.001992+18.6
2Nashipae BellaWCM1699KEN+23B+5N+6B+15N+3B1N+11B4N6.038.041.028.001915+88.4
3Asiimwe Olivia1706UGA+25N=6B+8N+7B2N=4B+14N+11N6.035.538.527.001904+72.0
4Asaba JulietWCM1784UGA14B+11N+16B=12N+21B=3N+15B+2B6.033.036.026.751818+16.2
5Kaburo Winnie1770KEN+16N2B+25N+21B=11N+20B1B+13N5.532.535.520.251727-15.2
6Mutisya, JullyWCM1921KEN+17B=3N2N+28B+12B=15N+7N1B5.036.538.520.501808-20.2
7Ndirangu, Joyce NyaruaiWFM1855KEN+10B+14N15B3N+26B+16N6B+17N5.032.034.019.001714-23.6
8Jumba, Gloria1754KEN+29B=12N3B14N=9B+26N+22B+16N5.028.530.015.251629-20.0
9Kosgey Sheila Jerop1527KEN+26B=10N14B16N=8N+30B+18B+15N5.028.029.016.001627+12.8
10Onyango Shirlyn Gathoni1608KEN7N=9B+22N20B+24N=17N+21B+14B5.027.530.517.501594-9.6
11Shannon Bulimo1535KEN+22N4B+24N+19B=5B+18N2N3B4.534.537.516.751629+13.0
12Nicole Albright1797KEN+18N=8B=21N=4B6N13B+29N+20B4.531.032.516.001676-21.4
13Njeri, Maureen Kirigo1475KEN+27N16B+30B23N=17B+12N+20N5B4.526.527.513.001580+14.2
14Francisca Kagwiria1579KEN+4N7B+9N+8B1B+22N3B10N4.039.042.019.001685+17.8
15Wanjiru, LucyWCM1616KEN+1B+17N+7N2B=20N=6B4N9B4.038.041.520.251724+20.0
16Kuka Riziki1576KEN5B+13N4N+9B+19N7B+24N8B4.035.038.016.501627+12.4
17McKenzie Chanel1650KEN6N15B+29N+25B=13N=10B+19N7B4.030.532.013.251645+9.2
18Matei Veronicah1600KEN12B+28N+23B1N+27B11B9N+21N4.029.031.010.001565-8.8
19Bhavsar Nisha Nileshbhai1546KEN+32B1N+26B11N16B+27N17B+22N4.026.526.57.00852-29.4
20Adhiambo Edna Onyango1493KEN+24B+29N1B+10N=15B5N13B12N3.533.535.011.501574+10.2
21Wangari Mary Emmaculate1471KEN+31B+32N=12B5N4N=29B10N18B3.026.526.53.001417-16.8
22Jerono Karen0KEN11B+31N10B+?N+23B14B8N19B3.025.525.53.0013240.0
23Seseniah Akwe Omari1549KEN2N+33B18N+13B22N24B+30N28B3.023.523.55.501382-35.2
24Nikisha Makena0KEN20N+?B11B+30N10B+23N16B29B3.022.522.54.0012850.0
25Kadenge Julia Kasei1552KEN3B+30N5B17NF+31BF+27N3.018.518.53.00902-18.6
26FIDE 1086835609N+27B19N+31B7N8BFF2.021.021.02.008760.0
27FIDE 10831886013B26N+32BF18N19B+31N25B2.017.517.50.007440.0
28Dimba Zahra Akongo1497KENF18BF6NFF+32B+23N2.012.012.03.001567+2.8
29Shalom Jepkosgei1564KEN8N20B17BFF=21N12B+24N1.523.023.04.501262-63.2
30FIDE 108823240F25B13N24B+32N9N23BF1.018.518.50.007320.0
31FIDE 554017980021N22BF26N?B25N27BF0.013.013.00.007150.0
32FIDE 554017963019N21B27NF30BF28N?B0.012.012.00.007130.0
33FIDE 5540179980F23NFFFFFF0.08.58.50.007500.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
Top rating losers
Biggest upsets