3rd Kenya University and College Championship - Playoffs Ladies
KnockoutStandard
11 players participated in this 8-round tournament, held from 27 Mar 2026 to 30 Mar 2026 in Nairobi, Kenya. Top 10 Elo average was 791, and top seed was Mercy Ingado (🇰🇪 KEN, 1658).
Mercy Ingado (🇰🇪 KEN, 1658) won with 8.0/8, ahead of Njoki Juliet (4.5) and Vivian Muthoni (4.0). Ingado won solo starting round 4.
The biggest upset came in round 3: Njoki Juliet (1511) beat Flavius Hyacinth (1652), a +141-point gap.
Location
🇰🇪Nairobi, Kenya
Dates
27 Mar 2026 → 30 Mar 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Knockout · 8 rounds
Federations · 1 represented
🇰🇪Kenya×6
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 8 roundsMercy Ingado led from R4; +3.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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R4–R8 · LEAD HELD
Mercy Ingado never relinquished the lead after R4; final gap +3.5 over the runner-up.
HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND · 2 games
Mercy Ingado 2.0–0.0 against Njoki Juliet (R7 1-0, R8 1-0) — decisive in 2/2.
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
Mercy Ingado 8 wins (R1–R8)Njoki Juliet 3 wins (R1–R3)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Mercy Ingado | * | 1 1 | — | — |
| 2Njoki Juliet | 0 0 | * | ½ 1 | 1 0 |
| 3Vivian Muthoni | — | ½ 0 | * | — |
| 4Flavius Hyacinth | — | 0 1 | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ingado, Mercy | 1658 | KEN | +7B | +7N | +8N | +8B | +6B | +6N | +2B | +2N | 8.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 9.00 | 2339 | +26.8 |
| 2 | Njoki Juliet | 1511 | KEN | +9N | +9B | +4B | −4N | =3B | +3N | −1N | −1B | 4.5 | 28.0 | 28.0 | 8.00 | 1554 | +6.4 |
| 3 | Muthoni, Vivian | 1523 | KEN | +10B | +10N | =5B | +5N | =2N | −2B | F | F | 4.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 3.00 | 1319 | -10.8 |
| 4 | Flavius Hyacinth | 1652 | KEN | F | +11B | −2N | +2B | F | F | F | F | 2.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 4.50 | 1512 | -15.2 |
| 5 | FIDE 554017580 | 0 | — | F | F | =3N | −3B | F | F | F | F | 0.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 2.00 | 1331 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Ngari Juliet Nyambura | 0 | KEN | F | F | F | F | −1N | −1B | F | F | 0.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 0.00 | 858 | 0.0 |
| 7 | FIDE 554009537 | 0 | — | −1N | −1B | F | F | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 0.00 | 858 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Korir Tracy | 1565 | KEN | F | F | −1B | −1N | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 0.00 | 858 | -14.8 |
| 9 | FIDE 554005337 | 0 | — | −2B | −2N | F | F | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0.00 | 712 | 0.0 |
| 10 | FIDE 554011981 | 0 | — | −3N | −3B | F | F | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.00 | 724 | 0.0 |
| 11 | FIDE 554016070 | 0 | — | F | −4N | F | F | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 852 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Ingado, MercyKEN+26.88.0 pts · #1
- 2Njoki JulietKEN+6.44.5 pts · #2
- 3Ngari Juliet NyamburaKEN0.00.0 pts · #6
Top rating losers
- 1Flavius HyacinthKEN-15.22.0 pts · #3
- 2Korir TracyKEN-14.80.0 pts · #10
- 3Muthoni, VivianKEN-10.84.0 pts · #5
Biggest upsets
- R3+141 Elo gap