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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
Top seed
🇰🇪Mercy Ingado1658
Avg top 10
791
Participants
11
Federations · 1 represented
🇰🇪Kenya×6
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 8 rounds

Mercy Ingado led from R4; +3.5-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders
4
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
2468R1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8
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 2.00.0 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
Player1234
1Mercy Ingado*
1
1
2Njoki Juliet
0
0
*
½
1
1
0
3Vivian Muthoni
½
0
*
4Flavius Hyacinth
0
1
*

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Ingado, Mercy1658KEN+7B+7N+8N+8B+6B+6N+2B+2N8.09.09.09.002339+26.8
2Njoki Juliet1511KEN+9N+9B+4B4N=3B+3N1N1B4.528.028.08.001554+6.4
3Muthoni, Vivian1523KEN+10B+10N=5B+5N=2N2BFF4.010.010.03.001319-10.8
4Flavius Hyacinth1652KENF+11B2N+2BFFFF2.09.09.04.501512-15.2
5FIDE 5540175800FF=3N3BFFFF0.58.08.02.0013310.0
6Ngari Juliet Nyambura0KENFFFF1N1BFF0.016.016.00.008580.0
7FIDE 55400953701N1BFFFFFF0.016.016.00.008580.0
8Korir Tracy1565KENFF1B1NFFFF0.016.016.00.00858-14.8
9FIDE 55400533702B2NFFFFFF0.09.09.00.007120.0
10FIDE 55401198103N3BFFFFFF0.08.08.00.007240.0
11FIDE 5540160700F4NFFFFFF0.04.04.00.008520.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
Top rating losers
Biggest upsets