2026 Africa Youth Chess Championship - 17th Edition (U10 Girls)
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40 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 15 May 2026 to 21 May 2026 in Imperial Botanical Beach Hotel, Entebbe (Uganda), Uganda. 6 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 876, and top seed was Fatma Said Tawfeik (πͺπ¬ EGY, 1510).
Fatma Said Tawfeik (πͺπ¬ EGY, 1510) won with 8.0/9, ahead of Katushabe Katrina (7.5) and Minka Conradie (7.0). Said Tawfeik shared the lead from round 7 and won solo starting round 8.
Location
πΊπ¬Imperial Botanical Beach Hotel, Entebbe (Uganda), Uganda
Dates
15 May 2026 β 21 May 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss Β· 9 rounds
Federations Β· 6 represented
πΊπ¬UgandaΓ6
π°πͺKenyaΓ5
πΏπ¦South AfricaΓ4
πΏπ²ZambiaΓ1
πΏπΌZimbabweΓ1
πͺπ¬EgyptΓ1
Top 3
- π₯
- π₯
- π₯
How it unfolded
Top 6 Β· 9 roundsFatma Said Tawfeik led from R8; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R8.
Co-leaders
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R8 Β· LEADER CHANGE20 May
Fatma Said Tawfeik takes the sole lead (7.0/8).
R6 Β· HEAD-TO-HEAD Β· WINNER VS 2ND
Fatma Said Tawfeik beat Katushabe Katrina (White).
WIN STREAKS Β· 3 top finishers
Fatma Said Tawfeik 3+5 wins (R1βR3, R5βR9)Katushabe Katrina 4+3 wins (R2βR5, R7βR9)Raegan Morgan 3 wins (R1βR3)
Key matchups Β· top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Fatma Said Tawfeik | * | 1 | β | 0 |
| 2Katushabe Katrina | 0 | * | β | 1 |
| 3Raegan Morgan | β | β | * | β |
| 4Edinansi Melisa | 1 | 0 | β | * |
Grille amΓ©ricaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Ξ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Said Tawfeik, Fatma | 1510 | EGY | +18B | +39N | +8B | β5B | +37N | +2B | +13N | +20N | +15B | 8.0 | 46.5 | 49.5 | 42.50 | 2249 | +16.8 |
| 2 | Katushabe Katrina | 0 | UGA | =3B | +?N | +?B | +?N | +?B | β1N | +8B | +5B | +11N | 7.5 | 34.5 | 34.5 | 23.00 | 1472 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Conradie, Minka | 1464 | RSA | =2N | +10B | +31N | +28B | =14N | +32B | β20B | +7N | +12B | 7.0 | 45.5 | 50.0 | 38.50 | 1452 | -2.0 |
| 4 | Kobutungi Janet | 1430 | UGA | +24B | +34N | +12B | +22N | +11B | β5B | β7N | +21N | +20B | 7.0 | 45.5 | 49.5 | 36.00 | 1439 | +1.2 |
| 5 | Edinansi Melisa | 0 | UGA | +?N | +?B | +?B | +1N | +20B | +4N | β15B | β2N | +?B | 7.0 | 33.0 | 33.0 | 20.00 | 1523 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Morgan, Raegan | 0 | RSA | +?B | +?N | +?B | β20N | +?B | =7B | +14N | =15N | +?B | 7.0 | 22.5 | 22.5 | 11.50 | 1496 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Mutale Mumba Janelle | 1428 | ZAM | +30N | +19B | β11B | +35N | +21B | =6N | +4B | β3B | +14N | 6.5 | 47.5 | 51.5 | 35.00 | 1583 | +24.8 |
| 8 | Mali Mugo | 0 | KEN | +?N | +14B | β1N | =10B | +28N | +?B | β2N | +?B | +?N | 6.5 | 31.5 | 31.5 | 13.00 | 1495 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Kapp, Amelie | 0 | RSA | β14N | +?B | +?N | β15B | +?N | +?B | =17N | +?B | +?B | 6.5 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 2.75 | 1482 | 0.0 |
| 10 | FIDE 554021448 | 0 | β | +?B | β3N | +24B | =8N | +?B | +?N | =16B | β12N | +21B | 6.0 | 35.0 | 35.0 | 16.00 | 1453 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Riya Hansini | 0 | KEN | +?B | +?B | +7N | +?B | β4N | β20N | +25B | +?N | β2B | 6.0 | 31.0 | 31.0 | 11.50 | 1311 | 0.0 |
| 12 | FIDE 554009910 | 0 | β | +?N | +16B | β4N | +?B | β?N | +?B | +22N | +10B | β3N | 6.0 | 30.5 | 30.5 | 16.50 | 647 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Tasha Mbogo | 0 | KEN | +27B | +21N | +?B | β?N | +?N | +16B | β1B | β?N | +?N | 6.0 | 23.0 | 23.0 | 15.00 | 678 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Imora Nyaikamba Njuguna | 1480 | KEN | +9B | β8N | +25B | +23N | =3B | +27N | β6B | +16N | β7B | 5.5 | 49.0 | 53.5 | 30.00 | 1253 | -23.6 |
| 15 | Wamwenje Naomi | 0 | KEN | β21B | F | +30N | +9N | +22B | +?B | +5N | =6B | β1N | 5.5 | 43.0 | 43.0 | 26.50 | 710 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Arinda Sonia | 0 | UGA | +23B | β12N | +34B | +?N | +38B | β13N | =10N | β14B | +30N | 5.5 | 40.0 | 40.0 | 19.50 | 680 | 0.0 |
| 17 | FIDE 10085467 | 0 | β | +?B | β28N | β?B | +?N | +?B | +?N | =9B | β?N | +27B | 5.5 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 7.75 | 642 | 0.0 |
| 18 | FIDE 554006155 | 0 | β | β1N | +?B | +?N | β?B | β?N | =?B | +36N | +?B | +?N | 5.5 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 4.00 | 710 | 0.0 |
| 19 | FIDE 554020522 | 0 | β | +?B | β7N | +?B | β?N | β?B | +?N | +?B | +?N | =?B | 5.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0.00 | 656 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Ramonyaluoe, Madalitso | 1449 | RSA | F | +40B | +38N | +6B | β5N | +11B | +3N | β1B | β4N | 5.0 | 48.0 | 48.0 | 26.00 | 1343 | -17.2 |
| 21 | Janelle Rovenna Nyakato Aturinda | 0 | UGA | +15N | β13B | +?N | +?B | β7N | +?B | +23N | β4B | β10N | 5.0 | 36.0 | 36.0 | 10.50 | 629 | 0.0 |
| 22 | FIDE 11329173 | 0 | β | F | +?B | +?N | β4B | β15N | +38N | β12B | +32N | +?B | 5.0 | 26.0 | 26.0 | 7.50 | 630 | 0.0 |
| 23 | FIDE 554000246 | 0 | β | β16N | +?B | +?N | β14B | +?B | +?N | β21B | +29N | β?B | 5.0 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 4.50 | 680 | 0.0 |
| 24 | FIDE 10078665 | 0 | β | β4N | +?B | β10N | +?B | β?N | +?B | β?N | +?B | +?N | 5.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 0.00 | 630 | 0.0 |
| 25 | FIDE 10041206 | 0 | β | +?N | β?B | β14N | +?B | +?N | +?B | β11N | +?B | β?N | 5.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 0.00 | 680 | 0.0 |
| 26 | FIDE 554021570 | 0 | β | β?B | β?N | +?B | +?N | β?B | +?N | β?B | +38N | +35B | 5.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.00 | 683 | 0.0 |
| 27 | FIDE 10851143 | 0 | β | β13N | =?B | +29N | +36B | +?N | β14B | β?B | +31N | β17N | 4.5 | 30.0 | 30.0 | 13.00 | 682 | 0.0 |
| 28 | FIDE 10898840 | 0 | β | +?N | +17B | =?B | β3N | β8B | β?N | β31N | +?B | +?N | 4.5 | 23.5 | 23.5 | 5.50 | 664 | 0.0 |
| 29 | FIDE 554021685 | 0 | β | =?B | β?N | β27B | +?N | =?N | +33B | +34N | β23B | =?N | 4.5 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 8.50 | 642 | 0.0 |
| 30 | Kiconco Martinah Andrea | 0 | UGA | β7B | +?N | β15B | +?N | +?B | =?N | β?B | +?N | β16B | 4.5 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 0.00 | 1178 | 0.0 |
| 31 | FIDE 554021553 | 0 | β | =?B | +?N | β3B | β?N | β?B | +?N | +28B | β27B | +?N | 4.5 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 4.50 | 1260 | 0.0 |
| 32 | FIDE 554021529 | 0 | β | β?B | +?N | +?B | +?N | +?B | β3N | β?N | β22B | =37N | 4.5 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 1.75 | 1474 | 0.0 |
| 33 | Matipa Ropafadzo Shemiah Manyoni | 0 | ZIM | +?B | β?N | +?B | β?N | β?B | β29N | +?B | =?N | +?B | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.00 | 683 | 0.0 |
| 34 | FIDE 554021545 | 0 | β | +?N | β4B | β16N | β?B | +?B | +?N | β29B | β?N | +?B | 4.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 0.00 | 630 | 0.0 |
| 35 | FIDE 15214672 | 0 | β | β?N | +?B | +?N | β7B | β?N | +?B | +?N | β?B | β26N | 4.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 0.00 | 628 | 0.0 |
| 36 | FIDE 554019907 | 0 | β | =?B | +?N | β?B | β27N | +?B | β?N | β18B | =?N | +?B | 4.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 0.00 | 642 | 0.0 |
| 37 | FIDE 554021588 | 0 | β | β?B | F | +?N | +?N | β1B | β?N | β?B | +39N | =32B | 3.5 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 5.25 | 710 | 0.0 |
| 38 | FIDE 554003660 | 0 | β | +?N | +?B | β20B | +?N | β16N | β22B | β?N | β26B | β?N | 3.0 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 0.00 | 649 | 0.0 |
| 39 | FIDE 554001129 | 0 | β | +?N | β1B | β?N | β?B | β?N | +?B | +?N | β37B | β?B | 3.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 0.00 | 710 | 0.0 |
| 40 | FIDE 554009847 | 0 | β | +?B | β20N | β?B | β?N | β?B | +?N | +?B | β?N | β?B | 3.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.00 | 649 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets β the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Mutale Mumba JanelleZAM+24.86.5 pts Β· #3
- 2Said Tawfeik, FatmaEGY+16.88.0 pts Β· #9
- 3Kobutungi JanetUGA+1.27.0 pts Β· #7
Top rating losers
- 1Imora Nyaikamba NjugunaKEN-23.65.5 pts Β· #16
- 2Ramonyaluoe, MadalitsoRSA-17.25.0 pts Β· #11
- 3Conradie, MinkaRSA-2.07.0 pts Β· #5