2026 Africa Youth Chess Championship - 17th Edition (U12 Girls)

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78 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 15 May 2026 to 21 May 2026 in Imperial Botanical Beach Hotel, Entebbe (Uganda), Uganda. 1 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1615, and top seed was Kaburo Winnie (🇰🇪 KEN, WCM, 1815).

Kaburo Winnie (🇰🇪 KEN, WCM, 1815) won with 8.0/9, ahead of Ghidaa Ahmed Mohamed (7.5) and Nivo Hasina Tsinjoviniavo (7.0). Winnie broke clear in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 5: Salma Nkatha Mwenda (1435) beat Nanjekho Namwella (1597), a +162-point gap.

Location

🇺🇬Imperial Botanical Beach Hotel, Entebbe (Uganda), Uganda

Dates

15 May 2026 → 21 May 2026

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 9 rounds

Top seed

🇰🇪WCMKaburo Winnie1815

Avg top 10

1,615

Participants

Titled players · 1

WCM×1

Federations · 8 represented

🇰🇪Kenya×10

🇺🇬Uganda×8

🇿🇦South Africa×5

🇳🇦Namibia×2

🇲🇬Madagascar×2

🇿🇲Zambia×2

🇿🇼Zimbabwe×2

🇪🇬Egypt×1

Top 3

🥇
WCMKaburo Winnie
🇰🇪KEN·1815
8.0pts·1900perf+22.0
🥈
Ghidaa Ahmed Mohamed
🇪🇬EGY·1700
7.5pts·1808perf+35.6
🥉
Nivo Hasina Tsinjoviniavo
🇲🇬MAD·1621
7.0pts·1683perf+23.6

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

WCM Kaburo Winnie led from R6; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 5 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R6.

Co-leaders

Winnie8Ahmed Mohamed7.5Tsinjoviniavo7Matingi7Atubet7Randriamazava7

R6–R9 · LEAD HELD

WCM Kaburo Winnie held the sole lead from R6 through R9 without losing it.

R8 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

WCM Kaburo Winnie drew with Ghidaa Ahmed Mohamed (White).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

WCM Kaburo Winnie 6 wins (R1–R6)Ghidaa Ahmed Mohamed 4 wins (R1–R4)Nivo Hasina Tsinjoviniavo 4 wins (R1–R4)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1WCMKaburo Winnie	*	½	1	½
2Ghidaa Ahmed Mohamed	½	*	—	—
3Nivo Hasina Tsinjoviniavo	0	—	*	—
4Riley Matingi	½	—	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Kaburo WinnieWCM	1815	KEN	+36N	+70B	+5N	+6B	+3N	+7N	=4B	=2B	+13N	8.0	53.0	56.0	48.75	1900	+22.0
2	Ahmed Mohamed, Ghidaa	1700	EGY	+58B	+32N	+21B	+9N	−7B	+13N	+17B	=1N	+5N	7.5	51.0	55.0	44.50	1808	+35.6
3	Tsinjoviniavo, Nivo Hasina	1621	MAD	+61B	+24N	+30B	+17N	−1B	=8B	+10N	=9N	+14B	7.0	50.0	54.0	39.50	1683	+23.6
4	Riley Matingi	1557	KEN	+39B	+69N	−14B	+26N	+32B	+18N	=1N	=8B	+17B	7.0	48.0	51.0	37.75	1621	+16.4
5	Talia Atubet	1505	UGA	+77B	+52N	−1B	+72N	+24B	+14N	+7B	+11N	−2B	7.0	47.0	47.0	31.50	1671	+42.4
6	Randriamazava,Mamihaja Jessy	1548	MAD	+67N	+41B	+10N	−1N	−14B	+69B	+29N	+15B	+19N	7.0	46.0	49.0	35.00	1524	-6.8
7	NECHITIMA NYASHA	1581	ZIM	+40B	+55N	+16B	+14N	+2N	−1B	−5N	+30B	=8N	6.5	51.0	55.0	36.75	1655	+28.8
8	Vankhedekar Nikhil Nitya	1535	ZAM	+31B	+71N	+22B	=13N	+25B	=3N	=11B	=4N	=7B	6.5	49.5	52.5	36.00	1620	+28.8
9	Uanguta Shadah	1519	NAM	+56N	+51B	+34N	−2B	=10N	+16B	+27N	=3B	=12B	6.5	48.5	52.5	35.00	1548	+7.6
10	Kim Vivica	1413	KEN	+63B	+47N	−6B	+37N	=9B	+44N	−3B	+48N	+27B	6.5	44.5	48.5	31.25	1290	-16.4
11	Tosha Torana	1477	UGA	+59N	+73B	−13B	+38N	+52B	+22N	=8N	−5B	+26N	6.5	44.0	47.0	30.75	1282	-27.2
12	Longwe Nthanda	1571	ZAM	+75N	+60B	−15N	−25B	+72N	+31B	+32N	+16B	=9N	6.5	41.0	43.5	28.75	1392	-40.0
13	Temmers, Isabella	1625	RSA	+46N	+53B	+11N	=8B	+15N	−2B	=21N	+18B	−1B	6.0	51.0	55.0	33.25	1611	-4.0
14	Katsvara, Tanatswanashe	1423	NAM	+42N	+43B	+4N	−7B	+6N	−5B	+35N	+25B	−3N	6.0	50.0	55.0	34.50	1555	+42.4
15	CHIMBOZA TINEVIMBO ELIZABETH	1444	ZIM	+57B	+48N	+12B	+20N	−13B	−17N	+24B	−6N	+35B	6.0	46.5	50.5	31.50	1498	+13.6
16	Salma Nkatha Mwenda	1435	KEN	+68N	+35B	−7N	+34B	+20B	−9N	+22B	−12N	+31B	6.0	46.5	50.0	30.50	1374	-11.6
17	Iculet Chanelle Manuela Okurut	1507	UGA	+62N	+50B	+54N	−3B	+29N	+15B	−2N	+33B	−4N	6.0	46.0	50.0	28.50	1478	-8.8
18	Loots, Mia	1465	RSA	+38B	+37N	−20B	+71N	+47B	−4B	+39N	−13N	+34B	6.0	43.5	46.5	27.50	793	-39.2
19	Solange Anaia Baliddawa	0	UGA	−24B	+40N	+46N	−29B	+75N	+26B	+51N	+21B	−6B	6.0	43.0	45.5	28.00	1520	0.0
20	Nanjekho Namwella	1597	KEN	+29N	+64B	+18N	−15B	−16N	−27N	+38B	+60B	+33N	6.0	42.5	46.0	28.50	1443	-32.4
21	Lambrechts, Madison	1491	RSA	+76N	+49B	−2N	+69B	=48N	+54B	=13B	−19N	+36N	6.0	40.5	42.5	23.75	1470	-2.0
22	Steel, Lujain	0	RSA	+?N	+33B	−8N	+75B	+?N	−11B	−16N	+29B	+30N	6.0	36.5	36.5	17.50	1395	0.0
23	Keli Tumi	1477	KEN	−69B	+45N	−31B	−40N	+67B	+73N	+66B	+52N	+39B	6.0	33.5	36.5	23.50	2208	+16.0
24	FIDE 10860592	0	—	+19N	−3B	+?N	+35B	−5N	+34B	−15N	+41B	=25N	5.5	46.5	46.5	23.75	1200	0.0
25	Grobbelaar, Mienje	1516	RSA	+72B	=26N	+27B	+12N	−8N	+48B	=30B	−14N	=24B	5.5	45.0	48.0	27.50	1411	-24.0
26	Nina Eliana Atukunda	0	UGA	+?N	=25B	+65N	−4B	+44B	−19N	+45B	+42N	−11B	5.5	42.5	42.5	20.25	1403	0.0
27	Mugo Zawadi Muthoni	0	KEN	+?B	=?N	−25N	+57B	+33N	+20B	−9B	+53N	−10N	5.5	37.5	37.5	19.00	1423	0.0
28	FIDE 554002338	0	—	+44B	−30N	−29N	+36B	+?N	−39B	=46N	+?B	+49N	5.5	33.5	33.5	16.25	661	0.0
29	FIDE 10865829	0	—	−20B	+?N	+28B	+19N	−17B	+47N	−6B	−22N	+52B	5.0	45.0	45.0	20.00	751	0.0
30	Avriel Joy Agata	1461	KEN	+66N	+28B	−3N	+41B	=54N	+49B	=25N	−7N	−22B	5.0	44.0	47.5	23.25	1300	-22.0
31	FIDE 10868577	0	—	−8N	+?B	+23N	−54B	+50N	−12N	+47B	+32B	−16N	5.0	43.0	43.0	20.00	1312	0.0
32	FIDE 10038558	0	—	+?N	−2B	+66N	+50B	−4N	+60B	−12B	−31N	+51N	5.0	42.5	42.5	16.50	809	0.0
33	Garikapati Srivalli	1428	UGA	+78B	−22N	+56B	+52N	−27B	+38N	+37B	−17N	−20B	5.0	41.5	41.5	18.00	752	-26.8
34	FIDE 554022800	0	—	+?B	+61N	−9B	−16N	+40B	−24N	+56B	+55N	−18N	5.0	41.0	41.0	17.00	673	0.0
35	FIDE 554020468	0	—	+?B	−16N	+39B	−24N	+56B	+?N	−14B	+45N	−15N	5.0	37.0	37.0	13.50	1235	0.0
36	FIDE 11033754	0	—	−1B	+?N	−48B	−28N	+?B	+63N	+71B	+37N	−21B	5.0	36.0	36.0	12.00	853	0.0
37	FIDE 554020506	0	—	+?N	−18B	+?N	−10B	+64N	+46B	−33N	−36B	+62N	5.0	34.5	34.5	12.00	635	0.0
38	FIDE 10869689	0	—	−18N	+?B	+53N	−11B	+70N	−33B	−20N	+64B	+?N	5.0	34.0	34.0	10.50	692	0.0
39	Lukanga Tabitha	0	UGA	−4N	+?B	−35N	+?B	+?N	+28N	−18B	+54B	−23N	5.0	33.5	33.5	9.50	700	0.0
40	FIDE 10866000	0	—	−7N	−19B	+?N	+23B	−34N	+?B	−41N	+?B	+54N	5.0	32.5	32.5	10.00	1529	0.0
41	FIDE 554002117	0	—	+?B	−6N	+?B	−30N	−?B	+?N	+40B	−24N	+55B	5.0	26.5	26.5	9.00	705	0.0
42	FIDE 10820620	0	—	−14B	−58N	+?B	=53N	+?N	+?B	+49N	−26B	=?N	5.0	24.0	24.0	6.50	623	0.0
43	FIDE 10848266	0	—	+?B	−14N	−45B	−?N	+61B	−?N	+57B	+69N	+?B	5.0	21.5	21.5	11.00	616	0.0
44	FIDE 554001943	0	—	−28N	+59B	+51N	=49B	−26N	−10B	+50N	−46B	+65N	4.5	39.5	43.0	18.75	613	0.0
45	Nakaweesa Jireh Nicole Walusimbi	1408	UGA	=65N	−23B	+43N	+73B	−49N	+74B	−26N	−35B	+67N	4.5	36.0	39.0	16.25	677	-16.0
46	FIDE 554002001	0	—	−13B	+?N	−19B	+?N	+71B	−37N	=28B	+44N	−48B	4.5	34.5	34.5	10.25	825	0.0
47	FIDE 10032738	0	—	+?N	−10B	+67N	+58B	−18N	−29B	−31N	=59B	+?N	4.5	34.0	34.0	9.50	639	0.0
48	Samara Ayuma	0	KEN	F	−15B	+36N	+?N	=21B	−25N	+?B	−10B	+46N	4.5	33.5	33.5	12.50	1144	0.0
49	FIDE 10878866	0	—	+?B	−21N	+?B	=44N	+45B	−30N	−42B	+70N	−28B	4.5	33.5	33.5	9.75	1328	0.0
50	FIDE 554020492	0	—	+?B	−17N	+55B	−32N	−31B	=56N	−44B	+?B	+?N	4.5	28.5	28.5	6.00	707	0.0
51	FIDE 10873376	0	—	+?B	−9N	−44B	+55N	+?B	=?N	−19B	+?N	−32B	4.5	26.0	26.0	4.00	719	0.0
52	FIDE 554000165	0	—	+?N	−5B	+?N	−33B	−11N	+72B	+64N	−23B	−29N	4.0	36.0	36.0	6.50	672	0.0
53	FIDE 554020620	0	—	F	−13N	−38B	=42B	=65N	+68B	+69N	−27B	+60N	4.0	35.5	38.5	14.75	825	0.0
54	FIDE 8728895	0	—	+?N	+?B	−17B	+31N	=30B	−21N	=?B	−39N	−40B	4.0	32.0	32.0	7.50	1213	0.0
55	FIDE 554020603	0	—	+?N	−7B	−50N	−51B	+?N	+?B	+59N	−34B	−41N	4.0	29.5	29.5	4.00	781	0.0
56	FIDE 554020557	0	—	−9B	+?N	−33N	+?B	−35N	=50B	−34N	=74B	+?N	4.0	29.0	29.0	3.75	674	0.0
57	FIDE 10050795	0	—	−15N	=?B	+?N	−27N	−73B	=62B	−43N	+?B	+70B	4.0	26.5	26.5	5.00	644	0.0
58	FIDE 554020573	0	—	−2N	+42B	=73N	−47N	−74B	−?B	=?N	+?B	+?N	4.0	23.0	23.0	6.50	900	0.0
59	Mbogo Melanie Wawira	0	KEN	−11B	−44N	+?B	−70B	+?N	+?N	−55B	=47N	=?B	4.0	22.5	22.5	2.25	677	0.0
60	FIDE 554002109	0	—	+?B	−12N	−?B	+?N	+?B	−32N	+?B	−20N	−53B	4.0	21.5	21.5	0.00	784	0.0
61	FIDE 554018048	0	—	−3N	−34B	−?N	+?B	−43N	+?B	−?N	+?N	+71B	4.0	20.0	20.0	3.00	821	0.0
62	FIDE 554020549	0	—	−17B	−?N	−?B	=?N	+?B	=57N	+?B	+71N	−37B	4.0	18.0	18.0	5.00	707	0.0
63	FIDE 554020514	0	—	−10N	−?B	+?N	−64B	+?N	−36B	−70N	+?N	+?B	4.0	18.0	18.0	0.00	613	0.0
64	FIDE 10088059	0	—	+?B	−20N	−71B	+63N	−37B	+65N	−52B	−38N	=66B	3.5	34.0	34.0	9.25	797	0.0
65	FIDE 10021353	0	—	=45B	+?N	−26B	−?N	=53B	−64B	+75N	=?N	−44B	3.5	24.5	24.5	6.75	1408	0.0
66	FIDE 11333561	0	—	−30B	+?N	−32B	−?N	+?N	+70B	−23N	−?B	=64N	3.5	22.5	22.5	4.75	669	0.0
67	FIDE 10867929	0	—	−6B	+?N	−47B	−?N	−23N	+?B	+?N	=?B	−45B	3.5	22.0	22.0	0.00	678	0.0
68	FIDE 10086013	0	—	−16B	−?N	−?B	+?B	+?N	−53N	+?B	=?N	−?B	3.5	10.0	10.0	0.00	635	0.0
69	FIDE 10869603	0	—	+23N	−4B	+70N	−21N	+?B	−6N	−53B	−43B	−?N	3.0	38.0	38.0	9.00	1325	0.0
70	FIDE 10052062	0	—	+?B	−1N	−69B	+59N	−38B	−66N	+63B	−49B	−57N	3.0	36.0	36.0	8.00	1015	0.0
71	FIDE 554020875	0	—	+?N	−8B	+64N	−18B	−46N	+75B	−36N	−62B	−61N	3.0	36.0	36.0	6.00	700	0.0
72	FIDE 10869360	0	—	−25N	+?B	+?N	−5B	−12B	−52N	−?N	+?B	−74N	3.0	26.0	26.0	0.00	731	0.0
73	FIDE 554020484	0	—	+?B	−11N	=58B	−45N	+57N	−23B	−?N	−?B	=?N	3.0	25.0	25.0	6.00	654	0.0
74	FIDE 554002176	0	—	F	F	−?B	=?B	+58N	−45N	−?B	=56N	+72B	3.0	19.5	19.5	9.00	608	0.0
75	FIDE 554020565	0	—	−12B	+?N	+?B	−22N	−19B	−71N	−65B	−?N	=?B	2.5	25.0	25.0	0.00	771	0.0
76	FIDE 554020530	0	—	−21B	−?N	=?B	−?B	+?N	−?B	−?N	=?B	−?N	2.0	6.0	6.0	0.00	691	0.0
77	FIDE 554009847	0	—	−5N	F	F	F	F	F	F	F	F	0.0	7.0	7.0	0.00	705	0.0
78	FIDE 10088040	0	—	−33N	−?B	−?N	−?B	−?N	−?N	−?B	−?B	−?N	0.0	5.0	5.0	0.00	628	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Talia AtubetUGA
+42.4
7.0 pts · #9
2Katsvara, TanatswanasheNAM
+42.4
6.0 pts · #7
3Ahmed Mohamed, GhidaaEGY
+35.6
7.5 pts · #2

Top rating losers

1Longwe NthandaZAM
-40.0
6.5 pts · #19
2Loots, MiaRSA
-39.2
6.0 pts · #60
3Nanjekho NamwellaKEN
-32.4
6.0 pts · #12

Biggest upsets

R5+162 Elo gap
Salma Nkatha Mwenda1435 beat Nanjekho Namwella1597
R4+153 Elo gap
CHIMBOZA TINEVIMBO ELIZABETH1444 beat Nanjekho Namwella1597
R3+134 Elo gap
Katsvara, Tanatswanashe1423 beat Riley Matingi1557