2026 Africa Youth Chess Championship - 17th Edition (U14 Girls)

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62 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 15 May 2026 to 21 May 2026 in Imperial Botanical Beach Hotel, Entebbe (Uganda), Uganda. 3 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1651, and top seed was Zakaa Ahmed Mohamed (🇪🇬 EGY, WFM, 1921).

Zakaa Ahmed Mohamed (🇪🇬 EGY, WFM, 1921) won with 8.0/9, ahead of Aina Mahasambatra Tsinjoviniavo (8.0) and Asaba Juliet (7.5). Ahmed Mohamed shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.

The biggest upset came in round 8: Aina Mahasambatra Tsinjoviniavo (WCM, 1716) beat Zakaa Ahmed Mohamed (WFM, 1921), a +205-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

🇪🇬WFMZakaa Ahmed Mohamed1921

Avg top 10

1,651

Participants

Titled players · 3

WFM×1

WCM×2

Federations · 8 represented

🇰🇪Kenya×12

🇺🇬Uganda×8

🇿🇦South Africa×3

🇳🇦Namibia×2

🇧🇼Botswana×2

🇿🇼Zimbabwe×1

🇪🇬Egypt×1

🇲🇬Madagascar×1

Top 3

🥇
WFMZakaa Ahmed Mohamed
🇪🇬EGY·1921
8.0pts·1938perf+7.6
🥈
WCMAina Mahasambatra Tsinjoviniavo
🇲🇬MAD·1716
8.0pts·1862perf+40.4
🥉
WCMAsaba Juliet
🇺🇬UGA·1841
7.5pts·1810perf-0.4

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

Tight race until R5; 2 players tied at 8.0/9, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 4 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.

Co-leaders

Ahmed Mohamed8Tsinjoviniavo8Juliet7.5Maharaj7Hagen7Annabel6.5

R5–R9 · LEAD HELD

WFM Zakaa Ahmed Mohamed held the sole lead from R5 through R9 without losing it.

R9 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

2 players finish on 8.0/9. Ahmed Mohamed takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (53.5).

R8 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

WFM Zakaa Ahmed Mohamed lost to WCM Aina Mahasambatra Tsinjoviniavo (Black).

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1WFMZakaa Ahmed Mohamed	*	0	1	—
2WCMAina Mahasambatra Tsinjoviniavo	1	*	—	—
3WCMAsaba Juliet	0	—	*	—
4Aditi Maharaj	—	—	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Ahmed Mohamed, ZakaaWFM	1921	EGY	+14B	+11N	+4B	+8N	+10B	+3N	+17B	−2N	+6B	8.0	53.5	59.0	51.00	1938	+7.6
2	Tsinjoviniavo, Aina MahasambatraWCM	1716	MAD	+52B	+58N	+19B	+15N	=17B	+10N	=8B	+1B	+4N	8.0	47.5	50.0	44.00	1862	+40.4
3	Asaba JulietWCM	1841	UGA	+47N	+18B	+30N	=6B	+9N	−1B	+20N	+17B	+10N	7.5	48.0	51.5	40.25	1810	-0.4
4	Hagen, Gina Sophia	1500	RSA	+45N	+34B	−1N	+57B	+28B	+29N	+19B	+15N	−2B	7.0	44.5	47.0	31.00	1566	+5.6
5	Maharaj, Aditi	0	RSA	−21N	+?B	−18N	+?B	+13N	+31B	+50N	+12B	+14B	7.0	36.5	36.5	25.50	1469	0.0
6	Toor Qudsia Abrar	1557	BOT	+54B	+60N	+55B	=3N	+7B	−17N	+16B	+8N	−1N	6.5	45.5	47.0	29.75	1694	+31.2
7	Onyango Shirlyn Gathoni	1653	KEN	+44N	+25B	=9N	+21B	−6N	−15B	+33N	+23B	+18N	6.5	45.0	49.0	33.25	1579	-15.2
8	Makanga Annabel	1539	KEN	+28N	+51B	+40N	−1B	+50N	+18B	=2N	−6B	+17N	6.5	45.0	48.0	29.50	1630	+20.0
9	Atarah Wright	1455	KEN	+38N	+37B	=7B	+36N	−3B	−19N	+28B	+29N	+15B	6.5	42.5	46.5	30.25	1377	-13.2
10	Suhana Anil Yadav	1601	UGA	+62N	+31B	+13N	+12B	−1N	−2B	+36B	+11N	−3B	6.0	50.0	51.0	27.50	1643	+10.4
11	Dikwetla Eyana Niza	1426	BOT	+61N	−1B	+44N	+34B	+24N	+12B	−15N	−10B	+25N	6.0	44.0	45.0	25.00	1520	+10.4
12	Inde Joy	1507	KEN	+39B	+32N	+43B	−10N	+14B	−11N	+35B	−5N	+22B	6.0	43.0	47.0	28.00	1364	-22.8
13	Aine Atubet	1446	UGA	+26B	+29N	−10B	−28N	−5B	+27N	+44B	+35N	+24B	6.0	41.0	45.0	27.50	801	-11.6
14	Gilana Angel Muthoni	0	KEN	−1N	+38B	+?N	+30B	−12N	+?B	+24N	+20B	−5N	6.0	40.0	40.0	19.00	1594	0.0
15	Pandya Avyana	0	KEN	+?N	+?B	+?N	−2B	+22B	+7N	+11B	−4B	−9N	6.0	39.5	39.5	18.00	1542	0.0
16	FIDE 554002052	0	—	−24N	+59B	−34N	+37B	+39N	+38B	−6N	+36B	+?N	6.0	33.0	33.0	17.50	1509	0.0
17	Muganzi Ruth Thelma Lukanga	1517	UGA	+23N	+57B	+24N	+20B	=2N	+6B	−1N	−3N	−8B	5.5	52.5	55.0	29.00	1625	+26.0
18	Nyobala Aloo	1438	KEN	+48B	−3N	+5B	+45N	+46B	−8N	=29B	+19N	−7B	5.5	45.0	48.5	25.75	1429	-5.6
19	Dhotty Priscillah	1457	KEN	+59N	+46B	−2N	=23B	+40N	+9B	−4N	−18B	+48N	5.5	43.5	45.0	21.75	1334	-26.0
20	Boshoff Francis	1521	NAM	+53B	+42N	=36B	−17N	+56B	+23N	−3B	−14N	+33B	5.5	40.0	42.5	21.50	879	-25.6
21	Akinyi Prisca	1486	KEN	+5B	−36N	+49B	−7N	+53N	−24B	+34N	=32B	+46N	5.5	38.0	41.0	23.25	853	-11.2
22	Keisha Sifa Gitau	1441	KEN	+56N	−24B	+47N	+39B	−15N	=34B	+41N	+46B	−12N	5.5	36.0	38.5	19.50	1573	+14.0
23	Kirabo Anabel Mawerere	0	UGA	−17B	+?N	+?B	=19N	+55B	−20B	+30N	−7N	+42B	5.5	34.0	34.0	13.75	1373	0.0
24	Shah Kanika Nishchal	0	KEN	+16B	+22N	−17B	+32N	−11B	+21N	−14B	+42N	−13N	5.0	45.0	49.0	25.50	1391	0.0
25	FIDE 10859357	0	—	+27B	−7N	+26B	−46N	−35B	+53N	+45B	+37N	−11B	5.0	38.0	41.0	21.00	740	0.0
26	Nalubega Maria	0	UGA	−13N	+?B	−25N	+51B	−31N	+47B	+57N	−?B	+41N	5.0	28.5	28.5	13.00	1390	0.0
27	FIDE 554002290	0	—	−25N	−47B	+?N	=?B	+?N	−13B	=?N	+51B	+53B	5.0	20.5	20.5	6.00	646	0.0
28	Katusiime Esther	0	UGA	−8B	F	+41N	+13B	−4N	=30B	−9N	+31B	+32N	4.5	43.5	43.5	21.25	1450	0.0
29	FIDE 11036850	0	—	+?N	−13B	+51N	+31B	+33N	−4B	=18N	−9B	−30N	4.5	41.5	41.5	14.75	1094	0.0
30	Boshoff Helen	1460	NAM	F	+35N	−3B	−14N	+45B	=28N	−23B	+56N	+29B	4.5	38.5	38.5	17.25	1041	-3.6
31	FIDE 554002028	0	—	+?B	−10N	+35B	−29N	+26B	−5N	=46B	−28N	+56B	4.5	37.0	37.0	13.25	801	0.0
32	FIDE 554002079	0	—	+?N	−12B	+37N	−24B	−38N	+?B	+40N	=21N	−28B	4.5	33.0	33.0	10.75	1304	0.0
33	FIDE 554019931	0	—	−43B	=48N	+52B	+?N	−29B	+55N	−7B	+?N	−20N	4.5	29.5	29.5	7.25	787	0.0
34	MUTINHA FAITH	0	ZIM	F	−4N	+16B	−11N	+42B	=22N	−21B	=41B	+?N	4.0	38.0	38.0	14.75	1258	0.0
35	FIDE 554002311	0	—	+?N	−30B	−31N	+47B	+25N	+48B	−12N	−13B	−45B	4.0	37.0	37.0	12.00	671	0.0
36	Mwendia Prudence	0	KEN	F	+21B	=20N	−9B	=41N	+50B	−10N	−16N	+?B	4.0	36.5	36.5	13.25	1468	0.0
37	FIDE 554019850	0	—	+50B	−9N	−32B	−16N	+58B	+49N	+51N	−25B	−39N	4.0	35.5	38.0	12.00	655	0.0
38	Nakato Zoya	0	UGA	−9B	−14N	F	+60N	+32B	−16N	−42B	+52N	+44B	4.0	35.5	35.5	13.00	655	0.0
39	FIDE 10898255	0	—	−12N	F	+60B	−22N	−16B	−42N	+49B	+43N	+37B	4.0	34.5	34.5	13.00	674	0.0
40	FIDE 554019869	0	—	+58B	+54N	−8B	=55N	−19B	=52N	−32B	−44N	+60B	4.0	31.5	33.0	9.75	698	0.0
41	Bisram, Neha	1639	RSA	+49B	−55N	−28B	+62N	=36B	+56N	−22B	=34N	−26B	4.0	31.5	32.5	11.00	641	-30.4
42	FIDE 554002060	0	—	+?N	−20B	−46N	+?B	−34N	+39B	+38N	−24B	−23N	4.0	31.5	31.5	8.00	721	0.0
43	FIDE 10885218	0	—	+33N	+?B	−12N	−50B	−57N	−44B	+47N	−39B	+51N	4.0	30.5	30.5	11.00	707	0.0
44	FIDE 554002230	0	—	−7B	+?N	−11B	=?N	=?B	+43N	−13N	+40B	−38N	4.0	30.5	30.5	8.00	708	0.0
45	FIDE 10868151	0	—	−4B	F	+?N	−18B	−30N	+?B	−25N	+50B	+35N	4.0	29.0	29.0	7.00	1272	0.0
46	FIDE 10874895	0	—	F	−19N	+42B	+25B	−18N	+57B	=31N	−22N	−21B	3.5	38.0	38.0	13.75	656	0.0
47	FIDE 554002133	0	—	−3B	+27N	−22B	−35N	+?B	−26N	−43B	=58N	+62B	3.5	34.5	34.5	7.25	841	0.0
48	FIDE 554019877	0	—	−18N	=33B	−?N	F	+?B	−35N	+55B	+?N	−19B	3.5	22.0	22.0	4.75	648	0.0
49	FIDE 10857702	0	—	−41N	+61B	−21N	+?B	−?N	−37B	−39N	+?B	=?N	3.5	18.5	18.5	1.00	729	0.0
50	FIDE 10859551	0	—	−37N	F	+?B	+43N	−8B	−36N	−5B	−45N	+52B	3.0	32.5	32.5	7.00	739	0.0
51	FIDE 554019940	0	—	+?B	−8N	−29B	−26N	+61B	+?N	−37B	−27N	−43B	3.0	30.0	30.0	1.00	739	0.0
52	FIDE 554019923	0	—	−2N	=56B	−33N	+?N	+?B	=40B	−?N	−38B	−50N	3.0	26.0	26.0	3.25	789	0.0
53	FIDE 10058672	0	—	−20N	−?B	F	+58N	−21B	−25B	+61N	+?B	−27N	3.0	24.5	24.5	3.50	704	0.0
54	FIDE 554019915	0	—	−6N	−40B	+61N	−?B	−?N	+59B	−?N	−?B	+?N	3.0	13.0	13.0	2.50	709	0.0
55	FIDE 554019974	0	—	F	+41B	−6N	=40B	−23N	−33B	−48N	+?B	−?B	2.5	28.0	28.0	6.00	1598	0.0
56	FIDE 554019885	0	—	−22B	=52N	F	+?B	−20N	−41B	+?N	−30B	−31N	2.5	27.0	27.0	1.50	715	0.0
57	FIDE 10059261	0	—	F	−17N	+?B	−4N	+43B	−46N	−26B	−?N	=?B	2.5	25.0	25.0	4.00	709	0.0
58	FIDE 554019990	0	—	−40N	−2B	+?N	−53B	−37N	−?B	+59N	=47B	−?N	2.5	24.0	24.0	3.25	916	0.0
59	FIDE 10076026	0	—	−19B	−16N	−?B	F	−?N	−54N	−58B	=62N	+61N	1.5	19.0	19.0	1.50	657	0.0
60	FIDE 10862528	0	—	F	−6B	−39N	−38B	=?N	+?B	−?N	−?B	−40N	1.5	18.5	18.5	0.00	757	0.0
61	FIDE 10872540	0	—	−11B	−49N	−54B	F	−51N	+?N	−53B	−?N	−59B	1.0	20.0	20.0	0.00	626	0.0
62	FIDE 10863290	0	—	−10B	−?N	F	−41B	−?N	−?B	=?N	=59B	−47N	1.0	15.0	15.0	0.75	820	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Tsinjoviniavo, Aina MahasambatraWCMMAD
+40.4
8.0 pts · #3
2Toor Qudsia AbrarBOT
+31.2
6.5 pts · #10
3Muganzi Ruth Thelma LukangaUGA
+26.0
5.5 pts · #11

Top rating losers

1Bisram, NehaRSA
-30.4
4.0 pts · #59
2Dhotty PriscillahKEN
-26.0
5.5 pts · #17
3Boshoff FrancisNAM
-25.6
5.5 pts · #53

Biggest upsets

R8+205 Elo gap
WCMTsinjoviniavo, Aina Mahasambatra1716 beat WFMAhmed Mohamed, Zakaa1921
R7+198 Elo gap
Keisha Sifa Gitau1441 beat Bisram, Neha1639