2026 Africa Youth Chess Championship - 17th Edition (U16 Girls)

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51 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 15 May 2026 to 21 May 2026 in Imperial Botanical Beach Hotel, Entebbe (Uganda), Uganda. 2 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1780, and top seed was Elizabeth Cassidy Maina (🇰🇪 KEN, WFM, 1967).

Raghad Alaa Eldin (🇪🇬 EGY, 1742) won with 7.0/9, ahead of Asiimwe Olivia (7.0) and Genevieve Maashao (6.5). Alaa Eldin took the lead from round 7, winning on tie-break.

The biggest upset came in round 2: Tlhogi Dikolomela (1572) beat Elizabeth Cassidy Maina (WFM, 1967), a +395-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

🇰🇪WFMElizabeth Cassidy Maina1967

Avg top 10

1,780

Participants

Titled players · 2

WFM×2

Federations · 8 represented

🇰🇪Kenya×10

🇺🇬Uganda×7

🇿🇦South Africa×7

🇧🇼Botswana×1

🇳🇦Namibia×1

🇪🇬Egypt×1

🇿🇲Zambia×1

🇿🇼Zimbabwe×1

Top 3

🥇
Raghad Alaa Eldin
🇪🇬EGY·1742
7.0pts·1884perf+58.4
🥈
Asiimwe Olivia
🇺🇬UGA·1898
7.0pts·1894perf+3.6
🥉
Genevieve Maashao
🇰🇪KEN·1702
6.5pts·1799perf+41.6

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

Tight race until R6; 2 players tied at 7.0/9, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.

Co-leaders

Olivia7Alaa Eldin7Maina6.5Maashao6.5Nduta6.5Nel6.5

R7 · LEADER CHANGE19 May

Raghad Alaa Eldin takes the sole lead (6.0/7).

R9 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

2 players finish on 7.0/9. Alaa Eldin takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (48.5).

R7 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Asiimwe Olivia lost to Raghad Alaa Eldin (Black).

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Asiimwe Olivia	*	0	—	1
2Raghad Alaa Eldin	1	*	½	0
3WFMElizabeth Cassidy Maina	—	½	*	—
4Genevieve Maashao	0	1	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Alaa Eldin, Raghad	1742	EGY	+43B	+17N	+10B	−3N	+7B	+15N	+2B	=6N	=4B	7.0	48.5	51.5	38.50	1884	+58.4
2	Asiimwe Olivia	1898	UGA	+9N	=34B	+16N	+18B	+3N	+4B	−1N	=14B	+8N	7.0	47.0	50.5	39.25	1894	+3.6
3	Maashao, Genevieve	1702	KEN	+41N	+25B	=5N	+1B	−2B	=11N	=4N	+27B	+12N	6.5	47.5	50.5	34.25	1799	+41.6
4	Fantalis Lucy Nduta	1712	KEN	+31B	+15N	+19B	+12N	=8B	−2N	=3B	+29N	=1N	6.5	46.0	50.0	33.25	1842	+55.2
5	Nel, Kayla	1609	RSA	+20B	+46N	=3B	−15N	=13B	+9N	=7B	+17N	+10B	6.5	45.0	47.0	32.75	1636	+10.0
6	Elizabeth Cassidy MainaWFM	1967	KEN	F	−16B	+34N	+13B	+12N	+8N	+10B	=1B	+14N	6.5	43.0	43.0	34.50	1929	-3.2
7	Maharaj, Arya	1530	RSA	+26N	−29B	+50N	+24B	−1N	+39B	=5N	+11B	+18N	6.5	40.5	41.5	27.25	1677	+38.4
8	Naidoo, Dhiya	1815	RSA	+39N	+13B	+18N	+11B	=4N	−6B	=29N	+16N	−2B	6.0	45.0	48.0	29.25	1808	-1.2
9	FIDE 15210774	0	—	−2B	+35N	+36B	−10N	+40B	−5B	+21N	+28N	+20B	6.0	40.5	43.5	24.50	1459	0.0
10	Naidoo, Kajol	1653	RSA	+50N	+23B	−1N	+9B	+27N	=14B	−6N	+19B	−5N	5.5	45.5	46.5	24.00	1686	+9.6
11	Namukobe Suzan	1692	UGA	+33B	+28N	+14B	−8N	−17B	=3B	+34N	−7N	+16B	5.5	42.5	46.0	25.25	1674	-4.8
12	Mwashe Yvonne Adego	1610	KEN	+44N	+32B	+29N	−4B	−6B	+22N	=27N	+15B	−3B	5.5	42.0	45.0	23.25	1654	+14.0
13	Ninsiima Patricia	1524	UGA	+45B	−8N	+33B	−6N	=5N	−34B	+41N	+26B	+27N	5.5	38.5	41.5	22.25	1538	-2.4
14	Kaloki, ZuriWFM	1901	KEN	F	+27B	−11N	+23B	+19N	=10N	+17B	=2N	−6B	5.0	44.0	44.0	25.75	1770	-42.0
15	Williams, Anika	1521	RSA	+21N	−4B	+38N	+5B	+34N	−1B	=19N	−12N	=28B	5.0	43.5	46.5	22.75	1559	+12.4
16	Dikolomela, Tlhogi	1572	RSA	+30B	+6N	−2B	+25N	−29B	+38N	+18N	−8B	−11N	5.0	43.0	46.0	23.50	1689	+34.4
17	Snyman, Mila Marie	1543	RSA	+48N	−1B	+41N	+21B	+11N	=29B	−14N	−5B	=19N	5.0	41.0	43.0	20.00	1586	+10.4
18	Nicole Ajackaa	1623	KEN	+51B	+22N	−8B	−2N	+20B	+35N	−16B	+38N	−7B	5.0	41.0	42.0	17.50	1406	-55.6
19	MBONDO KELLY	1601	ZIM	+42N	+38B	−4N	+26B	−14B	+30N	=15B	−10N	=17B	5.0	38.5	41.5	19.50	1426	-44.8
20	Monica Ndolo	0	KEN	−5N	+47B	−25N	+46B	−18N	+24B	+23N	+34B	−9N	5.0	38.0	40.0	17.50	1461	0.0
21	FIDE 20510055	0	—	−15B	+31N	+22B	−17N	−35B	+33N	−9B	+39B	+30N	5.0	36.5	39.5	20.00	1368	0.0
22	Kyosiimye Abigail Mawerere	1416	UGA	+24N	−18B	−21N	+50B	+47N	−12B	+30N	−25B	+31N	5.0	35.5	36.5	16.00	763	-36.8
23	Asiimwe Angel Patricia	1438	UGA	+36B	−10N	+30B	−14N	−26B	+40N	−20B	+35N	+38B	5.0	34.0	37.0	17.00	946	-12.4
24	FIDE 10881220	0	—	−22B	+51N	+35B	−7N	−31B	−20N	+44N	+42B	+32B	5.0	34.0	35.0	14.50	673	0.0
25	Solange Kangye Katongole	1457	UGA	F	−3N	+20B	−16B	−38N	+49B	+39N	+22N	+29B	5.0	33.5	33.5	19.00	1602	+28.8
26	Perry Wanjiku Gachanja	0	KEN	−7B	+43N	+28B	−19N	+23N	−27B	=35B	−13N	+37B	4.5	38.0	41.0	17.75	1389	0.0
27	Keira Sanford	1545	KEN	+49B	−14N	+46B	+40N	−10B	+26N	=12B	−3N	−13B	4.5	37.5	39.5	14.25	1312	-47.6
28	Toor Noor Fatima	1447	BOT	+37N	−11B	−26N	−34B	+50N	+48B	+31N	−9B	=15N	4.5	34.0	35.0	13.00	1311	-18.8
29	Bwalya Margret	1718	ZAM	F	+7N	−12B	+32B	+16N	=17N	=8B	−4B	−25N	4.0	43.5	43.5	21.00	1556	-60.8
30	Nangolo, Ndapandula Nalwoondje Kleo-Lina	0	NAM	−16N	+39B	−23N	+41B	+32N	−19B	−22B	+40N	−21B	4.0	35.0	38.0	13.00	707	0.0
31	FIDE 10850139	0	—	−4N	−21B	+37N	−38B	+24N	+47B	−28B	+48N	−22B	4.0	34.5	36.5	12.50	725	0.0
32	FIDE 10876090	0	—	+40B	−12N	+48B	−29N	−30B	+36N	−38B	+45B	−24N	4.0	31.0	33.0	11.50	864	0.0
33	FIDE 554000769	0	—	−11N	+37B	−13N	−47B	+46N	−21B	−45N	+51B	+42N	4.0	29.5	30.5	9.50	808	0.0
34	Nyatia Aimee Ahumuza	1540	UGA	F	=2N	−6B	+28N	−15B	+13N	−11B	−20N	+35B	3.5	42.5	42.5	17.00	1613	+13.6
35	FIDE 554023130	0	—	+47N	−9B	−24N	+42B	+21N	−18B	=26N	−23B	−34N	3.5	37.0	39.0	12.25	734	0.0
36	FIDE 10880755	0	—	−23N	+44B	−9N	+45B	−39N	−32B	−42N	=46B	+48B	3.5	29.0	31.0	9.00	638	0.0
37	FIDE 554019648	0	—	−28B	−33N	−31B	=51N	=44N	=46B	+47N	+49B	−26N	3.5	26.0	27.0	7.00	647	0.0
38	Natalie Watitu	0	KEN	F	−19N	−15B	+31N	+25B	−16B	+32N	−18B	−23N	3.0	38.0	38.0	13.00	1262	0.0
39	FIDE 10886370	0	—	−8B	−30N	+49B	+48N	+36B	−7N	−25B	−21N	−44B	3.0	35.0	37.0	7.50	801	0.0
40	FIDE 10019669	0	—	−32N	+42B	F	−27B	−9N	−23B	+49N	−30B	+41N	3.0	31.5	31.5	8.00	692	0.0
41	FIDE 10850856	0	—	−3B	+49N	−17B	−30N	−48B	+43N	−13B	+50N	−40B	3.0	31.0	32.0	6.00	790	0.0
42	FIDE 554019664	0	—	−19B	−40N	+43B	−35N	=51B	=45N	+36B	−24N	−33B	3.0	30.0	31.0	8.50	801	0.0
43	FIDE 10059709	0	—	−1N	−26B	−42N	+44B	−49N	−41B	+46N	+47B	−45N	3.0	27.5	29.5	7.00	942	0.0
44	FIDE 554019672	0	—	−12B	−36N	=45B	−43N	=37B	+51N	−24B	F	+39N	3.0	27.5	27.5	7.25	810	0.0
45	FIDE 10875590	0	—	−13N	−50B	=44N	−36N	F	=42B	+33B	−32N	+43B	3.0	27.0	27.0	10.00	724	0.0
46	FIDE 10862641	0	—	F	−5B	−27N	−20N	−33B	=37N	−43B	=36N	+51B	2.0	31.0	31.0	4.50	777	0.0
47	FIDE 554019630	0	—	−35B	−20N	+51B	+33N	−22B	−31N	−37B	−43N	F	2.0	29.0	29.0	5.00	616	0.0
48	FIDE 10873040	0	—	−17B	F	−32N	−39B	+41N	−28N	+50B	−31B	−36N	2.0	28.0	28.0	4.00	695	0.0
49	FIDE 554019656	0	—	−27N	−41B	−39N	F	+43B	−25N	−40B	−37N	+50B	2.0	26.0	26.0	4.00	701	0.0
50	FIDE 10863532	0	—	−10B	+45N	−7B	−22N	−28B	F	−48N	−41B	−49N	1.0	31.5	31.5	3.00	712	0.0
51	FIDE 554019680	0	—	−18N	−24B	−47N	=37B	=42N	−44B	F	−33N	−46N	1.0	27.5	27.5	3.25	823	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Alaa Eldin, RaghadEGY
+58.4
7.0 pts · #3
2Fantalis Lucy NdutaKEN
+55.2
6.5 pts · #5
3Maashao, GenevieveKEN
+41.6
6.5 pts · #4

Top rating losers

1Bwalya MargretZAM
-60.8
4.0 pts · #12
2Nicole AjackaaKEN
-55.6
5.0 pts · #24
3Keira SanfordKEN
-47.6
4.5 pts · #27

Biggest upsets

R2+395 Elo gap
Dikolomela, Tlhogi1572 beat WFMElizabeth Cassidy Maina1967
R9+261 Elo gap
Solange Kangye Katongole1457 beat Bwalya Margret1718
R3+209 Elo gap
Namukobe Suzan1692 beat WFMKaloki, Zuri1901