Kenya National Youth and Cadet Chess Championship Playoffs - U18 Girls
Round-RobinStandard
11 players participated in this 11-round tournament, held from 10 Apr 2026 to 13 Apr 2026 in Nairobi, Kenya. Top 10 Elo average was 1456, and top seed was Angel Kagambi (🇰🇪 KEN, 1715).
Gikandi Bernice Wambui (🇰🇪 KEN, 1609) won with 8.5/11, ahead of Erica Mumbi Muturi (8.0) and Angel Kagambi (7.0). Wambui won solo starting round 4.
Location
🇰🇪Nairobi, Kenya
Dates
10 Apr 2026 → 13 Apr 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes for the whole game
System
Round-robin · 11 rounds
Federations · 1 represented
🇰🇪Kenya×10
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 11 · 11 roundsGikandi Bernice Wambui led from R4 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight.
Co-leaders
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R4–R11 · LEAD HELD
Gikandi Bernice Wambui held the sole lead from R4 through R11 without losing it.
R3 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Gikandi Bernice Wambui drew with Erica Mumbi Muturi (Black).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
Gikandi Bernice Wambui 3 wins (R4–R6)Angel Kagambi 3 wins (R8–R10)
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇰🇪Gikandi Bernice Wambui | 1609 | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8.5 | 35.75 | 46.5 | +99.9 | 1873 |
| 2 | 🇰🇪Muturi, Erica Mumbi | 1688 | ½ | * | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8.0 | 33.50 | 47.0 | +46.8 | 1805 |
| 4 | 🇰🇪Kagambi, Angel | 1715 | ½ | 0 | * | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7.0 | 26.25 | 48.0 | -5.2 | 1703 |
| 3 | 🇰🇪Maashao, Genevieve | 1663 | 0 | ½ | 1 | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.5 | 26.25 | 48.5 | +40.0 | 1756 |
| 5 | 🇰🇪McKenzie Chanel | 1634 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | * | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.5 | 24.00 | 48.5 | +14.0 | 1662 |
| 6 | 🇰🇪Agnes Mary | 1658 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | * | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.0 | 20.25 | 49.0 | -19.2 | 1615 |
| 7 | 🇰🇪Ibrahim Zena | 1573 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | * | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5.5 | 17.00 | 49.5 | +2.8 | 1583 |
| 8 | 🇰🇪Diana Makomi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | * | ½ | 1 | 1 | 3.5 | 8.75 | 51.5 | 0.0 | 1454 |
| 9 | 🇰🇪Valentine Njeri | 1499 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | * | 1 | 1 | 2.5 | 2.75 | 52.5 | -73.2 | 1310 |
| 10 | FIDE 10890440 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | * | ½ | 0.5 | 0.25 | 54.5 | 0.0 | 1176 |
| 11 | 🇰🇪Nyakio Abigail | 1518 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | * | 0.5 | 0.25 | 54.5 | -111.2 | 833 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Gikandi Bernice WambuiKEN+99.98.5 pts · #1
- 2Muturi, Erica MumbiKEN+46.88.0 pts · #2
- 3Maashao, GenevieveKEN+40.06.5 pts · #3
Top rating losers
- 1Nyakio AbigailKEN-111.20.5 pts · #11
- 2Valentine NjeriKEN-73.22.5 pts · #9
- 3Agnes MaryKEN-19.26.0 pts · #6