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TANZANIA NATIONAL CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2026 - WOMEN

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12 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 01 May 2026 to 03 May 2026 in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. 1 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 451, and top seed was Zahabiyah Ebrahim (🇹🇿 TAN, 1520).

Anahi Rishit Shah (🇹🇿 TAN, WCM, 1489) won with 7.5/9, ahead of Neema Adam Kisanga (7.0) and Bertha Samson Mkude (6.5). Shah shared the lead from round 6 and won solo starting round 7.

Location
🇹🇿Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Dates
01 May 2026 → 03 May 2026
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 9 rounds
Top seed
🇹🇿Zahabiyah Ebrahim1520
Avg top 10
451
Participants
12
Titled players · 1
WCM×1
Federations · 1 represented
🇹🇿Tanzania×5
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

WCM Anahi Rishit Shah led from R7; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders
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2
3
1
1
2
1
1
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2.54.579R1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9Shah takes lead
R7 · LEADER CHANGE03 May

WCM Anahi Rishit Shah takes the sole lead (5.5/7).

R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

WCM Anahi Rishit Shah lost to Neema Adam Kisanga (Black).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

WCM Anahi Rishit Shah 5 wins (R5–R9)Neema Adam Kisanga 3+4 wins (R2–R4, R6–R9)Bertha Samson Mkude 4 wins (R2–R5)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Anahi Rishit ShahWCM1489TAN+4N+7N=5B2N+8B+3N+6B+10N+9B7.538.540.030.501703+22.0
2Kisanga, Neema Adam0TAN5N+12B+8N+1B3N+4B+9N+7B+6N7.039.039.027.5015230.0
3Bertha Samson Mkude0TAN=6N+9B+7N+5N+2B1B=4N=8B+10N6.539.541.026.7515230.0
4FIDE 2160303001B+11B+6N+10N=5B2N=3B+12N+7B6.037.037.016.7515030.0
5Lissa Siya Joseph1499TAN+2B+10N=1N3B=4N+7B+8N6BF5.040.040.022.751698+20.8
6FIDE 216022550=3B=8N4B7B+11N+9B1N+5N2B4.042.043.514.0013780.0
7Ebrahim, Zahabiyah1520TAN+11N1B3B+6N+10B5N+12B2N4N4.039.039.07.00694-42.8
8FIDE 216022470=9N=6B2B+12N1N+10B5B=3NF3.534.034.08.006940.0
9FIDE 216034050=8B3N=10B=11N+12B6N2BF1N2.531.531.53.256890.0
10FIDE 216029050+12N5B=9N4B7N8NF1B3B1.535.035.01.257030.0
11FIDE 2160221207B4N+12N=9B6BFFFF1.516.516.51.257200.0
12FIDE 21603308010B2N11B8B9NF7N4BF0.031.031.00.007200.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
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