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Kiambu Chess Championship - Grand Prix Circuit 2026 - Ladies

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31 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 09 May 2026 to 10 May 2026 in Kiambu, Kenya. 4 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 1726, and top seed was Zuri Kaloki (🇰🇪 KEN, WFM, 1901).

Madelta Glenda (🇰🇪 KEN, 1746) won with 5.5/6, ahead of Nashipae Bella (5.0) and Joyce Nyaruai Ndirangu (5.0). Glenda won solo starting round 5.

The biggest upset came in round 1: Gichuga Wanjiru Wanjiku (1611) beat Zuri Kaloki (WFM, 1901), a +290-point gap.

Location
🇰🇪Kiambu, Kenya
Dates
09 May 2026 → 10 May 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes for the whole game
System
Swiss · 6 rounds
Top seed
🇰🇪WFMZuri Kaloki1901
Avg top 10
1,726
Participants
31
Titled players · 4
WFM×2
WCM×2
Federations · 1 represented
🇰🇪Kenya×27
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 6 rounds

Madelta Glenda led from R5; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.

Co-leaders
14
5
2
2
1
1
1.534.56R1R2R3R4R5R6
Glenda5.5Ndirangu5Bella5Kaloki4.5Albright4Gathoni4
R5–R6 · LEAD HELD

Madelta Glenda held the sole lead from R5 through R6 without losing it.

R3 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Madelta Glenda beat WFM Joyce Nyaruai Ndirangu (White).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

Madelta Glenda 5 wins (R1–R5)WFM Joyce Nyaruai Ndirangu 3 wins (R4–R6)WCM Nashipae Bella 4 wins (R1–R4)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1Madelta Glenda*
1
1
½
2WFMJoyce Nyaruai Ndirangu
0
*——
3WCMNashipae Bella
0
—*—
4WFMZuri Kaloki
½
——*

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5R6PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Madelta Glenda1746KEN+11B+9N+3B+6N+2N=4B5.522.025.523.252142+49.6
2Nashipae BellaWCM1800KEN+7B+13N+6B+14N−1B+5N5.020.523.518.001931+36.8
3Ndirangu, Joyce NyaruaiWFM1834KEN+10N+5B−1N+20B+14B+13N5.019.021.015.501874+6.8
4Kaloki, ZuriWFM1901KEN−9B+24N+7B+23N+13B=1N4.518.020.013.751793-22.4
5Kagambi, Angel1695KEN+18N−3N+11B+10B+24N−2B4.019.521.511.501749+18.0
6Nicole Albright1777KEN+15N+21B−2N−1B+20N+24B4.017.519.59.001707-7.4
7Francisca Kagwiria1589KEN−2N+17B−4N+27B+22N+21B4.016.017.07.501654+5.6
8Onyango Shirlyn Gathoni1653KENFF+15N+29B+9B+23N4.013.514.59.502306+49.2
9Gichuga Wanjiru Wanjiku1611KEN+4N−1B+21N=17B−8N+18B3.519.021.010.251738+32.8
10Kuka Riziki1594KEN−3B+23N+12B−5N+31B=11N3.518.018.07.251598+0.4
11Njoki Juliet1520KEN−1N+26B−5N+28B+17N=10B3.517.018.06.751405-7.6
12Inde Joy1507KEN−13B+16N−10N+25B=18N+20B3.514.016.08.251460-11.6
13Wanjiru, LucyWCM1652KEN+12N−2B+18N+22B−4N−3B3.020.522.58.001660+1.4
14Njeri, Maureen Kirigo1487KEN+19BF+22N−2B−3N+17B3.019.021.07.001553+2.6
15Kadenge Julia Kasei1537KEN−6B−22N−8B+16N+27B+28N3.014.015.05.00810-24.4
16FIDE 108814680—+20N−12B−17N−15B+30N+22B3.013.014.05.0014670.0
17Kendi Ella Adana0KEN+25B−7N+16B=9N−11B−14N2.517.019.06.7512300.0
18Oluchiri Jadarudo Achieng1519KEN−5B+28N−13B+19N=12B−9N2.516.517.55.251294-39.2
19Mitchelle Wambui Gichuga0KEN−14N+29B=26N−18B−23B+27N2.510.011.02.7512780.0
20Olivia Makungu1422KEN−16B+25N+31B−3N−6B−12N2.017.517.52.00902-22.8
21Bhavsar Nisha Nileshbhai1513KENF−6N−9B+31N+26B−7N2.017.017.01.50859-19.0
22Kamoni Elsie Wambui1400KEN+31N+15B−14B−13N−7B−16N2.016.016.03.001373-5.6
23Salma Nkatha Mwenda1435KENF−10B+27N−4B+19N−8B2.015.515.53.50894-23.6
24Gathoni, Kayleen1475KEN+27N−4B+28NF−5B−6N2.015.016.02.00982-18.0
25FIDE 108428610—−17N−20BF−12N+29B+26N2.010.510.52.5013320.0
26Yvonne Wanja0KEN+30B−11N=19BF−21N−25B1.512.013.02.257170.0
27FIDE 108749680—−24B+30N−23B−7N−15N−19B1.013.514.51.007090.0
28Shanice Muthoni Matheri0KEN+29N−18B−24B−11NF−15B1.012.012.01.0012580.0
29Keisha Sifa Gitau1441KEN−28B−19N+30B−8N−25NF1.010.510.51.00853-9.2
30FIDE 108349230—−26N−27B−29NF−16B+31N1.06.56.50.006410.0
31Telo Ariela0KEN−22BF−20N−21B−10N−30B0.010.510.50.006820.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
Top rating losers
Biggest upsets