Africa crowns National Youth Chess Champions

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The 2022 African National Youth Chess Championships took place from 3-9 July at the Mika Convention Centre – Lusaka, Zambia. The event was played in 6 age categories: U8, U10, U12, U14, U16 and U18, open and girls sections separately.

The Winners after 9 played rounds (swiss system) are:

U8 – Abdallah Omar Mahmoud (EGY)
GU8 – Winnie Kaburo (KEN)
U10 – Eyad Elhusseiny (EGY)
GU10 – Raghad Alaa Eldin (EGY)
U12 – Adham Hossam Mohamed (EGY)
GU12 – Salma Ahmed (EGY)
U14 – Jan Karsten (RSA)
GU14 – Rana Gasser (EGY)
U16 – FM Kevin George Micheal (EGY)
GU16 – Jemima Paulo (ANG)
U18 – CM Mohamed Hany Kamal (EGY)
GU18 – Joy Romany (EGY)

Congratulations to the Winners and all medalists! (scroll down for final rankings of all sections)

Team Kenya representing at the @FIDE_chess African Youth Championships held in Lusaka, Zambia. In addition to competing against the best players across Africa, they are proudly spreading the words first uttered by @Tunde_OD “It is possible to do great things from a small place. pic.twitter.com/anFteOBbcX

— The Gift of Chess (@thegiftofchess) July 7, 2022

So happy to see brilliant African youth around chessboards ♟ in Lusaka??!Proud to meet ?? Egypt’s champions ????? best of luck in the upcoming rounds #chess #zambia #Egypt #fide @AfricaChessConf #FIDE pic.twitter.com/qu41vYV5pi

— Mahmoud El Ashmawy (@Melashmawy82) July 6, 2022

African Youth Chess Championship 2022 – U8:

Rk.	Name	FED	Rtg	Pts.	TB1	TB2	TB3
1	Omar Mahmoud Abdallah	EGY	1259	7	0	43	48
2	Jeshurun Obiri Yeboah Pryce-Tandoh	GHA	1182	6.5	0	41	45
3	Thorulsley Kairaav	RSA	0	6	0	45	48
4	Eapen Johan	RSA	0	6	0	43	47
5	Chaikam Yashmith	KEN	0	5.5	0	45	48
6	Goncalves Alho Miguel	RSA	0	5.5	0	45	49
7	Badenhorst Daniel	RSA	0	5.5	0	44	44
8	Soojay Josiah	RSA	0	5.5	0	42	45
9	Van Der Merwe Schalk Wolf	RSA	0	5	1	38	39
10	Shriyan Aayush	MAW	0	5	0	32	32
11	Shlok Kaushik Mangarolia	TAN	0	4.5	0	47	51
12	Manyeki Nathaniel	KEN	0	4.5	0	46	49
13	Kapembwa Jacob	ZAM	0	4.5	0	38	38
14	Mohamed Hemam	MTN	0	4	0	35	35
15	Dien James	NAM	0	4	0	34	34
16	Namangale .Alipo	MAW	0	4	0	33	33
17	Kanelombe Shaun	NAM	0	3	1	32	32
18	Chimboza Taonanyasha Henry	ZIM	0	3	0	33	33
19	Du Toit Daniel	NAM	0	1	0	33	33
20	Mapulanga Golden Jr	ZAM	0	0	0	33	34

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African Youth Chess Championship 2022 – GU8:

Rk.	Name	FED	Rtg	Pts.	TB1	TB2	TB3
1	Kaburo Winnie	KEN	1178	9	0	39	43
2	Fady Heaven	EGY	1237	8	0	41	45
3	Roberts Frans-Leigh	RSA	0	5.5	0	42	44
4	Venter Elke	RSA	0	5	0	45	48
5	Talia Atubet	UGA	0	5	0	44	44
6	Shimanya Wellemina	NAM	0	5	0	41	42
7	van der Schyff Mila-ne	RSA	0	5	0	39	39
8	Tosha Torana	UGA	0	5	0	36	36
9	Chimboza Tinevimbo Elizabeth	ZIM	0	5	0	35	36
10	Swart Liani	NAM	0	4.5	0	35	35
11	Chimeta Lucie	MAW	0	4	0	45	49
12	Otimile Melisa	BOT	0	4	0	42	45
13	Uanguta Shadah	NAM	0	4	0	38	39
14	Le Kay Alexa Katia	RSA	0	2	0	31	31
15	Nowomugisha Lisa	ZAM	0	1	0	33	34

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African Youth Chess Championship 2022 – U10:

Rk.	Name	FED	Rtg	Pts.	TB1	TB2	TB3
1	Elhusseiny Eyad	EGY	1570	9	0	44	44
2	Yang Daniel	RSA	0	6.5	0	45	49
3	Driscoll Samuel	RSA	0	6.5	0	44	47
4	Jugree Abhay	RSA	0	6.5	0	43	46
5	Segal Jamie Dylan	RSA	0	6	0	48	48
6	Badenhorst Matthew	RSA	0	5.5	1	47	48
7	Retief Antonie	RSA	0	5.5	0	38	41
8	Gweshe Jordan	ZIM	1469	5	0	46	50
9	Boois Fidel	NAM	0	5	0	37	38
10	Curtis Reuben Thuo	KEN	0	5	0	31	31
11	Lwenyeka Tumelo	ZAM	0	4.5	0	49	53
12	Yash Rohit Panjwani	TAN	0	4.5	0	41	44
13	Simiyu Jadon	KEN	0	4.5	0	41	41
14	Musonda Jason	ZAM	0	4	0	39	40
15	Kagwe Harald	KEN	0	4	0	38	39
16	Tendereza Dara	UGA	0	4	0	32	32
	Wasonga Floyd	KEN	0	4	0	32	32
18	Chikashi Ryan	ZAM	0	3	0	42	43
19	Hlatwayo Otis Tendai	ZIM	0	3	0	31	31
20	Micheal Mlambala	MAW	0	1.5	0.5	31	31
21	Ngulube Upendo	MAW	0	1.5	0.5	29	29
22	Kaluba David	ZAM	0	0	0	38	39

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African Youth Chess Championship 2022 – GU10:

Rk.	Name	FED	Rtg	Pts.	TB1	TB2	TB3
1	Alaa Eldin Raghad	EGY	1232	9	0	43	44
2	Budhram Kaylee	RSA	1090	8	0	43	47
3	Mungal Zoey	RSA	1226	7	0	45	49
4	Divakaran Sinddhizhai	RSA	0	6	0	43	47
5	Boshoff Francis	NAM	0	5	0	48	50
6	Makanga Annabel Mideva	KEN	0	5	0	46	48
7	Wamaitha Rania	KEN	0	5	0	43	44
8	Mtumbuka Patience	MAW	0	5	0	39	41
9	Boshoff Helen	NAM	0	5	0	38	42
10	Sihlahla Kyllikki Estrella Ebbie	NAM	0	4	0	42	45
11	Moshoboro Adeola	BOT	0	4	0	42	43
12	Aine Atubet	UGA	0	4	0	38	39
13	Amor Skylar	KEN	0	4	0	33	34
14	Bhosle Aanya	ZAM	0	4	0	28	29
15	Nachilima Faith	ZAM	0	3	0	29	30
16	Daka Nsabila	ZAM	0	2	0	35	36
17	Master Aaryahi	ZAM	0	1	0	25	26

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African Youth Chess Championship 2022 – U12:

Rk.	Name	FED	Rtg	Pts.	TB1	TB2	TB3
1	Hossam Mohamed Adham	EGY	1663	7.5	0	48	52
2	Wael Sabry Mina	EGY	1846	7	0	47	51
3	Levitan Judah Nathan	RSA	1472	7	0	44	47
4	Mungal Ethan	RSA	1458	7	0	43	44
5	Felix Raphael	RSA	1519	5.5	0	48	52
6	Sauti Joshua Lisuku	ZAM	1605	5.5	0	47	52
7	Nwankwo Victor Chibuikem	NGR	1541	5.5	0	45	47
8	Deysel Kaleb	RSA	1143	5.5	0	42	46
9	Ermias Caleb Yared	ETH	0	5.5	0	39	42
10	Shoubhith Omprakash Kayyar	UGA	1092	5.5	0	35	39
11	Du Toit Dawid	NAM	0	5	0	39	42
12	Mukundi Shepherd Madzikwa	ZIM	0	5	0	35	35
13	Bartlett Ezra	BOT	1430	5	0	33	34
14	Haris Ahabwe	UGA	0	4.5	0	44	45
15	Froom Gabriel	RSA	0	4.5	0	42	44
16	Eduardo Arquimedes Domingos	ANG	1303	4.5	0	41	41
17	Munanukye Manzi	UGA	1235	4.5	0	39	42
18	Strydom Henroux	RSA	0	4.5	0	38	42
19	Sihlahla Genius	NAM	0	4.5	0	38	39
20	Shekupe Fidel	NAM	0	4.5	0	36	37
	Zack Oundo Okumu	TAN	0	4.5	0	36	37
22	Kuka Kyle	KEN	0	4	0	43	44
23	Mapulanga Kachana	ZAM	0	4	0	40	41
24	Wambui Bernice	KEN	0	4	0	33	34
25	Elishi Prince Tonateni Ethan Kotokeni	NAM	0	4	0	28	28
26	Phiri Beston	MAW	0	3.5	0	33	33
27	Kreusch Dylan	ZAM	0	3	0	35	37
28	Menzu Semo	ZAM	0	1.5	0	30	31
29	Chellah Lubuto	ZAM	0	1	0	31	32
30	Nyirenda Alinaswe	ZAM	0	0.5	0	31	32
31	Hemattreya Samir Jamdar	TAN	0	0	0	36	41
	Phiri Blessings	MAW	0	0	0	36	41

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African Youth Chess Championship 2022 – GU12:

Rk.	Name	FED	Rtg	Pts.	TB1	TB2	TB3
1	Ahmed Salma	EGY	1331	9	0	43	45
2	Rautenbach Helen Christine	RSA	0	7.5	0	42	46
3	Deysel Hannah	RSA	0	7	0	41	43
4	Maya Otimile	BOT	1337	6.5	0	45	48
5	Suresh Aaradhya	RSA	0	5	0	48	51
6	Mweetwa Victoria	ZAM	1325	5	0	39	41
7	Steyn Amelia	RSA	0	5	0	32	34
8	Jayloss Rachel	MAW	0	4.5	0	46	47
9	Swart Andrea	NAM	0	4.5	0	39	40
10	Maryam Panya	TAN	0	4.5	0	34	35
11	Fantalis Lucy Nduta	KEN	1092	4	0	47	48
12	Shimanya Venasias	NAM	0	4	0	45	46
13	Kahuni Michelle	ZAM	0	4	0	34	35
14	Boois Hilde	NAM	0	4	0	33	34
15	Chikashi Abigail	ZAM	0	3.5	0	35	37
16	Tatiana Felicia	ANG	0	3	1	41	42
17	Kambueshe Vedika	NAM	0	3	0	36	37
18	Kaluvi Twamona	NAM	0	2.5	0	37	38
19	Vundamina Lusa	ZAM	0	2	0	33	34
20	Chavula Imaani	ZAM	0	1.5	0	31	32

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African Youth Chess Championship 2022 – U14:

Rk.		Name	FED	Rtg	Pts.	TB1	TB2	TB3
1		Karsten Jan	RSA	1909	8.5	0	43	46
2	CM	Kandil Ahmed	EGY	1856	7.5	0	48	52
3	AFM	Potgieter Edward	RSA	1416	7	0	43	44
4	AFM	Soojay Jorah	RSA	1477	6	1	49	53
5		Yan Weilun	RSA	1383	6	0	41	45
6		Nwedo Khodani	RSA	1334	5.5	0	47	49
7		Ofile Masilo	BOT	1445	5.5	0	45	49
8		Jugree Arav	RSA	1288	5.5	0	38	42
9		Mpene Thuto	BOT	1547	5	0	47	51
10		Christian Fernandes	TAN	0	5	0	37	40
11		Chembe Sean Kunda	ZAM	1412	4.5	0	44	47
12	CM	Shane Kennedy	ZAM	1414	4.5	0	44	46
13		Mapulanga Joshua	ZAM	0	4.5	0	38	40
14		Tandeka Shiloh	UGA	1468	4	0	44	47
15		Angula Sibusiso	NAM	0	4	0	42	45
16		Kanango Jamie	KEN	0	4	0	40	43
17		Louw Joshua	NAM	0	4	0	37	40
18		Nyirongo Mark	MAW	0	4	0	37	39
19		Lwenyeka Bupe	ZAM	1263	4	0	36	37
20		Karipi Trevor	NAM	0	4	0	32	34
21		Henry Marwa Michael	TAN	0	4	0	30	31
22		Nyazi Marwan Youssaf	EGY	0	4	0	29	31
23		Chavula Mtende	MAW	0	3.5	0	34	37
24		Costa Leopoldino	ANG	0	3	0	41	42
25		Tembo George	ZAM	0	3	0	29	30
26		Tindi Victor	KEN	0	3	0	28	31
27		Mulenga Steven	ZAM	0	3	0	26	27
28		Shade Nezar	EGY	0	2.5	0	32	33
29		Simiyu Jadon	KEN	0	1	0	37	41
30		Waldeck Wlliem Frederick	ZAM	0	1	0	30	31

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African Youth Chess Championship 2022 – GU14:

Rk.		Name	FED	Rtg	Pts.	TB1	TB2	TB3
1		Gasser Rana	EGY	1380	8	0	43	46
2		Sana Omprakash Kayyar	UGA	1404	7.5	0	43	47
3		Dutt Lakshita	MAW	1333	6	0.5	44	48
4	WCM	Moshoboro Laone Phoebe	BOT	1336	6	0.5	44	46
5		Mwashe Yvonne Adego	KEN	1119	5.5	0	46	49
6		Muturi Erica Mumbi	KEN	1051	5	0	45	48
7		Coetzee Gisele	RSA	0	5	0	42	44
8		Zuri Tatiina	UGA	1182	5	0	38	39
9		Abraham Siglinde I	NAM	1055	5	0	37	39
10		Padayachy Shreya	RSA	0	4.5	1	41	44
11		Itembu Linekela	NAM	1013	4.5	0	44	46
12		Huang Kayleen	RSA	0	4	1	35	38
13		Brink Samantha	RSA	0	4	0	36	38
14		Kapalamula Trantance	MAW	0	3.5	1	32	34
15		Chipela Catherine	ZAM	0	3.5	0	33	34
16		Felicidade Felicia	ANG	0	3	0	36	39
17		Master Shrim	ZAM	0	3	0	32	34
18		Salome Peter Dyaga	TAN	0	3	0	30	31
19		Justine Jennifer	MAW	0	3	0	28	30

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African Youth Chess Championship 2022 – U16:

Rk.		Name	FED	Rtg	Pts.	TB1	TB2	TB3
1	FM	George Micheal Kevin	EGY	2100	8	1	45	48
2		Levitan Caleb Levi	RSA	1826	8	0	42	46
3		Sonhy Jaime	ANG	1819	6.5	1	47	50
4		Chang Sebastian	RSA	1346	6.5	0	40	42
5		Meise Keagen	RSA	1286	6	0	40	41
6		Lin Ali	RSA	1412	5	0	46	49
7		Sauti Luyepo	ZAM	1369	5	0	44	45
8		Smit Yoshua	RSA	1426	5	0	40	42
9		Siima Zion Kazoora	UGA	1489	4.5	0	44	47
10		Munyere Musa	BOT	1644	4.5	0	42	44
11	CM	Lwanga Aguda	KEN	1599	4.5	0	40	43
12		Chindiya Kudzaishe	ZIM	0	4.5	0	37	38
13		Phiri Joe	ZAM	1486	4	0	37	37
14		Phiri Blessings	MAW	0	4	0	35	37
15		Aaditya Kailas Bhattbhatt	TAN	1468	3.5	1	38	38
16		Musemvu Persistance	ZAM	0	3.5	0	32	32
17		Shapange Abraham	NAM	0	3	1	32	33
18		Delbert Panya	TAN	0	3	0	30	31
19		Mankanda Salifyanji	ZAM	0	1	0	30	31

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African Youth Chess Championship 2022 – GU16:

Rk.		Name	FED	Rtg	Pts.	TB1	TB2	TB3
1		Paulo Jemima	ANG	1850	8	0	44	48
2		Badenhorst Chloe	RSA	1703	7	0	43	43
3		Mahmoud Youssef Noha	EGY	1432	6.5	0	44	47
4		Shriyan Santosh Priyasha	MAW	1597	6	0	45	46
5		Wang Pei-Shan	RSA	1223	5.5	0	42	42
6		Saeed Alaa	EGY	1461	5	1	43	43
7	WCM	Moshoboro Arona	BOT	1611	5	0	33	33
8		Prisha Chheda	TAN	0	4.5	0	45	48
9		Boshoma Chisomo	RSA	1472	4.5	0	42	42
10		Kawuma Patricia	UGA	1653	4.5	0	40	42
11		Kapende Shalom	MAW	1318	3.5	0	38	40
12		Govender Keniesha	RSA	1223	3.5	0	36	36
13		Muturi Elsie	KEN	1103	3.5	0	34	34
		Horn Lure	NAM	1020	3.5	0	34	34
15		Abiater Rebekka	NAM	0	1.5	0	34	34
16		Malema Terryce	MAW	0	0	0	38	39

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African Youth Chess Championship 2022 – U18:

Rk.		Name	FED	Rtg	Pts.	TB1	TB2	TB3
1	CM	Hany Kamal Mohamed	EGY	2026	7.5	0	47	51
2		Prospero Alexandre	ANG	2019	7	0	46	50
3		Handiya Joseph	ZAM	1896	6.5	0	46	50
4		Saveliy Yakolev	TAN	1398	6	0	45	47
5		Mugisha Elvis	UGA	1656	6	0	43	47
6		Oluka Robert Mcligeyo	KEN	1823	5.5	0	48	52
7		Gounder Rowan	RSA	1460	5.5	0	42	43
8	FM	George Samir David	EGY	1819	5	0	48	52
9		Masaiti Gideon	BOT	1638	5	0	42	44
10		Hesham Zein	EGY	1520	5	0	41	43
11		Willemse Revian	NAM	1393	5	0	32	32
12		Segelaar Geriant	RSA	1380	4.5	0	41	43
13		Boshoff Chris	RSA	1380	4.5	0	39	39
14		Mkandawire Samuel	ZAM	1414	4.5	0	34	34
15		Saka Titus	MAW	0	4.5	0	34	34
16		De Swardt Eduan	RSA	1345	4	0	39	39
17	CM	Lwanga Odongo	KEN	1400	4	0	34	34
18		Dutt Dakshesh	MAW	1404	4	0	30	30
19		Chimuka Mozel	ZAM	1468	2	1	35	36
20		Musenze Christian	UGA	0	2	0	30	30
21		Sayi Julio Goyayi	TAN	0	1	0	32	32
22		Tembo Max	ZAM	1669	0	0	33	34

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African Youth Chess Championship 2022 – GU18:

Rk.		Name	FED	Rtg	Pts.	TB1	TB2	TB3
1		Romany Joy	EGY	1660	8.5	0	41	44
2	WCM	Gabatshwarwe Refilwe	BOT	1700	8	0	43	46
3		Mwale Naomi	ZAM	1559	6	0	39	39
4	WCM	Joubert Natasha	RSA	1508	5	0	42	42
5		Mohamed Azzab Mareim	EGY	1482	5	0	42	42
		De Beer Janka	RSA	1128	5	0	42	42
7		Fourie Elzette	RSA	1033	5	0	41	44
8		Antonio Renelsa Taiane	ANG	1471	4.5	0	34	34
9		Chirwa Zenaida	ZAM	1350	3.5	1	40	40
10		Simwaba Anne	MAW	1341	3.5	0	36	36
11		Kawesha Innocentia	ZAM	1201	3	0	46	49
12		Ngoma Mercy	ZAM	0	3	0	37	37
		Steyn Joharina	NAM	0	3	0	37	37
14		Nsokolo Nankala Sarah	ZAM	0	0	0	36	39

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