Playoffs – 2025 Kenya National Youth & Cadet Chess Championship
The Playoffs for the 2025 National Youth & Cadet Chess Championship kicked off after the gruelling 8-round finals, which ran from August 2nd to 4th at the Kitale Polytechnic in Kitale.
The top 11 players from each of the age groups played a round robin event with a 90-minute time control, which ran from 6th to 9th August 2025, after a one-day break from the Finals – 2025 National Youth & Cadet Chess Championship.
Players who had tied for first place then had to face each other in a second playoff comprising two ten-minute games, followed by two blitz games and if no winner was declared, then a final Armageddon game.
At stake were the opportunities to represent the county in the following three events scheduled for this year.
1. Africa Youth Chess Championship – Zimbabwe.
2. World Cadets Championship – Kazakhstan.
3. World Youth Chess Championship – Albania.
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Winners
Girls U8 – Jayne Awuor
Open U8 – Jackson Baraka Mudenyo. Decided after the Rapid Playoffs.
Girls U10 – Amanda Breetalizah
Open U10 – Jayson Kimani Ndarwa
Girls U12 – Winnie Kaburo
Open U12 – Ryan Danson Kimani. Decided after the Rapid Playoffs.
Girls U14 – Shakirah Shukri
Open U14 – James David Warimwe
Girls U16 – Maashao Genevieve. Decided after the final Armageddon game.
Open U16 – Kyle Kuka
Girls U18 – Bernice Wambui Gikandi
Open U18 – Hawi Kaloki
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Link
Playoffs – 2025 Kenya National Youth & Cadet Chess Championship on chess-results.com.
Live pgns from the Playoffs – 2025 Kenya National Youth & Cadet Chess Championship on lichess.org.
2025 Kenya National Youth & Cadets Chess Championship Final Article.
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Article by Kenya Chess Masala.