Event finished
🏆 Rapid: Mai Narva
🏆 Blitz: Mai Narva
Mai Narva took both titles in Maputo: the Rapid 1.5–0.5 over Jiner Zhu, and the Blitz on the Armageddon after a 2–2 final.
Overview
About the event
The African stage is the third leg of the WR Women's Chess Tour 2026 global knockout circuit. The tour spans four continents.
Results from all legs contribute to the overall circuit standings. Top performers across all four legs qualify for the Grand Final in Germany later in 2026.
Outcome
Final results
Rapid
Jiner Zhu 2 
Deborah Quickpen 0 
Mai Narva 2 
Lina Nassr 0 
Shahenda Wafa 0 
Jemima Paulo 2 Shrook Wafa 2 
Mongeli Maingi 0 Jemima Paulo 0 Jiner Zhu 2 Shrook Wafa 0.5 Mai Narva 1.5 Mai Narva 1.5 Jiner Zhu 0.5 Blitz
Jiner Zhu 3 Shahenda Wafa 0 Mai Narva 2.5 Jemima Paulo 0.5 Deborah Quickpen 2.5 Lina Nassr 0.5 Shrook Wafa 3 Mongeli Maingi 0 Shrook Wafa 0.5 Jiner Zhu 2.5 Deborah Quickpen 0 Mai Narva 3 Mai Narva 2 Jiner Zhu 2 Rapid
| Rank | Player | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | Mai Narva | Champion |
| 2 | Jiner Zhu | Runner-up |
| 3 | Jemima Paulo | Semifinal |
| 3 | Shrook Wafa | Semifinal |
| 5 | Deborah Quickpen | Quarterfinal |
| 5 | Lina Nassr | Quarterfinal |
| 5 | Mongeli Maingi | Quarterfinal |
| 5 | Shahenda Wafa | Quarterfinal |
Blitz
| Rank | Player | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | Mai Narva | Champion |
| 2 | Jiner Zhu | Runner-up |
| 3 | Deborah Quickpen | Semifinal |
| 3 | Shrook Wafa | Semifinal |
| 5 | Jemima Paulo | Quarterfinal |
| 5 | Lina Nassr | Quarterfinal |
| 5 | Mongeli Maingi | Quarterfinal |
| 5 | Shahenda Wafa | Quarterfinal |
For viewers
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Broadcast schedule (Maputo time)
- 21 Aug 11:00 Rapid knockout — QF, SF, Final
- 22 Aug 11:00 Blitz knockout — QF, SF, Final
Venue & travel
The field
Players
GM Jiner Zhu
IM Mai Narva
WGM Shrook Wafa
WGM Shahenda Wafa
WIM Lina Nassr
WFM Mongeli Maingi
WFM Jemima Paulo
WFM Deborah Quickpen
For players & arbiters
Format & regulations
- System
- 8-player single-elimination knockout — Rapid and Blitz
- Rounds
- Quarterfinals → Semifinals → Final
- Time controls
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- Rapid: 15+10
- Blitz: 3+2
- Tiebreak
- Sudden-death deciders if necessary.
- Tour qualifiers and wildcards
Programme
Schedule
All times local to Maputo, Mozambique.
- Player arrivals & accreditation
- Rapid knockout
- Blitz knockout
- Departures
Total prize fund
$40,000
Rapid
$20,000
Blitz
$20,000
Part of the WR Women's Chess Tour 2026 — four legs across four continents.
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