Jomo Kenyatta Invitational Tournament
Open SwissStandard
31 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 08 May 2025 to 09 May 2025 in Kiambu, Kenya. Top 10 Elo average was 1663, and top seed was Chumba Allan (🇰🇪 KEN, 1905).
Chumba Allan (🇰🇪 KEN, 1905) won with 5.5/6, ahead of Amos Wayne (5.0) and Kawenze Richard (4.5). Allan won solo starting round 4.
Location
🇰🇪Kiambu, Kenya
Dates
08 May 2025 → 09 May 2025
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 6 rounds
Federations · 1 represented
🇰🇪Kenya×24
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 6 roundsChumba Allan led from R4; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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R4–R6 · LEAD HELD
Chumba Allan held the sole lead from R4 through R6 without losing it.
WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers
Chumba Allan 5 wins (R1–R5)Amos Wayne 3 wins (R1–R3)Kawenze Richard 4 wins (R2–R5)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Chumba Allan | * | — | ½ | — |
| 2Amos Wayne | — | * | — | — |
| 3Kawenze Richard | ½ | — | * | — |
| 4Njoki Peter Waciuri | — | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chumba Allan | 1905 | KEN | +16B | +22N | +15B | +4N | +8B | =3N | 5.5 | 18.5 | 21.0 | 18.75 | 2009 | +10.0 |
| 2 | Amos Wayne | 1687 | KEN | +17B | +30N | +5B | −8N | +18B | +4N | 5.0 | 18.0 | 19.0 | 15.00 | 1789 | +17.2 |
| 3 | Kawenze Richard | 1674 | KEN | F | +12N | +17B | +5N | +7B | =1B | 4.5 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 17.25 | 1878 | +29.6 |
| 4 | Mitei, Cosmas | 1760 | KEN | +27N | +7B | +10N | −1B | +15N | −2B | 4.0 | 21.0 | 23.0 | 12.50 | 1632 | -12.0 |
| 5 | Njenga Francis | 1459 | KEN | +11N | +18B | −2N | −3B | +20N | +19B | 4.0 | 19.0 | 22.0 | 12.50 | 881 | -17.6 |
| 6 | Njoki Peter Waciuri | 1581 | KEN | =10N | +25B | +9N | −15B | +13N | =14B | 4.0 | 17.0 | 19.0 | 12.50 | 1658 | +15.6 |
| 7 | Waruguru Joy | 1452 | KEN | +28B | −4N | +23B | +19N | −3N | +16B | 4.0 | 17.0 | 18.5 | 10.00 | 917 | -14.4 |
| 8 | Gichuhi, Brian Chege | 1772 | KEN | +26N | +31B | F | +2B | −1N | +11B | 4.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 11.50 | 1796 | +1.2 |
| 9 | Njuguna Luke Nganga | 1548 | KEN | +20B | =23N | −6B | +22N | =16B | =12N | 3.5 | 16.0 | 18.5 | 10.00 | 1505 | -4.4 |
| 10 | Kenan Jamie | 0 | KEN | =6B | +?N | −4B | −23N | +25B | +22N | 3.5 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 6.50 | 1594 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Ngaruiya Aiden Wanaina | 0 | KEN | −5B | +?N | +30B | =16N | +23B | −8N | 3.5 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 5.00 | 816 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Maina Geoffrey Gitonga | 0 | KEN | −?N | −3B | +27N | +30B | +26N | =9B | 3.5 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 6.75 | 1397 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Mahasi Frank Osteen | 0 | KEN | +?B | −15N | =22B | +31N | −6B | +23N | 3.5 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 4.75 | 1416 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Muli Raphael Muthenya | 1741 | KEN | F | F | +24N | +21B | +17N | =6N | 3.5 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 10.50 | 1581 | -4.2 |
| 15 | Njoki Juliet | 1483 | KEN | +24N | +13B | −1N | +6N | −4B | F | 3.0 | 20.0 | 22.5 | 10.00 | 1616 | +15.2 |
| 16 | Kamau George Mburu | 0 | KEN | −1N | +21B | +?N | =11B | =9N | −7N | 3.0 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 6.50 | 1362 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Kanyi Elsie Joyce Wangechi | 0 | KEN | −2N | +29B | −3N | +25B | −14B | +27N | 3.0 | 17.0 | 18.5 | 5.50 | 1453 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Njoki Valma | 0 | KEN | +?B | −5N | +?B | +20N | −2N | F | 3.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 3.00 | 773 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Mvurya Collins Bade | 0 | KEN | +25N | −?B | +26N | −7B | +24N | −5N | 3.0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 6.50 | 1352 | 0.0 |
| 20 | FIDE 10838503 | 0 | — | −9N | +27B | +31N | −18B | −5B | +?N | 3.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 3.00 | 704 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Njenga Dayson Irari | 0 | KEN | −22B | −16N | +?B | −14N | +31B | +26B | 3.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 3.00 | 1438 | 0.0 |
| 22 | Njuguna Lisa Wanjiru | 1429 | KEN | +21N | −1B | =13N | −9B | +29N | −10B | 2.5 | 19.0 | 20.5 | 6.25 | 889 | -16.8 |
| 23 | FIDE 10843191 | 0 | — | +29N | =9B | −7N | +10B | −11N | −13B | 2.5 | 18.0 | 19.5 | 6.75 | 1307 | 0.0 |
| 24 | Maina Mitchelle Wandia | 0 | KEN | −15B | =?N | −14B | +?N | −19B | +?N | 2.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 0.00 | 812 | 0.0 |
| 25 | Kabuga Fidel Kingsley | 1480 | KEN | −19B | −6N | +28B | −17N | −10N | +30B | 2.0 | 15.0 | 16.0 | 2.50 | 781 | -14.4 |
| 26 | FIDE 10864113 | 0 | — | −8B | +28N | −19B | +?N | −12B | −21N | 2.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 1.50 | 972 | 0.0 |
| 27 | Wanjiru Olive | 0 | KEN | −4B | −20N | −12B | +?N | +?B | −17B | 2.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 0.00 | 1639 | 0.0 |
| 28 | FIDE 10838686 | 0 | — | −7N | −26B | −25N | F | =?B | +29B | 1.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 1.50 | 666 | 0.0 |
| 29 | FIDE 10838694 | 0 | — | −23B | −17N | +?B | =?N | −22B | −28N | 1.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 0.00 | 629 | 0.0 |
| 30 | FIDE 10850279 | 0 | — | +?B | −2B | −11N | −12N | −?B | −25N | 1.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 0.00 | 784 | 0.0 |
| 31 | FIDE 554000033 | 0 | — | +?B | −8N | −20B | −13B | −21N | −?N | 1.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 0.00 | 845 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Kawenze RichardKEN+29.64.5 pts · #4
- 2Amos WayneKEN+17.25.0 pts · #6
- 3Njoki Peter WaciuriKEN+15.64.0 pts · #3
Top rating losers
- 1Njenga FrancisKEN-17.64.0 pts · #31
- 2Njuguna Lisa WanjiruKEN-16.82.5 pts · #24
- 3Waruguru JoyKEN-14.44.0 pts · #28