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67th Nairobi Chess Club Championship - Elite

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16 players participated in this 4-round tournament, held from 12 Jul 2025 to 13 Jul 2025 in Nairobi, Kenya. 4 titled players from 3 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2020, and top seed was Madol Garang Panthou Joh (🇸🇸 SSD, CM, 2109).

Oluka Robert Mcligeyo (🇰🇪 KEN, CM, 2088) won with 3.5/4, ahead of Peter Majur Manyang (3.0) and Hawi Kaloki (3.0). Mcligeyo won solo starting round 2.

The biggest upset came in round 1: Zuri Kaloki (1700) beat Lenny Mataiga Shile (1962), a +262-point gap.

Location
🇰🇪Nairobi, Kenya
Dates
12 Jul 2025 → 13 Jul 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 4 rounds
Top seed
🇸🇸CMMadol Garang Panthou Joh2109
Avg top 10
2,020
Participants
16
Titled players · 4
IM×1
FM×1
CM×2
Federations · 3 represented
🇰🇪Kenya×12
🇸🇸South Sudan×3
🇺🇬Uganda×1
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 4 rounds

CM Oluka Robert Mcligeyo led from R2; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders
7
1
1
1
1234R1R2R3R4
Mcligeyo3.5Allan3Manyang3Kaloki3Emojong3Joh2.5
R2–R4 · LEAD HELD

CM Oluka Robert Mcligeyo held the sole lead from R2 through R4 without losing it.

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

CM Oluka Robert Mcligeyo 3 wins (R1–R3)Chumba Allan 3 wins (R2–R4)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1CMOluka Robert Mcligeyo*——
½
2Chumba Allan—*
0
—
3FMPeter Majur Manyang—
1
*—
4Hawi Kaloki
½
——*

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Oluka Robert McligeyoCM2088KEN+13N+7B+6N=3B3.57.57.56.002319+19.0
2Peter Majur ManyangFM2092SSD+5B=11N=4B+10N3.07.59.06.752125+3.6
3Kaloki, Hawi1982KEN+14N=6B+10N=1N3.07.57.54.502165+38.0
4Emojong, ElijahIM2094UGA=10N+8B=2N+7B3.07.08.56.252113+3.8
5Chumba Allan1876KEN−2N+14B+13N+8B3.05.05.02.002055+18.4
6Madol Garang Panthou JohCM2109SSD+9B=3N−1B+11N2.58.510.05.002054-5.2
7Ngani, Victor1966KEN+12B−1N+11B−4N2.08.09.02.501942-2.2
8Kaloki, Zuri1700KEN+15B−4N+9B−5N2.08.08.02.001964+48.4
9Njuki, Gabriel1922KEN−6N+13B−8N+15B2.04.54.50.001913-0.8
10Omolo, Kenneth1916KEN=4B+15N−3B−2B1.59.09.01.501946+2.2
11Kelly Mwaniki1843KEN+16N=2B−7N−6B1.57.57.51.501973+11.8
12Wanjiru Chrisphinus1741KEN−7NFF+13B1.02.02.00.001920+9.2
13Chege Ian Magu1873KEN−1B−9N−5B−12N0.08.59.50.001107-73.6
14Chvoro Viacheslav1776KEN−3B−5NFF0.06.06.00.001130-11.8
15Shile, Lenny Mataiga1962KEN−8N−10BF−9N0.05.55.50.001048-38.6
16Panchol, James Madol2073SSD−11BFFF0.01.51.50.001043-15.8

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
Top rating losers
Biggest upsets