67th Nairobi Chess Club Championship - U1600
Open SwissStandard
16 players participated in this 4-round tournament, held from 12 Jul 2025 to 13 Jul 2025 in Nairobi, Kenya. 3 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1548, and top seed was Levi Joshua (🇰🇪 KEN, 1591).
Kongor Deng Maketh (🇸🇸 SSD, 0) won with 4.0/4, ahead of Nelvin Mundia (3.0) and Levi Joshua (3.0). Maketh broke clear in the final round.
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
Federations · 3 represented
🇰🇪Kenya×14
🇸🇸South Sudan×1
🇵🇰Pakistan×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 4 roundsKongor Deng Maketh led from R4; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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4
2
1
R4–R4 · LEAD HELD
Kongor Deng Maketh never relinquished the lead after R4; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
R1–R4 · WIN STREAK
Kongor Deng Maketh won 4 in a row (R1–R4).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Kongor Deng Maketh | * | — | — | 1 |
| 2Levi Joshua | — | * | — | — |
| 3Gikandi Bernice Wambui | — | — | * | — |
| 4Nelvin Mundia | 0 | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kongor Deng Maketh | 0 | SSD | +11N | +12B | +5N | +2B | 4.0 | 6.5 | 7.5 | 7.50 | 1621 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Nelvin Mundia | 1545 | KEN | +15N | +9B | +6B | −1N | 3.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 3.50 | 2309 | +53.6 |
| 3 | Levi Joshua | 1591 | KEN | +16N | −5B | +12N | +6B | 3.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 3.00 | 1726 | +27.2 |
| 4 | Gikandi Bernice Wambui | 1573 | KEN | +8B | −6N | +13B | +11N | 3.0 | 4.5 | 5.5 | 3.50 | 1722 | +27.2 |
| 5 | Kiggs, Michael | 1537 | KEN | +14B | +3N | −1B | =9N | 2.5 | 8.5 | 9.5 | 4.75 | 1804 | +20.0 |
| 6 | Juma Cyril Teddy | 1520 | KEN | +7B | +4B | −2N | −3N | 2.0 | 9.0 | 11.0 | 5.00 | 1574 | +12.0 |
| 7 | Thiga Mercy | 1569 | KEN | −6N | +8B | F | +15N | 2.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 1.50 | 1642 | +11.2 |
| 8 | Nthiga Blair Wema | 1522 | KEN | −4N | −7N | =10B | +12B | 1.5 | 6.5 | 7.5 | 1.75 | 1475 | -12.4 |
| 9 | Eugene Zablon | 1501 | KEN | +13B | −2N | F | =5B | 1.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 2.25 | 1539 | +6.0 |
| 10 | McKenzie Chanel | 1519 | KEN | −12N | −11B | =8N | +13N | 1.5 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 1.75 | 1450 | -19.6 |
| 11 | Okoth Winny Atieno | 1531 | KEN | −1B | +10N | F | −4B | 1.0 | 9.0 | 10.5 | 1.50 | 1561 | +3.6 |
| 12 | Bhavsar Nisha Nileshbhai | 1554 | KEN | +10B | −1N | −3B | −8N | 1.0 | 8.5 | 10.0 | 1.50 | 1425 | -20.8 |
| 13 | Osidiana Eli | 1537 | KEN | −9N | +15B | −4N | −10B | 1.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.00 | 1339 | -40.8 |
| 14 | Ashaz Merchant | 1501 | PAK | −5N | +16B | F | F | 1.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.00 | 1529 | +2.8 |
| 15 | Dylan Maina Muraguri | 1506 | KEN | −2B | −13N | F | −7B | 0.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.00 | 752 | -52.4 |
| 16 | Macharia, Mwangi Stanley | 1524 | KEN | −3B | −14N | F | F | 0.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 0.00 | 746 | -37.6 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Nelvin MundiaKEN+53.63.0 pts · #4
- 2Gikandi Bernice WambuiKEN+27.23.0 pts · #3
- 3Levi JoshuaKEN+27.23.0 pts · #2
Top rating losers
- 1Dylan Maina MuraguriKEN-52.40.0 pts · #15
- 2Osidiana EliKEN-40.81.0 pts · #13
- 3Macharia, Mwangi StanleyKEN-37.60.0 pts · #16