67th Nairobi Chess Club Championship - U1500
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47 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 12 Jul 2025 to 13 Jul 2025 in Nairobi, Kenya. 3 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1465, and top seed was Muratha Samantha Wanjiru (🇰🇪 KEN, 1497).
Elvis Munene (🇰🇪 KEN, 1461) won with 5.5/6, ahead of Hesham Mohammed Zemam (5.0) and Macharia Tedy Wainaina (5.0). Munene took the lead from round 5.
Location
🇰🇪Nairobi, Kenya
Dates
12 Jul 2025 → 13 Jul 2025
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes for game
System
Swiss · 6 rounds
Avg top 10
1,465
Participants
47
Federations · 3 represented
🇰🇪Kenya×35
🇧🇫Burkina Faso×1
🇬🇧England×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 6 roundsElvis Munene led from R5; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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4
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R5 · LEADER CHANGE13 Jul
Elvis Munene takes the sole lead (4.5/5).
WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers
Elvis Munene 5 wins (R2–R6)Macharia Tedy Wainaina 4 wins (R3–R6)Suhayl Abdalla 4 wins (R1–R4)
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Elvis Munene | 1461 | KEN | =10B | +21N | +23B | +19N | +8B | +9N | 5.5 | 18.0 | 21.0 | 19.00 | 2279 | +84.0 |
| 2 | Hesham Mohammed Zemam | 0 | KEN | +29N | −7B | +16N | +11B | +20N | +6B | 5.0 | 18.5 | 21.0 | 17.00 | 1467 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Macharia Tedy Wainaina | 0 | KEN | +21B | −6N | +42N | +18B | +?N | +7B | 5.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 11.00 | 1515 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Abdalla, Suhayl | 0 | ENG | +32N | +?B | +?N | +28B | −9N | +17B | 5.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 7.50 | 1534 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Karanja Peter Kim | 0 | KEN | F | +?N | +?B | =14B | +18N | +28B | 4.5 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 7.50 | 1516 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Kamau Timothy Mwangi | 1469 | KEN | +31N | +3B | +7N | F | +37B | −2N | 4.0 | 20.5 | 22.5 | 13.50 | 2226 | +17.6 |
| 7 | Lekolool Michelle | 1403 | KEN | +44B | +2N | −6B | +26N | +19B | −3N | 4.0 | 20.0 | 21.0 | 12.00 | 669 | -17.6 |
| 8 | Apamo Shem Mali | 1481 | KEN | +24N | +11B | +20N | =17B | −1N | =13B | 4.0 | 19.5 | 22.5 | 13.50 | 1446 | -6.0 |
| 9 | Peter Odoyo | 1492 | KEN | +35N | +42B | +18N | F | +4B | −1B | 4.0 | 19.5 | 20.5 | 11.00 | 1456 | -4.0 |
| 10 | Kungu Taji Mbugua | 0 | KEN | =1N | +12B | +?N | =13B | =17N | =22B | 4.0 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 11.75 | 1485 | 0.0 |
| 11 | FIDE 554004004 | 0 | — | +25B | −8N | +32B | −2N | +26B | +33N | 4.0 | 17.0 | 19.0 | 10.00 | 680 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Njoroge Nigel Ngigi | 0 | KEN | =19B | −10N | +46N | +30B | =14N | +20B | 4.0 | 16.5 | 17.0 | 9.50 | 1487 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Kyalo Cynthia Wayua | 1433 | KEN | +38B | +41N | =28B | =10N | =22B | =8N | 4.0 | 15.5 | 16.5 | 9.75 | 1477 | +7.6 |
| 14 | Gichuga Wanjiru Wanjiku | 1468 | KEN | +45B | +34N | −17B | =5N | =12B | +37N | 4.0 | 15.5 | 16.5 | 9.25 | 2293 | +20.4 |
| 15 | Ian Kimani Kagiri | 0 | KEN | +33B | −28N | +25B | −22N | +32B | +?B | 4.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 7.00 | 1355 | 0.0 |
| 16 | FIDE 10867660 | 0 | — | −18B | +?N | −2B | +36N | +?B | =23N | 3.5 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 3.50 | 1284 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Sanou, Edmond | 0 | BUR | F | +22B | +14N | =8N | =10B | −4N | 3.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 11.00 | 1517 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Kabechu Dennis | 1450 | KEN | +16N | +37B | −9B | −3N | −5B | +32N | 3.0 | 19.0 | 21.0 | 7.50 | 692 | -17.6 |
| 19 | Andy Zane Wright | 0 | KEN | =12N | +?B | +30N | −1B | −7N | =24B | 3.0 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 6.00 | 644 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Nyakundi Wesley Kithinji | 1445 | KEN | +39B | +26N | −8B | +33N | −2B | −12N | 3.0 | 18.0 | 20.0 | 7.00 | 680 | -18.0 |
| 21 | Atarah Wright | 1443 | KEN | −3N | −1B | =24N | +46B | +34N | =29B | 3.0 | 18.0 | 18.5 | 5.25 | 1477 | +4.0 |
| 22 | Ivan Ngeno | 1462 | KEN | F | −17N | +39B | +15B | =13N | =10N | 3.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 10.00 | 1433 | -1.6 |
| 23 | Kamoni Elsie Wambui | 1409 | KEN | +46N | =30B | −1N | +35B | −28N | =16B | 3.0 | 16.0 | 16.5 | 5.50 | 675 | -43.2 |
| 24 | Joel Thumi | 0 | KEN | −8B | −25N | =21B | +41N | +30B | =19N | 3.0 | 15.5 | 16.5 | 6.50 | 1268 | 0.0 |
| 25 | Omanga Momanyi | 0 | KEN | −11N | +24B | −15N | +29B | −?N | +35B | 3.0 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 7.50 | 705 | 0.0 |
| 26 | Satya Shroff | 0 | KEN | +?N | −20B | +29N | −7B | −11N | +39B | 3.0 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 4.50 | 636 | 0.0 |
| 27 | Eliana Ella | 0 | KEN | −41B | +38N | +34B | −?B | +40N | −?B | 3.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 5.50 | 1371 | 0.0 |
| 28 | Otieno Ronny | 1476 | KEN | F | +15B | =13N | −4N | +23B | −5N | 2.5 | 22.0 | 25.0 | 9.00 | 1661 | +8.8 |
| 29 | Jabu Kariuki Gachwe | 0 | KEN | −2B | +44N | −26B | −25N | +41B | =21N | 2.5 | 15.0 | 16.0 | 3.50 | 1441 | 0.0 |
| 30 | Telo Ariela | 0 | KEN | +36B | =23N | −19B | −12N | −24N | +46B | 2.5 | 15.0 | 15.5 | 4.00 | 1503 | 0.0 |
| 31 | Kayden Sankau Oloitiptip | 0 | KEN | −6B | +36N | −33N | −34B | +42N | =40B | 2.5 | 11.5 | 12.5 | 3.75 | 681 | 0.0 |
| 32 | Myles Kiyo Muratha | 0 | KEN | −4B | +43N | −11N | +42B | −15N | −18B | 2.0 | 17.0 | 18.0 | 2.00 | 650 | 0.0 |
| 33 | FIDE 10835105 | 0 | — | −15N | F | +31B | −20B | +35N | −11B | 2.0 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 4.50 | 645 | 0.0 |
| 34 | Njoki Valma | 0 | KEN | F | −14B | −27N | +31N | −21B | +36N | 2.0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 4.50 | 665 | -43.2 |
| 35 | Jayden Kihuria | 0 | KEN | −9B | +?N | +41B | −23N | −33B | −25N | 2.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 1.00 | 698 | 0.0 |
| 36 | FIDE 10894110 | 0 | — | −30N | −31B | +38N | −16B | +45N | −34B | 2.0 | 12.5 | 13.5 | 3.00 | 693 | 0.0 |
| 37 | Sean Ringera | 0 | KEN | +?B | −18N | +47B | F | −6N | −14B | 2.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 0.50 | 669 | 0.0 |
| 38 | FIDE 10868283 | 0 | — | −13N | −27B | −36B | +47N | +43B | −?N | 2.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 1.50 | 633 | 0.0 |
| 39 | FIDE 554003938 | 0 | — | −20N | +?B | −22N | −?B | +?B | −26N | 2.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0.00 | 671 | 0.0 |
| 40 | Nikisha Makena | 0 | KEN | F | −?B | −?N | +43N | −27B | =31N | 1.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 2.25 | 689 | 0.0 |
| 41 | Sesenet Moisari Kantai | 0 | KEN | +27N | −13B | −35N | −24B | −29N | −?N | 1.0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 3.00 | 633 | 0.0 |
| 42 | FIDE 10837302 | 0 | — | +?B | −9N | −3B | −32N | −31B | F | 1.0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 0.00 | 692 | 0.0 |
| 43 | FIDE 10857478 | 0 | — | −?N | −32B | +?N | −40B | −38N | F | 1.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0.00 | 689 | 0.0 |
| 44 | Muli, Baraka Kimama | 0 | KEN | −7N | −29B | +?B | F | F | F | 1.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0.00 | 626 | 0.0 |
| 45 | Keli Tumi | 0 | KEN | −14N | −?B | +?N | −?N | −36B | −?B | 1.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.00 | 689 | 0.0 |
| 46 | FIDE 10891285 | 0 | — | −23B | =47N | −12B | −21N | F | −30N | 0.5 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 0.25 | 672 | 0.0 |
| 47 | FIDE 554003822 | 0 | — | −?N | =46B | −37N | −38B | −?N | F | 0.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.25 | 705 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Elvis MuneneKEN+84.05.5 pts · #1
- 2Gichuga Wanjiru WanjikuKEN+20.44.0 pts · #14
- 3Kamau Timothy MwangiKEN+17.64.0 pts · #17
Top rating losers
- 1Kamoni Elsie WambuiKEN-43.23.0 pts · #41
- 2Njoki ValmaKEN-43.22.0 pts · #26
- 3Nyakundi Wesley KithinjiKEN-18.03.0 pts · #37