2025 KNYCCC National Play Offs - Under 14 Open
11 players participated in this 11-round tournament, held from 06 Aug 2025 to 09 Aug 2025 in KItale, Kenya. Top 10 Elo average was 1645, and top seed was Warimwe David James (🇰🇪 KEN, 1854).
Mugambi Christian Mwamba (🇰🇪 KEN, 1736) won with 7.5/11, ahead of Warimwe David James (7.0) and Abel Taji (6.0). Mwamba won solo starting round 8.
The biggest upset came in round 8: Anindo Andericus (1481) beat Abel Taji (1700), a +219-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 11 · 11 roundsMugambi Christian Mwamba led from R4 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight.
Mugambi Christian Mwamba takes the sole lead (3.0/4).
Mugambi Christian Mwamba beat Warimwe David James (White).
Mugambi Christian Mwamba 4 wins (R2–R5)Warimwe David James 6 wins (R6–R11)
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
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| 2 | 🇰🇪Mugambi Christian Mwamba | 1736 | * | 1 | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 7.5 | 32.50 | 45.5 | +33.6 | 1800 |
| 1 | 🇰🇪Warimwe David James | 1854 | 0 | * | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 7.0 | 31.50 | 46.0 | +0.8 | 1841 |
| 3 | 🇰🇪Abel Taji | 1700 | 0 | 1 | * | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 6.0 | 27.00 | 47.0 | +30.8 | 1763 |
| 5 | 🇰🇪Oluchiri Jeshurun Inyangala | 1591 | 1 | 0 | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.0 | 25.50 | 47.0 | +46.4 | 1693 |
| 4 | 🇰🇪Wayne Joe Njarumi | 1815 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6.0 | 24.50 | 47.0 | -63.6 | 1668 |
| 6 | 🇰🇪Anindo Andericus | 1481 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 0 | ½ | * | 1 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 5.5 | 22.50 | 47.5 | +78.4 | 1662 |
| 8 | 🇰🇪Prince Isaac Munyua | 1591 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | * | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 4.5 | 15.00 | 48.5 | -13.6 | 1570 |
| 7 | 🇰🇪Kagambi, Jeremiah | 1588 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | * | 1 | ½ | ½ | 4.0 | 16.25 | 49.0 | -8.8 | 1571 |
| 9 | 🇰🇪Maoga Trevor | 1618 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ½ | 0 | * | ½ | 1 | 3.0 | 10.50 | 50.0 | -87.6 | 1427 |
| 10 | 🇰🇪Ouma Stanley | 1472 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | 2.5 | 10.50 | 50.5 | -16.4 | 1443 |
| 11 | FIDE 10866647 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | * | 1.0 | 3.25 | 52.0 | 0.0 | 1289 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Anindo AndericusKEN+78.45.5 pts · #6
- 2Oluchiri Jeshurun InyangalaKEN+46.46.0 pts · #5
- 3Mugambi Christian MwambaKEN+33.67.5 pts · #2
- 1Maoga TrevorKEN-87.63.0 pts · #9
- 2Wayne Joe NjarumiKEN-63.66.0 pts · #4
- 3Ouma StanleyKEN-16.42.5 pts · #10
- R8+219 Elo gap
- R1+197 Elo gap
- R2+154 Elo gap