Jumuia Ya Afrika Mashariki End Year Open Chess Festival 2025 - U1600

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74 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 17 Dec 2025 to 18 Dec 2025 in Nairobi, Kenya. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1560, and top seed was Josiah Katende (🇰🇪 KEN, 1593).

Kiruthu Ted Wahome (🇰🇪 KEN, 1561) won with 6.5/7, ahead of Anusu Timothy Cerrulo (6.0) and Nolan Alex Nio (6.0). Wahome won solo starting round 6.

The biggest upset came in round 5: Turyagenda Caleb Musimenta (1407) beat Dancun Silali (1545), a +138-point gap.

Location

🇰🇪Nairobi, Kenya

Dates

17 Dec 2025 → 18 Dec 2025

Time control

Standard: 60 minutes for game

System

Swiss · 7 rounds

Top seed

🇰🇪Josiah Katende1593

Avg top 10

1,560

Participants

Federations · 2 represented

🇰🇪Kenya×34

🇺🇬Uganda×14

Top 3

🥇
Kiruthu Ted Wahome
🇰🇪KEN·1561
6.5pts·1824perf+44.0
🥈
Anusu Timothy Cerrulo
🇰🇪KEN·1585
6.0pts·1766perf+50.8
🥉
Nolan Alex Nio
🇺🇬UGA·1428
6.0pts·1676perf+52.0

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 7 rounds

Kiruthu Ted Wahome led from R6; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 5 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R6.

Co-leaders

Wahome6.5Cerrulo6Nio6Muhoro5.5Njeru5.5Lukanga5

R6–R7 · LEAD HELD

Kiruthu Ted Wahome held the sole lead from R6 through R7 without losing it.

R7 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Kiruthu Ted Wahome drew with Anusu Timothy Cerrulo (White).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

Kiruthu Ted Wahome 6 wins (R1–R6)Anusu Timothy Cerrulo 4 wins (R1–R4)Nolan Alex Nio 4 wins (R4–R7)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Kiruthu Ted Wahome	*	½	—	1
2Anusu Timothy Cerrulo	½	*	—	—
3Nolan Alex Nio	—	—	*	—
4Ryan Muhoro	0	—	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Kiruthu Ted Wahome	1561	KEN	+40N	+28B	+19N	+8B	+4N	+12N	=2B	6.5	30.0	33.5	30.50	1824	+44.0
2	Anusu Timothy Cerrulo	1585	KEN	+66N	+9B	+10N	+5B	=6N	+8B	=1N	6.0	32.0	34.0	28.25	1766	+50.8
3	Nolan Alex Nio	1428	UGA	+63N	+57B	−6N	+39B	+14N	+10B	+44N	6.0	24.5	26.5	21.50	1676	+52.0
4	Ryan Muhoro	0	KEN	+?B	+7N	+11B	+33N	−1B	+47N	=5B	5.5	29.0	29.0	19.75	1582	0.0
5	Sean Njeru	1532	KEN	+35B	+34N	+24B	−2N	+28B	+6B	=4N	5.5	28.5	32.5	23.75	1670	+22.0
6	Muganzi Ruth Thelma Lukanga	1556	UGA	+30B	+52N	+3B	+47N	=2B	−5N	=7B	5.0	29.5	32.5	21.50	1593	+8.4
7	Murigu Kanuri	1468	KEN	+29N	−4B	+41N	+36B	+13N	=9B	=6N	5.0	28.5	32.0	21.50	1484	-4.0
8	Miriti Angela Kendi	1476	KEN	+46B	+23N	+42B	−1N	+24B	−2N	+29B	5.0	28.0	31.5	19.00	1419	-9.6
9	Turyagenda Caleb Musimenta	1407	UGA	+26B	−2N	+68B	+23N	+18B	=7N	=21N	5.0	28.0	30.0	19.25	1564	+33.6
10	Gichuga Wanjiru Wanjiku	1469	KEN	+61B	+62N	−2B	+34N	+17B	−3N	+22B	5.0	27.5	29.5	17.50	707	-30.8
11	Mutugi Teddy	1520	KEN	F	+54B	−4N	+37B	+27N	+19B	+12N	5.0	27.0	30.0	20.50	2244	+31.6
12	Gacheru Francis Nderitu	1428	KEN	+48B	+50N	+25B	+18N	+38N	−1B	−11B	5.0	26.5	29.5	18.00	1545	+25.6
13	Ssekabanja Malcom Henry	0	UGA	=44B	+?N	+20B	=21N	−7B	+30N	+46B	5.0	25.0	25.0	16.00	1369	0.0
14	Mburu Stephen Ndungu	1545	KEN	+55B	=20N	=38B	+42N	−3B	+48N	+28B	5.0	24.5	27.5	17.50	628	-26.4
15	Nyakundi Wesley Kithinji	1427	KEN	+65B	+22N	−18B	+32N	−47B	+26N	+25B	5.0	23.5	25.5	18.00	1420	-0.8
16	Adrian Kariuki	1478	KEN	−39N	+71B	+29N	−27B	+41N	+32B	+23N	5.0	23.0	24.0	16.50	605	-24.0
17	Annan Lewis	0	KEN	F	+61N	+26B	+57B	−10N	+?N	+47B	5.0	19.0	19.0	12.00	1478	0.0
18	Dancun Silali	1545	KEN	+36N	+51B	+15N	−12B	−9N	+35B	=19N	4.5	27.5	30.5	18.25	1343	-45.2
19	Ivan Ngeno	1459	KEN	+68B	+67N	−1B	+30N	+25B	−11N	=18B	4.5	26.0	28.0	14.25	1458	-1.2
20	Curtis Bett Kipngetich	0	KEN	+56N	=14B	−13N	−43B	+59N	+39B	+40N	4.5	23.0	25.5	14.50	1495	0.0
21	Hailey Nio Mitchelle	1577	UGA	−38B	+72N	+55B	=13B	+56N	=31N	=9B	4.5	23.0	24.0	13.50	1470	-13.6
22	Kyle Wathua	0	KEN	+27N	−15B	−36N	+63B	+54N	+37B	−10N	4.0	25.0	27.0	13.00	623	0.0
23	FIDE 10874968	0	—	+?N	−8B	+53N	−9B	+51N	+24N	−16B	4.0	25.0	25.0	10.00	1269	0.0
24	Grace Ombitsa	1423	KEN	+41N	+64B	−5N	+49B	−8N	−23B	+48N	4.0	24.0	26.0	11.50	706	-38.0
25	Kamau Elijah	1553	KEN	+73N	+53B	−12N	+51B	−19N	+40B	−15N	4.0	24.0	25.0	10.50	638	-78.8
26	FIDE 554012163	0	—	−9N	+66B	−17N	+?N	+34B	−15B	+51N	4.0	24.0	24.0	9.00	616	0.0
27	Imora Nyaikamba Njuguna	0	KEN	−22B	+65N	+?B	+16N	−11B	+50N	−31B	4.0	23.0	23.0	10.00	1386	0.0
28	FIDE 10081100	0	—	+?B	−1N	+48B	+?N	−5N	+49B	−14N	4.0	23.0	23.0	6.00	746	0.0
29	Emmanuel Mumo	0	KEN	−7B	+?N	−16B	+?N	+45B	+33N	−8N	4.0	22.5	22.5	7.50	1410	0.0
30	Keisha Sifa Gitau	0	KEN	−6N	+59B	+64N	−19B	+62N	−13B	+49N	4.0	22.0	24.0	9.50	712	0.0
31	Iculet Chanelle Manuela Okurut	1509	UGA	F	−38N	+46B	+54B	=40N	=21B	+27N	4.0	22.0	23.0	14.50	1601	+3.6
32	Mbugua Joel	0	KEN	F	+?B	+43N	−15B	+?N	−16N	+64B	4.0	20.5	20.5	5.50	1355	0.0
33	Ian Kimani Kagiri	1455	KEN	+74N	+49B	=60N	−4B	=58N	−29B	+56N	4.0	20.0	20.0	8.00	1500	+4.4
34	Dave Amuriat Rouel	0	UGA	+?N	−5B	+?N	−10B	−26N	+57B	+62N	4.0	19.0	19.0	4.50	676	0.0
35	Shanice Muthoni Matheri	0	KEN	−5N	−56B	+?N	+?B	+57N	−18N	+50B	4.0	18.0	18.0	5.50	739	0.0
36	Kinuthia Marley Macharia	0	KEN	−18B	+?N	+22B	−7N	−50B	+?N	+?B	4.0	16.5	16.5	4.00	734	0.0
37	FIDE 10845933	0	—	+?B	−47N	+67B	−11N	+?B	−22N	+?B	4.0	14.0	14.0	2.00	729	0.0
38	Kariuki JoyMary Wangechi	0	KEN	+21N	+31B	=14N	F	−12B	−44B	+43N	3.5	25.5	28.0	14.50	1569	0.0
39	Mudenyo Baraka Jackson	0	KEN	+16B	+45N	−47B	−3N	=42B	−20N	+58B	3.5	25.5	28.0	12.75	1537	+36.4
40	Kaweesi Jaeden Andrew Tendo	0	UGA	−1B	+?N	+50B	+45N	=31B	−25N	−20B	3.5	25.5	25.5	8.50	1444	0.0
41	FIDE 10051090	0	—	−24B	+69N	−7B	+52N	−16B	=45N	+42B	3.5	24.0	26.0	10.25	1169	0.0
42	Chepkoiwo Blessing Jerutich	0	KEN	+?N	+43B	−8N	−14B	=39N	+56B	−41N	3.5	23.0	23.0	7.75	1404	0.0
43	Ampumuza Lenah	1548	UGA	+70B	−42N	−32B	+20N	=46B	+58N	−38B	3.5	21.5	23.5	10.75	2206	+12.8
44	FIDE 10051066	0	—	=13N	=?B	+?N	=56B	F	+38N	−3B	3.5	19.5	19.5	7.25	628	0.0
45	Bakubi Jeremy David	1475	UGA	+71N	−39B	+63N	−40B	−29N	=41B	+59N	3.5	19.0	20.0	7.25	605	-24.0
46	Mudenyo Jon Courson	0	KEN	−8N	+?B	−31N	+?B	=43N	+?B	−13N	3.5	17.5	17.5	1.75	1243	0.0
47	Kagambi, Jeremiah	1540	KEN	F	+37B	+39N	−6B	+15N	−4B	−17N	3.0	28.0	28.0	12.50	1590	+8.4
48	FIDE 10024530	0	—	−12N	+?B	−28N	+64B	+53N	−14B	−24B	3.0	23.0	23.0	5.00	686	0.0
49	FIDE 10045660	0	—	+?B	−33N	+52B	−24N	+55B	−28N	−30B	3.0	22.0	22.0	6.00	672	0.0
50	FIDE 10032738	0	—	+?N	−12B	−40N	+?B	+36N	−27B	−35N	3.0	20.5	20.5	4.00	628	0.0
51	Akampurira Benjamin	0	UGA	+?B	−18N	+62B	−25N	−23B	+?N	−26B	3.0	18.5	18.5	2.00	749	0.0
52	FIDE 10898263	0	—	+?N	−6B	−49N	−41B	+63N	−62B	+65N	3.0	17.5	17.5	4.00	763	0.0
53	FIDE 10032185	0	—	+?B	−25N	−23B	+67N	−48B	−?N	+63B	3.0	15.0	15.0	4.00	753	0.0
54	FIDE 554012260	0	—	+?B	−11N	+?B	−31N	−22B	−?N	+?B	3.0	13.0	13.0	0.00	727	0.0
55	Lukanga Tabitha	0	UGA	−14N	+?B	−21N	+?B	−49N	+?B	−?N	3.0	12.5	12.5	0.00	773	0.0
56	FIDE 10899979	0	—	−20B	+35N	+?B	=44N	−21B	−42N	−33B	2.5	24.0	24.0	5.75	729	0.0
57	FIDE 10059784	0	—	+?B	−3N	+?B	−17N	−35B	−34N	=61B	2.5	21.5	21.5	1.25	628	0.0
58	Jayden Kihuria	1404	KEN	+59N	−60B	F	+65N	=33B	−43B	−39N	2.5	18.0	18.0	6.50	1176	-40.4
59	Olemo Timothy Evans	0	UGA	−58B	−30N	+69B	=?N	−20B	+?N	−45B	2.5	16.5	16.5	2.00	641	0.0
60	Josiah Katende	1593	KEN	+69B	+58N	=33B	F	F	F	F	2.5	15.5	15.5	6.50	1624	+3.2
61	FIDE 10041168	0	—	−10N	−17B	−?N	+73B	−?N	+?B	=57N	2.5	13.5	13.5	2.25	619	0.0
62	FIDE 10039074	0	—	F	−10B	−51N	+?N	−30B	+52N	−34B	2.0	24.0	24.0	3.00	619	0.0
63	FIDE 10065695	0	—	−3B	+?N	−45B	−22N	−52B	+70N	−53N	2.0	21.5	21.5	2.00	652	0.0
64	William Gachari	0	KEN	F	−24N	−30B	−48N	+68B	+65B	−32N	2.0	19.0	19.0	4.00	687	0.0
65	FIDE 10044124	0	—	−15N	−27B	+66N	−58B	+?B	−64N	−52B	2.0	18.5	18.5	2.00	617	0.0
66	FIDE 10050574	0	—	−2B	−26N	−65B	+72N	−?B	+67N	−?B	2.0	15.0	15.0	3.00	785	0.0
67	FIDE 10065644	0	—	+?N	−19B	−37N	−53B	−?N	−66B	+73N	2.0	14.5	14.5	1.00	660	0.0
68	FIDE 554012198	0	—	−19N	+?B	−9N	−?B	−64N	+?N	−?B	2.0	11.5	11.5	0.00	633	0.0
69	FIDE 10080783	0	—	−60N	−41B	−59N	+71B	−?N	+74B	−?N	2.0	9.5	9.5	1.00	793	0.0
70	Kibirige Alexander Lucas	0	UGA	−43N	−?B	−?N	+74B	−?N	−63B	+71N	2.0	6.5	6.5	1.00	736	0.0
71	FIDE 10065822	0	—	−45B	−16N	−?B	−69N	+73N	−?B	−70B	1.0	13.5	13.5	1.00	677	0.0
72	FIDE 10078738	0	—	F	−21B	−?N	−66B	−?N	−73B	+?N	1.0	11.5	11.5	0.00	801	0.0
73	FIDE 10079947	0	—	−25B	−?N	−?B	−61N	−71B	+72N	−67B	1.0	10.5	10.5	1.00	753	0.0
74	FIDE 10050922	0	—	−33B	−?N	−?B	−70N	F	−69N	−?B	0.0	8.0	8.0	0.00	656	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Nolan Alex NioUGA
+52.0
6.0 pts · #7
2Anusu Timothy CerruloKEN
+50.8
6.0 pts · #1
3Kiruthu Ted WahomeKEN
+44.0
6.5 pts · #4

Top rating losers

1Kamau ElijahKEN
-78.8
4.0 pts · #52
2Dancun SilaliKEN
-45.2
4.5 pts · #17
3Jayden KihuriaKEN
-40.4
2.5 pts · #33

Biggest upsets

R5+138 Elo gap
Turyagenda Caleb Musimenta1407 beat Dancun Silali1545
R7+126 Elo gap
Nyakundi Wesley Kithinji1427 beat Kamau Elijah1553
R3+125 Elo gap
Gacheru Francis Nderitu1428 beat Kamau Elijah1553