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KILIFI OPEN CHESS TOURNAMENT 2025 - OPEN

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25 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 13 Dec 2025 to 14 Dec 2025 in Kilifi, Kenya. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1704, and top seed was Chahindi Muluda (🇰🇪 KEN, 1844).

Clinton Ngugi (🇰🇪 KEN, 1788) won with 5.5/6, ahead of Sajid Nurmohamed (5.0) and Chahindi Muluda (4.5). Ngugi won solo starting round 4.

Location
🇰🇪Kilifi, Kenya
Dates
13 Dec 2025 → 14 Dec 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes for the whole game
System
Swiss · 6 rounds
Top seed
🇰🇪Chahindi Muluda1844
Avg top 10
1,704
Participants
25
Federations · 2 represented
🇰🇪Kenya×16
🇩🇪Germany×1
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 6 rounds

Clinton Ngugi led from R4; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders
11
6
2
1
1
1
1.534.56R1R2R3R4R5R6
Ngugi5.5Nurmohamed5Muluda4.5Mwangi4.5Munga4.5Ndegwa4
R4–R6 · LEAD HELD

Clinton Ngugi held the sole lead from R4 through R6 without losing it.

R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Clinton Ngugi beat Sajid Nurmohamed (Black).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

Clinton Ngugi 5 wins (R1–R5)Sajid Nurmohamed 3 wins (R1–R3)Chahindi Muluda 3 wins (R2–R4)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1Clinton Ngugi*
1
1
½
2Sajid Nurmohamed
0
*—
1
3Chahindi Muluda
0
—*—
4Samuel Macharia Mwangi
½
0
—*

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5R6PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Ngugi, Clinton1788KEN+17B+5N+9B+2N+3B=4N5.522.024.021.752097+32.4
2Nurmohamed, Sajid1782KEN+11N+6B+4N−1B+12N+10B5.021.024.018.501887+10.8
3Muluda, Chahindi1844KEN=16N+7B+6N+10B−1N+12B4.520.022.015.501875+3.4
4Mwangi, Samuel Macharia1674KEN+22B+21N−2B+8N+16B=1B4.517.018.010.251760+9.6
5Mwangemi Evans Munga1644KEN+23B−1B=16N+13B+18N+8N4.516.016.09.501763+18.8
6Awuor Concillia Ndegwa1577KEN+24B−2N−3B+19N+21B+14N4.015.515.56.001628+5.2
7Nyamu, Daniel Maringa1626KEN−13N−3N+23B+15B+17N+16B4.014.514.57.001044-4.4
8Mich Jayden1647KEN+20N+12B=10N−4B+11N−5B3.519.021.010.251414-33.2
9Danford, Kosi1713KEN+15N+13B−1N=11B−10N+17B3.518.520.59.75966-34.4
10Collins Kiruri1743KEN+19B+18N=8B−3N+9B−2N3.518.520.59.251693-12.0
11Bachu Gavesh Kiyan0KEN−2B+22N+19B=9N−8B+21N3.515.016.05.7515590.0
12Steche, Roland0GER+14B−8N+22B+18N−2B−3N3.018.019.06.0015670.0
13Jakov Vishnevskiy0KEN+7B−9N+21B−5N−14B+19N3.017.018.07.0015020.0
14Nirwan Hariri Bachu1441KEN−12N−16B+20N+25B+13N−6B3.014.014.05.00772-13.2
15FIDE 108531620—−9B+23N−18B−7N+25N+24B3.09.59.50.008060.0
16Alfons Mwangi Gachie0KEN=3B+14N=5BF−4N−7N2.020.522.57.5015740.0
17FIDE 108609830—−1N+20B+24NF−7B−9N2.017.017.02.009090.0
18Kamau Timothy Mwangi1479KEN+25N−10B+15N−12B−5BF2.014.014.03.00894-18.4
19FIDE 5540118920—−10N+25B−11N−6B+23N−13B2.014.014.00.008580.0
20FIDE 5540122360—−8B−17N−14BF+24N+25B2.09.59.50.007460.0
21Iwoku Vanessa1443KENF−4B−13N+24B−6N−11B1.015.015.00.00823-21.6
22FIDE 5540122280—−4N−11B−12NFF+23B1.013.013.00.008740.0
23FIDE 5540122010—−5N−15B−7NF−19B−22N0.014.514.50.008350.0
24FIDE 5540122100—−6NF−17B−21N−20B−15N0.012.012.00.007080.0
25FIDE 5540122440—−18B−19NF−14N−15B−20N0.012.012.00.006610.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
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