Kenya National Chess Championship 2025 - Open Section
11 players participated in this 11-round tournament, held from 26 Dec 2025 to 31 Dec 2025 in Nairobi, Kenya. 3 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 2008, and top seed was Oluka Robert Mcligeyo (🇰🇪 KEN, CM, 2113).
Simiyu Jadon (🇰🇪 KEN, FM, 2056) won with 8.0/11, ahead of Kuka Kyle (7.5) and Oluka Robert Mcligeyo (7.0). Jadon won solo starting round 2.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Kenneth Omolo (1972) beat Oluka Robert Mcligeyo (CM, 2113), a +141-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 11 · 11 roundsFM Simiyu Jadon led from R2 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight.
FM Simiyu Jadon held the sole lead from R2 through R11 without losing it.
FM Simiyu Jadon beat Kuka Kyle (White).
FM Simiyu Jadon won 7 in a row (R1–R8).
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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| 1 | 🇰🇪FMSimiyu Jadon | 2056 | * | 1 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8.0 | 35.00 | 47.0 | +84.0 | 2229 |
| 2 | 🇰🇪Kuka Kyle | 1943 | 0 | * | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 7.5 | 32.50 | 47.5 | +132.0 | 2194 |
| 3 | 🇰🇪CMOluka Robert Mcligeyo | 2113 | 1 | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7.0 | 33.00 | 48.0 | +5.4 | 2133 |
| 4 | 🇰🇪Kaloki, Hawi | 2069 | ½ | 0 | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6.5 | 27.25 | 48.5 | +8.0 | 2098 |
| 5 | 🇰🇪CMMagana, Ben | 2036 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | * | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.5 | 22.75 | 48.5 | +18.0 | 2101 |
| 7 | 🇰🇪Gohil, Mehul | 2006 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 1 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 4.0 | 17.75 | 51.0 | -23.0 | 1922 |
| 6 | 🇰🇪Omolo, Kenneth | 1972 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | 4.0 | 17.25 | 51.0 | -13.0 | 1926 |
| 8 | 🇰🇪Boera Felix | 1982 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | 1 | 3.5 | 12.50 | 51.5 | -25.6 | 1887 |
| 9 | 🇰🇪Shile, Lenny Mataiga | 1870 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | 1 | 0 | 3.0 | 12.50 | 52.0 | -3.8 | 1859 |
| 10 | 🇰🇪Irungu Brian Mwangi | 1959 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | * | 1 | 3.0 | 12.50 | 52.0 | -29.4 | 1850 |
| 11 | 🇰🇪Njoroge, Martin | 1944 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | * | 2.0 | 7.00 | 53.0 | -44.6 | 1761 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Kuka KyleKEN+132.07.5 pts · #2
- 2Simiyu JadonFMKEN+84.08.0 pts · #1
- 3Magana, BenCMKEN+18.06.5 pts · #5
- 1Njoroge, MartinKEN-44.62.0 pts · #11
- 2Irungu Brian MwangiKEN-29.43.0 pts · #10
- 3Boera FelixKEN-25.63.5 pts · #8
- R1+141 Elo gap
- R2+126 Elo gap
- R7+110 Elo gap