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Kenya National Chess Championship 2025 - Open Section

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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.

Location
🇰🇪Nairobi, Kenya
Dates
26 Dec 2025 → 31 Dec 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Round-robin · 11 rounds
Top seed
🇰🇪CMOluka Robert Mcligeyo2113
Avg top 10
2,008
Participants
11
Titled players · 3
FM×1
CM×2
Federations · 1 represented
🇰🇪Kenya×11
Top 3
  • 🥇
    🇰🇪KEN·2056
    8.0pts·2229perf+84.0
  • 🥈
    🇰🇪KEN·1943
    7.5pts·2194perf+132.0
  • 🥉
    🇰🇪KEN·2113
    7.0pts·2133perf+5.4

How it unfolded

Top 11 · 11 rounds

FM Simiyu Jadon led from R2 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight.

Co-leaders
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
#1#2#6#11R1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9R10R11
R2–R11 · LEAD HELD

FM Simiyu Jadon held the sole lead from R2 through R11 without losing it.

R3 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

FM Simiyu Jadon beat Kuka Kyle (White).

R1–R8 · WIN STREAK

FM Simiyu Jadon won 7 in a row (R1–R8).

Cross-table

#PlayerElo1234567891011PtsSBBhΔ EloPerf
1🇰🇪FMSimiyu Jadon2056*10½111½1118.035.0047.0+84.02229
2🇰🇪Kuka Kyle19430*½11½11½117.532.5047.5+132.02194
3🇰🇪CMOluka Robert Mcligeyo21131½*½10011117.033.0048.0+5.42133
4🇰🇪Kaloki, Hawi2069½0½*½1111016.527.2548.5+8.02098
5🇰🇪CMMagana, Ben2036000½*1111116.522.7548.5+18.02101
7🇰🇪Gohil, Mehul20060½100*01½014.017.7551.0-23.01922
6🇰🇪Omolo, Kenneth1972001001*½½104.017.2551.0-13.01926
8🇰🇪Boera Felix1982½00000½*½113.512.5051.5-25.61887
9🇰🇪Shile, Lenny Mataiga18700½000½½½*103.012.5052.0-3.81859
10🇰🇪Irungu Brian Mwangi1959000101000*13.012.5052.0-29.41850
11🇰🇪Njoroge, Martin19440000001010*2.07.0053.0-44.61761

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
Top rating losers
Biggest upsets
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