East Africa Juniors Chess Championship 2026 - Youth Category
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56 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 09 Jan 2026 to 11 Jan 2026 in Mombasa, Kenya. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1658, and top seed was Zuri Kaloki (🇰🇪 KEN, 1861).
Jamie Obora Kanango (🇰🇪 KEN, 1861) won with 6.5/7, ahead of Keyshawn Elmer Gichana (6.0) and Kiruthu Ted Wahome (5.5). Kanango won solo starting round 5.
The biggest upset came in round 5: Kiruthu Ted Wahome (1579) beat Zuri Kaloki (1861), a +282-point gap.
Location
🇰🇪Mombasa, Kenya
Dates
09 Jan 2026 → 11 Jan 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes for the whole game
System
Swiss · 7 rounds
Federations · 2 represented
🇰🇪Kenya×23
🇺🇬Uganda×5
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsJamie Obora Kanango led from R5; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 4 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.
Co-leaders
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20
9
4
1
1
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R5–R7 · LEAD HELD
Jamie Obora Kanango held the sole lead from R5 through R7 without losing it.
WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers
Jamie Obora Kanango 6 wins (R1–R6)Keyshawn Elmer Gichana 3 wins (R5–R7)Genevieve Maashao 4 wins (R1–R4)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Jamie Obora Kanango | * | — | 1 | — |
| 2Keyshawn Elmer Gichana | — | * | — | — |
| 3Genevieve Maashao | 0 | — | * | — |
| 4Kiruthu Ted Wahome | — | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jamie Obora Kanango | 1861 | KEN | +34B | +23N | +9B | +6N | +8B | +4N | =5B | 6.5 | 31.5 | 34.5 | 31.75 | 1985 | +20.4 |
| 2 | Gichana, Keyshawn Elmer | 1540 | KEN | +25B | +31N | =7B | =18N | +33B | +17N | +11B | 6.0 | 27.5 | 30.5 | 25.50 | 1914 | +37.2 |
| 3 | Kiruthu Ted Wahome | 1579 | KEN | +52B | +24N | =18B | +14N | +7B | =5N | =8B | 5.5 | 30.0 | 32.0 | 24.25 | 1873 | +60.4 |
| 4 | Maashao, Genevieve | 1696 | KEN | +30B | +47N | +13B | +11N | =5B | −1B | +21N | 5.5 | 30.0 | 32.0 | 22.75 | 1771 | +20.0 |
| 5 | Mich Jayden | 1614 | KEN | +56B | +37N | +12B | +28N | =4N | =3B | =1N | 5.5 | 29.5 | 30.5 | 21.75 | 1760 | +29.6 |
| 6 | Mwanje Kathan Mickey | 1584 | UGA | +42B | +50N | +17B | −1B | +16N | +12N | =9B | 5.5 | 29.0 | 31.0 | 21.75 | 1648 | +8.4 |
| 7 | Kaloki, Zuri | 1861 | KEN | +54N | +36B | =2N | +10B | −3N | +26B | +20N | 5.5 | 28.0 | 30.0 | 21.50 | 1527 | -45.2 |
| 8 | Apamo Shem Mali | 1640 | KEN | +44N | +48B | +21N | +22B | −1N | +13B | =3N | 5.5 | 27.0 | 29.0 | 19.75 | 1719 | +16.0 |
| 9 | Muthumbi Richard | 1563 | KEN | +53N | +35B | −1N | +19B | +46B | +15N | =6N | 5.5 | 26.5 | 28.5 | 19.25 | 1620 | +7.2 |
| 10 | Kirabo Anabel Mawerere | 1449 | UGA | +32B | +20N | +14B | −7N | +18B | −11N | +35B | 5.0 | 27.5 | 30.5 | 20.00 | 1553 | +12.4 |
| 11 | Joy Muthoni Kairuthi, | 1581 | KEN | +26N | +49B | +39N | −4B | +51N | +10B | −2N | 5.0 | 25.5 | 27.5 | 16.00 | 1437 | -23.2 |
| 12 | Mwashe Yvonne Adego | 1522 | KEN | +19N | +55B | −5N | +35B | +22N | −6B | +45N | 5.0 | 24.5 | 26.5 | 15.50 | 799 | -31.2 |
| 13 | Shah Hitansh Jeegar | 1534 | KEN | +38N | +43B | −4N | +29B | +44N | −8N | +25B | 5.0 | 24.5 | 26.5 | 15.50 | 869 | -25.6 |
| 14 | Mburu Ayden | 1605 | KEN | +45N | +40B | −10N | −3B | +38N | +44B | +22N | 5.0 | 22.5 | 24.5 | 14.00 | 714 | -50.0 |
| 15 | Matheka Jeremy | 1415 | KEN | +27N | −22B | +38N | +43B | +32N | −9B | +46N | 5.0 | 22.0 | 24.0 | 14.50 | 761 | -12.0 |
| 16 | FIDE 14703955 | 0 | — | −33B | +25N | +30B | +49N | −6B | +24N | =17B | 4.5 | 25.0 | 27.0 | 16.25 | 784 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Trevor Wanjora | 0 | KEN | +?N | +?B | −6N | +45B | +21N | −2B | =16N | 4.5 | 22.0 | 22.0 | 8.25 | 1424 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Vyan Borthakur | 0 | KEN | +?N | +?B | =3N | =2B | −10N | +29B | =?N | 4.5 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 9.75 | 1398 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Mwanje Kish Manuel | 0 | UGA | −12B | +?N | +?B | −9N | +23B | =32N | +?B | 4.5 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 5.50 | 742 | 0.0 |
| 20 | FIDE 554013593 | 0 | — | +?N | −10B | =26N | +?B | +?N | +?B | −7B | 4.5 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 2.00 | 855 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Emmanuel Mumo | 1526 | KEN | +41B | +33N | −8B | +24N | −17B | +31N | −4B | 4.0 | 26.5 | 29.5 | 14.00 | 869 | -24.4 |
| 22 | Wachira, Samlawrence | 0 | KEN | +51B | +15N | +?B | −8N | −12B | +27N | −14B | 4.0 | 26.5 | 26.5 | 11.00 | 1448 | 0.0 |
| 23 | David Mutana Mwige | 0 | KEN | +46N | −1B | +40N | −32B | −19N | +53B | +44N | 4.0 | 21.0 | 23.0 | 9.00 | 1060 | 0.0 |
| 24 | Ndamukenzi Joshua Uwimana | 0 | UGA | +?N | −3B | +36N | −21B | +48N | −16B | +47N | 4.0 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 7.00 | 751 | 0.0 |
| 25 | Muema Taanai | 0 | KEN | −2N | −16B | +?N | +?B | +?N | +28B | −13N | 4.0 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 4.00 | 1373 | 0.0 |
| 26 | FIDE 554013569 | 0 | — | −11B | +?N | =20B | +?N | +?B | −7N | =34N | 4.0 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 3.75 | 921 | 0.0 |
| 27 | FIDE 10084169 | 0 | — | −15B | +?N | +?B | +50N | +47N | −22B | −36N | 4.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 4.00 | 615 | 0.0 |
| 28 | FIDE 10837868 | 0 | — | +?B | +?N | +52B | −5B | =?N | −25N | =32B | 4.0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 3.50 | 814 | 0.0 |
| 29 | FIDE 10023305 | 0 | — | −?N | +?B | +?B | −13N | +36B | −18N | +?B | 4.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 3.00 | 734 | 0.0 |
| 30 | FIDE 554010985 | 0 | — | −4N | +44B | −16N | +?B | −?N | +?B | +?N | 4.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 2.00 | 897 | 0.0 |
| 31 | FIDE 554013585 | 0 | — | +?N | −2B | +?N | −?B | +56N | −21B | +?N | 4.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 1.00 | 732 | 0.0 |
| 32 | FIDE 554013712 | 0 | — | −10N | F | +34B | +23N | −15B | =19B | =28N | 3.0 | 25.5 | 25.5 | 11.25 | 632 | 0.0 |
| 33 | Pandya Avyana | 0 | KEN | +16N | −21B | +48N | +56B | −2N | −45B | F | 3.0 | 21.0 | 22.0 | 7.50 | 732 | 0.0 |
| 34 | FIDE 554013631 | 0 | — | −1N | +?B | −32N | +55B | =39N | F | =26B | 3.0 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 5.50 | 1060 | 0.0 |
| 35 | Omanga Momanyi | 0 | KEN | F | −9N | +37B | −12N | +?B | +?B | −10N | 3.0 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 3.00 | 710 | 0.0 |
| 36 | FIDE 21601844 | 0 | — | +?B | −7N | −24B | F | −29N | +?N | +27B | 3.0 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 4.00 | 1061 | 0.0 |
| 37 | FIDE 554013801 | 0 | — | +?N | −5B | −35N | +41B | =43N | =39B | −?N | 3.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 5.75 | 717 | 0.0 |
| 38 | FIDE 10836713 | 0 | — | −13B | +?N | −15B | +?N | −14B | −?N | +50B | 3.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 2.00 | 718 | 0.0 |
| 39 | FIDE 554013623 | 0 | — | +?B | +?N | −11B | −51N | =34B | =37N | −?B | 3.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 3.00 | 1501 | 0.0 |
| 40 | FIDE 554013488 | 0 | — | +?B | −14N | −23B | +?N | −?N | −?B | +54N | 3.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 2.00 | 805 | 0.0 |
| 41 | FIDE 554013291 | 0 | — | −21N | F | +?B | −37N | −?B | +?B | +48N | 3.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 2.00 | 723 | 0.0 |
| 42 | FIDE 554013372 | 0 | — | −6N | −?B | −?B | +?N | −?B | +?N | +?B | 3.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 0.00 | 784 | 0.0 |
| 43 | FIDE 10897291 | 0 | — | +?B | −13N | +?B | −15N | =37B | F | F | 2.5 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 1.50 | 675 | 0.0 |
| 44 | Shah Kanika Nishchal | 0 | KEN | −8B | −30N | +50B | +?N | −13B | −14N | −23B | 2.0 | 25.5 | 25.5 | 2.00 | 793 | 0.0 |
| 45 | Kyosiimye Abigail Mawerere | 0 | UGA | −14B | F | F | −17N | +49B | +33N | −12B | 2.0 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 5.00 | 764 | 0.0 |
| 46 | Onkeo, Ryan | 0 | KEN | −23B | +?N | F | +47B | −9N | F | −15B | 2.0 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 2.00 | 688 | 0.0 |
| 47 | FIDE 554013615 | 0 | — | +?N | −4B | F | −46N | −27B | +49N | −24B | 2.0 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 2.00 | 897 | 0.0 |
| 48 | FIDE 554013577 | 0 | — | +?B | −8N | −33B | +?N | −24B | −?N | −41B | 2.0 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 0.00 | 840 | 0.0 |
| 49 | FIDE 554013445 | 0 | — | +?B | −11N | F | −16B | −45N | −47B | +56N | 2.0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 1.00 | 781 | 0.0 |
| 50 | FIDE 554014115 | 0 | — | +?N | −6B | −44N | −27B | +?N | −?B | −38N | 2.0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 0.00 | 702 | 0.0 |
| 51 | FIDE 10855440 | 0 | — | −22N | F | +?N | +39B | −11B | F | F | 2.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 3.00 | 781 | 0.0 |
| 52 | FIDE 10817662 | 0 | — | −3N | +?B | −28N | −?B | −?N | +?B | −?B | 2.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 0.00 | 700 | 0.0 |
| 53 | FIDE 10897410 | 0 | — | −9B | F | −?N | −?B | +?N | −23N | +?B | 2.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 0.00 | 761 | 0.0 |
| 54 | FIDE 554013267 | 0 | — | −7B | F | −?N | −?N | +?B | +?N | −40B | 2.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 0.00 | 1061 | 0.0 |
| 55 | FIDE 554013380 | 0 | — | +?B | −12N | −?B | −34N | +?B | −?N | −?B | 2.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.00 | 722 | 0.0 |
| 56 | FIDE 554013259 | 0 | — | −5N | +?B | F | −33N | −31B | −?N | −49B | 1.0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 0.00 | 814 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Kiruthu Ted WahomeKEN+60.45.5 pts · #3
- 2Gichana, Keyshawn ElmerKEN+37.26.0 pts · #10
- 3Mich JaydenKEN+29.65.5 pts · #4
Top rating losers
- 1Mburu AydenKEN-50.05.0 pts · #33
- 2Kaloki, ZuriKEN-45.25.5 pts · #9
- 3Mwashe Yvonne AdegoKEN-31.25.0 pts · #22
Biggest upsets
- R5+282 Elo gap
- R3+156 Elo gap