5th JORDAN OPEN
Open SwissStandard
17 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 24 Jan 2026 to 25 Jan 2026 in Morogoro, Tanzania. 1 titled players from 5 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1070, and top seed was Jordan Boksinski (🇩🇪 GER, 2071).
Jordan Boksinski (🇩🇪 GER, 2071) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Kara Louis (4.0) and SAID MOHAMMED MUGHERY (3.5). Boksinski won solo starting round 3.
Location
🇹🇿Morogoro, Tanzania
Dates
24 Jan 2026 → 25 Jan 2026
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Titled players · 1
CM×1
Federations · 5 represented
🇹🇿Tanzania×7
🇳🇬Nigeria×1
🇺🇬Uganda×1
🇵🇱Poland×1
🇩🇪Germany×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsJordan Boksinski led from R3; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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3
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R3–R5 · LEAD HELD
Jordan Boksinski held the sole lead from R3 through R5 without losing it.
R1–R3 · WIN STREAK
Jordan Boksinski won 3 in a row (R1–R3).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Jordan Boksinski | * | — | ½ | — |
| 2Kara Louis | — | * | 0 | 1 |
| 3Shedrack Lusako | ½ | 1 | * | — |
| 4SAID MOHAMMED MUGHERY | — | 0 | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boksinski, Jordan | 2071 | GER | +12N | +8B | +7N | =4B | +5N | 4.5 | 12.5 | 14.5 | 12.75 | 1982 | -3.6 |
| 2 | Kara Louis | 1811 | TAN | +13B | +9N | −4B | +3N | +10B | 4.0 | 12.0 | 14.0 | 10.50 | 1804 | +0.2 |
| 3 | MUGHERY, SAID MOHAMMED | 1742 | TAN | =5N | +10B | +8N | −2B | +9N | 3.5 | 12.5 | 15.0 | 9.50 | 1658 | -8.0 |
| 4 | Lusako, Shedrack | 1790 | TAN | F | +16B | +2N | =1N | +6B | 3.5 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 10.25 | 2134 | +17.4 |
| 5 | Kitalika, Nickson | 0 | TAN | =3B | +11N | =9B | +14N | −1B | 3.0 | 13.0 | 14.0 | 6.50 | 1714 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Mugema Arthur | 0 | UGA | −9B | +13N | +11B | +7B | −4N | 3.0 | 11.5 | 13.5 | 7.50 | 1789 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Veer GandhiCM | 1786 | TAN | +15B | +14N | −1B | −6N | +12B | 3.0 | 10.5 | 11.5 | 4.00 | 1271 | -3.2 |
| 8 | ANYALEBECHI, Ugochukwu Celestine Wisdom | 0 | NGR | +?B | −1N | −3B | +15N | +14B | 3.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 2.00 | 1107 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Chael Nouidui | 0 | TAN | +6N | −2B | =5N | +12B | −3B | 2.5 | 13.5 | 15.5 | 6.50 | 977 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Czernichowski, Konrad | 1504 | POL | =11B | −3N | +17B | +13N | −2N | 2.5 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 3.25 | 977 | -13.6 |
| 11 | Lema, Samwel Amos | 0 | TAN | =10N | −5B | −6N | +16N | +15B | 2.5 | 9.5 | 10.5 | 3.25 | 1504 | 0.0 |
| 12 | FIDE 21601550 | 0 | — | −1B | +?N | +16B | −9N | −7N | 2.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 1.00 | 1129 | 0.0 |
| 13 | FIDE 21601496 | 0 | — | −2N | −6B | +?N | −10B | +17N | 2.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 0.00 | 858 | 0.0 |
| 14 | FIDE 21602549 | 0 | — | F | −7B | +15N | −5B | −8N | 1.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 1.00 | 986 | 0.0 |
| 15 | FIDE 21603146 | 0 | — | −7N | +17N | −14B | −8B | −11N | 1.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 0.00 | 986 | 0.0 |
| 16 | FIDE 21603030 | 0 | — | +17B | −4N | −12N | −11B | −?N | 1.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.00 | 992 | 0.0 |
| 17 | FIDE 21603189 | 0 | — | −16N | −15B | −10N | −?B | −13B | 0.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0.00 | 704 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Lusako, ShedrackTAN+17.43.5 pts · #2
- 2Kara LouisTAN+0.24.0 pts · #1
- 3ANYALEBECHI, Ugochukwu Celestine WisdomNGR0.03.0 pts · #8
Top rating losers
- 1Czernichowski, KonradPOL-13.62.5 pts · #15
- 2MUGHERY, SAID MOHAMMEDTAN-8.03.5 pts · #5
- 3Boksinski, JordanGER-3.64.5 pts · #3