1st Urafiki Gambit (Poland-Tanzania Friendship Chess Tournament)

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24 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 07 Feb 2026 to 08 Feb 2026 in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. 1 titled players from 6 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1402, and top seed was Jordan Boksinski (🇩🇪 GER, 2067).

Jordan Boksinski (🇩🇪 GER, 2067) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Henry Marwa Michael (4.0) and Parsa Naser (3.5). Boksinski won solo starting round 4.

The biggest upset came in round 2: Henry Marwa Michael (1646) beat Parsa Naser (1795), a +149-point gap.

Location

🇹🇿Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Dates

07 Feb 2026 → 08 Feb 2026

Time control

Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 5 rounds

Top seed

🇩🇪Jordan Boksinski2067

Avg top 10

1,402

Participants

Titled players · 1

CM×1

Federations · 6 represented

🇹🇿Tanzania×12

🇳🇬Nigeria×1

🇺🇬Uganda×1

🇮🇳India×1

🇵🇱Poland×1

🇩🇪Germany×1

Top 3

🥇
Jordan Boksinski
🇩🇪GER·2067
4.5pts·2010perf-2.4
🥈
Henry Marwa Michael
🇹🇿TAN·1646
4.0pts·2009perf+53.2
🥉
Parsa Naser
🇹🇿TAN·1795
3.5pts·1603perf-29.2

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 5 rounds

Jordan Boksinski led from R4; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders

Boksinski4.5Michael4ANYALEBECHI3.5Nouidui3.5Naser3.5Lusako3.5

R4–R5 · LEAD HELD

Jordan Boksinski held the sole lead from R4 through R5 without losing it.

R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Jordan Boksinski drew with Henry Marwa Michael (Black).

R1–R4 · WIN STREAK

Jordan Boksinski won 4 in a row (R1–R4).

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Jordan Boksinski	*	½	—	—
2Henry Marwa Michael	½	*	—	1
3Ugochukwu Celestine Wisdom ANYALEBECHI	—	—	*	—
4Chael Nouidui	—	0	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Boksinski, Jordan	2067	GER	+18N	+10B	+13N	+5B	=2N	4.5	13.0	15.0	13.00	2010	-2.4
2	Henry Marwa Michael	1646	TAN	+15N	+3B	=4B	+7N	=1B	4.0	15.0	17.0	13.00	2009	+53.2
3	Parsa Naser	1795	TAN	+12B	−2N	+8B	+16N	=6B	3.5	14.0	16.0	10.25	1603	-29.2
4	Lusako, Shedrack	1808	TAN	+17N	+9B	=2N	=13B	=5N	3.5	13.0	15.0	10.00	1731	-6.4
5	Veer GandhiCM	1783	TAN	+19N	+22B	+11N	−1N	=4B	3.5	13.0	14.0	7.75	1745	-2.4
6	Prisha Chheda	1673	TAN	−9N	+15B	+17N	+11B	=3N	3.5	11.5	13.5	8.75	1795	+6.8
7	Chael Nouidui	0	TAN	=?N	+14B	+?N	−2B	+?N	3.5	6.5	6.5	2.50	1701	0.0
8	ANYALEBECHI, Ugochukwu Celestine Wisdom	0	NGR	+?N	=?B	−3N	+?B	+?N	3.5	3.5	3.5	0.00	1718	0.0
9	Lema, Samwel Amos	0	TAN	+6B	−4N	+10N	+?B	−?N	3.0	10.0	10.0	6.50	1686	0.0
10	FIDE 20513828	0	—	+?B	−1N	−9B	+18B	+?N	3.0	9.5	9.5	2.00	1267	0.0
11	Nanai Joseph Mgeri	0	TAN	+?N	+?B	−5B	−6N	+16B	3.0	9.0	9.0	2.00	1676	0.0
12	Hemattreya Samir Jamdar	0	TAN	−3N	+?B	−?N	+15B	+17N	3.0	7.5	7.5	4.00	897	0.0
13	Rashid Mansour Sharif	1762	TAN	+23B	+16N	−1B	=4N	F	2.5	11.0	11.0	4.75	1789	+2.0
14	Robin, John	0	IND	=21B	−7N	+23B	−?N	+20B	2.5	7.5	7.5	3.25	720	0.0
15	Mugema Arthur	0	UGA	−2B	−6N	+?B	−12N	+22B	2.0	11.5	11.5	1.00	860	0.0
16	Czernichowski, Konrad	1490	POL	+20N	−13B	+19N	−3B	−11N	2.0	11.0	12.5	3.50	979	-12.4
17	FIDE 21601550	0	—	−4B	+?N	−6B	+24N	−12B	2.0	11.0	11.0	1.00	941	0.0
18	Bertha Samson Mkude	0	TAN	−1B	+24N	=20B	−10N	=23N	2.0	10.0	11.0	2.25	1267	0.0
19	FIDE 21602620	0	—	−5B	+?N	−16B	+22N	−?B	2.0	6.5	6.5	1.00	895	0.0
20	FIDE 21602549	0	—	−16B	+?N	=18N	−?B	−14N	1.5	6.5	6.5	1.00	778	0.0
21	FIDE 21603227	0	—	=14N	−?B	−?N	−?B	+?B	1.5	2.5	2.5	1.25	905	0.0
22	FIDE 21600708	0	—	+?B	−5N	−?B	−19B	−15N	1.0	7.5	7.5	0.00	852	0.0
23	Kitalika, Nickson	0	TAN	−13N	=?B	−14N	F	=18B	1.0	7.0	7.0	1.00	1448	0.0
24	FIDE 21603170	0	—	−?N	−18B	F	−17B	+?N	1.0	4.0	4.0	0.00	865	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Henry Marwa MichaelTAN
+53.2
4.0 pts · #6
2Prisha ChhedaTAN
+6.8
3.5 pts · #11
3Rashid Mansour SharifTAN
+2.0
2.5 pts · #9

Top rating losers

1Parsa NaserTAN
-29.2
3.5 pts · #7
2Czernichowski, KonradPOL
-12.4
2.0 pts · #21
3Lusako, ShedrackTAN
-6.4
3.5 pts · #8

Biggest upsets

R2+149 Elo gap
Henry Marwa Michael1646 beat Parsa Naser1795