16TH CAPABLANCA CUP CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP - ELITE SECTION
18 players participated in this 4-round tournament, held from 21 Feb 2026 to 22 Feb 2026 in Nairobi, Kenya. 2 titled players from 2 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1944, and top seed was Manyok Chaderek P (🇸🇸 SSD, 2095).
Peter Majur Manyang (🇸🇸 SSD, FM, 2050) won with 3.5/4, ahead of Chumba Allan (3.5) and Kenneth Omolo (3.0). Manyang won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 2: Austin Walela (1902) beat Manyok Chaderek P (2095), a +193-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 4 roundsTight race until R4; 2 players tied at 3.5/4, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.
2 players finish on 3.5/4. Manyang takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (7.0).
Kenneth Omolo won 3 in a row (R1–R3).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Chumba Allan | * | — | — | — |
| 2FMPeter Majur Manyang | — | * | 1 | — |
| 3Kenneth Omolo | — | 0 | * | — |
| 4Manyok Chaderek P | — | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Peter Majur ManyangFM | 2050 | SSD | +18B | =6N | +12B | +3N | 3.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 5.75 | 2223 | +12.8 |
| 2 | Chumba Allan | 1915 | KEN | +16B | =12N | +9B | +6N | 3.5 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 6.25 | 2183 | +22.6 |
| 3 | Omolo, Kenneth | 1919 | KEN | +14N | +8B | +4N | −1B | 3.0 | 8.5 | 10.0 | 6.50 | 2084 | +17.0 |
| 4 | Walela, Austin | 1902 | KEN | +17B | +5N | −3B | +12N | 3.0 | 7.5 | 8.0 | 5.00 | 2108 | +21.2 |
| 5 | Manyok Chaderek P | 2095 | SSD | +15N | −4B | +11N | +13B | 3.0 | 6.5 | 7.5 | 4.50 | 2057 | -2.8 |
| 6 | Atem Gak, Ngong | 1908 | KEN | +11N | =1B | +8N | −2B | 2.5 | 9.0 | 11.0 | 5.75 | 1986 | +16.0 |
| 7 | Gilruth, Peter | 1985 | KEN | −8N | +13B | =10N | +14B | 2.5 | 5.5 | 7.0 | 4.00 | 1906 | -7.6 |
| 8 | Gisore, Daniel | 1822 | KEN | +7B | −3N | −6B | +15B | 2.0 | 8.0 | 9.0 | 3.50 | 1916 | +10.2 |
| 9 | Fuad Issa | 1810 | KEN | =13N | +15B | −2N | =10B | 2.0 | 7.0 | 8.0 | 2.75 | 1851 | +4.4 |
| 10 | Mwega Nkanda | 1708 | KEN | −12B | +16N | =7B | =9N | 2.0 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 3.25 | 1867 | +16.2 |
| 11 | Mitei, Cosmas | 1773 | KEN | −6B | +18N | −5B | +17N | 2.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.50 | 1898 | +12.2 |
| 12 | Irungu Brian Mwangi | 1890 | KEN | +10N | =2B | −1N | −4B | 1.5 | 10.0 | 12.0 | 3.75 | 1807 | -9.4 |
| 13 | Omondi Stanley | 1927 | KEN | =9B | −7N | +17B | −5N | 1.5 | 7.5 | 8.0 | 1.50 | 1825 | -11.6 |
| 14 | Sagwa, Hillary | 1790 | KEN | −3B | =17N | +18B | −7N | 1.5 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.25 | 1786 | -1.0 |
| 15 | Muli Faraja Mumo | 1851 | KEN | −5B | −9N | +16B | −8N | 1.0 | 7.0 | 8.0 | 1.00 | 1684 | -36.0 |
| 16 | Chvoro Viacheslav | 1780 | KEN | −2N | −10B | −15N | +18N | 1.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0.00 | 1633 | -15.0 |
| 17 | Nashipae BellaWCM | 1753 | KEN | −4N | =14B | −13N | −11B | 0.5 | 6.5 | 8.0 | 0.75 | 1526 | -41.2 |
| 18 | Martin Kagiri | 1830 | KEN | −1N | −11B | −14N | −16B | 0.0 | 7.0 | 8.0 | 0.00 | 1049 | -38.6 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Chumba AllanKEN+22.63.5 pts · #1
- 2Walela, AustinKEN+21.23.0 pts · #5
- 3Omolo, KennethKEN+17.03.0 pts · #3
- 1Nashipae BellaWCMKEN-41.20.5 pts · #17
- 2Martin KagiriKEN-38.60.0 pts · #18
- 3Muli Faraja MumoKEN-36.01.0 pts · #15
- R2+193 Elo gap
- R1+163 Elo gap