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16TH CAPABLANCA CUP CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP - U1600 SECTION

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8 players participated in this 4-round tournament, held from 21 Feb 2026 to 22 Feb 2026 in Nairobi, Kenya. Top 10 Elo average was 1553, and top seed was Macharia Tedy Wainaina (🇰🇪 KEN, 1598).

Francisca Kagwiria (🇰🇪 KEN, 1548) won with 3.5/4, ahead of Bhavsar Nisha Nileshbhai (3.0) and Macharia Tedy Wainaina (3.0). Kagwiria broke clear in the final round.

Location
🇰🇪Nairobi, Kenya
Dates
21 Feb 2026 → 22 Feb 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 4 rounds
Top seed
🇰🇪Macharia Tedy Wainaina1598
Avg top 10
1,553
Participants
8
Federations · 1 represented
🇰🇪Kenya×8
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 4 rounds

Francisca Kagwiria led from R4; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders
4
1
2
1
1234R1R2R3R4Kagwiria takes lead
Kagwiria3.5Wainaina3Nileshbhai3Maina2.5Nganga1.5Mugisha1
R4 · LEADER CHANGE21 Feb

Francisca Kagwiria takes the sole lead (3.5/4).

R1 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Francisca Kagwiria beat Macharia Tedy Wainaina (Black).

R2–R4 · WIN STREAK

Macharia Tedy Wainaina won 3 in a row (R2–R4).

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1Francisca Kagwiria*
1
1
½
2Macharia Tedy Wainaina
0
*——
3Bhavsar Nisha Nileshbhai
0
—*
1
4Muchoki Morgan Maina
½
—
0
*

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Francisca Kagwiria1548KEN+3N=4B+2N+6N3.58.59.58.251878+29.2
2Bhavsar Nisha Nileshbhai1514KEN+8B+7N−1B+4B3.07.07.54.001755+26.0
3Macharia Tedy Wainaina1598KEN−1B+5N+6B+8N3.06.06.53.001711+22.4
4Muchoki Morgan Maina1581KEN+5B=1N+7B−2N2.58.09.04.251635+10.8
5Njuguna Luke Nganga1515KEN−4N−3B=8B+7N1.56.57.01.251487-7.2
6Jean-Christophe Mugisha1520KEN−7B+8N−3N−1B1.07.58.00.501373-20.8
7Ngonga, Paul Oketch1590KEN+6N−2B−4N−5B1.07.08.01.001328-27.4
8Manuel Mwine Bujara1555KEN−2N−6B=5N−3B0.57.58.50.751203-60.8

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
Top rating losers