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16TH CAPABLANCA CUP CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP - U1500 SECTION

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33 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 21 Feb 2026 to 22 Feb 2026 in Nairobi, Kenya. Top 10 Elo average was 1304, and top seed was Satya Shroff (🇰🇪 KEN, 1491).

Aaron Wangai Warui (🇰🇪 KEN, 1438) won with 6.0/6, ahead of Keya Arthur (5.0) and Jeremy Aden Duke (4.5). Warui won solo starting round 5.

Location
🇰🇪Nairobi, Kenya
Dates
21 Feb 2026 → 22 Feb 2026
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes for game
System
Swiss · 6 rounds
Top seed
🇰🇪Satya Shroff1491
Avg top 10
1,304
Participants
33
Federations · 1 represented
🇰🇪Kenya×23
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 6 rounds

Aaron Wangai Warui led from R5; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.

Co-leaders
16
7
3
2
1
1
1.534.56R1R2R3R4R5R6
Warui6Arthur5Duke4.5Kanuri4.5Patel4Wright4— ex-leaders:Waruiled R5–R6, #16
R5–R6 · LEAD HELD

Aaron Wangai Warui never relinquished the lead after R5; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.

R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Aaron Wangai Warui beat Keya Arthur (Black).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

Aaron Wangai Warui 6 wins (R1–R6)Keya Arthur 4 wins (R1–R4)Jeremy Aden Duke 4 wins (R2–R5)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1Aaron Wangai Warui*
1
1
—
2Keya Arthur
0
*——
3Jeremy Aden Duke
0
—*
1
4Murigu Kanuri——
0
*

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5R6PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Aaron Wangai Warui1438KEN+31N+21B+8N+5B+2N+3N6.020.522.022.002282+22.4
2Keya Arthur0KEN+?N+24B+?N+10B−1B+6N5.016.016.010.0014940.0
3Jeremy Aden Duke0KEN=13B+15N+4N+?B+5N−1B4.521.021.013.2515160.0
4Murigu Kanuri1470KEN=15B+13N−3B+18N+9N+22B4.518.020.514.502240+31.2
5Jasmine Akinyi Ochieng1454KEN+25B+19N+22B−1N−3B+20N4.019.021.511.00638-22.4
6Satya Shroff1491KEN+28N=11B=7N+21B+16N−2B4.018.520.511.751416-8.4
7Andy Zane Wright1425KEN+33B=14N=6B=19N=15B+12N4.017.017.010.251678+26.4
8Meer Patel0KEN+18B+?N−1BF+17N+?B4.015.015.06.0014620.0
9FIDE 108351050—−16B+23N+?B+?N−4B+15N4.013.013.05.5014760.0
10Mudenyo Baraka Jackson1422KEN+20B+30N=12B−2N−19B+25N3.517.019.09.251478+4.4
11Atarah Wright0KENF=6N+14B=12N+20B=19N3.517.017.011.751485+8.8
12Otieno Ronny1466KEN+27N+17B=10N=11B=22N−7B3.516.518.59.751286-15.6
13Njoroge Nigel Ngigi1455KEN=3N−4B+26B−15N+31B+23N3.516.518.08.25719-16.4
14Kimani Moses Mwangi0KEN+?N=7B−11N−17B+?B+?N3.510.510.52.0014460.0
15Curtis Bett Kipngetich0KEN=4N−3B+?N+13B=7N−9B3.020.520.57.7514880.0
16FIDE 5540154130—+9N−?B+24NF−6B+21B3.017.517.59.506890.0
17Chepkoiwo Blessing Jerutich0KEN+26B−12N−20B+14N−8B+?B3.016.016.05.506780.0
18Gakembu Hiram1422KEN−8N=29B+31N−4B=23B+26N3.015.016.55.75719-14.8
19John Okello Oluoch0KENF−5B+?N=7B+10N=11B3.015.015.07.2514290.0
20Mitchelle Wambui Gichuga0KEN−10N+?B+17N+?B−11N−5B3.014.014.03.0012310.0
21Kevin Kamau Mburu0KEN+?B−1N+?B−6N+?B−16N3.013.013.00.0014660.0
22Mark Mburu Gachoka0KENF+?B−5N+?N=12B−4N2.512.012.01.7514680.0
23Jayden Kihuria0KEN−?N−9B+33N+?B=18N−13B2.510.510.51.5011820.0
24FIDE 108999790—+?B−2N−16B−?N=29B+?N2.510.010.01.0014360.0
25Kamoni Elsie Wambui0KEN−5N−?B+?N+27B=?N−10B2.59.59.52.0011830.0
26FIDE 108361600—−17N+27B−13N+28B−?N−18B2.013.513.54.006290.0
27FIDE 108463010—−12B−26N+32B−25N+?B−?N2.09.09.01.006550.0
28FIDE 108459330—−6B+32N−?B−26N+?B−31N2.08.58.51.006620.0
29FIDE 108024280—−?B=18N−?BF=24N+?N2.07.07.02.7511580.0
30FIDE 108676600—F−10B−?N+?N=?B=?B2.03.53.50.0012360.0
31Lekolool Michelle0KEN−1B=?N−18BF−13N+28B1.516.516.52.0011200.0
32FIDE 108977200—−?N−28B−27N+?B−?NF1.04.04.00.006090.0
33FIDE 5540154560—−7NF−23BFFF0.06.56.50.006290.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

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