Mombasa Chess Classical Tournament 2026
Open SwissStandard
18 players participated in this 4-round tournament, held on 28 Feb 2026 in Mombasa, Kenya. Top 10 Elo average was 794, and top seed was Jamie Obora Kanango (🇰🇪 KEN, 1880).
Kosi Danford (🇰🇪 KEN, 1679) won with 3.5/4, ahead of Awuor Concillia Ndegwa (3.5) and Buno Wato (3.0).
Location
🇰🇪Mombasa, Kenya
Dates
28 Feb 2026
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes for game
System
Swiss · 4 rounds
Avg top 10
794
Participants
18
Federations · 1 represented
🇰🇪Kenya×8
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 4 roundsTight race until R4; 2 players tied at 3.5/4, decided on Buchholz.
Co-leaders
10
6
2
1
R4 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
2 players finish on 3.5/4. Danford takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (7.5).
R3 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Kosi Danford drew with Awuor Concillia Ndegwa (White).
R2–R4 · WIN STREAK
Gerhard Simiyu won 3 in a row (R2–R4).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Kosi Danford | * | ½ | — | — |
| 2Awuor Concillia Ndegwa | ½ | * | — | — |
| 3Gerhard Simiyu | — | — | * | 0 |
| 4Buno Wato | — | — | 1 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danford, Kosi | 1679 | KEN | +13B | +7N | =2B | +11N | 3.5 | 7.5 | 9.5 | 7.75 | 1722 | +4.8 |
| 2 | Awuor Concillia Ndegwa | 1627 | KEN | +18N | +15B | =1N | +7B | 3.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 5.25 | 1750 | +6.6 |
| 3 | Buno Wato | 0 | KEN | +4B | +5N | −?B | +9N | 3.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.50 | 1690 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Gerhard Simiyu | 0 | KEN | −3N | +?B | +?N | +10B | 3.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 2.00 | 1446 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Frankline Odembe | 1670 | KEN | +12N | −3B | =15N | +8B | 2.5 | 7.0 | 8.5 | 4.75 | 2326 | +12.4 |
| 6 | Pandya Avyana | 0 | KEN | =?N | −9B | +?N | +15B | 2.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 1.50 | 1426 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Nirwan Hariri Bachu | 1435 | KEN | +14N | −1B | +12N | −2N | 2.0 | 9.0 | 11.0 | 4.00 | 851 | -18.0 |
| 8 | Bachu Gavesh Kiyan | 1525 | KEN | −10B | +17N | +13B | −5N | 2.0 | 6.5 | 7.5 | 3.00 | 870 | -12.4 |
| 9 | FIDE 554018269 | 0 | — | +16B | +6N | −?N | −3B | 2.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 3.50 | 833 | 0.0 |
| 10 | FIDE 554016274 | 0 | — | +8N | −?B | +16B | −4N | 2.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 3.00 | 1580 | 0.0 |
| 11 | FIDE 554016240 | 0 | — | −?N | +14B | +?N | −1B | 2.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 2.00 | 856 | 0.0 |
| 12 | FIDE 554018234 | 0 | — | −5B | +?N | −7B | +17N | 2.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 1.00 | 752 | 0.0 |
| 13 | FIDE 554018242 | 0 | — | −1N | +18B | −8N | +?B | 2.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 0.00 | 803 | 0.0 |
| 14 | FIDE 554018250 | 0 | — | −7B | −11N | +?B | +16N | 2.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 1.00 | 634 | 0.0 |
| 15 | FIDE 554016843 | 0 | — | +?B | −2N | =5B | −6N | 1.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 1.25 | 1454 | 0.0 |
| 16 | FIDE 554016169 | 0 | — | −9N | +?B | −10N | −14B | 1.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.00 | 1446 | 0.0 |
| 17 | FIDE 554016215 | 0 | — | F | −8B | +18N | −12B | 1.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 726 | 0.0 |
| 18 | FIDE 554016258 | 0 | — | −2B | −13N | −17B | −?B | 0.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0.00 | 725 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Frankline OdembeKEN+12.42.5 pts · #3
- 2Awuor Concillia NdegwaKEN+6.63.5 pts · #2
- 3Danford, KosiKEN+4.83.5 pts · #1
Top rating losers
- 1Nirwan Hariri BachuKEN-18.02.0 pts · #12
- 2Bachu Gavesh KiyanKEN-12.42.0 pts · #14
- 3Pandya AvyanaKEN0.02.5 pts · #9