February Focus Mombasa Feb 28
Open SwissStandard
9 players participated in this 4-round tournament, held on 28 Feb 2026 in Mombasa, Kenya. Top 10 Elo average was 531, and top seed was David Mutana Mwige (π°πͺ KEN, 1637).
Franco Brian Nyabwari (π°πͺ KEN, 0) won with 3.5/4. Nyabwari won solo starting round 2.
Location
π°πͺMombasa, Kenya
Dates
28 Feb 2026
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes for game
System
Swiss Β· 4 rounds
Federations Β· 1 represented
π°πͺKenyaΓ5
Top 3
- π₯
- π₯
- π₯
How it unfolded
Top 6 Β· 4 roundsFranco Brian Nyabwari led from R2; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
5
1
1
1
R2βR4 Β· LEAD HELD
Franco Brian Nyabwari held the sole lead from R2 through R4 without losing it.
R1βR3 Β· WIN STREAK
Franco Brian Nyabwari won 3 in a row (R1βR3).
Key matchups Β· top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Franco Brian Nyabwari | * | β | 1 | Β½ |
| 2FIDE 10872698 | β | * | Β½ | β |
| 3Mwashe Yvonne Adego | 0 | Β½ | * | β |
| 4Keyshawn Elmer Gichana | Β½ | β | β | * |
Grille amΓ©ricaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Ξ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Franco Brian Nyabwari | 0 | KEN | +?B | +8B | +3N | =5N | 3.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 5.25 | 1861 | +1.2 |
| 2 | FIDE 10872698 | 0 | β | =3N | +?B | =4N | +?N | 3.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 2.50 | 1550 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Mwashe Yvonne Adego | 1562 | KEN | =2B | +7N | β1B | +8B | 2.5 | 8.5 | 10.0 | 5.00 | 2436 | +24.8 |
| 4 | Patrick Lumumba | 0 | KEN | +7B | =5N | =2B | =6N | 2.5 | 8.0 | 10.0 | 6.00 | 1578 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Gichana, Keyshawn Elmer | 1577 | KEN | +9N | =4B | =8N | =1B | 2.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 3.75 | 1636 | +3.2 |
| 6 | FIDE 554007461 | 0 | β | β8N | +?B | +?N | =4B | 2.5 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1.25 | 836 | 0.0 |
| 7 | FIDE 554010918 | 0 | β | β4N | β3B | +9N | +?B | 2.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.00 | 750 | 0.0 |
| 8 | David Mutana Mwige | 1637 | KEN | +6B | β1N | =5B | β3N | 1.5 | 8.5 | 11.0 | 3.75 | 1371 | -28.0 |
| 9 | FIDE 10897402 | 0 | β | β5B | β?N | β7B | β?N | 0.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.00 | 778 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets β the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Mwashe Yvonne AdegoKEN+24.82.5 pts Β· #2
- 2Gichana, Keyshawn ElmerKEN+3.22.5 pts Β· #3
- 3Franco Brian NyabwariKEN+1.23.5 pts Β· #1
Top rating losers
- 1David Mutana MwigeKEN-28.01.5 pts Β· #5
- 2FIDE 108726980.03.0 pts Β· #6
- 3FIDE 108974020.00.0 pts Β· #9