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2026 PMadol Chess Championship - U1600

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26 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 07 Mar 2026 to 08 Mar 2026 in Nairobi, Kenya. Top 10 Elo average was 1513, and top seed was Kevin Kamau Mburu (🇰🇪 KEN, 1597).

Riungu Kevin (🇰🇪 KEN, 1578) won with 5.5/6, ahead of Odero Francis (4.5) and Brielle Wairimu (4.5). Kevin won solo starting round 5.

The biggest upset came in round 2: Muhanji Tsisika (1464) beat Kevin Kamau Mburu (1597), a +133-point gap.

Location
🇰🇪Nairobi, Kenya
Dates
07 Mar 2026 → 08 Mar 2026
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes for game
System
Swiss · 6 rounds
Top seed
🇰🇪Kevin Kamau Mburu1597
Avg top 10
1,513
Participants
26
Federations · 1 represented
🇰🇪Kenya×19
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 6 rounds

Riungu Kevin 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
10
5
2
2
1
1
1.534.56R1R2R3R4R5R6
Kevin5.5Wairimu4.5Mburu4.5Nderitu4.5Francis4.5Maina4
R5–R6 · LEAD HELD

Riungu Kevin never relinquished the lead after R5; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.

R1–R5 · WIN STREAK

Riungu Kevin won 5 in a row (R1–R5).

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1Riungu Kevin*———
2Brielle Wairimu—*
½
—
3Kevin Kamau Mburu—
½
*—
4Gacheru Francis Nderitu———*

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5R6PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Riungu Kevin1578KEN+16N+20B+8N+14B+6N=2B5.516.518.015.751818+19.4
2Odero Francis1581KEN+26N−3B+16N+8B+7N=1N4.519.519.512.251331-26.0
3Brielle Wairimu1466KEN+22B+2N−15B=4B+11N+10N4.518.019.014.251824+53.2
4Kevin Kamau Mburu1597KEN+10B−6N+22B=3N+12B+14N4.517.518.512.251467-21.2
5Gacheru Francis Nderitu1471KEN=13N−8B+25N+18B+15N+6B4.515.015.510.502264+19.6
6Muhanji Tsisika1464KEN+7N+4B+11N+15B−1B−5N4.021.524.014.001530+14.4
7Ndirangu James Maina0KEN−6B+21N+9B+17N−2B+20N4.015.516.58.0015170.0
8Asaph Ndungu0KEN+12B+5N−1B−2N+17B=9N3.521.023.011.2515310.0
9Adrian Kariuki1446KEN+18N−11B−7N+13B+21N=8B3.515.516.57.75674-18.4
10Austin Kibe0KEN−4N+25B+23N+11B=14N−3B3.515.516.05.7514930.0
11Kamau Elijah1474KEN+21B+9N−6B−10N−3B+16N3.017.518.56.501335-22.4
12Waichinga Dennis0KEN−8N+19B=13N+20B−4N=18B3.015.016.56.0015060.0
13Kayden Sankau Oloitiptip0KEN=5B−15N=12B−9N+26B+21N3.014.514.54.7512660.0
14Kiplangat Baraka1468KEN+19NF+17B−1N=10B−4B2.517.517.55.751460-0.8
15FIDE 5540185010—=25N+13B+3N−6N−5BF2.516.516.57.7513430.0
16Jayden Kihuria0KEN−1B+24N−2B+22N−20N−11B2.015.516.52.007120.0
17Wema Dylan1579KENF+23B−14N−7B−8N+19B2.013.013.03.001462-12.8
18FIDE 108749680—−9BF=20N−5N+25B=12N2.013.013.02.7511710.0
19FIDE 108676600—−14B−12N−21B+26B+22N−17N2.09.59.51.007240.0
20Kabugo Njugi1414KENF−1N=18B−12N+16B−7B1.516.516.53.00779-11.2
21FIDE 108574600—−11N−7B+19NF−9B−13B1.015.516.52.006600.0
22Mitchelle Wambui Gichuga0KEN−3N+26B−4N−16B−19BF1.013.513.50.007330.0
23Hope Amana Kairo1455KEN+24B−17N−10BFFF1.07.57.51.00780-13.2
24FIDE 5540185100—−23N−16B+26NFFF1.03.53.50.006560.0
25FIDE 5540185440—=15B−10N−5BF−18NF0.513.514.51.256710.0
26FIDE 108459330—−2B−22N−24B−19N−13NF0.011.511.50.007810.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
Top rating losers
Biggest upsets