Jumuiya Ya Afrika Mashariki 12- Square Series 2026 U1800 Section- 2nd Episode
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15 players participated in this 3-round tournament, held on 15 Mar 2026 in Nairobi, Kenya. Top 10 Elo average was 1729, and top seed was Zadock Nyakundi (🇰🇪 KEN, 1765).
Claude Peter (🇰🇪 KEN, 1704) won with 2.5/3, ahead of Benard Wangombe (2.5) and Kenneth Koome Kinoti (2.5). Peter won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Jesse Jayden (1505) beat Thiongo Collins (1743), a +238-point gap.
Location
🇰🇪Nairobi, Kenya
Dates
15 Mar 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes for the whole game
System
Swiss · 3 rounds
Federations · 1 represented
🇰🇪Kenya×14
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 3 roundsTight race until R3; 3 players tied at 2.5/3, decided on Buchholz.
Co-leaders
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R3 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
3 players finish on 2.5/3. Peter takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (3.5).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Claude Peter | * | — | — | 1 |
| 2Benard Wangombe | — | * | ½ | — |
| 3Kenneth Koome Kinoti | — | ½ | * | — |
| 4Zadock Nyakundi | 0 | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Claude Peter | 1704 | KEN | +4N | =7B | +8N | 2.5 | 3.5 | 5.0 | 4.25 | 2025 | +23.8 |
| 2 | Wangombe, Benard | 1750 | KEN | +13N | +10B | =3N | 2.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 2.25 | 1938 | +13.0 |
| 3 | Kenneth Koome Kinoti | 1738 | KEN | +14N | +12B | =2B | 2.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 2.25 | 1784 | +3.2 |
| 4 | Nyakundi, Zadock | 1765 | KEN | −1B | +9N | +11B | 2.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 2.50 | 1749 | -0.8 |
| 5 | Wanyonyi Joshua | 1763 | KEN | −10N | +13B | +7N | 2.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 1.50 | 1788 | +4.0 |
| 6 | Thiongo Collins | 1743 | KEN | −11B | +15N | +14B | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1468 | -26.4 |
| 7 | Mikuli Lewis Owino | 1733 | KEN | +15B | =1N | −5B | 1.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 1.25 | 1541 | -20.0 |
| 8 | Amos Ochieng | 1756 | KEN | =9B | +11N | −1B | 1.5 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 1.75 | 1624 | -10.2 |
| 9 | Kyalo Peter | 1663 | KEN | =8N | −4B | +13N | 1.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.75 | 1700 | +3.0 |
| 10 | Muli Raphael Muthenya | 1676 | KEN | +5B | −2N | −12N | 1.0 | 4.5 | 5.5 | 2.00 | 1757 | +4.4 |
| 11 | Jesse Jayden | 1505 | KEN | +6N | −8B | −4N | 1.0 | 4.0 | 5.5 | 2.00 | 1630 | +17.2 |
| 12 | FIDE 554012465 | 0 | — | F | −3N | +10B | 1.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 1.00 | 1708 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Riungu Kevin | 1578 | KEN | −2B | −5N | −9B | 0.0 | 4.5 | 6.0 | 0.00 | 925 | -18.2 |
| 14 | Kabechu Dennis | 1432 | KEN | −3B | F | −6N | 0.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.00 | 941 | -11.2 |
| 15 | Finey Ahona | 0 | KEN | −7N | −6B | F | 0.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.00 | 939 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Claude PeterKEN+23.82.5 pts · #1
- 2Jesse JaydenKEN+17.21.0 pts · #9
- 3Wangombe, BenardKEN+13.02.5 pts · #2
Top rating losers
- 1Thiongo CollinsKEN-26.42.0 pts · #8
- 2Mikuli Lewis OwinoKEN-20.01.5 pts · #12
- 3Riungu KevinKEN-18.20.0 pts · #13
Biggest upsets
- R1+238 Elo gap