3rd Kenya University and College Championship

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76 players participated in this 8-round tournament, held from 13 Mar 2026 to 15 Mar 2026 in Nairobi, Kenya. Top 10 Elo average was 1846, and top seed was Rocky Muchiri (🇰🇪 KEN, 1924).

Rocky Muchiri (🇰🇪 KEN, 1924) won with 7.0/8, ahead of Kelly Mwaniki (6.5) and Kangwana Hosni (6.5). Muchiri broke clear in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 6: Joseph Kimani (1407) beat Koskei Kelvin Kibor (1624), a +217-point gap.

Location

🇰🇪Nairobi, Kenya

Dates

13 Mar 2026 → 15 Mar 2026

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes for the whole game

System

Swiss · 8 rounds

Top seed

🇰🇪Rocky Muchiri1924

Avg top 10

1,846

Participants

Federations · 1 represented

🇰🇪Kenya×53

Top 3

🥇
Rocky Muchiri
🇰🇪KEN·1924
7.0pts·2079perf+22.8
🥈
Kelly Mwaniki
🇰🇪KEN·1860
6.5pts·1964perf+16.2
🥉
Kangwana Hosni
🇰🇪KEN·1867
6.5pts·1950perf+13.8

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 8 rounds

Rocky Muchiri led from R8; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R8.

Co-leaders

Muchiri7Hosni6.5Mwaniki6.5OLUOCH6Brian6Gaetano6

R8–R8 · LEAD HELD

Rocky Muchiri held the sole lead from R8 through R8 without losing it.

R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Rocky Muchiri beat Kangwana Hosni (Black).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

Rocky Muchiri 5 wins (R1–R5)Kangwana Hosni 4 wins (R1–R4)Kelly Mwaniki 3+3 wins (R1–R3, R5–R7)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Rocky Muchiri	*	1	1	—
2Kangwana Hosni	0	*	½	—
3Kelly Mwaniki	0	½	*	—
4ISAIAH OTIENO OLUOCH	—	—	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Muchiri, Rocky	1924	KEN	+48N	+32B	+6N	+2B	+3N	=4B	=8N	+18B	7.0	39.5	42.5	36.75	2079	+22.8
2	Kelly Mwaniki	1860	KEN	+67B	+45N	+25B	−1N	+13B	+7N	+16B	=3B	6.5	38.0	39.5	29.25	1964	+16.2
3	Kangwana Hosni	1867	KEN	+61N	+72B	+62N	+17B	−1B	+22N	+19B	=2N	6.5	32.5	33.5	23.25	1950	+13.8
4	Murimi Brian	1735	KEN	+65N	+37B	+8N	+9B	+12N	=1N	−18B	=5B	6.0	38.0	40.0	28.50	1964	+36.6
5	ISAIAH OTIENO OLUOCH	1740	KEN	=29N	F	+68B	+23N	+10B	+25N	+11B	=4N	6.0	35.0	36.5	27.75	2097	+38.6
6	Ombee Davis David	1738	KEN	+57B	+44N	−1B	+31N	+27B	−18N	+21B	+22N	6.0	34.0	36.5	24.50	1645	-15.2
7	Samuel Gaetano	0	KEN	+34N	−15B	+59N	+20B	+62N	−2B	+30B	+19N	6.0	31.5	33.5	22.00	1759	0.0
8	Mwabu, Timothy	1876	KEN	+74B	+49N	−4B	+24N	+25B	+16N	=1B	−12N	5.5	36.5	37.0	22.00	1833	-5.8
9	Karani Ezekiel	1924	KEN	+24B	+21N	+19B	−4N	−16B	+31N	+46B	=13N	5.5	35.5	38.5	24.75	1752	-23.2
10	Muhambe Terrence Shisundi	0	KEN	+50B	+13N	=12B	−15B	−5N	+28N	+29B	+30N	5.5	35.0	38.0	24.25	1752	+8.6
11	Wanjiru Chrisphinus	1819	KEN	+54B	=28N	+41B	=18N	+21B	=14N	−5N	+15B	5.5	34.5	37.5	24.00	1777	-5.4
12	Fuad Issa	1814	KEN	+63N	+59B	=10N	F	−4B	+29N	+14B	+8B	5.5	33.5	35.5	22.25	1772	-3.4
13	Leone David	1662	KEN	+42N	−10B	+48N	+37B	−2N	+52B	+33N	=9B	5.5	31.5	34.5	19.75	1556	-14.4
14	Too Felix	0	KEN	+?N	+30B	−17N	+49N	+28B	=11B	−12N	+38B	5.5	31.0	31.0	17.75	1713	0.0
15	Baraka Arunga	1685	KEN	+39B	+7N	=16B	+10N	=18B	−19N	+47B	−11N	5.0	35.5	38.5	23.00	1700	+3.2
16	Wanyoike Collins Mburu	1842	KEN	+52N	+40B	=15N	+28B	+9N	−8B	−2N	=17B	5.0	35.5	38.5	21.50	1794	-6.0
17	Baraka Victor Gagne	1778	KEN	+73B	+26N	+14B	−3N	−22B	=39N	+23B	=16N	5.0	35.5	36.5	20.75	1832	+6.0
18	Mwendwa Eric Muteti	1752	KEN	F	+71N	+23B	=11B	=15N	+6B	+4N	−1N	5.0	35.5	35.5	23.25	1889	+21.8
19	Amos Wayne	1744	KEN	+31B	+60N	−9N	+40B	+44N	+15B	−3N	−7B	5.0	33.5	35.5	17.50	1737	0.0
20	Amos Owino	1641	KEN	+55B	−23N	+63B	−7N	+24B	+27N	−22B	+31N	5.0	33.0	35.0	19.00	881	-17.6
21	Moegi Jeremiah Monange	1635	KEN	+47N	−9B	+35N	+33B	−11N	+44B	−6N	+51B	5.0	31.0	34.0	17.00	1028	-31.2
22	Jimcollins Ndirangu	0	KEN	−45B	+74N	+26B	+?N	+17N	−3B	+20N	−6B	5.0	31.0	31.0	15.50	1712	0.0
23	Ian Kimondo	0	KEN	+51N	+20B	−18N	−5B	+60N	+40B	−17N	+46B	5.0	30.5	32.5	16.50	1656	-7.6
24	Edwin Owen	0	KEN	−9N	+47B	+36N	−8B	−20N	+?B	+37N	+32B	5.0	30.5	30.5	14.50	1640	0.0
25	Daniel Misiko	1714	KEN	+35N	+64B	−2N	+60B	−8N	−5B	+52N	+47B	5.0	30.0	32.0	14.00	1026	-20.8
26	Wafula Berry John	1557	KEN	+27N	−17B	−22N	+35B	−37N	+48B	+44N	+33B	5.0	29.5	32.5	19.00	978	-8.8
27	Witness Omoyo	0	KEN	−26B	+54N	+71B	+50N	−6N	−20B	+59N	+?B	5.0	25.0	25.0	9.00	1399	0.0
28	Levi Joshua	1610	KEN	+33N	=11B	+38B	−16N	−14N	−10B	+42N	+43B	4.5	32.5	36.0	17.25	1606	-2.8
29	Marcus Evance	0	KEN	=5B	+68N	+?B	F	+56N	−12B	−10N	+39N	4.5	30.0	30.0	10.50	1609	0.0
30	Lelaono James	1658	KEN	+75B	−14N	+61B	F	+38N	+37B	−7N	−10B	4.0	29.0	29.0	9.00	1555	-10.0
31	Makada Pearlson	0	KEN	−19N	+76B	+32N	−6B	+?N	−9B	+40N	−20B	4.0	29.0	29.0	7.50	1612	0.0
32	Jaden Msafiri	1561	KEN	+69B	−1N	−31B	+54N	−39B	+63N	+57B	−24N	4.0	27.0	28.0	8.50	1124	-4.0
33	Njenga John	0	KEN	−28B	+67N	+46B	−21N	+?B	+?N	−13B	−26N	4.0	24.5	24.5	4.50	1548	0.0
34	FIDE 554017335	0	—	−7B	+39N	=56B	=?N	−47B	−57N	+63B	+55N	4.0	22.5	22.5	9.75	1525	0.0
35	Alex Mbugua	0	KEN	−25B	+?N	−21B	−26N	+61B	+?N	+45B	−?N	4.0	20.0	20.0	5.00	1539	0.0
36	FIDE 10896457	0	—	−71B	+73N	−24B	+67N	+58B	−46N	−51B	+59N	4.0	18.0	19.0	7.00	752	0.0
37	Mark Munene	0	KEN	+?B	−4N	+45B	−13N	+26B	−30N	−24B	=41N	3.5	32.0	32.0	9.75	1623	0.0
38	Joseph Kimani	1407	KEN	=68B	F	−28N	+43N	−30B	+49N	+39B	−14N	3.5	30.0	31.5	10.75	1506	+14.0
39	Mogambi Ian	0	KEN	−15N	−34B	+?N	+59B	+32N	=17B	−38N	−29B	3.5	28.0	28.0	8.50	1521	0.0
40	Mark Mburu	1470	KEN	+70B	−16N	+69B	−19N	+55B	−23N	−31B	=57N	3.5	25.5	26.5	6.25	956	-20.0
41	Akama Job	1488	KEN	=43N	+53B	−11N	F	−45B	+64B	=56N	=37B	3.5	23.5	25.5	9.75	919	-17.6
42	Muhiu Francis Ngunju	0	KEN	−13B	+50N	−49B	−46N	+67B	=?N	−28B	+68N	3.5	22.0	22.0	6.00	1210	0.0
43	Victor Otieno	0	KEN	=41B	−?N	+53N	−38B	+68N	+56B	−?B	−28N	3.5	18.5	18.5	8.75	1169	0.0
44	Samuel Ngaira	0	KEN	+?N	−6B	+72N	F	−19B	−21N	−26B	+45N	3.0	29.0	29.0	4.00	1574	0.0
45	Baraka Charlie	1618	KEN	+22N	−2B	−37N	−52B	+41N	+60B	−35N	−44B	3.0	28.5	30.5	10.50	1674	+4.8
46	Franck Otieno	1552	KEN	−56B	F	−33N	+42B	+64N	+36B	−9N	−23N	3.0	26.5	26.5	9.50	1003	-17.2
47	FIDE 554014727	0	—	−21B	−24N	+74B	F	+34N	+62B	−15N	−25N	3.0	26.5	26.5	6.50	1496	0.0
48	FIDE 554017343	0	—	−1B	+58N	−13B	+69N	−?B	−26N	−55B	+61N	3.0	26.0	26.0	5.50	897	0.0
49	Koskei Kelvin Kibor	1624	KEN	+76N	−8B	+42N	−14B	−52N	−38B	F	+60N	3.0	24.0	24.0	5.50	842	-38.8
50	FIDE 554017548	0	—	−10N	−42B	+65N	−27B	−57B	+67N	F	+53B	3.0	23.5	25.0	6.50	903	0.0
51	FIDE 554017378	0	—	−23B	−69N	−58B	+65N	F	+53B	+36N	−21N	3.0	22.5	22.5	9.00	858	0.0
52	Griffins Christopher Oritch	0	KEN	−16B	+75N	−?B	+45N	+49B	−13N	−25B	−?N	3.0	21.5	21.5	6.00	1503	0.0
53	FIDE 554017521	0	—	=?B	−41N	−43B	=58N	+54B	−51N	+61B	−50N	3.0	20.5	20.5	6.25	1314	0.0
54	FIDE 554010330	0	—	−11N	−27B	+75N	−32B	−53N	+70B	−?N	+64B	3.0	20.5	20.5	3.00	846	0.0
55	Kelvin Mutune	0	KEN	−20N	+?B	+?N	−62B	−40N	−59B	+48N	−34B	3.0	19.5	19.5	3.00	1404	0.0
56	FIDE 554017491	0	—	+46N	−62B	=34N	F	−29B	−43N	=41B	=?B	2.5	24.0	24.0	6.75	1579	0.0
57	Marwa Stanley	0	KEN	−6N	−?B	−?B	F	+50N	+34B	−32N	=40B	2.5	20.5	20.5	8.75	1185	0.0
58	FIDE 554017327	0	—	−72N	−48B	+51N	=53B	−36N	−68B	−60N	+70B	2.5	17.5	18.5	5.50	716	0.0
59	FIDE 554004462	0	—	F	−12N	−7B	−39N	+69B	+55N	−27B	−36B	2.0	28.0	28.0	4.00	1014	0.0
60	FIDE 10897836	0	—	F	−19B	+64N	−25N	−23B	−45N	+58B	−49B	2.0	25.5	25.5	4.50	876	0.0
61	Gathogo Maxwell Nyawira	0	KEN	−3B	+70N	−30N	−64B	−35N	+65B	−53N	−48B	2.0	24.5	25.5	3.00	963	0.0
62	Njoki John Mutuku	1720	KEN	F	+56N	−3B	+55N	−7B	−47N	F	F	2.0	21.0	21.0	5.50	1067	-12.0
63	FIDE 554015707	0	—	−12B	F	−20N	−?B	+70N	−32B	−34N	+67N	2.0	21.0	21.0	2.50	843	0.0
64	Ralph Royford Muthomi	0	KEN	+?B	−25N	−60B	+61N	−46B	−41N	−?B	−54N	2.0	18.5	18.5	2.00	1302	0.0
65	James Macharia	0	KEN	−4B	−?N	−50B	−51B	F	−61N	+70N	+74B	2.0	15.5	15.5	1.50	889	0.0
66	FIDE 554017483	0	—	F	F	F	+75B	−?N	+74B	F	F	2.0	4.5	4.5	0.50	631	0.0
67	FIDE 10898212	0	—	−2N	−33B	+70N	−36B	−42N	−50B	=74N	−63B	1.5	24.0	24.5	1.25	1060	0.0
68	FIDE 554016452	0	—	=38N	−29B	−5N	F	−43B	+58N	−?B	−42B	1.5	23.5	23.5	4.25	1253	0.0
69	FIDE 554017505	0	—	−32N	+51B	−40N	−48B	−59N	F	F	F	1.0	20.5	20.5	3.00	716	0.0
70	FIDE 554015790	0	—	−40N	−61B	−67B	+74N	−63B	−54N	−65B	−58N	1.0	16.5	17.0	0.50	670	0.0
71	FIDE 554017467	0	—	+36N	−18B	−27N	F	F	F	F	F	1.0	14.0	14.0	4.00	952	0.0
72	Orieko Cedric	1516	KEN	+58B	−3N	−44B	F	F	F	F	F	1.0	14.0	14.0	2.50	1067	-4.4
73	FIDE 554017459	0	—	−17N	−36B	+76N	F	F	F	F	F	1.0	11.0	11.0	0.00	978	0.0
74	FIDE 554010292	0	—	−8N	−22B	−47N	−70B	F	−66N	=67B	−65N	0.5	20.0	20.0	0.75	1077	0.0
75	FIDE 554017602	0	—	−30N	−52B	−54B	−66N	F	F	F	F	0.0	12.0	12.0	0.00	858	0.0
76	FIDE 554017475	0	—	−49B	−31N	−73B	F	F	F	F	F	0.0	11.0	11.0	0.00	824	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1ISAIAH OTIENO OLUOCHKEN
+38.6
6.0 pts · #5
2Murimi BrianKEN
+36.6
6.0 pts · #7
3Muchiri, RockyKEN
+22.8
7.0 pts · #1

Top rating losers

1Koskei Kelvin KiborKEN
-38.8
3.0 pts · #46
2Moegi Jeremiah MonangeKEN
-31.2
5.0 pts · #55
3Karani EzekielKEN
-23.2
5.5 pts · #15

Biggest upsets

R6+217 Elo gap
Joseph Kimani1407 beat Koskei Kelvin Kibor1624
R4+189 Elo gap
Murimi Brian1735 beat Karani Ezekiel1924
R3+141 Elo gap
Murimi Brian1735 beat Mwabu, Timothy1876