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3rd Kenya University and College Championship - Playoffs Open

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15 players participated in this 8-round tournament, held from 27 Mar 2026 to 30 Mar 2026 in Nairobi, Kenya. Top 10 Elo average was 1814, and top seed was Rocky Muchiri (🇰🇪 KEN, 1924).

Karani Ezekiel (🇰🇪 KEN, 1924) won with 6.0/8, ahead of Timothy Mwabu (4.5) and Kelly Mwaniki (4.0). Ezekiel took the lead from round 6.

Location
🇰🇪Nairobi, Kenya
Dates
27 Mar 2026 → 30 Mar 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Knockout · 8 rounds
Top seed
🇰🇪Rocky Muchiri1924
Avg top 10
1,814
Participants
15
Federations · 1 represented
🇰🇪Kenya×15
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 8 rounds

Karani Ezekiel led from R6; +1.5-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders
6
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2468R1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8Ezekiel takes lead
R6 · LEADER CHANGE29 Mar

Karani Ezekiel takes the sole lead (4.5/6).

HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND · 2 games

Karani Ezekiel 1.50.5 against Timothy Mwabu (R7 ½-½, R8 1-0) — decisive in 1/2.

R1–R3 · WIN STREAK

Kelly Mwaniki won 3 in a row (R1–R3).

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1Karani Ezekiel*
½
1
½
1
2Timothy Mwabu
½
0
*
1
½
3Kelly Mwaniki
½
0
*
4Rocky Muchiri
0
½
*

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Karani Ezekiel1924KEN+9B=9N+5N=5B=3B+3N=2N+2B6.022.523.017.251988+12.8
2Mwabu, Timothy1876KEN+10B=10N6N+6B+4N=4B=1B1N4.523.524.011.001890+2.4
3Kelly Mwaniki1860KEN+14N+14B+7B=7N=1N1BFF4.016.016.06.001909+8.0
4Muchiri, Rocky1924KEN+12B=12N=11B+11N2B=2NFF3.511.011.03.751846-8.8
5ISAIAH OTIENO OLUOCH1740KEN+15N+15B1B=1NFFFF2.512.012.03.001889+15.2
6Wanjiru Chrisphinus1819KEN8N+8B+2B2NFFFF2.011.011.05.501806-1.6
7Amos Wayne1744KEN=13B+13N3N=3BFFFF2.09.09.02.751667-3.6
8Murimi Brian1735KEN+6B6NFFFFFF1.04.04.02.001820+4.8
9Muhambe Terrence Shisundi1703KEN1N=1BFFFFFF0.512.012.03.001732+1.2
10Too Felix0KEN2N=2BFFFFFF0.59.09.02.251684-9.6
11Fuad Issa1814KENFF=4N4BFFFF0.57.07.01.751731-4.0
12Edwin Owen0KEN4N=4BFFFFFF0.57.07.01.751731-5.6
13Samuel Gaetano0KEN=7N7BFFFFFF0.54.04.01.001552-27.2
14Ian Kimondo1681KEN3B3NFFFFFF0.08.08.00.001060-21.6
15Leone David1662KEN5B5NFFFFFF0.05.05.00.00940-31.2

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

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