2026 Africa Youth Chess Championship - 17th Edition (U10 Boys)

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80 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 15 May 2026 to 21 May 2026 in Imperial Botanical Beach Hotel, Entebbe (Uganda), Uganda. 8 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1601, and top seed was Divino Antonio (🇦🇴 ANG, 1709).

Hamza Ahmed Ezaat (🇪🇬 EGY, 1697) won with 8.5/9, ahead of Jeremy Aden Duke (7.5) and Andy Zane Wright (7.5). Ahmed Ezaat won solo starting round 6.

The biggest upset came in round 4: Ssenyonjo Daryl Amazing (1411) beat Frederick Cronje (1630), a +219-point gap.

Location

🇺🇬Imperial Botanical Beach Hotel, Entebbe (Uganda), Uganda

Dates

15 May 2026 → 21 May 2026

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 9 rounds

Avg top 10

1,601

Participants

Federations · 8 represented

🇰🇪Kenya×12

🇺🇬Uganda×8

🇿🇦South Africa×4

🇲🇬Madagascar×2

🇿🇼Zimbabwe×2

🇳🇦Namibia×2

🇪🇬Egypt×1

🇧🇼Botswana×1

Top 3

🥇
Hamza Ahmed Ezaat
🇪🇬EGY·1697
8.5pts·1951perf+53.6
🥈
Jeremy Aden Duke
🇰🇪KEN·1575
7.5pts·1677perf+27.6
🥉
Andy Zane Wright
🇰🇪KEN·1536
7.5pts·1645perf+12.0

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

Hamza Ahmed Ezaat led from R6; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 10 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R6.

Co-leaders

Ahmed Ezaat8.5Ngwao7.5Duke7.5Wright7.5Radha7Elvis7

R6–R9 · LEAD HELD

Hamza Ahmed Ezaat never relinquished the lead after R6; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.

R8 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Hamza Ahmed Ezaat beat Keoletile Ngwao (White).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

Hamza Ahmed Ezaat 8 wins (R1–R8)Keoletile Ngwao 4 wins (R1–R4)Jeremy Aden Duke 5 wins (R1–R5)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Hamza Ahmed Ezaat	*	1	½	—
2Keoletile Ngwao	0	*	1	—
3Jeremy Aden Duke	½	0	*	—
4Andy Zane Wright	—	—	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Ahmed Ezaat, Hamza	1697	EGY	+76N	+67B	+36N	+11B	+17N	+10B	+12N	+4B	=2N	8.5	50.0	53.0	49.25	1951	+53.6
2	Jeremy Aden Duke	1575	KEN	+53B	+64N	+43B	+25N	+18B	−4N	+11B	+9N	=1B	7.5	51.0	55.0	43.25	1677	+27.6
3	Andy Zane Wright	1536	KEN	=15B	+45N	+72B	+6N	−5B	+48N	+31B	+8N	+16B	7.5	49.5	53.0	42.75	1645	+12.0
4	Keoletile Ngwao	1607	BOT	+75N	+68B	+58N	+19B	=29N	+2B	+10N	−1N	+5B	7.5	49.5	52.5	41.25	1761	+41.6
5	Tumusiime Elvis	1699	UGA	+54B	+44N	+56B	−9N	+3N	+36B	+17N	+25B	−4N	7.0	49.0	53.5	39.50	1538	-34.0
6	Andriamanankasina,David	1591	MAD	+39N	=30B	+79N	−3B	=13N	+53B	+22N	+38B	+25N	7.0	47.5	49.0	35.50	736	-23.2
7	Cronje, Frederick	1630	NAM	+69B	+59N	+31B	−18N	+15B	+35N	−9B	+42N	+13B	7.0	46.0	50.0	37.50	649	-58.8
8	Radha, Yugesh	0	RSA	+?N	+?B	−19N	+?B	+38N	+?N	+?B	−3B	+17N	7.0	25.0	25.0	11.50	1544	0.0
9	Jayden Kiogora Mwenda	1486	KEN	+62N	+65B	+34N	+5B	−10N	+23B	+7N	−2B	=14B	6.5	50.5	54.5	37.25	1626	+29.6
10	Marc-Antoine Ishimwe Ndagijimana	1600	KEN	+35B	+51N	+42B	+47N	+9B	−1N	−4B	+43N	=11B	6.5	49.5	54.5	35.25	1470	-29.2
11	Ethan Kiptoo Terigin	1439	KEN	+55B	+60N	+32B	−1N	+74B	+21N	−2N	+20B	=10N	6.5	49.5	52.5	33.25	1351	-11.6
12	Hathi, Yug	1556	UGA	+50N	+66B	+52N	+23B	=16B	+29N	−1B	−13N	+33B	6.5	48.5	52.5	34.25	1594	+4.0
13	Viriah, Matthew	0	RSA	+61B	+?N	+?B	−17N	=6B	+15N	+18B	+12B	−7N	6.5	43.5	43.5	27.00	1542	0.0
14	Shah Daanish Jeegar	0	KEN	−30N	+50B	+65N	+75B	+22N	=18N	=?B	+47B	=9N	6.5	41.0	41.0	29.25	1444	0.0
15	Kaijuka Zachary	0	UGA	=3N	+?B	+?N	+30B	−7N	−13B	+?N	+?B	+?B	6.5	26.5	26.5	9.25	1390	0.0
16	Ntshakala, Hlelolwenkosi	0	RSA	+?B	+?N	+?B	+?B	=12N	−?N	+29B	+?B	−3N	6.5	19.5	19.5	8.75	1537	0.0
17	Tumusiime Francis	1521	UGA	+22N	+38B	+49N	+13B	−1B	+24N	−5B	+21N	−8B	6.0	52.5	57.5	35.00	898	-21.6
18	Ssenyonjo Daryl Amazing	1411	UGA	+73N	+77B	+57N	+7B	−2N	=14B	−13N	+30B	=23N	6.0	47.0	49.5	29.25	1603	+20.0
19	FIDE 10899529	0	—	+41B	+?N	+8B	−4N	−21B	+60N	−26B	+?N	+34B	6.0	42.0	42.0	22.50	807	0.0
20	FIDE 10879706	0	—	+?B	−42N	+64B	+54N	−35B	+59N	+27B	−11N	+44B	6.0	41.5	41.5	24.50	639	0.0
21	Prince Bjorn Kagongona	0	KEN	+?B	+?N	+?N	−29B	+19N	−11B	+66N	−17B	+50N	6.0	33.0	33.0	15.00	684	0.0
22	FIDE 554011256	0	—	−17B	+?N	+?B	+45N	−14B	+?N	−6B	+?N	+42B	6.0	29.5	29.5	10.00	756	0.0
23	MUGUNZVA LEBRON	0	ZIM	+?B	+?N	+?B	−12N	+47B	−9N	+44B	=?N	=18B	6.0	29.0	29.0	13.00	1429	0.0
24	FIDE 10838147	0	—	−31N	+?B	+?N	+59N	+43B	−17B	+?N	+29B	−?N	6.0	26.5	26.5	15.00	1388	0.0
25	Arries, Tristan	0	RSA	+?B	+?N	+?B	−2B	+49N	+?N	+?B	−5N	−6B	6.0	26.5	26.5	5.00	1405	0.0
26	Muli, Baraka Kimama	0	KEN	+?N	+?B	−29N	+?N	+?B	−?B	+19N	−?N	+43B	6.0	16.5	16.5	11.00	1296	0.0
27	FIDE 10854827	0	—	+?N	−?B	+?N	+?B	=46N	=57B	−20N	+?B	+?N	6.0	15.5	15.5	4.75	725	0.0
28	FIDE 10864113	0	—	−?B	+?N	−?B	+?N	−56B	+?N	+?B	+?N	+?B	6.0	4.5	4.5	0.00	727	0.0
29	Rasolondraibe,Nehemiah	1491	MAD	+70B	+37N	+26B	+21N	=4B	−12B	−16N	−24N	+61B	5.5	48.5	52.5	29.75	1389	-10.0
30	Fulgence Mwarongo Mwarigha	0	KEN	+14B	=6N	+?B	−15N	−37B	+79N	+46B	−18N	+?B	5.5	38.0	38.0	16.50	1308	0.0
31	CHIMBOZA TAONANYASHA HENRY	0	ZIM	+24B	+?N	−7N	+?B	=32N	+37B	−3N	+57B	−?N	5.5	36.0	36.0	18.75	726	0.0
32	Norbert Wakwoma	0	KEN	+?B	+?B	−11N	+44N	=31B	−51N	−48B	+59N	+56B	5.5	36.0	36.0	16.75	639	0.0
33	FIDE 554019389	0	—	−60B	+55N	=48B	−63N	+72B	+?N	+?N	+35B	−12N	5.5	34.5	34.5	16.50	756	0.0
34	FIDE 10873538	0	—	+?B	+?N	−9B	=40N	=39N	+?B	=36N	+58B	−19N	5.5	33.5	33.5	12.75	686	0.0
35	FIDE 10857478	0	—	−10N	+?B	+?N	+?B	+20N	−7B	=57N	−33N	+?B	5.5	29.5	29.5	8.25	815	0.0
36	FIDE 10853200	0	—	+?B	+?N	−1B	+?N	+?B	−5N	=34B	+48N	−?B	5.5	26.0	26.0	7.75	840	0.0
37	Leo Mwirigi	0	KEN	+?N	−29B	+?N	=?B	+30N	−31N	−56B	+?B	+58N	5.5	25.5	25.5	10.00	1258	0.0
38	FIDE 10854053	0	—	+?B	−17N	+?B	+?N	−8B	+?N	+?B	−6N	=41B	5.5	25.5	25.5	2.75	756	0.0
39	FIDE 10899790	0	—	−6B	=?N	+?B	+?N	=34B	+45N	=?B	+56N	−?B	5.5	22.0	22.0	12.25	713	0.0
40	FIDE 554007526	0	—	+?N	+?B	−?N	=34B	−57N	+?B	+73N	−?N	+60B	5.5	18.0	18.0	10.75	680	0.0
41	FIDE 15223400	0	—	−19N	+?B	+?N	+?N	−?B	+?B	−47N	+?B	=38N	5.5	16.5	16.5	2.75	727	0.0
42	FIDE 10853332	0	—	+?N	+20B	−10N	−49B	+77N	+?B	+62N	−7B	−22N	5.0	37.5	37.5	13.00	815	0.0
43	FIDE 554007895	0	—	+?N	+?B	−2N	+?B	−24N	+52B	+?N	−10B	−26N	5.0	31.0	31.0	5.00	788	0.0
44	FIDE 554019540	0	—	+?N	−5B	+?N	−32B	+?N	+49B	−23N	+?B	−20N	5.0	29.5	29.5	5.00	899	0.0
45	Wanyama Vaughn Julian	0	UGA	+?N	−3B	+78N	−22B	+?N	−39B	−?N	+65B	+64B	5.0	29.0	29.0	10.00	736	0.0
46	FIDE 10876227	0	—	+?N	−56B	+66N	+61N	=27B	−?B	−30N	=?B	+67N	5.0	28.5	28.5	15.50	611	0.0
47	FIDE 554019400	0	—	+?B	+?N	+?B	−10B	−23N	+74N	+41B	−14N	−?B	5.0	27.5	27.5	8.50	800	0.0
48	Leo Austin Murimi	0	KEN	−?N	+?B	=33N	+?B	+79N	−3B	+32N	−36B	=?N	5.0	25.5	25.5	9.75	674	0.0
49	FIDE 10846085	0	—	+?B	+?N	−17B	+42N	−25B	−44N	−?B	+?N	+?B	5.0	22.0	22.0	5.00	721	0.0
50	FIDE 554021847	0	—	−12B	−14N	+?B	+?N	+?B	−?N	+?B	+?N	−21B	5.0	19.0	19.0	0.00	756	0.0
51	FIDE 10850244	0	—	+?N	−10B	+?N	=57B	+?N	+32B	−?N	−?N	=?B	5.0	16.5	16.5	7.75	706	0.0
52	FIDE 10893636	0	—	+?B	+?N	−12B	F	−?B	−43N	+?B	+?N	+?B	5.0	16.0	16.0	0.00	695	0.0
53	FIDE 10899804	0	—	−2N	+?B	−?N	+?B	+?N	−6N	−?B	+?B	+?N	5.0	14.5	14.5	0.00	726	0.0
54	FIDE 10856226	0	—	−5N	+?B	+?N	−20B	−?B	+?N	−?B	+?N	+?B	5.0	13.0	13.0	0.00	899	0.0
55	Kiggundu Ernest Ssengero	0	UGA	−11N	−33B	+?B	−?N	−?B	+?N	+?N	+?B	+?N	5.0	12.0	12.0	0.00	639	0.0
56	Binneman, Samuel Johan	0	NAM	+?B	+46N	−5N	F	+28N	=73B	+37N	−39B	−32N	4.5	43.0	43.0	18.25	899	0.0
57	FIDE 554018862	0	—	+?B	+?N	−18B	=51N	+40B	=27N	=35B	−31N	−?B	4.5	33.5	33.5	13.75	611	0.0
58	FIDE 554019486	0	—	+?B	+?N	−4B	−74N	=?B	+63N	+?B	−34N	−37B	4.5	26.0	26.0	4.50	807	0.0
59	FIDE 554019559	0	—	+?N	−7B	+?N	−24B	+?N	−20B	=?N	−32B	+?N	4.5	24.5	24.5	0.00	830	0.0
60	FIDE 10867775	0	—	+33N	−11B	+?N	+?B	−?N	−19B	=?N	+?B	−40N	4.5	23.5	23.5	5.50	682	0.0
61	FIDE 10851402	0	—	−13N	+?B	+?N	−46B	+?N	−?B	=?N	+?B	−29N	4.5	17.0	17.0	0.00	691	0.0
62	FIDE 10864849	0	—	−9B	+?N	+?B	−?N	+?B	+?N	−42B	−?N	=?B	4.5	11.5	11.5	0.00	660	0.0
63	FIDE 554021855	0	—	−?N	+?B	=?N	+33B	−?N	−58B	−?B	+?N	+?B	4.5	10.0	10.0	5.50	668	0.0
64	FIDE 10852611	0	—	+?N	−2B	−20N	+?B	−?N	+?B	−?N	+?B	−45N	4.0	18.5	18.5	0.00	775	0.0
65	FIDE 10052518	0	—	+?B	−9N	−14B	+?N	−?B	−?N	+?B	−45N	+?B	4.0	18.0	18.0	0.00	686	0.0
66	Gonzaga Atugonza	0	UGA	F	−12N	−46B	+?B	+?N	+?N	−21B	−?B	+?N	4.0	17.5	17.5	0.00	756	0.0
67	FIDE 554019567	0	—	+?B	−1N	−?B	−?N	+?B	−?N	+?B	+74N	−46B	4.0	16.5	16.5	3.00	897	0.0
68	FIDE 554019575	0	—	+?N	−4N	−?B	+?B	=?N	−?B	−?B	+?N	=?B	4.0	7.5	7.5	0.00	807	0.0
69	FIDE 554021820	0	—	−7N	−?B	−?N	−?B	+?N	+?B	+?N	+?B	−?N	4.0	7.0	7.0	0.00	830	0.0
70	FIDE 554021863	0	—	−29N	+?B	+?N	−?N	−?B	−?B	+?N	+?B	−?N	4.0	5.5	5.5	0.00	709	0.0
71	FIDE 10087982	0	—	−?B	+?N	−?B	−?N	−?B	+?N	+?B	−?N	+?B	4.0	0.0	0.0	0.00	634	0.0
72	FIDE 10039538	0	—	+?N	=?B	−3N	−79B	−33N	=?N	=?B	−?B	+77N	3.5	17.0	17.0	2.50	736	0.0
73	FIDE 554021871	0	—	−18B	+?N	+?B	−?N	+?B	=56N	−40B	−?N	−?N	3.5	16.0	16.0	2.25	611	0.0
74	FIDE 554021928	0	—	−?N	+?B	+?N	+58B	−11N	−47B	−?N	−67B	−?N	3.0	20.0	20.0	4.50	639	0.0
75	FIDE 554021839	0	—	−4B	+?N	+?B	−14N	−?B	−?N	+?B	−?N	−?N	3.0	14.0	14.0	0.00	807	0.0
76	FIDE 554021812	0	—	−1B	−?N	+?B	−?N	+?B	−?N	−?B	+?N	−?N	3.0	8.5	8.5	0.00	897	0.0
77	FIDE 554021880	0	—	+?B	−18N	−?B	+?N	−42B	−?N	=?B	−?N	−72B	2.5	14.5	14.5	0.00	611	0.0
78	FIDE 554022878	0	—	F	−?N	−45B	−?B	−?N	−?B	+?N	−?B	+?N	2.0	5.0	5.0	0.00	634	0.0
79	FIDE 10853081	0	—	=?N	F	−6B	+72N	−48B	−30B	−?N	−?N	−?B	1.5	21.0	21.0	3.50	791	0.0
80	FIDE 554021804	0	—	F	−?N	−?B	+?B	−?N	−?B	−?N	−?B	−?N	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.00	727	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Ahmed Ezaat, HamzaEGY
+53.6
8.5 pts · #1
2Keoletile NgwaoBOT
+41.6
7.5 pts · #3
3Jayden Kiogora MwendaKEN
+29.6
6.5 pts · #7

Top rating losers

1Cronje, FrederickNAM
-58.8
7.0 pts · #56
2Tumusiime ElvisUGA
-34.0
7.0 pts · #8
3Marc-Antoine Ishimwe NdagijimanaKEN
-29.2
6.5 pts · #10

Biggest upsets

R4+219 Elo gap
Ssenyonjo Daryl Amazing1411 beat Cronje, Frederick1630
R4+213 Elo gap
Jayden Kiogora Mwenda1486 beat Tumusiime Elvis1699
R7+144 Elo gap
Jayden Kiogora Mwenda1486 beat Cronje, Frederick1630