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2026 Africa Youth Chess Championship - 17th Edition (U12 Boys)

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136 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 1752, and top seed was Manyeki Nathaniel (🇰🇪 KEN, 1914).

Wabwire Ronald (🇺🇬 UGA, 1833) won with 8.0/9, ahead of Manyeki Nathaniel (7.5) and Muli Faraja Mumo (7.5). Ronald broke clear in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 5: Tindi Liam (1468) beat Etienne Brits (1685), a +217-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
Top seed
🇰🇪Manyeki Nathaniel1914
Avg top 10
1,752
Participants
136
Federations · 8 represented
🇰🇪Kenya×18
🇺🇬Uganda×10
🇿🇦South Africa×5
🇳🇦Namibia×3
🇿🇲Zambia×3
🇲🇬Madagascar×2
🇧🇼Botswana×2
🇪🇬Egypt×2
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

Wabwire Ronald led from R9; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 8 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R9.

Co-leaders
88
43
20
8
2
6
2
4
1
2.54.579R1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9
R9–R9 · LEAD HELD

Wabwire Ronald held the sole lead from R9 through R9 without losing it.

R6 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Wabwire Ronald drew with Muli Faraja Mumo (Black).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

Wabwire Ronald 5 wins (R1–R5)Muli Faraja Mumo 5 wins (R1–R5)Manyeki Nathaniel 4 wins (R1–R4)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Wabwire Ronald1833UGA+84B+35N+23B+11N+7B=3N+14B=2B+12N8.054.058.551.002002+53.2
2Manyeki Nathaniel1914KEN+103B+54N+10B+5N=15B+13N+12B=1N=3B7.554.558.547.501933+8.8
3Muli Faraja Mumo1837KEN+100N+24B+19N+26B+39N=1B=4N+9B=2N7.554.058.046.501920+29.6
4Priyanshu Dinodia1749ZAM+90B+96N=25B+48N+16B+15N=3B=5N+7B7.551.055.044.501801+16.4
5Resnekov, Oliver1594RSA+123N+117B+53N2B+92N+19B+10N=4B+14B7.547.050.038.751835+62.4
6Brits, Etienne1685RSA+75N+36B+80N=18B38N+58N+25B+39B+16N7.546.050.541.751716+9.2
7Dien James1537NAM+133N+65B+30N+17B1N+80B+26N+8B4N7.050.552.537.001780+68.0
8RAZAFINDRANO,Raphael1623MAD+89B+99N+27B20N+24B+22N+11B7N+23B7.049.553.540.001626+0.4
9Sianyinda Lubomba1585ZAM+127B+42N+63B14N+43B+27N+23B3N+24B7.048.051.037.001617+6.0
10Atida Mukono1528ZIM+124B+69N2N+72B+37N+79B5B+55N+32B7.046.549.534.501516-6.4
11Shem Ngugi1561KEN+120N+87B+111N1B+83N+52B8N+51B+31N7.043.546.531.501515-8.4
12Dwidar, Youssef1774EGY+97N+64B=38N+76B+18N+20B2N+15B1B6.550.554.536.251714-14.0
13Thorulsley, Kairaav1715RSA+49B+106N+22B=16N+25B2B=28N=21N+38B6.550.054.037.001651-18.0
14George Samir, Danial1719EGY+105N+136B+52N+9B=20N+38B1N+18B5N6.550.051.032.251677-11.2
15Jayson Kimani Ndarwa1642KEN+37N+115B+79N+41B=2N4B+20N12N+40B6.549.552.534.751727+33.6
16Ayaan,Chandarana1550MAD+125N+66B+29N=13B4N+46B+38N+26B6B6.549.552.534.251646+25.6
17Stern, Mason Jesse1654RSA+108B+85N+40B7N+33B23N+42B+27N=22B6.547.051.034.751474-46.4
18Klopper, Ben1556RSA+107B+46N+58B=6N12B+85N+40B14N+42B6.546.550.533.751572+1.6
19Lumula Jason Jude1519KEN+101B+68N3B+50N+116B5N=43B+56N+44B6.545.548.530.75916-21.2
20Shaurya Danave1529ZAM+135N+93B+81N+8B=14B12N15B+67N+46N6.545.547.030.751603+13.2
21Caleb Antony1430KEN+131N29B+105N+49B+30N26B+74N=13B+39N6.544.546.531.251649+33.2
22Cherillath Kandamangalam Sarang Ram1463BOT+134N+129B13N+66B+59N8B+84N+58B=17N6.542.044.027.251391-9.2
23Turyatemba Augustine1509UGA+73N+94B1N+77B+63N+17B9N+30B8N6.049.553.531.501481-7.2
24Binneman, Francois Jacobus Albertus0NAM+55B3N+60B+47N8N+95B+41N+28B9N6.048.552.531.0015510.0
25Jesse Jayden1487KEN+119N+44B=4N+62B13N+56B6N+83B=37N6.047.550.529.751443-5.2
26Muwanguzi Alpha1612UGA+113B+98N+33B3N+96B+21N7B16N+69B6.046.550.029.001396-46.0
27Kukunda Austin Babukiika1404UGA+60B+91N8N+65B+114N9B+29N17B+71N6.045.548.528.00821-26.8
28Kiplangat Baraka1531KEN+121B+43N+32B39N+69B=42N=13B24N+60B6.045.048.030.501474-5.6
29Prince Ellis0KEN+?B+21N16B+35N40B+96N27B+?B+82N6.039.039.021.0014010.0
30FIDE 108774520+?B+?N7B+51N21B+117N+35B23N+57B6.038.538.519.0012790.0
31FIDE 5540189000=83N+?B=59N+36B80N+77B+79N+?B11B6.036.536.520.2514850.0
32Wu Yanbo0BOT+78N+?B28N83B+75N+111B+?N+52B10N6.036.036.018.5013820.0
33FIDE 5540122950+?N+?B26N+93B17N65B+102N+59B+67N6.035.535.518.008330.0
34FIDE 5540207000+71N53B78N+133B+100N+97B?N+77B+51N6.035.035.025.006100.0
35FIDE 108585800+?N1B+131N29B+?N+63B30N+95B+?N6.031.031.011.0010330.0
36FIDE 108589380+?B6N+61B31N104B+101N+116B+?N+?B6.029.529.512.008850.0
37Jayden Hiyari Mwamtsi0KEN15B+?N+?B+?N10B=?N+?B+45N=25B6.025.025.08.5014300.0
38Tindi Liam1468KEN+126B+61N=12B+82N+6B14N16B+43N13N5.548.551.528.751604+37.6
39Mukisa Elvin1619UGA+109N+112B+57N+28B3B=40N+45B6N21B5.547.551.026.751439-48.4
40Mugenyi Mathias1459UGA+102N+95B17N+78B+29N=39B18N+50B15N5.545.549.527.251296-26.8
41Omollo Tendai Gichuhi1538KEN+130B+88N+114B15N42B+48N24B+68N=49B5.541.544.023.25842-14.4
42Eashan Anish Shah0KEN+?N9B+95N+?B+41N=28B17N+81B18N5.540.040.017.0014240.0
43FIDE 108592170+?N28B+?N+86B9N+114B=19N38B+81N5.537.037.015.2512040.0
44Namangale .Alipo0MAW+51B25N=99B45N+?N+87B+66N+?B19N5.536.536.516.5013470.0
45FIDE 10087990094N=73B+?N+44B+?N+91B39N37B+84N5.534.534.516.508190.0
46FIDE 5540104970+?N18B=?N+?B+62N16N+48B+82N20B5.534.534.515.0013460.0
47FIDE 5540207600+92N79B+117N24B?N+100B=112N+111B+83N5.533.033.020.756140.0
48FIDE 5540208830=?N+?B+?N4B+111N41B46N+112B+79B5.530.030.011.5014420.0
49Jason Kibet0KEN13N+?B+?N21N?B+?B+?N+80B=41N5.523.023.07.2515290.0
50FIDE 5540211700?N+?B+?N19B+?N=81B+91N40N+?B5.520.520.56.256890.0
51FIDE 554021375044N+119B+74N30B+93N+59B+65N11N34B5.043.546.522.007610.0
52Joseph Wambua1463KEN+104B+132N14B+103N+55B11N+61B32N63B5.042.544.520.00840-22.4
53FIDE 108609830+56B+34N5B55N+121B+?N58B63N+108B5.040.540.518.007940.0
54Bakulumpagi Noah0UGAF2B+134N=70N56B+94B=73N+93B+58N5.037.537.520.0011140.0
55FIDE 554020859024N+75B+?N+53B52N+64B+80N10B?N5.037.537.519.5012960.0
56FIDE 554008204053N+97B+136N=111B+54N25N+85B19B=?N5.035.535.516.2511990.0
57FIDE 108528240+?B+?N39B116N+107B+60N67B+74B30N5.033.533.514.008190.0
58FIDE 5540207350+?N+?B18N+115B+?N6B+53N22N54B5.033.533.58.007680.0
59FIDE 113317470+?B=82N=31B+?N22B51N+?B33N+92N5.032.032.09.2512990.0
60FIDE 554001641027N+71B24N+?B+?N57B+92N+?B28N5.032.032.09.006680.0
61Nelson Madiba0KEN+?N38B36N+?B+72N+92B52N+64B?B5.030.530.514.006660.0
62FIDE 108828390+72B=?N+?B25N46B66B+87N=?N+103B5.030.030.013.506870.0
63FIDE 5540209560F+?B9N+?N23B35N+?B+53B+52N5.029.029.010.0015160.0
64FIDE 5540213590+?B12N?B+131N+128B55N+119B61N+101B5.028.528.512.009740.0
65FIDE 5540016500+?B7N+?B27N+?B+33N51B?N+99B5.028.028.010.006710.0
66FIDE 5540211620+?B16N+?B22N=?B+62N44B=91N+?B5.027.527.57.007070.0
67Siddhant Sujeet Singh0UGA+?N=?B=83N+?B79N+?B+57N20B33B5.026.526.57.256720.0
68FIDE 554021146081N19B+102N+?B?N+?B+114N41B+?N5.023.523.57.007290.0
69FIDE 5540014710+?N10B+?N+81B28N+?B?N+?B26N5.023.523.54.507440.0
70FIDE 5540207780115N+120B+112N=54B?N71B=?N+123B+?N5.022.522.512.007050.0
71FIDE 10859292034B60N=?B+?N+?B+70N=?B+?N27B5.022.022.05.006040.0
72FIDE 554021197062N+?B+?N10N61B+?B76N+?B+?N5.022.022.00.007280.0
73FIDE 10084142023B=45N+?B+?N=82B=?N=54B?N+?N5.021.021.07.5013550.0
74FIDE 554020964079N+?B51B+?N+?B+?N21B57N+?B5.021.021.00.006220.0
75FIDE 55401414006B55N+?B+?N32B?N+132B+?N+?N5.020.520.52.008850.0
76FIDE 5540018030=?N+?B+?B12N85B=99N+72B+?N?B5.020.020.07.009740.0
77FIDE 5540211890?B+?N+?B23N+?B31N+?B34N+?B5.018.018.00.007090.0
78FIDE 554021154032B+?N+34B40N?B+?N+?B=?N=?B5.017.517.56.006590.0
79Matthew Munene Kipkosgey1414KEN+74B+47N15B+107N+67B10N31B=84B48N4.545.049.021.75785-22.0
80Kaweesi Jaeden Andrew Tendo1458UGA+116B+118N6B+84N+31B7N55B49N=90B4.543.046.018.75811-24.0
81Zein Yassir0KEN+68B+121N20B69N+89B=50N+?B42N43B4.540.540.515.257290.0
82Du Toit, Daniel1520NAM+110N=59B+86N38B=73N+125B=83N46B29B4.540.043.018.75668-22.8
83FIDE 108591360=31B+?N=67B+32N11B+?N=82B25N47B4.540.040.013.7512500.0
84FIDE 55402112001N+?B+?N80B+86N+?B22B=79N45B4.533.533.56.7512200.0
85FIDE 108589890+?N17B+94N=91B+76N18B56N?B+?N4.531.031.011.008050.0
86FIDE 5540206890+?B+?N82B43N84B89N+120N=?B+112N4.525.525.56.507200.0
87FIDE 5540212000+?B11N91B+?N=94B44N62B+?N+?B4.525.525.52.007610.0
88FIDE 5540212430+?N41B?N129B?N+131B=?N+122B+111N4.516.516.58.507380.0
89FIDE 55402109008N?B+?N+?B81N+86B?N=?B+?N4.516.016.04.508230.0
90FIDE 1085500904N?B?N+?B?N+?B+?N+114B=80N4.515.015.05.2514110.0
91FIDE 108391860F27B+87N=85N+99B45N50B=66B+97N4.039.039.017.256040.0
92FIDE 554021260047B+104N+?B+?N5B61N60B+124N59B4.035.035.07.007940.0
93FIDE 5540209210+?B20N+106B33N51B+98N+96B54N?B4.034.534.512.007290.0
94FIDE 5540209050+45B23N85B+112B=87N54N+?B?N=98B4.033.033.013.257090.0
95FIDE 108454530+?B40N42B+?N+98B24N+106B35NF4.031.031.08.006590.0
96FIDE 108458870+?N4B+122N+?B26N29B93N102B+?N4.030.530.53.008810.0
97FIDE 554008417012B56N+?B+118N+?B34N?B+116N91B4.027.527.56.009740.0
98FIDE 5540212780+?N26B+129N114B95N93B=122N+?B=94N4.026.526.56.008120.0
99FIDE 5540213080+?N8B=44N+?B91N=76B?N+?B65N4.026.526.55.258230.0
100FIDE 55402113803B+?N?B+?N34B47N+128B+104N?B4.026.026.07.0010370.0
101FIDE 10088067019N+?B?N?B+?N36B+115N+117B64N4.023.523.56.007120.0
102FIDE 554008174040B?N68B+?N+136B+?N33B+96N?N4.021.521.55.006590.0
103FIDE 1085388002N+?B+?N52B?N?B+129N+?B62N4.020.020.02.508890.0
104Larry Gift Elalu0UGA52N92B+?N+?B+36N?B?N100B+?N4.019.019.06.006840.0
105FIDE 554021111014B+?N21B?N+132B?N?B+118N+?B4.018.018.05.007750.0
106FIDE 5540213320+?N13B93N?B+?N+129B95N?B+?N4.017.017.02.509150.0
107FIDE 554001579018N+?B+?N79B57N+?B?B+?N?B4.016.016.00.006850.0
108FIDE 554021103017N+?B?B?N+?B?N+118B+?N53N4.014.514.53.007320.0
109FIDE 10855270039B+?N?B+?N?B?N=?B=?N+?B4.05.55.50.007150.0
110FIDE 10864199082B?N+?B?N+?B?N+?B?N+?B4.04.54.50.007200.0
111FIDE 5540214050+?B+?N11B=56N48B32N+?B47N88B3.533.533.52.507610.0
112FIDE 5540212510+?B39N70B94N+?B+118N=47B48N86B3.533.033.05.758190.0
113FIDE 554021081026N?B+?N?B?N+?B?N+?B=?N3.56.06.00.008120.0
114FIDE 5540207270F+?B41N+98N27B43N68B90N+119B3.033.533.57.006710.0
115FIDE 5540212940+70B15N+118B58N?B119N101B126N+132B3.031.531.510.008420.0
116FIDE 554020980080N+?B+?N+57B19N?B36N97B117N3.029.029.05.006890.0
117FIDE 5540212190F5N47B+?B+129N30B?N101N+116B3.028.528.55.507940.0
118FIDE 5540017810+?N80B115N97B+120N112B108N105B+133N3.028.028.05.006580.0
119FIDE 554021014025B51N+?B?N+?N+115B64N?B114N3.022.022.03.006870.0
120FIDE 554021065011B70N?B+?N118B+?N86B+132N?B3.021.521.52.007610.0
121FIDE 554021030028N81B+?N+?B53N?B?N?B+?N3.015.515.50.007310.0
122FIDE 108662130?B+?N96B+136N?B?N=98B88N=?B3.013.513.53.006100.0
123FIDE 1085541605B?N?B=?N+?B+?B=?N70N?B3.012.512.50.007940.0
124FIDE 10838309010N?N?B?B+?N+?B+136N92B?N3.012.012.01.007280.0
125FIDE 10060014016B+?N?B+?N+?B82N?B?N?B3.011.011.00.007350.0
126FIDE 554021006038N?B?N+?B?N136B+?N+115B?N3.09.59.53.006680.0
127FIDE 55402107309N?B+?N?B?N?B?N+?B+131N3.09.09.02.007850.0
128FIDE 5540210220?N?B+?N+?B64N?B100N?N+?B3.09.09.00.007050.0
129FIDE 5540208400+?B22N98B+88N117B106N103B?N=?B2.526.026.04.506630.0
130FIDE 554021057041N?B?N?B+?B=?N+?B?N?B2.55.55.50.007380.0
131FIDE 554020972021B+?N35B64B?N88N+?B?N127B2.025.025.00.006300.0
132FIDE 5540207940+?N52B?N?B105N+133B75N120B115N2.022.022.02.006630.0
133FIDE 55402104907B?N+?B34N?B132N?B+?N118B2.018.018.00.007370.0
134FIDE 554020999022B+?N54B?N?B?N?BF+136N2.012.512.51.006630.0
135FIDE 10084185020BF?N+?N?B?N=?B?N?N1.56.56.50.007290.0
136FIDE 5540213400F14N56B122B102N+126N124B?N134B1.026.526.53.009190.0

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