2026 Africa Youth Chess Championship - 17th Edition (U16 Boys)

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92 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 15 May 2026 to 21 May 2026 in Imperial Botanical Beach Hotel, Entebbe (Uganda), Uganda. 1 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1983, and top seed was Tawfik ezzeddin Kweiri (🇱🇾 LBA, 2210).

Muhirwa Alvin (🇺🇬 UGA, 1930) won with 7.5/9, ahead of Tawfik ezzeddin Kweiri (7.0) and Yaseen Ahmed Gamal El Deen (7.0). Alvin clinched sole first place in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 2: Shekupe Fidel (1608) beat Chase Salimu (2024), a +416-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

🇱🇾Tawfik ezzeddin Kweiri2210

Avg top 10

1,983

Participants

Titled players · 1

FM×1

Federations · 8 represented

🇰🇪Kenya×26

🇺🇬Uganda×15

🇿🇦South Africa×7

🇳🇦Namibia×3

🇪🇬Egypt×3

🇧🇼Botswana×3

🇲🇬Madagascar×1

🇿🇲Zambia×1

Top 3

🥇
Muhirwa Alvin
🇺🇬UGA·1930
7.5pts·2076perf+57.6
🥈
Tawfik ezzeddin Kweiri
🇱🇾LBA·2210
7.0pts·2087perf-30.0
🥉
Yaseen Ahmed Gamal El Deen
🇪🇬EGY·1807
7.0pts·2084perf+110.8

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

Muhirwa Alvin led from R9; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 4 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R9.

Co-leaders

Alvin7.5Tamer Waguih7Ahmed Gamal El Deen7Kweiri7Kyle7Taji7

R9 · LEADER CHANGE21 May

Muhirwa Alvin takes the sole lead (7.5/9).

R8 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Muhirwa Alvin drew with FM Farid Tamer Waguih (Black).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

Muhirwa Alvin 4 wins (R1–R4)FM Farid Tamer Waguih 5 wins (R1–R5)Yaseen Ahmed Gamal El Deen 4 wins (R1–R4)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Muhirwa Alvin	*	½	½	—
2FMFarid Tamer Waguih	½	*	½	0
3Yaseen Ahmed Gamal El Deen	½	½	*	½
4Tawfik ezzeddin Kweiri	—	1	½	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Muhirwa Alvin	1930	UGA	+45N	+28B	+25N	+12B	=3N	=10B	+7N	=4N	+27B	7.5	48.0	52.5	42.50	2076	+57.6
2	Kweiri, Tawfik ezzeddin	2210	LBA	+53B	+22N	+8B	−7N	+14B	+12B	=3N	=5N	+4B	7.0	51.5	55.5	42.00	2087	-30.0
3	Ahmed Gamal El Deen, Yaseen	1807	EGY	+70N	+47B	+24N	+10B	=1B	=4N	=2B	+9N	=8B	7.0	50.5	54.0	40.00	2084	+110.8
4	Tamer Waguih, FaridFM	2185	EGY	+64N	+32B	+43N	+15B	+7N	=3B	+13N	=1B	−2N	7.0	49.5	53.5	39.25	2069	-14.0
5	Kuka Kyle	2000	KEN	+60N	+23B	−11N	=44B	+30N	+20B	+43N	=2B	+10B	7.0	44.5	48.5	36.75	1957	-3.2
6	Abel Taji	1688	KEN	+76N	+58B	−10N	+34B	−32N	+41B	+28N	+15B	+11B	7.0	41.5	44.5	33.50	1841	+56.4
7	Dharampall, Viraak	1844	RSA	+91N	+34B	+26N	+2B	−4B	+17N	−1B	=11N	+42B	6.5	48.5	49.0	31.50	1927	+30.8
8	Van Meersbergen, Ettienne	1719	RSA	+72N	+51B	−2N	+16B	=41N	+23B	=10N	+13B	=3N	6.5	46.0	49.5	33.75	1889	+60.0
9	Salimu, Chase	2024	RSA	+74B	−41N	=17B	+71N	+29B	+31N	+21B	−3B	+25N	6.5	42.0	45.5	31.00	1801	-59.6
10	Baguma Innocent	1971	UGA	+62B	+31N	+6B	−3N	+26B	=1N	=8B	+12B	−5N	6.0	51.5	55.5	34.50	1858	-38.8
11	Patil vijaykumar Shivasai	1715	MAW	+75B	+48N	+5B	−21N	=31B	+18N	+14B	=7B	−6N	6.0	47.5	51.0	32.75	1818	+38.4
12	Dikane, Oageng	1731	RSA	+56N	+40B	+42B	−1N	+24B	−2N	+17B	−10N	+38B	6.0	46.5	50.5	30.00	1775	+5.6
13	Geourge Youssef, Mario	1859	EGY	+68B	=17N	+50B	+27N	=21B	+19N	−4B	−8N	+31N	6.0	45.0	48.5	29.25	1831	-6.8
14	Tojomalala, Aiko	1884	MAD	+52N	+16B	=44N	+29B	−2N	+22B	−11N	+41B	=18N	6.0	44.5	48.5	30.25	1809	-20.4
15	Elvis Muigai Kamau	1771	KEN	+63B	+35N	+41B	−4N	−19B	+67N	+24B	−6N	+29B	6.0	44.0	47.5	27.50	1765	-6.0
16	Ndawula Jonathan	1563	UGA	+18B	−14N	+81B	−8N	+33B	+52N	+19B	−27N	+37B	6.0	43.5	46.0	28.50	1659	+22.0
17	Mohanakrishnan Madhav	1564	BOT	+88N	=13B	=9N	+59B	+25N	−7B	−12N	+55B	+36N	6.0	43.5	45.0	26.25	1790	+64.8
18	Maxwell Anyona	0	KEN	−16N	+70B	+40N	+28B	=44N	−11B	+23N	+43B	=14B	6.0	42.5	46.0	28.75	1692	0.0
19	Omara Samora	1647	UGA	+85B	−42N	+68B	+50N	+15N	−13B	−16N	+34B	+28N	6.0	40.0	42.0	25.50	1744	+30.8
20	Hangue, Fritz Junior	1638	NAM	+81B	=71N	−27B	+42N	+45B	−5N	=29B	+50N	+33B	6.0	38.5	41.0	24.75	1612	-10.0
21	Combrink, Juan-Louis	1925	RSA	F	=29B	+30N	+11B	=13N	+32B	−9N	=25B	+22N	5.5	44.5	44.5	29.75	1841	-22.8
22	Mwanje Kathan Mickey	1630	UGA	+33B	−2B	+56N	+53N	=43B	−14N	+39B	+26N	−21B	5.5	42.5	46.5	25.75	1730	+22.8
23	Ochieng Kennedy	1583	KEN	+57B	−5N	+75B	+33N	=27B	−8N	−18B	+53N	+44N	5.5	42.0	45.5	23.50	1704	+19.2
24	Isaac Tendo Serwadda	1641	UGA	+77N	+55B	−3B	+38N	−12N	+46B	−15N	=67B	+49N	5.5	40.5	43.5	22.75	1501	-37.2
25	Gondwe Prosper	1668	ZAM	+84N	+82B	−1B	+67N	−17B	+50N	+35B	=21N	−9B	5.5	40.5	43.0	20.25	1698	+6.8
26	Murray, Jaydon	1650	RSA	+54N	+61B	−7B	+48N	−10N	+56B	=42N	−22B	+67N	5.5	39.0	42.5	22.25	1607	-14.8
27	Shoubhith Omprakash Kayyar	1808	UGA	F	=30B	+20N	−13B	=23N	+34B	+32N	+16B	−1N	5.0	46.0	46.0	27.25	1741	-21.6
28	Wu Zeyin	1582	BOT	+73B	−1N	+54B	−18N	+81B	+60N	−6B	+62N	−19B	5.0	42.0	44.5	18.00	955	-35.2
29	Munanukye Manzi	1572	UGA	+83B	=21N	+71B	−14N	−9N	+53B	=20N	+54B	−15N	5.0	41.5	44.0	19.75	1598	+0.8
30	Manuel Mwine Bujara	1467	KEN	+69B	=27N	−21B	+39N	−5B	+45N	=31B	−37N	+66B	5.0	41.0	44.5	22.00	1581	+24.8
31	Muthumbi Richard	1582	KEN	+46N	−10B	+76N	+83B	=11N	−9B	=30N	+60N	−13B	5.0	41.0	43.5	19.50	1559	-12.8
32	Rickey Micheal Beinomugisha	1607	UGA	+90B	−4N	+78B	+52N	+6B	−21N	−27B	−38N	+60B	5.0	40.5	41.5	19.00	1664	+6.4
33	James Maina	0	KEN	−22N	+74N	+?B	−23B	−16N	+40B	+47N	+51B	−20N	5.0	40.0	40.0	17.00	1449	0.0
34	Suresh Babu Goutham	1524	BOT	+92B	−7N	+86B	−6N	+57B	−27N	+78B	−19N	+52B	5.0	37.5	37.5	13.00	947	-36.0
35	Haris Ahabwe	1535	UGA	+59N	−15B	+51N	−43B	+76N	+55B	−25N	−36B	+54N	5.0	37.0	40.0	19.00	908	-44.0
36	Nthiga Blair Wema	1671	KEN	+66B	−50N	−52B	+79N	+54B	−38N	+63B	+35N	−17B	5.0	36.0	39.0	20.00	1380	-45.6
37	Ogola Andrew	1597	KEN	−51N	+87B	+72N	=45B	=46N	−42B	+56N	+30B	−16N	5.0	36.0	37.5	18.50	1515	-9.2
38	Adrian Mwikamba	0	KEN	−87N	+85B	+61N	−24B	+83N	+36B	−44N	+32B	−12N	5.0	34.5	36.0	18.50	1589	0.0
39	Chazima Terence Shaka	1513	KEN	−82N	+84B	=46N	−30B	+69N	+51B	−22N	=59B	+58N	5.0	33.0	35.5	18.25	749	-36.0
40	FIDE 554019834	0	—	+?B	−12N	−18B	−81N	+90B	−33N	+89B	+79N	+57B	5.0	29.0	29.0	9.50	931	0.0
41	Shekupe Fidel	1608	NAM	F	+9B	−15N	+60N	=8B	−6N	+48B	−14N	+43B	4.5	45.0	45.0	22.75	1749	+46.8
42	NGWENYA SIMPHIWE THABISO	0	ZIM	F	+19B	−12N	−20B	+64N	+37N	=26B	+44B	−7N	4.5	43.5	43.5	22.25	1680	0.0
43	Du Toit, Dawid	1720	NAM	+78B	+67N	−4B	+35N	=22N	+44B	−5B	−18N	−41N	4.5	43.0	46.0	18.75	1720	-4.8
44	Dugmore, Deacon	1654	RSA	+79B	+86N	=14B	=5N	=18B	−43N	+38B	−42N	−23B	4.5	41.5	43.5	19.50	1604	-13.2
45	FIDE 554013054	0	—	−1B	+57N	+87B	=37N	−20N	−30B	−51N	+61B	+73N	4.5	39.0	40.5	15.50	1336	0.0
46	Kyle Wathua	0	KEN	−31B	+62N	=39B	+?N	=37B	−24N	−50B	+68N	=47B	4.5	36.5	36.5	14.75	1437	0.0
47	Ssenyonga Karim	1450	UGA	+65B	−3N	F	−54N	+66B	+79N	−33B	+56B	=46N	4.5	35.5	38.0	17.25	1007	-4.4
48	Joseph Prince Muhanguzi	1453	UGA	+80N	−11B	+82N	−26B	=51N	+59B	−41N	−49B	+55N	4.5	35.5	38.0	15.50	805	-49.2
49	Aduma Melivin	1446	KEN	−55N	−54B	+85N	−51B	+86B	=81N	+57B	+48N	−24B	4.5	30.5	32.5	13.75	1547	+10.4
50	Njenga Francis	1415	KEN	+89N	+36B	−13N	−19B	+58N	−25B	+46N	−20B	F	4.0	41.0	42.5	15.00	1448	+4.4
51	John Ajuk	0	KEN	+37B	−8N	−35B	+49N	=48B	−39N	+45B	−33N	=53B	4.0	40.0	44.0	18.25	1487	0.0
52	Cardel Carson	0	KEN	−14B	+73N	+36N	−32B	+61N	−16B	−55N	+76B	−34N	4.0	38.5	41.5	15.50	1410	0.0
53	Amin Ibrahim Ismail	0	KEN	−2N	+77B	+55N	−22B	=59N	−29N	+71B	−23B	=51N	4.0	38.5	41.5	14.50	949	0.0
54	Felix Maina Thiuri	0	KEN	−26B	+49N	−28N	+47B	−36N	+?B	+64N	−29N	−35B	4.0	38.5	38.5	13.00	1461	0.0
55	Sammy Mwita	0	KEN	+49B	−24N	−53B	+78N	+75B	−35N	+52B	−17N	−48B	4.0	37.0	40.0	15.00	1288	0.0
56	FIDE 10857001	0	—	−12B	+69N	−22B	+65N	+89B	−26N	−37B	−47N	+86B	4.0	36.0	37.5	11.00	812	0.0
57	Kirya Ernest	0	UGA	−23N	−45B	+91N	+70B	−34N	+72B	−49N	+64B	−40N	4.0	35.5	36.0	11.50	718	0.0
58	Lewis Chemase	0	KEN	+?B	−6N	−67B	+62N	−50B	+68N	−60B	+63N	−39B	4.0	35.0	35.0	11.50	1298	0.0
59	Migosi Michael David	0	KEN	−35B	+63N	+?B	−17N	=53B	−48N	+81B	=39N	F	4.0	35.0	35.0	11.00	1360	0.0
60	FIDE 10895787	0	—	−5B	+90N	+?N	−41B	+82N	−28B	+58N	−31B	−32N	4.0	34.0	34.0	7.50	876	0.0
61	FIDE 554008298	0	—	+?B	−26N	−38B	+63N	−52B	+75N	−62B	−45N	+78B	4.0	33.5	33.5	10.50	1564	0.0
62	FIDE 10049908	0	—	−10N	−46B	+88N	−58B	+73N	+77B	+61N	−28B	−?N	4.0	31.5	31.5	12.00	910	0.0
63	David Paul	0	KEN	−15N	−59B	+80N	−61B	+92N	+83B	−36N	−58B	+77N	4.0	31.5	31.5	8.50	921	0.0
64	FIDE 10897283	0	—	−4B	−81N	+90B	+86N	−42B	+65N	−54B	−57N	+79B	4.0	31.0	32.0	10.00	1385	0.0
65	FIDE 10877371	0	—	−47N	−72B	+84N	−56B	+70N	−64B	−?N	+85B	+76N	4.0	27.0	27.0	11.00	664	0.0
66	Evans Baraka	0	KEN	−36N	−?N	−69B	+88B	−47N	+80B	+?N	+?B	−30N	4.0	22.5	22.5	4.50	1289	0.0
67	Mwangi Victor	1495	KEN	F	−43B	+58N	−25B	+77N	−15B	+76N	=24N	−26B	3.5	37.0	37.0	12.75	1324	-30.0
68	FIDE 554022924	0	—	−13N	+88B	−19N	−82B	+80N	−58B	+77N	−46B	=72N	3.5	32.5	34.0	9.25	953	0.0
69	FIDE 554019729	0	—	−30N	−56B	+66N	=74B	−39B	−71N	+70N	−73B	+84N	3.5	32.0	34.5	11.75	690	0.0
70	FIDE 10894730	0	—	−3B	−18N	+73B	−57N	−65B	=88N	−69B	+91N	+82B	3.5	32.0	32.5	7.25	1007	0.0
71	Ssajjabi Bomboka Kamadah	0	UGA	F	=20B	−29N	−9B	−?N	+69B	−53N	+81N	+74B	3.5	31.0	31.0	12.50	1356	0.0
72	FIDE 554022916	0	—	−8B	+65N	−37B	−89N	+87B	−57N	−79B	+80N	=68B	3.5	30.5	32.0	10.25	858	0.0
73	FIDE 554023017	0	—	−28N	−52B	−70N	+84B	−62B	=74N	+87B	+69N	−45B	3.5	30.5	32.0	9.25	782	0.0
74	FIDE 554019826	0	—	−9N	−33B	−77N	=69N	=91B	=73B	+82N	+83B	−71N	3.5	30.0	30.5	8.75	1224	0.0
75	FIDE 554022932	0	—	−11N	+89B	−23N	+?B	−55N	−61B	=83N	+88B	−?N	3.5	25.0	25.0	4.25	792	0.0
76	FIDE 10861718	0	—	−6B	+92N	−31B	+87N	−35B	+89N	−67B	−52N	−65B	3.0	31.5	31.5	3.00	775	0.0
77	FIDE 554019761	0	—	−24B	−53N	+74B	+?N	−67B	−62N	−68B	+87N	−63B	3.0	29.5	29.5	5.00	1413	0.0
78	FIDE 554019800	0	—	−43N	+80B	−32N	−55B	+?N	+82B	−34N	−?B	−61N	3.0	28.0	28.0	5.50	807	0.0
79	Farelle Jayhope Wanyonyi	0	KEN	−44N	−?N	+92B	−36B	+?N	−47B	+72N	−40B	−64N	3.0	26.5	26.5	3.50	1326	0.0
80	FIDE 10877339	0	—	−48B	−78N	−63B	+85N	−68B	−66N	+92N	−72B	+90N	3.0	25.5	25.5	3.00	653	0.0
81	FIDE 10852107	0	—	−20N	+64B	−16N	+40B	−28N	=49B	−59N	−71B	F	2.5	38.0	39.5	11.25	1235	0.0
82	Ndamukenzi Joshua Uwimana	0	UGA	+39B	−25N	−48B	+68N	−60B	−78N	−74B	=89N	−70N	2.5	32.5	34.0	9.25	1420	0.0
83	FIDE 554019737	0	—	−29N	+91B	F	−31N	−38B	−63N	=75B	−74N	+89B	2.5	32.0	32.5	3.75	777	0.0
84	FIDE 554019788	0	—	−25B	−39N	−65B	−73N	+85B	=87N	−88B	+92N	−69B	2.5	26.5	26.5	2.75	791	0.0
85	FIDE 554010535	0	—	−19N	−38N	−49B	−80B	−84N	F	+90B	−65N	+91B	2.0	26.5	26.5	1.50	747	0.0
86	FIDE 10853898	0	—	F	−44B	−34N	−64B	−49N	+92B	−?N	+?B	−56N	2.0	22.0	22.0	0.00	750	0.0
87	FIDE 554019702	0	—	+38B	−37N	−45N	−76B	−72N	=84B	−73N	−77B	F	1.5	30.0	30.0	6.25	797	0.0
88	FIDE 554006996	0	—	−17B	−68N	−62B	−66N	F	=70B	+84N	−75N	F	1.5	29.5	29.5	4.25	764	0.0
89	FIDE 554019710	0	—	−50B	−75N	F	+72B	−56N	−76B	−40N	=82B	−83N	1.5	28.0	28.0	4.75	615	0.0
90	FIDE 554019753	0	—	−32N	−60B	−64N	+91B	−40N	−?B	−85N	F	−80B	1.0	23.5	23.5	0.50	792	0.0
91	FIDE 554019818	0	—	−7B	−83N	−57B	−90N	=74N	−?B	F	−70B	−85N	0.5	23.0	23.0	1.75	1044	0.0
92	FIDE 554023149	0	—	−34N	−76B	−79N	F	−63B	−86N	−80B	−84B	F	0.0	22.5	22.5	0.00	724	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Ahmed Gamal El Deen, YaseenEGY
+110.8
7.0 pts · #3
2Mohanakrishnan MadhavBOT
+64.8
6.0 pts · #23
3Van Meersbergen, EttienneRSA
+60.0
6.5 pts · #14

Top rating losers

1Salimu, ChaseRSA
-59.6
6.5 pts · #12
2Joseph Prince MuhanguziUGA
-49.2
4.5 pts · #70
3Nthiga Blair WemaKEN
-45.6
5.0 pts · #45

Biggest upsets

R2+416 Elo gap
Shekupe Fidel1608 beat Salimu, Chase2024
R4+366 Elo gap
Dharampall, Viraak1844 beat Kweiri, Tawfik ezzeddin2210
R3+285 Elo gap
Patil vijaykumar Shivasai1715 beat Kuka Kyle2000