2026 Africa Youth Chess Championship - 17th Edition (U18 Boys)
29 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 15 May 2026 to 21 May 2026 in Imperial Botanical Beach Hotel, Entebbe (Uganda), Uganda. 5 titled players from 7 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1997, and top seed was Ahmed Kandil (🇪🇬 EGY, FM, 2294).
Ahmed Kandil (🇪🇬 EGY, FM, 2294) won with 8.0/9, ahead of Eyad Elhusseiny (7.0) and Shane Kennedy (7.0). Kandil won solo starting round 3.
The biggest upset came in round 5: Shane Kennedy (CM, 1953) beat Judah Nathan Levitan (FM, 2192), a +239-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsFM Ahmed Kandil led from R3; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.
FM Ahmed Kandil never relinquished the lead after R3; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
FM Ahmed Kandil beat FM Eyad Elhusseiny (White).
FM Ahmed Kandil 8 wins (R1–R8)FM Eyad Elhusseiny 5 wins (R5–R9)CM Shane Kennedy 3 wins (R7–R9)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1FMAhmed Kandil | * | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2FMEyad Elhusseiny | 0 | * | 1 | 1 |
| 3CMShane Kennedy | 0 | 0 | * | — |
| 4FMSimiyu Jadon | 1 | 0 | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kandil, AhmedFM | 2294 | EGY | +26N | +14B | +3N | +2B | +20N | +5B | +7N | +6B | −4N | 8.0 | 44.5 | 46.5 | 40.00 | 2354 | +11.2 |
| 2 | Elhusseiny, EyadFM | 2140 | EGY | F | +12N | +5B | −1N | +8B | +3N | +4B | +7B | +15N | 7.0 | 46.5 | 46.5 | 38.50 | 2276 | +49.6 |
| 3 | Shane KennedyCM | 1953 | ZAM | +27B | +15N | −1B | +12N | +6N | −2B | +8B | +5N | +17B | 7.0 | 44.0 | 46.0 | 31.00 | 2153 | +80.0 |
| 4 | Simiyu JadonFM | 2152 | KEN | +18N | +17B | =20N | =6B | =7N | +14B | −2N | +9B | +1B | 6.5 | 43.0 | 46.0 | 32.00 | 2087 | -9.6 |
| 5 | Kur Akut Deng | 2011 | UGA | +19N | +16B | −2N | +17B | +14N | −1N | +15B | −3B | +8N | 6.0 | 43.0 | 47.0 | 25.00 | 1991 | -5.2 |
| 6 | Levitan, Judah NathanFM | 2192 | RSA | +11B | =8N | +10B | =4N | −3B | =12N | +23B | −1N | +20N | 5.5 | 44.0 | 46.5 | 23.50 | 1970 | -35.6 |
| 7 | Tandeka Shiloh | 1813 | UGA | +24B | −10N | +9B | +15N | =4B | +23N | −1B | −2N | +12B | 5.5 | 42.5 | 45.0 | 21.75 | 1896 | +20.8 |
| 8 | Lwanga Edmond | 1783 | UGA | +21N | =6B | +13N | =20B | −2N | +16B | −3N | +19B | −5B | 5.0 | 41.0 | 44.0 | 19.75 | 1881 | +26.4 |
| 9 | Kiruthu Ted Wahome | 1648 | KEN | +29N | −20B | −7N | =16B | +21N | +18B | +13N | −4N | =10B | 5.0 | 35.5 | 36.5 | 17.00 | 1658 | -1.6 |
| 10 | Wanjala Samuel | 1605 | KEN | +23N | +7B | −6N | −14B | +22N | −13B | =19N | +25B | =9N | 5.0 | 34.0 | 36.5 | 18.00 | 1628 | +1.2 |
| 11 | Wamwenje Ethan | 1493 | KEN | −6N | +21B | −14N | +19B | −16N | +24B | −20N | +28B | +18N | 5.0 | 30.0 | 31.0 | 14.50 | 1016 | -21.6 |
| 12 | Murungi Daron Aaron | 1775 | UGA | +28N | −2B | +18N | −3B | +24N | =6B | −16N | +13B | −7N | 4.5 | 40.0 | 41.0 | 14.75 | 1718 | -25.2 |
| 13 | Agape Kapchanga | 1642 | KEN | +25B | =26N | −8B | −23N | +28B | +10N | −9B | −12N | +22N | 4.5 | 29.5 | 30.5 | 12.50 | 1514 | -34.0 |
| 14 | Difotso, Lebogang | 1778 | RSA | +22B | −1N | +11B | +10N | −5B | −4N | −17B | +24N | −16N | 4.0 | 41.5 | 44.0 | 15.50 | 1689 | -42.0 |
| 15 | Angula, Sibusiso | 1736 | NAM | F | −3B | +24N | −7B | +18N | +20B | −5N | +16B | −2B | 4.0 | 39.0 | 39.0 | 13.50 | 1792 | +12.4 |
| 16 | siameja amolly | 1741 | ZAM | F | −5N | =23B | =9N | +11B | −8N | +12B | −15N | +14B | 4.0 | 36.0 | 36.0 | 17.25 | 1746 | +1.6 |
| 17 | Allen Nadine Tungamira | 1746 | ZIM | F | −4N | +27B | −5N | −23B | +21B | +14N | +20B | −3N | 4.0 | 34.0 | 34.0 | 12.00 | 1876 | +27.6 |
| 18 | FIDE 554019621 | 0 | — | −4B | +22N | −12B | +29N | −15B | −9N | +28B | +21N | −11B | 4.0 | 32.0 | 33.0 | 8.00 | 961 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Byanasaye Enrique Williams | 0 | UGA | −5B | =25N | =26B | −11N | +29B | +22N | =10B | −8N | =24B | 4.0 | 31.0 | 32.0 | 10.00 | 1440 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Simiyu Baraka Daniel | 1850 | KEN | F | +9N | =4B | =8N | −1B | −15N | +11B | −17N | −6B | 3.0 | 43.0 | 43.0 | 15.75 | 1788 | -35.6 |
| 21 | FIDE 554023025 | 0 | — | −8B | −11N | +25B | +27N | −9B | −17N | +29N | −18B | F | 3.0 | 28.5 | 28.5 | 5.50 | 868 | 0.0 |
| 22 | FIDE 554019613 | 0 | — | −14N | −18B | +28N | F | −10B | −19B | +27N | +23N | −13B | 3.0 | 28.0 | 29.0 | 5.50 | 875 | 0.0 |
| 23 | Tumbuti Elijah | 0 | KEN | −10B | F | =16N | +13B | +17N | −7B | −6N | −22B | F | 2.5 | 34.0 | 34.0 | 10.50 | 1733 | 0.0 |
| 24 | Joakim Ogiri | 0 | KEN | −7N | +29B | −15B | +25N | −12B | −11N | F | −14B | =19N | 2.5 | 30.5 | 30.5 | 5.50 | 919 | 0.0 |
| 25 | FIDE 554019591 | 0 | — | −13N | =19B | −21N | −24B | F | +27B | +26N | −10N | F | 2.5 | 25.5 | 25.5 | 6.00 | 1459 | 0.0 |
| 26 | Lwazi Marius Kinsambwe | 1506 | UGA | −1B | =13B | =19N | F | −27N | F | −25B | +29N | F | 2.0 | 26.0 | 26.0 | 5.25 | 1581 | +4.0 |
| 27 | FIDE 554023076 | 0 | — | −3N | +28B | −17N | −21B | +26B | −25N | −22B | F | −29B | 2.0 | 23.5 | 23.5 | 3.00 | 1610 | 0.0 |
| 28 | FIDE 554022940 | 0 | — | −12B | −27N | −22B | F | −13N | +29B | −18N | −11N | F | 1.0 | 26.0 | 26.0 | 1.00 | 837 | 0.0 |
| 29 | FIDE 554019605 | 0 | — | −9B | −24N | F | −18B | −19N | −28N | −21B | −26B | +27N | 1.0 | 23.5 | 23.5 | 2.00 | 777 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Shane KennedyCMZAM+80.07.0 pts · #3
- 2Elhusseiny, EyadFMEGY+49.67.0 pts · #2
- 3Allen Nadine TungamiraZIM+27.64.0 pts · #12
- 1Difotso, LebogangRSA-42.04.0 pts · #15
- 2Simiyu Baraka DanielKEN-35.63.0 pts · #10
- 3Levitan, Judah NathanFMRSA-35.65.5 pts · #6
- R5+239 Elo gap
- R2+208 Elo gap
- R9+142 Elo gap