Kenya National Youth and Cadet Chess Championship Playoffs - U14 Open
Round-RobinStandard
28 players participated in this 11-round tournament, held from 10 Apr 2026 to 13 Apr 2026 in Nairobi, Kenya. Top 10 Elo average was 1662, and top seed was Waweru Davidson Mugo (🇰🇪 KEN, 1850).
Waweru Davidson Mugo (🇰🇪 KEN, 1850) won with 9.5/11, ahead of Curtis Reuben Thuo (8.5) and Mugambi Christian Mwamba (7.5). Mugo won solo starting round 3.
The biggest upset came in round 4: Curtis Reuben Thuo (1478) beat Mugambi Christian Mwamba (1797), a +319-point gap.
Location
🇰🇪Nairobi, Kenya
Dates
10 Apr 2026 → 13 Apr 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes for the whole game
System
Round-robin · 11 rounds
Federations · 1 represented
🇰🇪Kenya×26
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 14 · 11 roundsWaweru Davidson Mugo led from R3 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight.
Co-leaders
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Mugo#1Thuo#2Munyua#3Mwamba#5Inyangala#7Kimani#4Mutua#6Andericus#8Nderitu#9Gichana#12Andre#14Waithaka#11Kanuri#15Githaiga#17
R3–R11 · LEAD HELD
Waweru Davidson Mugo never relinquished the lead after R3; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
R6 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Waweru Davidson Mugo beat Curtis Reuben Thuo (White).
WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers
Waweru Davidson Mugo 8 wins (R1–R8)Curtis Reuben Thuo 4 wins (R2–R5)Prince Isaac Munyua 3 wins (R4–R6)
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | R10 | R11 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Waweru Davidson Mugo | 1850 | KEN | +23N | +14B | +7N | +6B | +8N | +2B | +4N | +13B | =3N | −5B | +11N | 9.5 | 67.5 | 71.5 | 60.25 | 1917 | +32.4 |
| 2 | Curtis Reuben Thuo | 1478 | KEN | =5N | +23B | +4N | +3B | +7N | −1N | +12B | =8B | +6N | +10N | =9B | 8.5 | 69.5 | 73.5 | 53.75 | 1832 | +196.8 |
| 3 | Mugambi Christian Mwamba | 1797 | KEN | +18B | =13N | +10B | −2N | +25B | +12N | −7B | +6N | =1B | +4B | =5N | 7.5 | 68.0 | 71.5 | 45.25 | 1699 | -38.8 |
| 4 | Prince Isaac Munyua | 1596 | KEN | +12B | =17N | −2B | +19N | +10B | +6N | −1B | +7N | +8B | −3N | +14N | 7.5 | 67.0 | 72.0 | 44.00 | 1727 | +76.8 |
| 5 | Oluchiri Jeshurun Inyangala | 1680 | KEN | =2B | −11N | =25N | +22B | +21N | +17B | −8N | +23B | +24B | +1N | =3B | 7.5 | 60.0 | 63.5 | 41.25 | 1694 | +10.8 |
| 6 | Danson Ryan Kimani | 1699 | KEN | +9N | +15B | =8N | −1N | +13B | −4B | +11N | −3B | −2B | +21N | +7N | 6.5 | 69.5 | 74.0 | 37.75 | 1664 | -18.0 |
| 7 | Aviah Mutua | 1645 | KEN | +21N | +25B | −1B | +10N | −2B | +14N | +3N | −4B | +12B | =8N | −6B | 6.5 | 67.5 | 71.0 | 35.75 | 1650 | +4.8 |
| 8 | Anindo Andericus | 1598 | KEN | +19N | +28B | =6B | +13N | −1B | =24N | +5B | =2N | −4N | =7B | =10B | 6.5 | 66.5 | 67.5 | 34.75 | 1643 | +24.4 |
| 9 | Gacheru Francis Nderitu | 1495 | KEN | −6B | +27N | −24N | +15B | =23N | +25B | =14B | −12N | +21B | +13B | =2N | 6.5 | 53.0 | 55.0 | 30.00 | 1561 | +35.6 |
| 10 | Kibue Andre | 1532 | KEN | +20N | +24B | −3N | −7B | −4N | +28B | =18N | +25B | +13N | −2B | =8N | 6.0 | 59.5 | 60.5 | 24.75 | 1545 | +2.4 |
| 11 | Gichana, Keyshawn Elmer | 1584 | KEN | −25N | +5B | −28N | −21B | +20N | +19B | −6B | +26N | +17B | +12N | −1B | 6.0 | 55.5 | 56.5 | 31.50 | 1563 | -10.4 |
| 12 | Nathaniel Waithaka | 1429 | KEN | −4N | +20B | +15N | +24B | +14N | −3B | −2N | +9B | −7N | −11B | =16N | 5.5 | 64.0 | 68.0 | 29.25 | 1544 | +52.0 |
| 13 | Murigu Kanuri | 1547 | KEN | +27N | =3B | +17N | −8B | −6N | +23B | +24B | −1N | −10B | −9N | +18B | 5.5 | 60.5 | 62.5 | 23.75 | 1543 | -8.4 |
| 14 | Githaiga, Arnold | 1555 | KEN | +16B | −1N | +26B | +28N | −12B | −7B | =9N | −21N | +25B | +24N | −4B | 5.5 | 56.5 | 57.5 | 20.75 | 1425 | -57.2 |
| 15 | Mwaniki Joseph Gacura | 1519 | KEN | +26B | −6N | −12B | −9N | −18B | +22N | −25N | +16B | +27N | +23B | =24B | 5.5 | 48.5 | 50.5 | 21.50 | 1335 | -57.2 |
| 16 | Alvin Kioko Kahigu | 0 | KEN | −14N | =22B | −19N | =18N | =26B | +27B | =20N | −15N | +28B | +25N | =12B | 5.5 | 45.0 | 46.0 | 18.25 | 1323 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Ndegwa Irwin Ndege | 1514 | KEN | +22N | =4B | −13B | −25N | +19B | −5N | −23N | +20B | −11N | =18N | +27B | 5.0 | 53.5 | 55.5 | 22.75 | 1309 | -70.4 |
| 18 | Waichinga Dennis | 0 | KEN | −3N | =19B | =22N | =16B | +15N | +21B | =10B | −24N | =23N | =17B | −13N | 5.0 | 53.0 | 57.0 | 25.00 | 1506 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Jayden Herman | 1432 | KEN | −8B | =18N | +16B | −4B | −17N | −11N | =22B | +27B | =20N | +26N | =21B | 5.0 | 53.0 | 55.0 | 20.50 | 1187 | -47.6 |
| 20 | FIDE 10854983 | 0 | — | −10B | −12N | −21N | +27B | −11B | +26N | =16B | −17N | =19B | +22B | +23N | 5.0 | 49.5 | 51.5 | 19.25 | 1266 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Peter Odoyo | 1474 | KEN | −7B | −26N | +20B | +11N | −5B | −18N | +28N | +14B | −9N | −6B | =19N | 4.5 | 57.0 | 58.0 | 20.00 | 1482 | 0.0 |
| 22 | Tilen Otieno | 0 | KEN | −17B | =16N | =18B | −5N | −27N | −15B | =19N | +28B | +26B | −20N | +25B | 4.5 | 47.5 | 48.5 | 15.75 | 1365 | 0.0 |
| 23 | Njuguna Luke Nganga | 1508 | KEN | −1B | −2N | +27B | +26N | =9B | −13N | +17B | −5N | =18B | −15N | −20B | 4.0 | 61.5 | 63.5 | 16.25 | 1354 | -54.4 |
| 24 | Christopher Otieno Abuodha | 1611 | KEN | F | −10N | +9B | −12N | +28B | =8B | −13N | +18B | −5N | −14B | =15N | 4.0 | 54.5 | 54.5 | 18.50 | 1352 | -108.8 |
| 25 | Joel Thumi | 1425 | KEN | +11B | −7N | =5B | +17B | −3N | −9N | +15B | −10N | −14N | −16B | −22N | 3.5 | 61.5 | 66.0 | 20.25 | 1511 | +35.2 |
| 26 | Rodrick Omar Wawire | 0 | KEN | −15N | +21B | −14N | −23B | =16N | −20B | +27N | −11B | −22N | −19B | +28N | 3.5 | 47.5 | 48.5 | 10.25 | 1239 | 0.0 |
| 27 | FIDE 554018919 | 0 | — | −13B | −9B | −23N | −20N | +22B | −16N | −26B | −19N | −15B | +28N | −17N | 2.0 | 50.0 | 51.0 | 5.50 | 703 | 0.0 |
| 28 | Bradley Mnangat | 0 | KEN | F | −8N | +11B | −14B | −24N | −10N | −21B | −22N | −16N | −27B | −26B | 1.0 | 48.0 | 48.0 | 6.00 | 1286 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Curtis Reuben ThuoKEN+196.88.5 pts · #2
- 2Prince Isaac MunyuaKEN+76.87.5 pts · #3
- 3Nathaniel WaithakaKEN+52.05.5 pts · #11
Top rating losers
- 1Christopher Otieno AbuodhaKEN-108.84.0 pts · #18
- 2Ndegwa Irwin NdegeKEN-70.45.0 pts · #20
- 3Githaiga, ArnoldKEN-57.25.5 pts · #17
Biggest upsets
- R4+319 Elo gap
- R9+221 Elo gap
- R4+182 Elo gap