2026 Sataranji Africa Grand Prix - Open

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88 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 18 Apr 2026 to 19 Apr 2026 in Nairobi, Kenya. 4 titled players from 2 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1997, and top seed was Madol Garang Panthou Joh (🇸🇸 SSD, CM, 2118).

Peter Majur Manyang (🇸🇸 SSD, FM, 2065) won with 5.0/6, ahead of Madol Garang Panthou Joh (5.0) and James Madol Panchol (5.0). Manyang shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.

The biggest upset came in round 1: Ombiro Clifford (1636) beat Austin Walela (1900), a +264-point gap.

Location

🇰🇪Nairobi, Kenya

Dates

18 Apr 2026 → 19 Apr 2026

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes for the whole game

System

Swiss · 6 rounds

Top seed

🇸🇸CMMadol Garang Panthou Joh2118

Avg top 10

1,997

Participants

Titled players · 4

FM×1

CM×3

Federations · 2 represented

🇰🇪Kenya×66

🇸🇸South Sudan×5

Top 3

🥇
FMPeter Majur Manyang
🇸🇸SSD·2065
5.0pts·2160perf+13.4
🥈
CMMadol Garang Panthou Joh
🇸🇸SSD·2118
5.0pts·2127perf+2.6
🥉
James Madol Panchol
🇸🇸SSD·1928
5.0pts·2139perf+26.8

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 6 rounds

Tight race until R6; 7 players tied at 5.0/6, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 7 at the finish.

Co-leaders

Joh5Manyok Chaderek5Manyang5Shile5Okonga5Panchol5

R6 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

7 players finish on 5.0/6. Manyang takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (23.5).

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

Manyok Chaderek P 3 wins (R1–R3)FM Peter Majur Manyang 5 wins (R1–R5)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1CMMadol Garang Panthou Joh	*	—	—	—
2Manyok Chaderek P	—	*	—	—
3FMPeter Majur Manyang	—	—	*	1
4Lenny Mataiga Shile	—	—	0	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Peter Majur ManyangFM	2065	SSD	+25N	+6B	+13N	+7B	+9N	−3B	5.0	23.5	27.0	22.00	2160	+13.4
2	Madol Garang Panthou JohCM	2118	SSD	+24B	+17N	=10B	+22N	+11B	=8N	5.0	21.0	24.5	20.00	2127	+2.6
3	Panchol, James Madol	1928	SSD	+61N	+39B	+52N	+5B	+4N	−1N	5.0	20.5	22.5	17.50	2139	+26.8
4	Okonga, Hugh Misiko	1942	KEN	+37B	+38N	+32B	+8N	−3B	+15N	5.0	19.5	22.5	17.50	2041	+13.0
5	Manyok Chaderek P	2063	SSD	+27B	+15N	+71B	−3N	+14B	+45N	5.0	19.5	20.5	15.50	2058	+1.2
6	Shile, Lenny Mataiga	1824	KEN	+29B	−1N	+53B	+38N	+41B	+16N	5.0	18.5	21.0	16.00	2013	+28.6
7	Gohil, Mehul	1957	KEN	+43N	+31B	+65B	−1N	+17B	+32N	5.0	18.0	19.5	14.50	2029	+8.0
8	Njuki, Gabriel	2019	KEN	+20N	+14B	+33N	−4B	+31N	=2B	4.5	21.0	24.0	16.50	2027	+4.2
9	Atem Gak, Ngong	2008	KEN	+34B	+41N	+64B	=11N	−1B	+23N	4.5	19.0	20.5	13.25	1975	-2.0
10	Omondi Stanley	1889	KEN	+62N	+18B	=2N	−13B	+51N	+34B	4.5	18.5	20.5	14.00	1970	+13.2
11	Manyeki Nathaniel	1864	KEN	+75N	+19B	+63N	=9B	−2N	+25B	4.5	18.5	19.5	12.25	1959	+26.8
12	Walela, Austin	1900	KEN	−38B	+53N	+35B	+34N	=23B	+22N	4.5	16.0	18.5	13.75	1850	-3.6
13	Chitundu Limbikani	1887	KEN	+30B	+70N	−1B	+10N	−15B	+43N	4.0	20.0	21.0	12.00	1894	+2.4
14	Sagwa, Hillary	1804	KEN	+36B	−8N	+58B	+30N	−5N	+75B	4.0	18.0	19.0	9.50	1848	+8.4
15	Claude Peter	1740	KEN	+69N	−5B	+76N	+55B	+13N	−4B	4.0	18.0	19.0	9.00	1848	+10.6
16	Wech Adol Chol	1965	SSD	F	+51B	+40N	+20B	+39N	−6B	4.0	17.5	17.5	12.50	1934	-1.4
17	Nyamiaka Haden	1801	KEN	+67N	−2B	+86N	+42B	−7N	+51B	4.0	17.0	17.0	7.00	1834	+4.6
18	Kenneth Koome Kinoti	1732	KEN	+35B	−10N	+57B	+36N	−45N	+40B	4.0	16.5	18.5	11.00	1733	+1.4
19	Mutongoi Ian	1589	KEN	+44B	−11N	=66B	=47N	+49B	+31B	4.0	16.5	18.0	11.25	1950	+27.8
20	Gicheru, Kennedy Muthoni	1711	KEN	−8B	+59N	+72B	−16N	+71B	+46N	4.0	14.5	15.5	7.00	1743	+4.8
21	Washington Omondi	0	KEN	=63B	+83N	−22B	+70N	=27B	+41N	4.0	12.5	13.0	7.00	1747	0.0
22	Lwanga, AgudaCM	1827	KEN	=51N	+42B	+21N	−2B	+52N	−12B	3.5	19.0	21.5	10.75	1709	-13.4
23	Collins Muoki. K	1787	KEN	−42N	+56B	+26N	+33B	=12N	−9B	3.5	18.5	21.0	11.25	1707	-18.0
24	Mwanza Leonard	1724	KEN	−2N	+26B	+79N	−32B	+28B	=29N	3.5	18.5	19.5	9.75	1763	+2.0
25	Thiongo Collins	1717	KEN	−1B	+58N	+50B	=28N	+63B	−11N	3.5	18.0	19.5	8.25	1645	-18.0
26	FIDE 10808434	0	—	+49B	−24N	−23B	+?N	+37B	=27N	3.5	16.5	16.5	7.75	1640	0.0
27	Wisley Oriki	1714	KEN	−5N	+76B	+80N	=52B	=21N	=26B	3.5	16.0	17.0	7.00	1263	-4.4
28	Ryan Muhoro	1571	KEN	−31N	+78B	+81N	=25B	−24N	+33B	3.5	14.0	15.0	6.75	1631	+10.8
29	Mwashe Yvonne Adego	1601	KEN	−6N	+80B	+82N	−31B	+77N	=24B	3.5	13.5	14.5	4.75	1508	-12.0
30	Migitha James	1624	KEN	−13N	+79B	+87N	−14B	=47B	+63N	3.5	13.5	13.5	4.00	1046	-17.6
31	Mwashe, Philip	1796	KEN	+28B	−7N	+59B	+29N	−8B	−19N	3.0	20.5	22.5	9.00	1692	-14.4
32	Walter Oloo Juma	0	KEN	F	+67B	−4N	+24N	+44B	−7B	3.0	18.0	18.0	8.00	1822	0.0
33	James Mungai	0	KEN	+40N	+61B	−8B	−23N	+36B	−28N	3.0	17.5	19.5	8.00	1684	+11.2
34	Nthiga Blair Wema	1687	KEN	−9N	+57B	+68N	−12B	+58B	−10N	3.0	17.5	19.0	5.50	1613	-16.8
35	Mubi Hillary	1493	KEN	−18N	+60B	−12N	+54B	=55N	=47B	3.0	16.5	18.5	7.25	1013	-11.2
36	Magor Marcarius Onyango	1586	KEN	−14N	+54B	+48N	−18B	−33N	+77B	3.0	16.5	17.5	6.50	923	-38.0
37	Oluchiri Jeshurun Inyangala	1680	KEN	−4N	+74B	+54N	−45B	−26N	+52B	3.0	16.5	17.5	6.00	1100	-18.0
38	Ombiro Clifford	1636	KEN	+12N	−4B	+78N	−6B	F	+72N	3.0	16.5	16.5	6.50	1764	+8.4
39	Lwanga, OdongoCM	1762	KEN	+46B	−3N	+85N	F	−16B	+42B	3.0	16.5	16.5	6.00	1742	-3.6
40	Ongeri Moses Obure	1478	KEN	−33B	+49N	−16B	+73N	+60B	−18N	3.0	16.0	17.0	6.00	1490	-1.6
41	Gianni Tuli	1726	KEN	+73N	−9B	+74N	+65B	−6N	−21B	3.0	16.0	17.0	3.50	1648	-13.2
42	Ngonga, Paul Oketch	1555	KEN	+23B	−22N	+60B	−17N	+84B	−39N	3.0	16.0	16.0	5.50	1602	+4.0
43	Oyamo, Martin	1682	KEN	−7B	+72N	+77B	−44N	+57B	−13B	3.0	15.0	16.0	4.00	1087	-14.6
44	Kagambi, Lawrence	1817	KEN	−19N	+73B	+56N	+43B	−32N	−62B	3.0	14.5	15.5	6.50	1637	-20.0
45	Wanyoike Collins Mburu	1858	KEN	−70B	+71N	F	+37N	+18B	−5B	3.0	14.0	14.0	8.00	1782	-7.2
46	Jesse Jayden	1520	KEN	−39N	+48B	+84N	−51B	+64N	−20B	3.0	14.0	14.0	4.50	894	-33.2
47	Waichinga Dennis	1459	KEN	=66B	−63N	+73B	=19B	=30N	=35N	3.0	13.5	14.5	7.00	1569	0.0
48	Rupani Rishan	0	KEN	+50B	−46N	−36B	F	+85N	+57N	3.0	13.0	13.0	5.00	753	0.0
49	Musa Raila	0	KEN	−26N	−40B	+67N	+85B	−19N	+71B	3.0	13.0	13.0	2.50	1519	0.0
50	FIDE 10847510	0	—	−48N	+88B	−25N	F	+?B	+84N	3.0	6.5	6.5	0.00	917	0.0
51	Gikandi Bernice Wambui	1609	KEN	=22B	−16N	+83B	+46N	−10B	−17N	2.5	19.0	19.5	5.25	1719	+26.6
52	William Mungai	0	KEN	+?N	+69B	−3B	=27N	−22B	−37N	2.5	16.5	16.5	3.25	1581	0.0
53	Adriel Baraka	1448	KEN	F	−12B	−6N	+78B	=65N	+55B	2.5	14.5	14.5	4.25	1036	-6.8
54	Michael Kuria	0	KEN	+86B	−36N	−37B	−35N	+70B	=56N	2.5	12.5	12.5	2.25	1414	0.0
55	Nehemiah Obat	0	KEN	=83B	=66N	+70B	−15N	=35B	−53N	2.5	12.0	12.5	3.50	1518	0.0
56	Karuru Tlevis	1442	KEN	+68B	−23N	−44B	−72N	+87N	=54B	2.5	11.5	11.5	2.75	1002	-8.0
57	FIDE 554022193	0	—	+82B	−34N	−18N	+81B	−43N	−48B	2.0	14.0	15.0	2.00	901	0.0
58	Ngaruiya Aiden Wanaina	1427	KEN	F	−25B	−14N	+82B	−34N	+81B	2.0	12.5	12.5	2.00	936	-17.2
59	Victor Otieno	1415	KEN	+88N	−20B	−31N	F	F	+82B	2.0	12.0	12.0	1.00	954	-9.6
60	Shawn Myles Mucheru	0	KEN	+77B	−35N	−42N	+76B	−40N	−68B	2.0	11.5	12.5	2.00	709	0.0
61	Nyaruaba Raphael	1664	KEN	−3B	−33N	F	F	+68N	+74B	2.0	11.5	11.5	2.50	981	-28.8
62	Kiruthu Ted Wahome	1625	KEN	−10B	−64N	F	F	+74B	+44N	2.0	11.0	11.0	4.00	1853	+22.8
63	Jabu Kariuki Gachwe	0	KEN	=21N	+47B	−11B	F	−25N	−30B	1.5	18.5	20.0	5.00	935	0.0
64	Annan Lewis	0	KEN	F	+62B	−9N	F	−46B	=67N	1.5	14.0	14.0	2.75	1594	0.0
65	Samuel Kariuki	0	KEN	F	+75B	−7N	−41N	=53B	−69B	1.5	13.0	13.0	2.25	1501	0.0
66	FIDE 554022380	0	—	=47N	=55B	=19N	F	F	F	1.5	12.5	12.5	4.75	1589	0.0
67	Oddiaga Nigel	1572	KEN	−17B	−32N	−49B	F	+78N	=64B	1.5	12.5	12.5	1.75	1001	-4.2
68	FIDE 554022223	0	—	−56N	F	−34B	=69N	−61B	+60N	1.5	11.0	11.0	2.75	1251	0.0
69	Kamoni Elvis Githae	1500	KEN	−15B	−52N	F	=68B	F	+65N	1.5	11.0	11.0	2.25	940	-8.0
70	Maurice Omondi Aduda	1616	KEN	+45N	−13B	−55N	−21B	−54N	F	1.0	16.0	17.0	3.00	1873	+25.2
71	Kamoni Elvin	1438	KEN	F	−45B	−5N	+87B	−20N	−49N	1.0	15.0	15.0	0.00	996	-13.2
72	Felix Oloo	0	KEN	F	−43B	−20N	+56B	−75N	−38B	1.0	13.5	13.5	2.50	1377	0.0
73	Newton Karimi	1489	KEN	−41B	−44N	−47N	−40B	F	+76N	1.0	13.0	13.0	1.00	874	-17.0
74	FIDE 554022207	0	—	+81B	−37N	−41B	F	−62N	−61N	1.0	12.0	13.0	1.00	874	0.0
75	Riungu Kevin	1619	KEN	−11B	−65N	F	F	+72B	−14N	1.0	12.0	12.0	1.00	1034	-9.2
76	FIDE 554022185	0	—	+87B	−27N	−15B	−60N	−81N	−73B	1.0	11.5	11.5	0.00	848	0.0
77	FIDE 554010535	0	—	−60N	+?B	−43N	F	−29B	−36N	1.0	11.5	11.5	0.00	823	0.0
78	FIDE 10843213	0	—	+85B	−28N	−38B	−53N	−67B	F	1.0	10.5	10.5	0.00	757	0.0
79	FIDE 554022347	0	—	+?B	−30N	−24B	F	F	F	1.0	10.0	10.0	0.00	874	0.0
80	FIDE 554012031	0	—	+84B	−29N	−27B	F	F	F	1.0	10.0	10.0	0.00	858	0.0
81	FIDE 554022274	0	—	−74N	F	−28B	−57N	+76B	−58N	1.0	9.5	9.5	1.00	699	0.0
82	Onyango Paul Ochieng	0	KEN	−57N	F	−29B	−58N	+86B	−59N	1.0	9.5	9.5	0.00	681	0.0
83	Palanga Boston	0	KEN	=55N	−21B	−51N	F	F	F	0.5	9.0	9.0	1.25	809	-22.4
84	FIDE 10881190	0	—	−80N	F	−46B	F	−42N	−50B	0.0	13.0	13.0	0.00	738	0.0
85	FIDE 554022177	0	—	−78N	F	−39B	−49N	−48B	−?N	0.0	10.0	10.0	0.00	962	0.0
86	FIDE 554022320	0	—	−54N	F	−17B	F	−82N	F	0.0	8.5	8.5	0.00	1001	0.0
87	FIDE 554022240	0	—	−76N	F	−30B	−71N	−56B	F	0.0	8.0	8.0	0.00	700	0.0
88	FIDE 554022401	0	—	−59B	−50N	F	F	F	F	0.0	5.0	5.0	0.00	615	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Shile, Lenny MataigaKEN
+28.6
5.0 pts · #4
2Mutongoi IanKEN
+27.8
4.0 pts · #31
3Panchol, James MadolSSD
+26.8
5.0 pts · #12

Top rating losers

1Magor Marcarius OnyangoKEN
-38.0
3.0 pts · #72
2Jesse JaydenKEN
-33.2
3.0 pts · #66
3Nyaruaba RaphaelKEN
-28.8
2.0 pts · #55

Biggest upsets

R1+264 Elo gap
Ombiro Clifford1636 beat Walela, Austin1900
R1+242 Elo gap
Maurice Omondi Aduda1616 beat Wanyoike Collins Mburu1858
R1+232 Elo gap
Ngonga, Paul Oketch1555 beat Collins Muoki. K1787