TANZANIA NATIONAL CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2026 - OPEN
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40 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 01 May 2026 to 03 May 2026 in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. 2 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 1822, and top seed was Albert Njau (🇹🇿 TAN, 1942).
Parsa Naser (🇹🇿 TAN, 1766) won with 8.5/9, ahead of Albert Njau (7.0) and Henry Marwa Michael (6.0). Naser won solo starting round 5.
The biggest upset came in round 3: Parsa Naser (1766) beat Albert Njau (1942), a +176-point gap.
Location
🇹🇿Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Dates
01 May 2026 → 03 May 2026
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 9 rounds
Titled players · 2
CM×2
Federations · 1 represented
🇹🇿Tanzania×25
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsParsa Naser led from R5; +1.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.
Co-leaders
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8
5
2
1
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R5–R9 · LEAD HELD
Parsa Naser never relinquished the lead after R5; final gap +1.5 over the runner-up.
R3 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Parsa Naser beat Albert Njau (White).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
Parsa Naser 5+3 wins (R1–R5, R7–R9)Albert Njau 6 wins (R4–R9)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Parsa Naser | * | 1 | — | — |
| 2Albert Njau | 0 | * | 1 | — |
| 3Henry Marwa Michael | — | 0 | * | ½ |
| 4Rashid Mansour Sharif | — | — | ½ | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Parsa Naser | 1766 | TAN | +38N | +18B | +2B | +6N | +21B | =7N | +8N | +5B | +10N | 8.5 | 42.5 | 42.5 | 39.75 | 2214 | +129.6 |
| 2 | Njau, Albert | 1942 | TAN | F | +27B | −1N | +9N | +5B | +3B | +6N | +7B | +8N | 7.0 | 44.0 | 44.0 | 35.50 | 2075 | +18.8 |
| 3 | Henry Marwa Michael | 1700 | TAN | +24B | +20N | −6B | +19N | +18B | −2N | +11B | =8B | =4N | 6.0 | 41.5 | 44.5 | 26.25 | 1856 | +58.0 |
| 4 | Rashid Mansour Sharif | 1764 | TAN | +33B | −5N | −19B | +31N | +14B | +9N | +7B | =12N | =3B | 6.0 | 38.0 | 39.0 | 23.75 | 1904 | +14.2 |
| 5 | Farkad Abeid | 0 | TAN | +8N | +4B | +10N | =7B | −2N | +16B | +21N | −1N | −12B | 5.5 | 48.0 | 52.0 | 28.25 | 1815 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Veer GandhiCM | 1781 | TAN | +26N | +17B | +3N | −1B | =16N | =13B | −2B | +18N | =7N | 5.5 | 45.5 | 47.5 | 24.25 | 1775 | -0.4 |
| 7 | Lusako, Shedrack | 1803 | TAN | +36B | +9N | +28B | =5N | +11B | =1B | −4N | −2N | =6B | 5.5 | 45.5 | 45.5 | 22.75 | 1827 | +5.2 |
| 8 | Misambo Kilasa | 1933 | TAN | −5B | +23N | +25B | +17N | +12B | +21N | −1B | =3N | −2B | 5.5 | 44.0 | 47.0 | 23.00 | 1841 | -28.4 |
| 9 | Taher, Hassuji | 1668 | TAN | +14N | −7B | +35N | −2B | +15N | −4B | +22N | +19B | =11N | 5.5 | 42.0 | 42.0 | 20.75 | 1508 | -13.4 |
| 10 | Shiza, Athuman | 1772 | TAN | +19B | =16N | −5B | =23N | =17B | +18N | +13N | +20B | −1B | 5.5 | 40.5 | 43.5 | 23.50 | 1807 | +7.8 |
| 11 | Kara Louis | 1811 | TAN | +30N | +12B | −21N | +15B | −7N | +23B | −3N | +17N | =9B | 5.5 | 39.0 | 40.5 | 22.25 | 1705 | -20.0 |
| 12 | SAROTA, PATRICK CHRISTOPHER | 1674 | TAN | +31B | −11N | +14B | F | −8N | +20N | +19B | =4B | +5N | 5.5 | 37.5 | 38.5 | 22.50 | 1749 | +13.6 |
| 13 | Mwaisumbe, Emmanuel | 1812 | TAN | +32B | −28N | +26B | F | +24N | =6N | −10B | +23N | +17B | 5.5 | 30.0 | 31.0 | 16.25 | 1724 | -12.0 |
| 14 | Ranson Agripa Elimiliki | 0 | TAN | −9B | +33N | −12N | +30B | −4N | +29B | +23N | −16B | +25B | 5.0 | 31.0 | 32.0 | 10.50 | 1438 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Noah, Goodluck Geofrey | 0 | TAN | =23B | +32N | =16B | −11N | −9B | +26N | −18B | +31B | +20N | 5.0 | 29.5 | 30.5 | 11.75 | 1571 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Kahil Walli | 1589 | TAN | +40N | =10B | =15N | F | =6B | −5N | −17B | +14N | +18B | 4.5 | 40.5 | 40.5 | 17.00 | 1699 | +22.8 |
| 17 | Samuel George | 1665 | TAN | +35B | −6N | +22N | −8B | =10N | +32B | +16N | −11B | −13N | 4.5 | 37.0 | 37.0 | 12.25 | 1590 | -22.4 |
| 18 | Moras, Anacleutus | 1576 | TAN | +22B | −1N | +34N | +27B | −3N | −10B | +15N | −6B | −16N | 4.0 | 41.0 | 41.5 | 11.50 | 1446 | -17.4 |
| 19 | LYIMO, ONESMO | 0 | TAN | −10N | +39B | +4N | −3B | +25N | +27B | −12N | −9N | −22B | 4.0 | 37.5 | 37.5 | 11.00 | 1589 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Mdoe, YusufCM | 1837 | TAN | +25N | −3B | +30N | −21B | +32N | −12B | +24N | −10N | −15B | 4.0 | 33.5 | 34.5 | 8.50 | 920 | -52.6 |
| 21 | MUGHERY, SAID MOHAMMED | 1734 | TAN | +29N | +34B | +11B | +20N | −1N | −8B | −5B | F | F | 4.0 | 31.5 | 31.5 | 12.00 | 1837 | +22.0 |
| 22 | FIDE 21601461 | 0 | — | −18N | F | −17B | +26N | −23B | +31N | −9B | +24B | +19N | 4.0 | 27.0 | 27.0 | 10.00 | 851 | 0.0 |
| 23 | Lema, Samwel Amos | 1693 | TAN | =15N | −8B | +36N | =10B | +22N | −11N | −14B | −13B | F | 3.0 | 36.0 | 36.0 | 9.25 | 1510 | -30.8 |
| 24 | FIDE 21602549 | 0 | — | −3N | −30B | +33B | +25N | −13B | +34N | −20B | −22N | F | 3.0 | 25.5 | 25.5 | 4.50 | 983 | 0.0 |
| 25 | FIDE 21603251 | 0 | — | −20B | +37N | −8N | −24B | −19B | +30N | F | +34B | −14N | 3.0 | 25.5 | 25.5 | 2.00 | 1085 | 0.0 |
| 26 | FIDE 21602239 | 0 | — | −6B | +31N | −13N | −22B | +37N | −15B | F | F | F | 2.0 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 1.00 | 997 | 0.0 |
| 27 | Charles Msemwa | 1708 | TAN | +37B | −2N | F | −18N | +34B | −19N | F | F | F | 2.0 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 0.50 | 959 | -35.6 |
| 28 | ELISHA, GEORGE | 1707 | TAN | +39N | +13B | −7N | F | F | F | F | F | F | 2.0 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 5.50 | 1808 | +10.8 |
| 29 | FIDE 21603324 | 0 | — | −21B | +36N | F | F | +33B | −14N | F | F | F | 2.0 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 1.00 | 934 | 0.0 |
| 30 | Kitalika, Nickson | 0 | TAN | −11B | +24N | −20B | −14N | =31B | −25B | F | F | F | 1.5 | 21.5 | 21.5 | 3.50 | 1024 | 0.0 |
| 31 | FIDE 21603227 | 0 | — | −12N | −26B | F | −4B | =30N | −22B | F | −15N | =34N | 1.0 | 24.5 | 24.5 | 1.00 | 919 | 0.0 |
| 32 | FIDE 21602620 | 0 | — | −13N | −15B | +37N | F | −20B | −17N | F | F | F | 1.0 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 0.00 | 971 | 0.0 |
| 33 | FIDE 21603286 | 0 | — | −4N | −14B | −24N | +37B | −29N | F | F | F | F | 1.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 0.00 | 964 | 0.0 |
| 34 | FIDE 21603367 | 0 | — | F | −21N | −18B | F | −27N | −24B | F | −25N | =31B | 0.5 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 0.50 | 873 | 0.0 |
| 35 | FIDE 21603340 | 0 | — | −17N | F | −9B | F | F | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 0.00 | 867 | 0.0 |
| 36 | FIDE 21603391 | 0 | — | −7N | −29B | −23B | −39N | F | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 0.00 | 948 | 0.0 |
| 37 | FIDE 21603375 | 0 | — | −27N | −25B | −32B | −33N | −26B | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 0.00 | 908 | 0.0 |
| 38 | FIDE 21603332 | 0 | — | −1B | F | −39N | F | F | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 0.00 | 966 | 0.0 |
| 39 | FIDE 21603294 | 0 | — | −28B | −19N | −38B | −36B | F | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.00 | 907 | 0.0 |
| 40 | FIDE 21603383 | 0 | — | −16B | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.00 | 789 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Parsa NaserTAN+129.68.5 pts · #1
- 2Henry Marwa MichaelTAN+58.06.0 pts · #7
- 3Kahil WalliTAN+22.84.5 pts · #15
Top rating losers
- 1Mdoe, YusufCMTAN-52.64.0 pts · #30
- 2Charles MsemwaTAN-35.62.0 pts · #38
- 3Lema, Samwel AmosTAN-30.83.0 pts · #21
Biggest upsets
- R3+176 Elo gap
- R7+167 Elo gap
- R6+163 Elo gap