1st Nairobi Chess Club Grand Prix - Ladies
Open SwissStandard
22 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 26 Jun 2026 to 28 Jun 2026 in Nairobi, Kenya. Top 10 Elo average was 1573, and top seed was Gilana Angel Muthoni (🇰🇪 KEN, 1689).
Jasmine Akinyi Ochieng (🇰🇪 KEN, 1531) won with 5.0/6, ahead of Seseniah Akwe Omari (4.5) and Shannon Bulimo (4.5). Ochieng broke clear in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Aurelia Jemutai Chumo (1476) beat Gilana Angel Muthoni (1689), a +213-point gap.
Location
🇰🇪Nairobi, Kenya
Dates
26 Jun 2026 → 28 Jun 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 6 rounds
Federations · 1 represented
🇰🇪Kenya×16
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 6 roundsJasmine Akinyi Ochieng led from R4; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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R4–R6 · LEAD HELD
Jasmine Akinyi Ochieng held the sole lead from R4 through R6 without losing it.
R1–R4 · WIN STREAK
Jasmine Akinyi Ochieng won 4 in a row (R1–R4).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Jasmine Akinyi Ochieng | * | — | 0 | 1 |
| 2Shannon Bulimo | — | * | — | — |
| 3Seseniah Akwe Omari | 1 | — | * | 0 |
| 4McKenzie Chanel | 0 | — | 1 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jasmine Akinyi Ochieng | 1531 | KEN | +16B | +4N | +7B | +6B | −2N | +5N | 5.0 | 20.0 | 22.0 | 17.50 | 1756 | +56.0 |
| 2 | Seseniah Akwe Omari | 1515 | KEN | +17N | +5B | −6N | +16B | +1B | =4N | 4.5 | 19.0 | 21.0 | 15.00 | 1621 | +22.0 |
| 3 | Shannon Bulimo | 1550 | KEN | +21N | −7B | +9N | =4B | +8B | +13N | 4.5 | 17.0 | 18.0 | 12.50 | 1675 | +16.8 |
| 4 | Chebet Staisy | 1445 | KEN | +10N | −1B | +12B | =3N | +7B | =2B | 4.0 | 20.5 | 23.5 | 14.00 | 1654 | +67.6 |
| 5 | Muhanji Tsisika | 1478 | KEN | +14B | −2N | +18B | +8N | +6N | −1B | 4.0 | 19.5 | 21.5 | 12.00 | 1677 | +53.2 |
| 6 | McKenzie Chanel | 1648 | KEN | +15B | +20N | +2B | −1N | −5B | +12N | 4.0 | 19.0 | 21.0 | 12.00 | 1622 | -8.0 |
| 7 | Bhavsar Nisha Nileshbhai | 1494 | KEN | +19B | +3N | −1N | =11B | −4N | +10B | 3.5 | 19.5 | 21.5 | 11.00 | 1511 | +2.4 |
| 8 | Rachier Ivy | 1642 | KEN | =11N | +9B | +10N | −5B | −3N | +17B | 3.5 | 17.5 | 19.5 | 9.50 | 1507 | -36.4 |
| 9 | Chumo, Aurelia Jemutai | 1476 | KEN | +18B | −8N | −3B | −13N | +19B | +16N | 3.0 | 15.0 | 17.0 | 6.00 | 1421 | -5.6 |
| 10 | Nekesa Vanessa Sifuna | 1572 | KEN | −4B | +19N | −8B | +20N | +16B | −7N | 3.0 | 15.0 | 17.0 | 6.00 | 1322 | -52.4 |
| 11 | Gathoni, Kayleen | 1457 | KEN | =8B | −18N | +14B | =7N | −13B | +20N | 3.0 | 14.5 | 16.5 | 8.00 | 1504 | +10.8 |
| 12 | Njoki Juliet | 1512 | KEN | F | +17B | −4N | +14N | +18B | −6B | 3.0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 6.50 | 1469 | -3.6 |
| 13 | Korir Tracy | 1574 | KEN | F | F | +17N | +9B | +11N | −3B | 3.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 8.00 | 1619 | +3.6 |
| 14 | FIDE 10891030 | 0 | — | −5N | +21B | −11N | −12B | =15N | +18N | 2.5 | 14.5 | 15.5 | 4.25 | 1371 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Mutheu Yasmin | 1464 | KEN | −6N | F | −19B | +22N | =14B | +21B | 2.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 2.25 | 848 | -10.4 |
| 16 | FIDE 554024714 | 0 | — | −1N | +22B | +20B | −2N | −10N | −9B | 2.0 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 2.00 | 1275 | 0.0 |
| 17 | FIDE 10891013 | 0 | — | −2B | −12N | −13B | +19N | +22B | −8N | 2.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 2.00 | 761 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Gilana Angel Muthoni | 1689 | KEN | −9N | +11B | −5N | +21B | −12N | −14B | 2.0 | 15.5 | 16.5 | 4.00 | 1288 | -82.4 |
| 19 | FIDE 554021510 | 0 | — | −7N | −10B | +15N | −17B | −9N | +22N | 2.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 2.50 | 1309 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Oluchiri Jadarudo Achieng | 1480 | KEN | +22N | −6B | −16N | −10B | +21N | −11B | 2.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 1.00 | 759 | -47.2 |
| 21 | FIDE 554024706 | 0 | — | −3B | −14N | +22B | −18N | −20B | −15N | 1.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 0.00 | 746 | 0.0 |
| 22 | FIDE 10832726 | 0 | — | −20B | −16N | −21N | −15B | −17N | −19B | 0.0 | 10.5 | 11.5 | 0.00 | 672 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Chebet StaisyKEN+67.64.0 pts · #3
- 2Jasmine Akinyi OchiengKEN+56.05.0 pts · #1
- 3Muhanji TsisikaKEN+53.24.0 pts · #5
Top rating losers
- 1Gilana Angel MuthoniKEN-82.42.0 pts · #12
- 2Nekesa Vanessa SifunaKEN-52.43.0 pts · #17
- 3Oluchiri Jadarudo AchiengKEN-47.22.0 pts · #19
Biggest upsets
- R1+213 Elo gap
- R3+211 Elo gap
- R5+177 Elo gap