KAS Elite Camp Tournament
40 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 25 May 2026 to 27 May 2026 in Nairobi, Kenya. 1 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 1596, and top seed was Muli Faraja Mumo (π°πͺ KEN, 1787).
Prince Isaac Munyua (π°πͺ KEN, 1596) won with 5.5/6, ahead of Jasmine Akinyi Ochieng (5.0) and Keyshawn Elmer Gichana (5.0). Munyua won solo starting round 5.
The biggest upset came in round 5: Prince Isaac Munyua (1596) beat Muli Faraja Mumo (1787), a +191-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 Β· 6 roundsPrince Isaac Munyua led from R5; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.
Prince Isaac Munyua held the sole lead from R5 through R6 without losing it.
Prince Isaac Munyua 5 wins (R1βR5)Keyshawn Elmer Gichana 3 wins (R4βR6)Jasmine Akinyi Ochieng 3 wins (R3βR5)
Key matchups Β· top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Prince Isaac Munyua | * | β | Β½ | β |
| 2Keyshawn Elmer Gichana | β | * | β | β |
| 3Jasmine Akinyi Ochieng | Β½ | β | * | β |
| 4David Simiyu | β | β | β | * |
Grille amΓ©ricaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Ξ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Prince Isaac Munyua | 1596 | KEN | +20B | +28N | +16B | +5N | +?N | =2B | 5.5 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 15.00 | 1718 | +5.6 |
| 2 | Jasmine Akinyi Ochieng | 1460 | KEN | +40B | =15N | +29B | +14B | +8N | =1N | 5.0 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 14.50 | 1802 | +71.2 |
| 3 | Gichana, Keyshawn Elmer | 1584 | KEN | +30N | +17B | β14N | +23B | +12N | +9B | 5.0 | 17.5 | 19.5 | 16.00 | 1711 | +28.0 |
| 4 | David Simiyu | 0 | KEN | β6N | +?B | =28B | +15N | +16B | +14N | 4.5 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 11.25 | 1560 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Kanegeni Tracy Njoki | 0 | KEN | +31B | +24N | +15B | β1B | β9N | +16N | 4.0 | 19.0 | 21.0 | 11.50 | 1579 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Agape Cherutich Chumba | 1562 | KEN | +4B | +22N | +18B | β?B | =14N | =7N | 4.0 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 14.25 | 1558 | -0.4 |
| 7 | Serede Elvis Mugilwa Jnr | 1599 | KEN | +21N | β14B | =11N | +29B | +17N | =6B | 4.0 | 17.5 | 20.0 | 12.50 | 1507 | -21.6 |
| 8 | Omar Rodrick | 1603 | KEN | +19B | β16N | +20B | +31N | β2B | +27B | 4.0 | 17.0 | 19.0 | 11.00 | 1334 | -43.2 |
| 9 | Akinyi Prisca | 1482 | KEN | +25B | +34N | β?N | +17B | +5B | β3N | 4.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 12.00 | 1489 | +0.4 |
| 10 | Rotich Damien Kibet | 1562 | KEN | +37N | β18B | β19B | +25B | +21N | +33B | 4.0 | 14.0 | 15.0 | 9.00 | 661 | -25.6 |
| 11 | Ouma Stanley | 1557 | KEN | =29B | +38N | =7B | +18N | +22B | β?B | 4.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 10.25 | 1609 | +2.8 |
| 12 | Curtis Reuben Thuo | 1478 | KEN | +36N | β?B | +30N | +32B | β3B | +18N | 4.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 8.00 | 774 | -25.6 |
| 13 | Lwanga, OdongoCM | 1762 | KEN | F | F | +36N | +28N | +20B | +23B | 4.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 9.50 | 2219 | +4.8 |
| 14 | Inde Joy | 1445 | KEN | +33B | +7N | +3B | β2N | =6B | β4B | 3.5 | 22.5 | 24.5 | 13.00 | 1646 | +29.6 |
| 15 | Onyango Shirlyn Gathoni | 1610 | KEN | +32N | =2B | β5N | β4B | +29N | +28B | 3.5 | 18.5 | 20.5 | 9.50 | 1633 | -1.6 |
| 16 | Skylar Amor | 1457 | KEN | +35N | +8B | β1N | +19B | β4N | β5B | 3.0 | 21.0 | 22.5 | 8.50 | 1704 | +39.6 |
| 17 | Charity Kulei | 1403 | KEN | +26B | β3N | +25B | β9N | β7B | +37N | 3.0 | 19.0 | 20.0 | 7.00 | 756 | -36.0 |
| 18 | FIDE 10866027 | 0 | β | +?B | +10N | β6N | β11B | +32N | β12B | 3.0 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 6.00 | 1396 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Avriel Joy Agata | 0 | KEN | β8N | +35B | +10N | β16N | +24B | β22N | 3.0 | 17.0 | 18.5 | 8.50 | 1537 | +16.4 |
| 20 | FIDE 554023394 | 0 | β | β1N | +27B | β8N | +?B | β13N | +?B | 3.0 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 3.00 | 1429 | 0.0 |
| 21 | FIDE 10855432 | 0 | β | β7B | +33N | +24B | β22N | β10B | +31N | 3.0 | 16.0 | 18.0 | 7.00 | 1440 | 0.0 |
| 22 | Prince Bjorn Kagongona | 1434 | KEN | +?N | β6B | F | +21B | β11N | +19B | 3.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 6.00 | 1402 | 0.0 |
| 23 | FIDE 554000734 | 0 | β | β?N | +36B | +?B | β3N | +26B | β13N | 3.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 4.00 | 866 | 0.0 |
| 24 | Dimba Zahra Akongo | 1525 | KEN | +39N | β5B | β21N | +37B | β19N | +30B | 3.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 3.00 | 661 | -23.6 |
| 25 | FIDE 554023416 | 0 | β | β9N | +?B | β17N | β10N | +38B | +?B | 3.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 1.00 | 684 | 0.0 |
| 26 | FIDE 10879870 | 0 | β | β17N | β30B | +39N | +36B | β23N | +32B | 3.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 3.00 | 603 | 0.0 |
| 27 | FIDE 554023459 | 0 | β | β28B | β20N | +?N | +?B | +?N | β8N | 3.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 0.00 | 1367 | 0.0 |
| 28 | Kiai, Jayden | 1455 | KEN | +27N | β1B | =4N | β13B | +30N | β15N | 2.5 | 20.5 | 22.5 | 7.25 | 895 | -20.8 |
| 29 | Fidel Ayoti | 0 | KEN | =11N | +?B | β2N | β7N | β15B | +?B | 2.5 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 2.00 | 1398 | 0.0 |
| 30 | FIDE 10858920 | 0 | β | β3B | +26N | β12B | +38N | β28B | β24N | 2.0 | 17.5 | 18.5 | 4.00 | 748 | 0.0 |
| 31 | FIDE 10849475 | 0 | β | β5N | +39B | +34N | β8B | β33N | β21B | 2.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 2.00 | 803 | 0.0 |
| 32 | FIDE 554000165 | 0 | β | β15B | +40N | +38B | β12N | β18B | β26N | 2.0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 1.00 | 864 | 0.0 |
| 33 | Roy Wasike | 0 | KEN | β14N | β21B | +?N | F | +31B | β10N | 2.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 2.00 | 735 | 0.0 |
| 34 | FIDE 554023440 | 0 | β | +?N | β9B | β31B | F | F | +40N | 2.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.00 | 1471 | 0.0 |
| 35 | FIDE 554023432 | 0 | β | β16B | β19N | β?B | +39N | β?N | =?B | 1.5 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.00 | 658 | 0.0 |
| 36 | FIDE 554023424 | 0 | β | β12B | β23N | β13B | β26N | F | +38N | 1.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 1.00 | 917 | 0.0 |
| 37 | Mutethya Faith | 0 | KEN | β10B | +?N | F | β24N | F | β17B | 1.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 0.00 | 697 | 0.0 |
| 38 | FIDE 554023475 | 0 | β | +?N | β11B | β32N | β30B | β25N | β36B | 1.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 0.00 | 757 | 0.0 |
| 39 | FIDE 554023408 | 0 | β | β24B | β31N | β26B | β35B | β?N | F | 0.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 0.00 | 725 | 0.0 |
| 40 | FIDE 554012384 | 0 | β | β2N | β32B | β?N | β?B | β?N | β34B | 0.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0.00 | 658 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets β the story behind the numbers.
- 1Jasmine Akinyi OchiengKEN+71.25.0 pts Β· #3
- 2Skylar AmorKEN+39.63.0 pts Β· #8
- 3Inde JoyKEN+29.63.5 pts Β· #5
- 1Omar RodrickKEN-43.24.0 pts Β· #13
- 2Charity KuleiKEN-36.03.0 pts Β· #29
- 3Curtis Reuben ThuoKEN-25.64.0 pts Β· #35
- R5+191 Elo gap
- R2+154 Elo gap
- R2+146 Elo gap