Kenyan candidate master Ben Magana won the 2022 Kisumu Chess Open which took place last weekend, from 4-5 June in Kisumu – Kenya’s third-largest city. The event was played in 6 swiss rounds and attracted more than 60 entries who fought for a total prize fund of 60.000 KES.
Ben Magana and Joseph Muragu Methu tied for the first place after 6 played rounds, scoring 5.5 points, each. Tiebreaks criteria decided the distribution of prizes and medalists, so Magana triumphed the event, while Methu claimed silver. Earlier this year, Ben Magana won Kenya’s Olympiad Qualifiers event and he will captain Kenya’s Open Olympiad team during the 44th Chess Olympiad 2022.
Final rankings – Kisumu Chess Open 2022:
| Rk. | Name | sex | FED | Rtg | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | |
| 1 | CM | Magana Ben | KEN | 2113 | 5.5 | 0 | 5 | 24 | |
| 2 | Methu Joseph Muragu | KEN | 1982 | 5.5 | 0 | 5 | 21 | ||
| 3 | Joel Okindo | KEN | 1490 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 23 | ||
| 4 | Christie Karan Renold | KEN | 1573 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 19 | ||
| 5 | Njoroge Martin | KEN | 1967 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 26 | ||
| 6 | Wagodo Abdul Shakuru | UGA | 1912 | 4.5 | 0 | 4 | 24 | ||
| 7 | Okeyo Austin Steve | KEN | 1796 | 4.5 | 0 | 4 | 22 | ||
| 8 | Jumba Gloria | w | KEN | 1571 | 4.5 | 0 | 4 | 20 | |
| 9 | Singe Philip Mbawala | KEN | 1731 | 4.5 | 0 | 4 | 19 | ||
| 10 | Onditi Jacob Lusi | KEN | 1833 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 23 | ||
| 11 | Obera Ben | KEN | 1621 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 22 | ||
| 12 | Oketch Dismas | KEN | 1623 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 21 | ||
| 13 | Wilfred Kipruto Kulei | KEN | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 21 | ||
| 14 | Monaheng Motlomelo | LES | 1541 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 20 | ||
| 15 | Irungu Brian Mwangi | KEN | 1783 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 20 | ||
| 16 | Miheso Clement Chomu | KEN | 1698 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 19 | ||
| 17 | Victor Otieno | KEN | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 17 | ||
| 18 | Andrew Owili | KEN | 1434 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 17 | ||
| 19 | Orondo Rangara Nicholas | KEN | 1411 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 16 | ||
| Chumo Aurelia Jemutai | w | KEN | 1179 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 16 | ||
| 21 | James Emanikor | KEN | 1679 | 3.5 | 0 | 3 | 22 | ||
| 22 | Abiolla James | KEN | 1266 | 3.5 | 0 | 3 | 21 | ||
| 23 | Job Nyandiko | KEN | 0 | 3.5 | 0 | 3 | 21 | ||
| 24 | Mumia Andrew | KEN | 1739 | 3.5 | 0 | 3 | 20 | ||
| 25 | Mutisya Jully | w | KEN | 1437 | 3.5 | 0 | 3 | 19 | |
| 26 | Prisca Condity | w | KEN | 0 | 3.5 | 0 | 3 | 17 | |
| 27 | Rishit Ravat | KEN | 1244 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 22 | ||
| 28 | Oketch Nebert | KEN | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 21 | ||
| 29 | Michael Juma | KEN | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 21 | ||
| 30 | Adam Omenda | KEN | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 19 | ||
| 31 | Edward Mwaniki | KEN | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 19 | ||
| 32 | Edwin Ombiro | KEN | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 19 | ||
| Zenah Ibrahim | w | KEN | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 19 | ||
| 34 | Linet Onyango | KEN | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 18 | ||
| 35 | Benard Juma | KEN | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 17 | ||
| 36 | Shuaib Ishmael | KEN | 1324 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 16 | ||
| 37 | Brendah Chagwaya | KEN | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 16 | ||
| Erick Joel Khamadi | KEN | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 16 | |||
| 39 | Marvin Ousia | KEN | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 16 | ||
| 40 | Brianna Brandy Wendoh | KEN | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 16 | ||
| 41 | Shah Shubh Jaideep | KEN | 1284 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 15 | ||
| Elizabeth Cassidy Maina | w | KEN | 1259 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 15 | ||
| 43 | Trevor Maoga | KEN | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 12 | ||
| 44 | Tom George | KEN | 0 | 2.5 | 0 | 2 | 22 | ||
| 45 | Curtis Reuben Thuo | KEN | 0 | 2.5 | 0 | 2 | 17 | ||
| 46 | Okelo Joshua Prince | KEN | 0 | 2.5 | 0 | 2 | 16 | ||
| 47 | Skylar Amor | w | KEN | 0 | 2.5 | 0 | 2 | 13 | |
| 48 | Young Lourdes | KEN | 1657 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 22 | ||
| 49 | Alex KIama | KEN | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 20 | ||
| 50 | Ivy Rachier | w | KEN | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 19 | |
| 51 | Shukri Shakirah | w | KEN | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 19 | |
| 52 | Isaac Ondeng | KEN | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 19 | ||
| 53 | Ngugi Samuel Mwaura | KEN | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 18 | ||
| 54 | Maizin Awour Oketch | KEN | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 17 | ||
| 55 | Tyshane Okeyo | KEN | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 17 | ||
| 56 | Melvin Aduma | KEN | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 16 | ||
| 57 | Kennedy Ochieng | KEN | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 15 | ||
| 58 | Owiti Daniel Oluoch | KEN | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 15 | ||
| 59 | Shikuku Clinton | KEN | 1544 | 1.5 | 0 | 1 | 19 | ||
| 60 | Jesse Fabian | KEN | 0 | 1.5 | 0 | 1 | 17 | ||
| 61 | Otieno Polycarp | KEN | 0 | 1.5 | 0 | 1 | 16 | ||
| 62 | Ochieng Sarah Akinyi | w | KEN | 0 | 1.5 | 0 | 1 | 15 | |
| 63 | Simiyu Naliaka Vanessa | w | KEN | 1166 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 19 | |
| 64 | Gregory Bifwoli | KEN | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 18 | ||
| 65 | Breetaliza Amandah | KEN | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 17 | ||
| 66 | Jorim Onyango | KEN | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16 | ||
| Oketch Griffins Mark | KEN | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16 | |||
| 68 | Eliakim Nyabuto | KEN | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15 | ||
| 69 | Angel Adisa | w | KEN | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.5 | |
| 70 | Ndegwa Jackson Kamau | KEN | 1823 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | ||
| Viacheslav Chvoro | KEN | 1504 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | |||
| Imani Amor Oriyo | KEN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | |||
| 73 | Yug S Badiyani | KEN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
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