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Kenya Open Chess Championship 2023

The Kenya Open Chess Championship 2023 will take place from 06-10 April 2023 in Sarit Centre , Nairobi, Kenya. The time control 90 minutes plus a 30-second increment starting from move one. This tournament will be played in 9-round Swiss system. The total prize fund of Kenya Open Chess Championship 2023 is 42 000 USD. The tournament is separated in two categories : Open section and Ladies section .
More than 130 players are registered in the Open section and the top six rated players are GM Gadir Guseinov , GM Eltaj Safarli, GM Timur Gareyev, GM Nikita Meshkovs, GM Pavel Ponkratov and GM Neuris Delgado Ramirez.

List of players for Open section :

No. NameFEDRtg
1GMGuseinov GadirAZE2661
2GMSafarli EltajAZE2608
3GMGareyev TimurUSA2602
4GMMeshkovs NikitaLAT2586
5GMPonkratov PavelRUS2580
6GMDelgado Ramirez NeurisPAR2560
7IMSamant Aditya SIND2496
8GMFawzy AdhamEGY2495
9GMHesham AbdelrahmanEGY2412
10IMBwalya GillanZAM2405
11IMSsegwanyi ArthurUGA2375
12IMKayonde AndrewZAM2363
13GMSriram JhaIND2310
14FMWanyama HaroldUGA2303
15FMAbdulraheem Abdulrahman AkintoyeNGR2302
16IMKarsten JanRSA2292
17IMPhiri RichmondZAM2287
18FMKawuma PatrickUGA2243
19FMMhango BaneleRSA2212
20FMMulenga Prince DanielZAM2188
21FMMwale JosephMAW2113
22IMEmojong ElijahUGA2109
23 Omolo KennethKEN2089
24 Kamoga RajabUGA2061
25CMEgesa EmmanuelUGA2042
26 Pereira SergioSTP2014
27 Makwaya KiddyZAM1967
28 Mukonde DariusZAM1956
29 Banda AaronZAM1949
30 Adebayo OladayoENG1905
31 Rapheal Titoluwanimi IbukunoluwaNGR1905
32 Kizza Faruk Fauza KarimUGA1904
33 Abdulkadir Mohamed WarsameSOM1882
34 Odiel James AbanSSD1873
35 Ekpiken Magnus EtimNGR1840
36ACMMasiko EzekielUGA1806
37 Adewole Adeyinka SamuelNGR1798
38 Sagwa HillaryKEN1795
39 Kimani KimingiKEN1789
40AIMOnuoha WilsonGHA1786
41 Njovu KondwelaniZAM1775
42 Irungu Brian MwangiKEN1750
43 Ojok PatrickUGA1749
44 Pido EdwinUGA1722
45 Tumusiime AnthonyUGA1634
46 Joseph KizitoUGA1595
47 Mangi LenoxKEN1595
48 Miheso Clement ChomuKEN1594
49 Naker JayKEN1572
50 Okemwa EugeneKEN1568
51 Bonne RobinSEY1550
52 Kalema Jackson KiokoKEN1542
53 Ngonga Paul OketchKEN1524
54 Ithagi KelvinKEN1518
55 Sadam Ali SheikhKEN1516
56 Viacheslav ChvoroKEN1512
57 Bhari Kamaljeet SinghKEN1458
58 Brian Kirwa NgetichKEN1438
59 Orondo Rangara NicholasKEN1431
60 Kiggs MichaelKEN1423
61 Zamir ZayanKEN1411
62 Adam Omenda GakahuKEN1407
63 Mwansa ShadreckZAM1399
64 Ben Otieno OmondiKEN1379
65 Njagi Bundi MmugaKEN1341
66 Manyeki NathanielKEN1322
67 Wambalo WongKEN1318
68 Kamanu DennisKEN1262
69 Mwangi PaulKEN1217
70 Oluchiri Jeshurun InyangalaKEN1215
71 Kabechu DennisKEN1198
72 Mahmoud Adel M ALBA1194
73 Mosongoh Geoffrey MaogaKEN1175
74 Kabogo VictorKEN1106
75 Mugambi Christian MwambaKEN1007
76 Abdulkadir Mohamed JamaSOM0
77 Abdurkedir Mohamud HirsiSOM0
78 Al Assaad EssamGHA0
79 Anthony NandaaKEN0
80 Asuma MelchizedekKEN0
81 Bwahi Thomas KEN0
82 Desmond Troy KEN0
83 Fuad Issa KEN0
84 Ibrahim Hamsa KEN0
85 Issa FaudKEN0
86 Jerome Albert KEN0
87 John AtieliKEN0
88 Joram Mak KEN0
89 Kaddu IvanUGA0
90 Kamau Ryan KEN0
91 Kilele Elijah KEN0
92 Kirui Benard KEN0
93 Kishlaf Laith KEN0
94 Korir SamuelKEN0
95 Kyalo Felix Muthama KEN0
96 Kyalo PeterKEN0
97 Maina Francis Mwangi KEN0
98 Mark Wayne KEN0
99 Miringu Geoffrey KEN0
100 Mohamud Mohammed KEN0
101 Mosoi Nicholas Njenga KEN0
102 Mugisha IvanUGA0
103 Mugo JohnmarkKEN0
104 Muli Martin KEN0
105 Mungai Eric KEN0
106 Murimi Stephen KEN0
107 Mwalugha Oliver KEN0
108 Mwangi Michael KEN0
109 Nderitu Samwel Giceha KEN0
110 Ndungu Tony KEN0
111 Ngugi Stanley KEN0
112 Njenga James Mwangi KEN0
113 Njenga James MwangiKEN0
114 Njenga PaulKEN0
115 Nyakeruma Hezron KEN0
116 Nyamwanda William Ochieng KEN0
117 Nyongesa George KEN0
118 Ochieng Claren ClarksonKEN0
119 Ochieng Cleophas Wycliffe KEN0
120 Odhiambo Peter KEN0
121 Oloo WalterKEN0
122 Onjiri Bruce Joel KEN0
123 Owino Fanuel KEN0
124 Oywecha Kimaiga KEN0
125 Rabadia Aaryan KEN0
126 Rioba Lloyd KEN0
127 Ruga James KEN0
128 Sila AaronKEN0
129 Tuwei Brian KEN0
130 Wango JoshuaKEN0
131 Wangui Lewis Wakahenya KEN0
132 Wanyonyi JoshuaKEN0
133 Yegon Gilbert KEN0

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