Chess Olympiad 2026

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KEN
Seeded 126, category D
5 won, 1 drawn, 5 lost
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Kenya as a nation

Kenya

In numbers

104

place of 206 after round 11

11

match points from 11 matches

23

game points; TB1 191½, TB3 107

2056

average rating

Roster

Board	Player	Rating	Games	Score	Perf.	±	Favourite
1	Kuka Kyle	2012	10	3	2065	+2
2	FM Simiyu Jadon	2166	11	7	2234	+41
3	CM Oluka Robert Mcligeyo	2138	10	6½	2116	+5
4	CM Ben Magana	1992	10	6	2076	+15
5	Kenneth Omolo	1972	3	½	1912	−4

Boards follow the order the players have appeared in, as the team list keeps it; board 5 is the reserve. Games and scores count played games only. Performance and rating change come from Lichess. A name opens the player’s page.

Who carries the team

Each board from the player’s rating (hollow) to the performance so far (filled); red, the largest lift, grey, a board below its rating. The grey line is the team’s average rating, the score closes the row. A performance on few games moves a long way.

Matches

Round 1 v Argentina ARG

0–4

Lost, 0 match pointsBlack on board 1

1GM Faustino Oro 25371Kuka Kyle 20120 2FM Simiyu Jadon 21660GM Diego Flores 25901 3GM Sandro Mareco 25511CM Oluka Robert Mcligeyo 21380 4CM Ben Magana 19920GM Fernando Peralta 25531

Round 2 v Macau, China MAC

4–0

Won, 2 match pointsWhite on board 1

1Kuka Kyle 20121CM Tong Kuan Mak 19150 2CM Seak Hin Ieong 19140FM Simiyu Jadon 21661 3CM Oluka Robert Mcligeyo 21381De V R Joao Car Bartilotti 15450 4David Sun 15910CM Ben Magana 19921

Round 3 v New Zealand NZL

1–3

Lost, 0 match pointsBlack on board 1

1IM Felix Xie 24231Kuka Kyle 20120 2FM Simiyu Jadon 21661IM Tom Middelburg 23440 3FM Daniel Hanwen Gong 22481CM Ben Magana 19920 4Kenneth Omolo 19720FM Daqi Mao 22771

Round 4 v Equatorial Guinea GEQ

3–1

Won, 2 match pointsWhite on board 1

1Kuka Kyle 20120FM Xavier Mompel Ferruz 23401 2Angel Estanislao Gatjens Capche 18310FM Simiyu Jadon 21661 3CM Oluka Robert Mcligeyo 21381Oscar Naranjo Gonzalez 17840 4Eugenio Ndemesogo Nguema Oye 0CM Ben Magana 19921

Round 5 v Ecuador ECU

½–3½

Lost, 0 match pointsWhite on board 1

1Kuka Kyle 2012½IM Christopher Leonel Garzon Zapatanga 2305½ 2Eddy Ernesto Enrique Hernandez 21971FM Simiyu Jadon 21660 3CM Oluka Robert Mcligeyo 21380IM Miguel Munoz Sanchez 21731 4IM Alberto Santos Flores 21641Kenneth Omolo 19720

Round 6 v Jersey JCI

3–1

Won, 2 match pointsBlack on board 1

1CM Jem Gurner 21081Kuka Kyle 20120 2FM Simiyu Jadon 21661Paul A Carpenter 18580 3Gary Clark 18310CM Oluka Robert Mcligeyo 21381 4CM Ben Magana 19921James Auckland 17440

Round 7 v Yemen YEM

2–2

Drawn, 1 match pointBlack on board 1

1IM Basheer Al Qudaimi 23721Kuka Kyle 20120 2FM Simiyu Jadon 2166½IM Zendan Al-Zendani 2249½ 3IM Ayman Al-Halila 21380CM Oluka Robert Mcligeyo 21381 4CM Ben Magana 1992½Khaled waleed Abdullah 2042½

Round 8 v Zambia ZAM

1½–2½

Lost, 0 match pointsWhite on board 1

1Kuka Kyle 2012½IM Chitumbo Mwali 2328½ 2IM Andrew Kayonde 2316½FM Simiyu Jadon 2166½ 3CM Oluka Robert Mcligeyo 2138½FM Prince Daniel Mulenga 2198½ 4Micheal Kaoma 21331CM Ben Magana 19920

Round 9 v Democratic Republic of the Congo COD

2½–1½

Won, 2 match pointsBlack on board 1

1Yves De Billoez 19881Kuka Kyle 20120 2FM Simiyu Jadon 21661FM Mashala Kabamwanishi 19400 3Makuwa Mbayo Gaetan 18040CM Oluka Robert Mcligeyo 21381 4CM Ben Magana 1992½Josue Kanda ½

Round 10 v Luxembourg LUX

1½–2½

Lost, 0 match pointsWhite on board 1

1FM Simiyu Jadon 21660FM Nicolas Bourg 22541 2IM Fred Berend 22311CM Oluka Robert Mcligeyo 21380 3CM Ben Magana 19921Christian Jeitz 21550 4Marc Mertens 2116½Kenneth Omolo 1972½

Round 11 v Aruba ARU

4–0

Won, 2 match pointsWhite on board 1

1Kuka Kyle 20121CM Jose Pesqueira 18250 2CM Ilya Stetsenko 19610FM Simiyu Jadon 21661 3CM Oluka Robert Mcligeyo 21381Paul Andres Villalba Martinez 18060 4Ayden Dirks 18000CM Ben Magana 19921

Team awards

Whitewash

Round 2
Kenya KEN4Macau, China MAC0

Won the match 4–0, forfeits included.

Comeback Match

Round 4, board 1 lost
Kenya KEN3Equatorial Guinea GEQ1

Lost on board 1 and still won the match.

Comeback Match

Round 6, board 1 lost
Kenya KEN3Jersey JCI1

Lost on board 1 and still won the match.

Sprint Match

115moves

Round 6, 25 + 30 + 31 + 29
Kenya KEN3Jersey JCI1

The match whose four boards were over quickest, in moves added together; forfeits never count.

Quietest Match

45captures

Round 6
Kenya KEN3Jersey JCI1

The match with the fewest captures over its four boards.

Comeback Match

Round 9, board 1 lost
Kenya KEN2½Democratic Republic of the Congo COD1½

Lost on board 1 and still won the match.

Whitewash

Round 11
Kenya KEN4Aruba ARU0

Won the match 4–0, forfeits included.