2025 Mombasa Open – Peter Majur Manyang wins
The 2025 Mombasa Open concluded today with Peter Majur Manyang of South Sudan clinching the event with a score of 5.5 out of six rounds and going home with KES 50,000 (USD 400) as his cash prize and a floating trophy christened ‘Athena’ after the ancient Greek goddess of wisdom.
He beat a strong field of 70 players, which included five compatriots and eleven Ugandans, plus a host of Kenyan players.
Five players tied for second place with five points each. These included Garang Panthou Joh Madol, Mark Nyola, Manyok Chaderek and Mehul Gohil. However, on a tie-break, the silver went to Garang Panthou Joh Madol and the bronze to Mark Nyola.
The total cash prize for this section was KES 125,000 (USD 1,000).
Ladies Section
Wanjiru Kimani was the surprise winner of the Ladies Section with 5.5 points. WFM Sasha Mongeli also scored 5.5 points but had a lower tie-break. Both players equally shared the KES 35,000.
This section saw just under 40 participants taking
U1700 Section
Amos Wayne from JKUAT won the U1700 Section with a score of 5.5 points to go home with KES 20,000.
Five players tied for second place with five points and included Mwega Nkanda, Achol Deng, Roberts Wamalwa, James Lelaono and Arnold Nekemiah Ikonde, who equally shared the KES 30,000 prize fund.
This section saw 60 players battling it out for top honours
Junior Section
This section, with a time control of 30 minutes per player over six rounds, had a total of 130 participants split into several age groups, namely the U8, U10, U12 and U18 age groups.
Game Corner
Photo Gallery
Event Poster
Standing of the top 12 players
Past winners
2024 – Gong Thon Gong (South Sudan)
2023 – Peter Majur Manyang (South Sudan)
2022 – Mehul Gohil (Kenya)
2021 – FM Haruna Nsubuga (Uganda)
2020 – Event not held due to Covid
2019 – Mehul Gohil (Kenya)
2018 – CM Ben Magana (Kenya).
2017 – IM Elijah Emojong (Uganda).
2016 – IM Elijah Emojong (Uganda).
2015 – IM Arthur Ssegwanyi (Uganda).
2014 – Mathias Ssonko (Uganda).
2013 – FM Haruna Nsubuga (Uganda).
2012 – LGM Brian Kidula (Kenya).
2011 – FM Harold Wanyama (Uganda).
2010 – FM Harold Wanyama (Uganda).
Links
2025 Mombasa Open on chess-resultls.com.
Live Games from the 2025 Mombasa Open from lichess.org.
Photo Album by Elias Cheruiyot of the 2025 Mombasa Open.
2024 Mombasa Open Chess Tournament – Gong Thon Gong triumphs.
2024 Mombasa Open on chess-results.com.
Peter Majur Manyang wins 2023 Mombasa Open.
2023 Mombasa Open on chess-results.com.
Mehul Gohil wins 2022 Mombasa Open.
2022 Mombasa Open on chess-results.com.
Paul Oketch causes major upset in 2022 Mombasa Open.
2022 Kenya National Junior Championship on chess-results.com.
FM Haruna Nsubuga wins 2021 Mombasa Open.
Mehul Gohil wins 2019 Mombasa Open.
CM Ben Magana wins 2018 Mombasa Open.
Elijah Emojong wins 2017 Mombasa Open.
IM Elijah Emojong wins 2016 Mombasa Open.
IM Arthur Ssegwanyi wins 2015 Mombasa Open.
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Article by Kenya Chess Masala.