2026 Commonwealth Chess Championship The 2026 Commonwealth Chess Championship ended in Kalutara, Sri Lanka, with Ezekiel Karani making Kenya proud by scoring 6 points from 9 rounds to finish in joint fourth place, or 11th in the rankings. The event, with 7 GMs and 3 IMs, saw 96 players from 13 federations take part. The top-ranked player was GM Pa Iniyan of India with an astronomical rating of 2587.Kenya was well represented with 11 players, …
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