After the success of our ‘KAM Pharmacy Senior (40+) Rapid Chess Championship’ tournament on 17th April 2016 (see photos here), we bring you a tournament for players under the age of 18 years, the ‘Fouress Technologies Junior Rapid Chess...
Training for African Youth Chess Championships
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By Brian Yonga The junior chess team to this year’s African Youth Chess Championships (AYCC) in Lusaka, Zambia, begin training this weekend in Nairobi. The 12 players were picked at last weekend’s Kenya National Youth Chess Championship at Makini...
We need to invest in the junior scene
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Kenyans Well Represented At 2014 World Youth Chess Championship By Brian Kidula The 2014 World Youth Chess Championship got under way at the magnificent International Convention Centre, Durban, Kwa-Zulu, South Africa on the 20th and will run until the...
Disastrous showing for Kenyans in Tromso
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Kenyans Back After a Disastrous Outing At the 41st Chess Olympiad in Tromso By Brian Kidula Team Kenya arrived back in the country early on Saturday morning, after a disastrous outing at the 41st Chess Olympiad in Tromso, Norway...
Kenya selected players for Chess Olympiad in Tromsø
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Following the final qualifier event, the Chess Kenya (CK) has announced the players which will represent the country at the 41st Chess Olympiad in Tromso, Norway. Open team:CM Ben Magana, Jackson Kamau, Steve Ouma, FM Martin Gateri and Joseph...
Kenya: Controversy Over 2014 National Chess Championship EF
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Kenya: Controversy Over 2014 National Chess Championship Entry FeeBY PARAS GUDKA, 11 DECEMBER 2013 As I write this, I tremble with excitement at being able to bring back the ubiquitous chess column that vagaries of time wiped off Kenya’s...
11 year old girl wins National Championship
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11 year old Sharanya Iyengar has won the Ladies category title at the Kenya National Chess Championships 2013. She won 7 and drew 1 game out of 8 rounds to win the national title. A total of 23 players...
Chess Kenya constitution seeks to bar non-citizens from international ties
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Chess Kenya constitution seeks to bar non-citizens from international tiesBy Gilbert Wandera After many years of allowing non-citizens to represent the country in international events, a new Chess Kenya constitution proposes to limit this. The proposal, which is likely...
Lack of funding for Kenyan youth
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Kenya Chess team requires Kshs.2.5 m The Kenyan team for the World Youth chess championships in Maribor, Slovenia is in need of KSh2.5 million to make the trip for the event slated for November 7-19. With over 1500 participants...
10 year old Kenyan achieved WCM title in Istanbul
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A couple months ago, I published a story about a 10 year old girl, Sharanya Iyengar, from Kenya representing her country in the 2012 Istanbul Chess Olympiad. Here is her performance at the recently concluded chess Olympiad. 1) She...