Kenyan Chess Championship Explained

The Kenyan National Chess Championship is an annual individual chess tournament typically held in December and organized by . It serves as the flagship event of the year and the first stage of the qualification system for the Chess Olympiad and the All African Games.

Winners

Year Champion[1] Women
1990 Lawrence Kagambi[2] Anastasiah Mailu
1993 Humphrey Andolo
1994
1995 Humphrey Andolo
1996 Philip Nicholas Odhiambo
1997 Humphrey Andolo
1998 Humphrey Andolo
1999 Humphrey Andolo
2001 Kenneth Ajode Omolo
2003 Matthew Kamau Kanegeni
2005 Nathan Mukaka Ateka
2006 Ben Magana[3]
2007 Peter Gilruth[4]
2013 Ben Magana
2014 Sanjana Deshpande
2015 Kenneth Ajode Omolo[5] Riya Shah [6]
2017Ben Magana [7]
2018Victor Ngani [8]
2019Mehul Gohil [9]
2021Martin Njoroge Sasha Mongeli [10]
2022Mehul Gohil [11] Joyce Nyaruai [12]

References

9.https://www.pd.co.ke/sports/2021-kenya-national-chess-championship-produces-new-champions-108042/?amp=1 December 2021.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2015 Kenya National Chess Championship due this weekend . 9 December 2015 . 2 February 2017.
  2. Web site: Bhari . Kim . 2015 Kenya National Chess Championship due this weekend . 20 September 2014 . 2 February 2017.
  3. News: Pilipili . Oscar . Magana Wins National Title . . Nairobi . 13 December 2006 . 2 February 2017.
  4. Web site: PETER GILRUTH WINS KENYA NATIONAL CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP . 17 December 2007 . 2 February 2017.
  5. Web site: Ken Omolo & Riya Shah are the 2015 Kenya National Champions . 13 December 2015 . 2 February 2017.
  6. Web site: Ken Omolo & Riya Shah are the 2015 Kenya National Champions . 13 December 2015 . 2 February 2017.
  7. Web site: Ben Magana & Joyce Nyaruai are Kenya National Chess Champions 2017 . 12 December 2017 .
  8. Web site: Ngani dethrones Magana to become Chess champion . 16 December 2018 .
  9. Web site: Mehul Gohil & WCM Lucy Wanjiru Crowned Kenya National Champions . 20 December 2019 .
  10. Web site: WFM Sasha Mongeli crowned 2021 Kenya Ladies National Champion . 10 January 2023 .
  11. Web site: Mehul Gohil aka 'Gorilla' clinches 2022 Kenya Championship title . 10 January 2023 .
  12. Web site: Mehul Gohil aka 'Gorilla' clinches 2022 Kenya Championship title . 10 January 2023 .