Nairobi OTB Chess Championship

Event Updates

Day One

The Nairobi OTB Chess Championship kicked off in time with a participation of 262 players. The event was initially aimed to host only 200 participants but due to public demand, The organizers had to get a bigger venue to accommodate the extra registrations.

The Sections has the following composition:
Open - 128 Players
Ladies - 33 Players
Junior U8 & U10 - 38 Players
Junior U012 & U14 - 40 Players
Junior U16 & U18 - 22 Players

The Juniors finished all their rounds with amazing play from so many upcoming players.

Under 18&16 Boys Winners
1. Mutuma Kinoti - 5 pts
2. Isaiah Oluoch - 5 Pts
3. Ivan Wata Vidija - 4.5 Pts
3. Dutt Dakshesh - 4.5 Pts

Under 18&16 Girls Winners
1. Amy Mumo - 2 Pts
2. Jewel Wakio - 2 Pts
3. Melly Moraa - 1.5 Pts

Under 14&12 Boys Winners
1. Sanagavarapu Taran - 5 Pts
1. Munyao Ray - 5 Pts
1. Oloka Sean - 5 Pts
1. Marshall Mwangi - 5 Pts

Under 14&12 Girls Winners
1. Wadoi Melisa - 4 Pts
1. Nissi Kerandi - 4 Pts
1. Grace Lilly - 4 Pts

Under 10&8 Boys Winners
1. Eli Osidiana - 5 Pts
2. Curtis Reuben - 5 Pts
3. Maxwell Njue - 4 Pts

Under 10&8 Girls Winners
1. Abigael Obonyo - 5 Pts
2. Nashipae Bella - 5 Pts
3. Winnie Kaburo - 5 Pts

Check results Online:
https://chess-results.com/tnr576365.aspx?lan=1&art=4

Photo credits | Allan Arongoey

Day 2

Day 2 saw the Open section start with quite some upsets in round 3 from several players one of them being The former National Champion; Joseph Methu who lost to The upcoming junior; Mcligeyo Robert.

After round 4 and 5 water had to find its level and the greatest question remained: Will the overall winner emerge from Kenya or Uganda? This is because the Last round was between Musasizi Emmanuel from Uganda and Hinga Githinji from Kenya who both had 5 points each. The match was really tight and whoever would win this match would be the automatic winner. However, after a hard fight by both players; the game ended in a draw and Githinji Hinga become the overall winner based on tie breaks.

In the ladies category, Gwen Jumba dominated the category and scored a whooping 6 points out of 6 rounds!

Open Category Winners
1. Hinga Githinji - 5.5 Pts
2. Njoroge Martin - 5.5 Pts
3. Musasizi Emmanuel - 5.5 Pts

4. Ramesh Vasanth - 5.5 Pts

Ladies Category Winners
1. Jumba Gloria - 5.5 Pts
2. Mwendwa Triza 5 Pts
3. WCM Wanjiru Lucy - 4.5 Pts

4. Elizabeth Cassidy Maina - 4.5 pts.