A summary of the year 2015 for Kenyan Chess

The year 2015 will go down as a key milestone in Kenyan chess.   This was the year that Kenyan chess blossomed with a huge number of events ...

Ripples from Magnus Carlsen felt in the small town of Voi, Kenya

You will all recall that NGO’s have been under considerable pressure from the Kenya Government.   The NGO Coordinating Board has been c...

2015 African Youth Chess Championship, Lusaka, Zambia

A 35 strong Kenyan squad made up of players, parents and supporters have landed in Lusaka for the 2015 African Youth Chess Championship ...

The Art Of Planning In Chess - Move By Move

I decided to order "The Art of Planning in Chess - Move by Move" by Neil McDonald the other day and decided that I will share my t...

Update on the 5th April 2012 Chess Kenya meeting

P Singe Well guys and gals here is an update of what transpired today. The meeting was attended by the following; Prof Wilson Langat...

D-Day 5th April 2012 - Future of Chess Kenya?

5th April 2012 is D-Day.  The petitioners and Chess Kenya officials have been asked to meet the Commissioner of Sports Gordon Oluoch at his ...

A blistering pace set up by Westlands Chess Club

Brian Obilo (left) v Kais Mussa Action  This weekend saw the newly formed Westlands Chess Club run their 3rd event this year. This was...

Westlands Chess Club Hosts it's First Junior Event

The newest kid on the block Westlands Chess Club (WeCC) has decided that it is time to make a big impression on the chess front by organisin...