Tournament
Report
54th Nairobi Chess Club Championship
18th
& 19th August 2012
Braeburn
School
Nairobi
The
54th Nairobi Chess Club Championship was a resounding success. The event was attended by;
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54
players
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8
ladies
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5
juniors
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Ben
Magana the reigning 53rd Champion
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3
Ugandans Bob Bibasa, Arthur Ssegwanyi
(trip funded by sponsor Rodger Adai)
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Ivy
Amoko (trip funded by Nairobi Chess Club)
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Robert
Nyongesa from Bungoma(trip partly funded by Nairobi Chess Club
·
Emmanuel
Soma from Eldoret (trip partly funded by Nairobi Chess Club)
The
full list of players is provided on AppendixI I.
The
main sponsor of the event was ARM Engineering Ltd a company owned by chess
enthusiast Rodger Adai who funded the event to the tune of KShs 40,000.
The
prize fund was as follows;
Winner
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KShs 7,500 + trophy
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Top lady
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KShs 3,000 + trophy
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To Challenger
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KShs 2,000 + trophy
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Runners up
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KShs 5,000 + trophy
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2nd lady
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KShs 2,000 +
trophy
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2nd Challenger
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KSsh 1,000 + trophy
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2nd Runners up
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KShs 3,500 + trophy
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3rd lady
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KShs 1,000 + trophy
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3rd Challenger
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KShs 500 + trophy
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3rd Runners up
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KShs 2,500 + trophy
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Top Junior
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KShs 2,000 + trophy
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Top Universities, Colleges, Polytechnics
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KShs 2,000 plus trophy
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4th Runners up
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KShs 1,500 + trophy
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2nd Junior
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KShs 1,000 + trophy
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3rd Junior
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KShs 500 + trophy
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2nd Universities, Colleges, Polytechnics
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KShs 1,000 plus trophy
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Supplementary
prizes were added to the main prize fund by Aslam Adam of UK who provided the
following incentives;
1) If
there is a clear winner, he will be awarded a further 2,500/=
2) If
the clear winner is undefeated in the tourney, another 2,500/=
3) If
the clear winner wins all his games, then a bonus of 10,000/= , the first
2 will not apply.
Additionally if any player wins all his games with
the black pieces, a bonus of 5,000/= - mind you there could be a tie here.
Lastly, if the winner is not an Olympian (both
Kenya and Uganda), he will get a bonus of 5,000/=, irrespective of above.
The
arbiter for the event was Moses Andiwo
of Nakuru.
The
venue used was the spacious Senior School Dining Hall at Braeburn School,
Gitanga Road, Nairobi.
All
cash prizes and trophies were paid out.
The only prize that was not given out was the University/Colleges/Poly 2nd
prize as there was no winner.
All
chess equipment and use of computer/printer was provided by Kim Bhari free of
cost.
Other Comments;
This
event generated enormous publicity in cyberspace name Facebook & Twitter.
A
number of universities & colleges were on holiday and hence were not in a
position to send a team.
Kishan
Iyengar has donated KShs 5,0000 to Nairobi
Chess Club to be used to fund future events.
Peter Gilruth is declared the
54th Nairobi Chess Club Champion. Peter is
the current Vice-Chairman of the Club.
In
future Nairobi Chess Club will continue to sponsor players from out of Nairobi
to come and take part in our events in an effort to promote the game in other
regions of the country.
All
players who participated in the event are eligible to use our club facility at
Goan Gymkhana Club every Saturday afternoon from 2pm to 6pm. Those who wish to attend our forthcoming AGM
are request to pay the additional KShs 500 to full fill all membership
requirements.
We
presented 10 pocket chess sets to various participants using a simple lottery
system. These sets had been sent to us
by our chess supporter Aslam Adam of UK.
Financial Summary
Details
of the financial summary of this event are provided in Appendix I.
The
event generated a modest loss of KShs 7,100 which will be covered by Kim Bhari.
Kim Bhari
Nairobi Chess Club
Chairman
| 54th Nairobi Chess Club Championship | ||||
| Financial Summary | ||||
| Entry Fee | KShs | No | KShs | |
| Gold Membership | 6,000 | 4 | 1,500 | |
| Silver Membership | 50,000 | 50 | 1,000 | |
| 56,000 | ||||
| Rodger Adai | 40,000 | |||
| Aslam Adam | 5,000 | |||
| Total Income | 101,000 | |||
| Expenses | ||||
| Cash Prizes (see below) | 40,000 | |||
| Venue Hire | 20,000 | |||
| Trophies | 22,100 | |||
| Travel costs for Ugandan players | 18,000 | |||
| Travel costs for other Kenyan players | 1,600 | |||
| Arbitration | 4,000 | |||
| Other Admin | 2,400 | |||
| Total expenses | 108,100 | |||
| Deficit | (7,100) | |||
| Cash Prizes | Category | |||
| Peter Gilruth | Open 1st & 2nd | 6,250 | ||
| Bob Bibasa | Open 1st & 2nd | 6,250 | ||
| Mowlid Ahmed | 3rd,4th & 5th | 2,500 | ||
| Ben Magana | 3rd,4th & 5th | 2,500 | ||
| Brian Adorwa | 3rd,4th & 5th | 2,500 | ||
| Sharanya Iyengar | Ladies 1st | 3,000 | ||
| Ivy Amoko | Ladies 2nd | 1,500 | ||
| Gloria Jumba | Ladies 3rd | 1,500 | ||
| Ritvik Penyala | Juniors 1st | 1,500 | ||
| Hardiv Karania | Juniors 2nd | 1,500 | ||
| Saloni Karania | Juniors 3rd | 500 | ||
| Hussein Farah | Challengers 1st | 2,000 | ||
| Issa Kassim | Challengers 2nd | 1,000 | ||
| George Nyagah | Challengers 3rd | 500 | ||
| Martin Oyamo | Winning all games with Black | 2,500 | ||
| Emmanuel Soma | Winning all games with Black | 2,500 | ||
| Strathmore | University | 2,000 | ||
| Total cash prizes | 40,000 | |||
Place|Name |Feder|Rtg |Loc|Score|M-Buch.|Buch.|Progr.
1-2 |Peter Gilruth, | |2190| |6 | 23.0| 30.0| 26.0
|Bob Bibasa, | |2000| |6 | 22.5| 31.0| 25.0
3-5 |Mowlid Ahmed Daud, | |1900| |5.5 | 23.5| 33.5| 24.5
|Ben Magana, | |2185| |5.5 | 22.5| 30.0| 23.5
|Brian Kadenge, | |1944| |5.5 | 20.0| 27.5| 21.5
6-10 |Arthur Ssegwanyi, | |2000| |5 | 22.5| 30.5| 22.0
|Ricky Sang, | |2002| |5 | 21.5| 29.0| 17.0
|Hussein Farah, | |1900| |5 | 18.5| 27.0| 21.0
|Martin Oyamo, | |1934| |5 | 18.0| 25.0| 20.0
|Isse Kassim, | |1900| |5 | 17.5| 25.0| 16.0
11-14|George Nyagah, | |1900| |4.5 | 20.0| 27.0| 19.5
|Chahindi Mbiu, | |1884| |4.5 | 19.5| 29.0| 17.0
|Kevin Riungu, | |1976| |4.5 | 19.5| 27.5| 18.5
|Clement Miheso, | |1974| |4.5 | 17.0| 24.5| 14.5
15-23|Bryan Toboso, | |2039| |4 | 23.5| 33.0| 20.0
|Wangombe Mugo, | |2059| |4 | 22.5| 31.0| 20.0
|Brian Obilo, | |1900| |4 | 19.0| 26.5| 19.0
|Wachira Wachania, | |2025| |4 | 18.5| 26.0| 15.0
|Collins Young, | |2038| |4 | 18.5| 25.5| 19.0
|Ed Oluoch, | |2023| |4 | 17.0| 24.5| 17.5
|Warren Pollock, | |1900| |4 | 14.5| 21.0| 12.0
|Sharanya Iyengar (L), | |1890| |4 | 14.5| 20.0| 11.5
|Emmaneul Soma, | |1900| |4 | 14.0| 19.5| 13.0
24-29|James Muchai, | |2033| |3.5 | 19.5| 28.0| 16.5
|Willem Simons, | |1900| |3.5 | 19.5| 25.5| 15.5
|Ivy Amoko (L), | |1900| |3.5 | 18.5| 25.0| 15.5
|Hesbon Omanjo, | |1976| |3.5 | 17.0| 24.0| 14.5
|Gloria Jumba (L), | |1946| |3.5 | 16.0| 23.0| 13.5
|Humphrey Nyongesa, | |1900| |3.5 | 12.5| 17.5| 9.0
30-38|Thomas Mghendi, | |1993| |3 | 20.0| 28.0| 15.0
|Vincent Ngeno, | |2038| |3 | 19.5| 27.5| 14.0
|Edward Bii, | |1900| |3 | 18.5| 25.5| 13.0
|Benard Wanjala, | |2026| |3 | 18.0| 26.0| 12.0
|Isabelle Asiema (L), | |1884| |3 | 18.0| 25.0| 9.0
|Kim Bhari, | |1900| |3 | 16.5| 22.5| 11.0
|Ritvik Penyala (J), | |1999| |3 | 16.5| 22.5| 10.0
|Hardiv Karania (J), | |1980| |3 | 15.5| 22.5| 11.0
|Rose Nafula Chemiat (L), | |1900| |3 | 12.5| 17.0| 10.0
39-42|Saloni Karania (J), | |1842| |2.5 | 18.5| 25.0| 10.5
|Njuru Mwangi, | |1900| |2.5 | 17.5| 25.0| 9.5
|Tony Mutua, | |1900| |2.5 | 17.5| 24.5| 13.5
|Naftali Wachira, | |1994| |2.5 | 16.0| 23.0| 12.5
43-46|Mwikali Daphne (L), | |1900| |2 | 17.0| 23.0| 9.0
|Arphaxade Sifuna, | |1900| |2 | 14.5| 21.0| 10.0
|Kangethe Waruhiu (J), | |1900| |2 | 14.0| 19.0| 7.0
|Ian Odhiambo, | |2002| |2 | 7.0| 14.0| 7.0
47-49|Jacktone Mony, | |2024| |1.5 | 18.0| 25.0| 9.5
|Darshan Shah (J), | |1900| |1.5 | 13.0| 20.0| 4.0
|Rehema Kimulu (L), | |1857| |1.5 | 11.5| 17.0| 2.5
50-51|Carlos Agengo, | |1900| |1 | 14.0| 21.5| 4.0
|Simon Mariga, | |1900| |1 | 8.0| 13.5| 3.0
52-54|Benard Miheso, | |1900| |0 | 7.0| 7.0| 0.0
|George Irungu, | |1900| |0 | 6.5| 11.5| 0.0
|Sameul Nyonga, | |1900| |0 | 6.0| 6.0| 0.0
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| Clement Miheso in blue |
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| Sharanya Iyengar |
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| Bob Bibasa from Uganda |
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| Mowlid Daud Ahmed in brown gets his 3rd prize from Dr Ngani |
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| Bob Bibasa receives his Runners Up prize |
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| 54th Nairobi Chess Club Champion Peter Gilruth in red, Kim Bhari Chairman in blue |
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| View of the playing hall |
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