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 ...

A story by CM Ben Magana - Part 2

The story according to CM Ben Magana "Immediately after Bungoma, there was Tanzania Open across the border. This was a six-day af...

A story by CM Ben Magana - Part 1

We have for the first time published article done by CM Ben Magana who is one of Kenya's most illustrious chess sons.  His sto...

A final recap on the 2015 Bungoma Open Chess Tournament

This is my 3 rd and final story on the 2015 Bungoma Open Chess Tournament. You might wonder why 3 reports for one event.   Well it i...

IM Elijah Emojong wins the 2015 Tanzania Open

“Veni, vidi, vici” translated from Latin means “I came, I saw, I conquered” which was attributed to Julius Caesar after he swiftly crus...

IM Elijah Emojong wins 2015 Bungoma Open Chess Tournament

The Bungoma Open came to a magnificent climax today evening when IM Elijah Emojong of Uganda won the Prestige section with a perfect sc...

2015 Bungoma Open Chess Tournament - Excitement builds up

All roads lead to Bungoma this weekend when the 3 rd edition of the “Bungoma Open” will be held. With a cash prize fund of over ...