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 ...

2015 African Youth Chess Championship - further update

You will recall my earlier story about Kenya winning two bronze medals at the just concluded 2015 African Youth Chess Championship held...

Ken Omolo & Riya Shah are the 2015 Kenya National Champions

It is now officially over.   The 2015 Kenya National Chess Championship came to an exciting finish when Ken Omolo cruised to 21 points (Bilb...

Kenya bags 2 bronze medals in the 2015 African Youth Chess Championship

The biggest news coming from the 2015 African Youth Chess Championship which ended today in Lusaka, Zambia is that Kenya has bagged 2 b...

Fireball Hits Kenyan Chess

The Kenya National Speed Chess Tournament at the Nairobi Gymkhana got off to a fiery start on Saturday morning with a total of 110 pla...