Kenyan Chess Championship

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The Kenyan National Chess Championship is an annual individual chess tournament typically held in December and organized by Chess Kenya (Wikidata). It serves as the flagship event of the year and the first stage of the qualification system for the Chess Olympiad and the All African Games.

In 2019, 2021, 2022 and 2023, the first prize in the open section was a car.[1]

Winners

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Year Champion[2] Women
1990 Lawrence Kagambi[3] Anastasiah Mailu
1993 Humphrey Andolo
1994 Lothar Nikolaiczuk (Wikidata)
1995 Humphrey Andolo
1996 Philip Nicholas Odhiambo
1997 Humphrey Andolo
1998 Humphrey Andolo
1999 Humphrey Andolo
2001 Kenneth Ajode Omolo
2003 Matthew Kamau Kanegeni
2005 Nathan Mukaka Ateka
2006 Ben Magana[4]
2007 Peter Gilruth[5]
2013 Ben Magana
2014 Mehul Gohil Sanjana Deshpande
2015 Kenneth Ajode Omolo[6] Riya Shah [7]
2017 Ben Magana [8]
2018 Victor Ngani [9]
2019 Mehul Gohil [10]
2021 Martin Njoroge Sasha Mongeli [11]
2022 Mehul Gohil [12] Joyce Nyaruai [13]
2023[14] Joseph Methu Muragu Sasha Mongeli

References

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