Kenyan Chess Championship

The Kenyan National Chess Championship is an annual individual chess tournament typically held in December and organized by Chess Kenya. 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.

Winners
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YearChampion[1]
1990Lawrence Kagambi[2]
1993Humphrey Andolo
1994Lothar Nikolaiczuk
1995Humphrey Andolo
1996Philip Nicholas Odhiambo
1997Humphrey Andolo
1998Humphrey Andolo
1999Humphrey Andolo
2001Kenneth Ajode Omolo
2003Matthew Kamau Kanegeni
2005Nathan Mukaka Ateka
2006Ben Magana[3]
2007Peter Gilruth[4]
2013Ben Magana
2014Mehul Gohil
2015Kenneth Ajode Omolo[5]
2017 Ben Magana [6]
2018 Victor Ngani [7]
2019 Mehul Gohil [8]


References
  1. "2015 Kenya National Chess Championship due this weekend". 9 December 2015. Retrieved 2 February 2017.
  2. Bhari, Kim (20 September 2014). "2015 Kenya National Chess Championship due this weekend". Retrieved 2 February 2017.
  3. Pilipili, Oscar (13 December 2006). "Magana Wins National Title". The Standard. Nairobi. Retrieved 2 February 2017.
  4. "PETER GILRUTH WINS KENYA NATIONAL CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP". 17 December 2007. Retrieved 2 February 2017.
  5. "Ken Omolo & Riya Shah are the 2015 Kenya National Champions". 13 December 2015. Retrieved 2 February 2017.
  6. "Ben Magana & Joyce Nyaruai are Kenya National Chess Champions 2017". 12 December 2017.
  7. "Ngani dethrones Magana to become Chess champion". 16 December 2018.
  8. "Mehul Gohil & WCM Lucy Wanjiru Crowned Kenya National Champions". 20 December 2019.
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