Category: Chess News

61st Nairobi Chess Club Championship

61st Nairobi Chess Club Championship Nairobi Chess Club has released details of the Nairobi Chess Club Championship which takes place in August 2019. The event will have three separate sections: the Open section, U1800...

Ricky Sang wins 4th Le Pelley Cup

Ricky Sang wins 4th Le Pelley Cup Ricky Sang of KCB Bank clinched the 4th edition of prestigious Le Pelley Cup. Goan Gymkhana Club was the venue for this event and which ran from...

Kenya Premier Chess League

Kenya Premier Chess League The Kenya Premier Chess League 2019 edition got off to a fine start at the KCB Sports Club, Nairobi last weekend. Last year’s edition had 21 teams but this year’s...

2nd Jamhuri Cup

Our final event for the year will be the 2nd edition of the Jamhuri Cup. The event will run over the weekend of 8th & 9th December 2018 over 4 rounds and limited to...

GM Smerdon visits Nairobi Chess Club

Nairobi Chess Club hosted GM David Smerdon of Austrailia on 23rd June 2018. The impromptu visit saw slightly over 40 player converge at at Goan Gymkhana along Ngara Road to meet him. The affable...