Kenyan Chess Championship
Chess competition in Kenya
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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.
In 2019, 2021, 2022 and 2023, the first prize in the open section was a car.[1]
Winners
Year Champion[2] Women 1990 Lawrence Kagambi[3] Anastasiah Mailu 1993 Humphrey Andolo 1994 Lothar Nikolaiczuk 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