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.
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Year | Champion [1] | Women |
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1990 | Lawrence Kagambi [2] | 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 [3] | |
2007 | Peter Gilruth [4] | |
2013 | Ben Magana | |
2014 | Mehul Gohil | Sanjana Deshpande |
2015 | Kenneth Ajode Omolo [5] | Riya Shah [6] |
2017 | Ben Magana [7] | |
2018 | Victor Ngani [8] | |
2019 | Mehul Gohil [9] | |
2021 | Martin Njoroge | Sasha Mongeli [10] |
2022 | Mehul Gohil [11] | Joyce Nyaruai [12] |
9. https://www.pd.co.ke/sports/2021-kenya-national-chess-championship-produces-new-champions-108042/?amp=1 December 2021.