Kenya National Chess Championship set for December164 Wednesday, November 7th 2018 at 10:13 GMT +3 | Wednesday, November 7th 2018 at 10:13 GMT +3 | Sports By Otieno Wandera:Kenya National Chess Championship will be held from December 12 to 16th [Courtesy]The 40th edition of the Kenya National Chess Championship will be held from December 12 to 16th at Parklands Sports Club. The national championship will act as the first phase of selection process where top 20 players will proceed to second phase. The tournament will also be used to select top under 20 Juniors to represent Kenya in Africa Junior Chess Championship to be held in Uganda from December 28th to January 4 ,2019. The junior, a boy and a girl will be fully sponsored to battle out with Africa finest chess players to qualify for world junior championship 2019. Chess Kenya is looking forward to make this event the biggest on its calendar and in future,” said Benard Wanjala, Chess Kenya PresidentThe tournament will run for nine rounds.

Source: Standard Digital November 07, 2018 07:07 UTC