Well it was a great fight. I guess for those who missed the action. Only one photo manages to capture the spirit of chess………….
At the end of day 1 Nairobi Chess Club were left licking their wounds with a 4-nil loss in round 1 and a 2.5 – 1.5 point loss in round 2.
Round 1
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Round 2
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Wanyama H (1) vs Mehul G (0)
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Bibasa B G (0) vs Gilruth P (1)
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Githinji H (0) vs Bibasa B G (1)
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Mehul G (1/2) vs Ssegwanyi A (1/2)
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Ssegwanyi A (1) vs Magana B (0)
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Nsubuga H (1) vs Githinji H (0)
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Gilruth P (0) vs Nsubuga H (1)
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Magana B (0) vs Wanyama H (1)
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Day 2 was not so good for Nairobi Chess Club who went down 4 nil in round 3 and recovered to win round 4 with 2.5 – 1.5 points.
Round 3
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Round 4
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Ssegwanyi A (1) vs Gilruth P (0)
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Gilruth P (1) vs Wanyama H (0)
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Magana B (0) vs Bibasa B G (1)
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Bibasa B G (1/2) vs Mehul G (1/2)
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Wanyama H (1) vs Githingi H (0)
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Githinji H (0) vs Ssegwanyi A (1)
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Mehul G (0) vs Nsubuga H (1)
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Nsubuga H (0) vs Magana B (1)
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The overall result was that Team Uganda won the series with an overall score of 12-4.
Nairobi Chess Club have promised to have a return match next year!