Tournament Report
54th Nairobi Chess Club Championship
18th& 19th August 2012
Braeburn School
Nairobi
The 54th Nairobi Chess Club Championship was a resounding success. The event was attended by;
· 54 players
· 8 ladies
· 5 juniors
· Ben Magana the reigning 53rd Champion
· 3 Ugandans Bob Bibasa, Arthur Ssegwanyi (trip funded by sponsor Rodger Adai)
· Ivy Amoko (trip funded by Nairobi Chess Club)
· Robert Nyongesa from Bungoma(trip partly funded by Nairobi Chess Club
· Emmanuel Soma from Eldoret (trip partly funded by Nairobi Chess Club)
The full list of players is provided on AppendixI I.
The main sponsor of the event was ARM Engineering Ltd a company owned by chess enthusiast Rodger Adai who funded the event to the tune of KShs 40,000.
The prize fund was as follows;
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Winner
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KShs 7,500 + trophy
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Top lady
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KShs 3,000 + trophy
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To Challenger
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KShs 2,000 + trophy
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Runners up
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KShs 5,000 + trophy
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2nd lady
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KShs 2,000 + trophy
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2nd Challenger
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KSsh 1,000 + trophy
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2nd Runners up
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KShs 3,500 + trophy
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3rd lady
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KShs 1,000 + trophy
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3rd Challenger
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KShs 500 + trophy
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3rd Runners up
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KShs 2,500 + trophy
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Top Junior
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KShs 2,000 + trophy
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Top Universities, Colleges, Polytechnics
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KShs 2,000 plus trophy
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4th Runners up
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KShs 1,500 + trophy
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2nd Junior
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KShs 1,000 + trophy
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3rd Junior
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KShs 500 + trophy
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2nd Universities, Colleges, Polytechnics
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KShs 1,000 plus trophy
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Supplementary prizes were added to the main prize fund by Aslam Adam of UK who provided the following incentives;
1) If there is a clear winner, he will be awarded a further 2,500/=
2) If the clear winner is undefeated in the tourney, another 2,500/=
3) If the clear winner wins all his games, then a bonus of 10,000/= , the first 2 will not apply.
Additionally if any player wins all his games with the black pieces, a bonus of 5,000/= – mind you there could be a tie here.
Lastly, if the winner is not an Olympian (both Kenya and Uganda), he will get a bonus of 5,000/=, irrespective of above.
The arbiter for the event was Moses Andiwoof Nakuru.
The venue used was the spacious Senior School Dining Hall at Braeburn School, Gitanga Road, Nairobi.
All cash prizes and trophies were paid out. The only prize that was not given out was the University/Colleges/Poly 2ndprize as there was no winner.
All chess equipment and use of computer/printer was provided by Kim Bhari free of cost.
Other Comments;
This event generated enormous publicity in cyberspace name Facebook & Twitter.
A number of universities & colleges were on holiday and hence were not in a position to send a team.
Kishan Iyengar has donated KShs 5,0000 to Nairobi Chess Club to be used to fund future events.
Peter Gilruth is declared the 54th Nairobi Chess Club Champion. Peter is the current Vice-Chairman of the Club.
In future Nairobi Chess Club will continue to sponsor players from out of Nairobi to come and take part in our events in an effort to promote the game in other regions of the country.
All players who participated in the event are eligible to use our club facility at Goan Gymkhana Club every Saturday afternoon from 2pm to 6pm. Those who wish to attend our forthcoming AGM are request to pay the additional KShs 500 to full fill all membership requirements.
We presented 10 pocket chess sets to various participants using a simple lottery system. These sets had been sent to us by our chess supporter Aslam Adam of UK.
Financial Summary
Details of the financial summary of this event are provided in Appendix I.
The event generated a modest loss of KShs 7,100 which will be covered by Kim Bhari.
Kim Bhari
Nairobi Chess Club
Chairman
| 54th Nairobi Chess Club Championship | ||||
| Financial Summary | ||||
| Entry Fee | KShs | No | KShs | |
| Gold Membership | 6,000 | 4 | 1,500 | |
| Silver Membership | 50,000 | 50 | 1,000 | |
| 56,000 | ||||
| Rodger Adai | 40,000 | |||
| Aslam Adam | 5,000 | |||
| Total Income | 101,000 | |||
| Expenses | ||||
| Cash Prizes (see below) | 40,000 | |||
| Venue Hire | 20,000 | |||
| Trophies | 22,100 | |||
| Travel costs for Ugandan players | 18,000 | |||
| Travel costs for other Kenyan players | 1,600 | |||
| Arbitration | 4,000 | |||
| Other Admin | 2,400 | |||
| Total expenses | 108,100 | |||
| Deficit | (7,100) | |||
| Cash Prizes | Category | |||
| Peter Gilruth | Open 1st & 2nd | 6,250 | ||
| Bob Bibasa | Open 1st & 2nd | 6,250 | ||
| Mowlid Ahmed | 3rd,4th & 5th | 2,500 | ||
| Ben Magana | 3rd,4th & 5th | 2,500 | ||
| Brian Adorwa | 3rd,4th & 5th | 2,500 | ||
| Sharanya Iyengar | Ladies 1st | 3,000 | ||
| Ivy Amoko | Ladies 2nd | 1,500 | ||
| Gloria Jumba | Ladies 3rd | 1,500 | ||
| Ritvik Penyala | Juniors 1st | 1,500 | ||
| Hardiv Karania | Juniors 2nd | 1,500 | ||
| Saloni Karania | Juniors 3rd | 500 | ||
| Hussein Farah | Challengers 1st | 2,000 | ||
| Issa Kassim | Challengers 2nd | 1,000 | ||
| George Nyagah | Challengers 3rd | 500 | ||
| Martin Oyamo | Winning all games with Black | 2,500 | ||
| Emmanuel Soma | Winning all games with Black | 2,500 | ||
| Strathmore | University | 2,000 | ||
| Total cash prizes | 40,000 | |||
Place|Name |Feder|Rtg |Loc|Score|M-Buch.|Buch.|Progr.
1-2 |Peter Gilruth, | |2190| |6 | 23.0| 30.0| 26.0
|Bob Bibasa, | |2000| |6 | 22.5| 31.0| 25.0
3-5 |Mowlid Ahmed Daud, | |1900| |5.5 | 23.5| 33.5| 24.5
|Ben Magana, | |2185| |5.5 | 22.5| 30.0| 23.5
|Brian Kadenge, | |1944| |5.5 | 20.0| 27.5| 21.5
6-10 |Arthur Ssegwanyi, | |2000| |5 | 22.5| 30.5| 22.0
|Ricky Sang, | |2002| |5 | 21.5| 29.0| 17.0
|Hussein Farah, | |1900| |5 | 18.5| 27.0| 21.0
|Martin Oyamo, | |1934| |5 | 18.0| 25.0| 20.0
|Isse Kassim, | |1900| |5 | 17.5| 25.0| 16.0
11-14|George Nyagah, | |1900| |4.5 | 20.0| 27.0| 19.5
|Chahindi Mbiu, | |1884| |4.5 | 19.5| 29.0| 17.0
|Kevin Riungu, | |1976| |4.5 | 19.5| 27.5| 18.5
|Clement Miheso, | |1974| |4.5 | 17.0| 24.5| 14.5
15-23|Bryan Toboso, | |2039| |4 | 23.5| 33.0| 20.0
|Wangombe Mugo, | |2059| |4 | 22.5| 31.0| 20.0
|Brian Obilo, | |1900| |4 | 19.0| 26.5| 19.0
|Wachira Wachania, | |2025| |4 | 18.5| 26.0| 15.0
|Collins Young, | |2038| |4 | 18.5| 25.5| 19.0
|Ed Oluoch, | |2023| |4 | 17.0| 24.5| 17.5
|Warren Pollock, | |1900| |4 | 14.5| 21.0| 12.0
|Sharanya Iyengar (L), | |1890| |4 | 14.5| 20.0| 11.5
|Emmaneul Soma, | |1900| |4 | 14.0| 19.5| 13.0
24-29|James Muchai, | |2033| |3.5 | 19.5| 28.0| 16.5
|Willem Simons, | |1900| |3.5 | 19.5| 25.5| 15.5
|Ivy Amoko (L), | |1900| |3.5 | 18.5| 25.0| 15.5
|Hesbon Omanjo, | |1976| |3.5 | 17.0| 24.0| 14.5
|Gloria Jumba (L), | |1946| |3.5 | 16.0| 23.0| 13.5
|Humphrey Nyongesa, | |1900| |3.5 | 12.5| 17.5| 9.0
30-38|Thomas Mghendi, | |1993| |3 | 20.0| 28.0| 15.0
|Vincent Ngeno, | |2038| |3 | 19.5| 27.5| 14.0
|Edward Bii, | |1900| |3 | 18.5| 25.5| 13.0
|Benard Wanjala, | |2026| |3 | 18.0| 26.0| 12.0
|Isabelle Asiema (L), | |1884| |3 | 18.0| 25.0| 9.0
|Kim Bhari, | |1900| |3 | 16.5| 22.5| 11.0
|Ritvik Penyala (J), | |1999| |3 | 16.5| 22.5| 10.0
|Hardiv Karania (J), | |1980| |3 | 15.5| 22.5| 11.0
|Rose Nafula Chemiat (L), | |1900| |3 | 12.5| 17.0| 10.0
39-42|Saloni Karania (J), | |1842| |2.5 | 18.5| 25.0| 10.5
|Njuru Mwangi, | |1900| |2.5 | 17.5| 25.0| 9.5
|Tony Mutua, | |1900| |2.5 | 17.5| 24.5| 13.5
|Naftali Wachira, | |1994| |2.5 | 16.0| 23.0| 12.5
43-46|Mwikali Daphne (L), | |1900| |2 | 17.0| 23.0| 9.0
|Arphaxade Sifuna, | |1900| |2 | 14.5| 21.0| 10.0
|Kangethe Waruhiu (J), | |1900| |2 | 14.0| 19.0| 7.0
|Ian Odhiambo, | |2002| |2 | 7.0| 14.0| 7.0
47-49|Jacktone Mony, | |2024| |1.5 | 18.0| 25.0| 9.5
|Darshan Shah (J), | |1900| |1.5 | 13.0| 20.0| 4.0
|Rehema Kimulu (L), | |1857| |1.5 | 11.5| 17.0| 2.5
50-51|Carlos Agengo, | |1900| |1 | 14.0| 21.5| 4.0
|Simon Mariga, | |1900| |1 | 8.0| 13.5| 3.0
52-54|Benard Miheso, | |1900| |0 | 7.0| 7.0| 0.0
|George Irungu, | |1900| |0 | 6.5| 11.5| 0.0
|Sameul Nyonga, | |1900| |0 | 6.0| 6.0| 0.0
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| Clement Miheso in blue |
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| Sharanya Iyengar |
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| Bob Bibasa from Uganda |
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| Mowlid Daud Ahmed in brown gets his 3rd prize from Dr Ngani |
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| Bob Bibasa receives his Runners Up prize |
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| 54th Nairobi Chess Club Champion Peter Gilruth in red, Kim Bhari Chairman in blue |
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| View of the playing hall |