Close Menu
    Subscribe
    Chess Tournaments

    Patrick Kawuma Wins The 55th Nairobi Chess Club Championship

    2 Mins Read

    Patrick Kawuma Wins The 55th Nairobi Chess Club Championship

    Well this was the press release that I prepared for the media.

    It was a classic case of ‘Veni, vidi, vici‘ (I came, I saw, I conquered’) is a Latin phrase popularly attributed to Julius Caesar.
    Patrick Kawuma from Uganda did that in great style in winning the 55th Nairobi Chess Club Championship which was held last weekend.  Patrick won the event undefeated with 5.5  points out of six rounds.  He beat Amit Dodhia, George Ochieng, George Nderitu, Brian Taboso, fellow compatriot Harold Wanyama. In the last and final round he drew against Ricky Sang.  His victory earned him a respectably KES 20,000 (USD 220) in an event that was sponsored by ARM Engineering amongst other supporters.  The total prize fund was KES 67,500 (USD 700).
    Patrick Kawuma in action against Amit Dodhia.
    Patrick Kawuma in action against Amit Dodhia.

    The event attracted 64 players and included several big stars.  These included the current Kenya National Champion Ben Magana, veteran Olympian player John Magana, Ken Omolo, and SOYA Award winner Sharanya Iyengar.  This event had Adia Onyango who resides in the USA and who won the Ladies category to pocket KES 5,000.  Two Ugandans Harold Wanyama and Bob Bibasa who have represented Uganda at various international events were also present.

    Compatriot Harold Wanyama (left) takes on Patrick Kawuma in a game that he lost.
    Compatriot Harold Wanyama (left) takes on Patrick Kawuma in a game that he lost.

    Behind Patrick were Harold Wanyama, Mowlid Daud, Ricky Sang  & Ken Omolo who each won KES 7,400 to take position 2 to 5.

    Poster for the event.
    Poster for the event.

    Adia Onyango won the ladies with SOYA Award winner Sharanya Iyengar taking 2nd slot.   Sanjana Deshpande took the 3rd place in the Ladies category.

    A total of 16 trophies were up for grabs in this prestigious event.
    Extract of the top 23 players in the final standings. Full list can be downloaded below.
    Extract of the top 23 players in the final standings. Full list can be downloaded below.

    Links

    Full ranking list of the 55th Nairobi Chess Club Championship.

    Larry Kagambi wins 56th Nairobi Chess Club Championship.

    Ben Magana wins 57th Nairobi Chess Club Championship.

     

    Share.

    Related Posts