James Panchol emerged winner in the 2nd Utwala Rapid Chess Tournament held last weekend which was held at Mavens Education & Chess Centre in Nairobi.
The event attracted 18 players including veteran Rodgers Adai and Martin Oyamo and several other strong players led by Joseph Methu and Martin Njoroge.
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James Panchol won the event with 6/7 points to go home with KES 3,000 (USD 30). Joseph Methu was 2nd with 5.5 points to earn KES 1,500 while Martin Njoroge and Martin Oyamo tied with 5 points each to share KES 1,000.
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The best junior player was Mark Alando.
Mavens Education & Chess Centre provides an affordable and reliable education to private candidates for KCSE and KCPE exams.
Mavens Education & Chess Centre is also a centre for chess training and their players have won a number of junior prizes in national events over the years.