FIDE Trainers Seminar in Nairobi

October 27, 2019

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FIDE Trainers Seminar in Nairobi

FM Peter Long from Malaysia spent a few days in Nairobi last month. He hosted a highly successful FIDE Trainer Seminar from 19th to 22nd September 2019. The well-attended seminar had 51 participants from three federations.

The United Kenya Club which has hosted several chess tournaments in the late 1990s was the selected venue.

Participants of the seminar pose with Peter Long (third from right).

Peter Long also took time to meet up with other chess players. It included a visit to the famous Nairobi Chess Club which meets at Goan Gymkhana, Ngara Road Nairobi. He also visited St Peter’s School in Juja and the M-Pesa Foundation Academy.

Peter Long (far left) and Duke Michieka (2nd left) pose with the team from St Peter's Juja who took part in the Belaya Ladya Chess Tournaments in Sochi Russia earlier this year. — Peter Long (far left) and Duke Michieka (2nd left) pose with the team from St Peter’s Juja who took part in the Belaya Ladya Chess Tournaments in Sochi Russia earlier this year.

St Peter’s School represented Kenya twice at the world-renown Belaya Ladya Chess Tournaments in Sochi Russia.

MPesa Foundation Academy has also introduced chess as an activity. The MPesa Foundation Academy offers a platform for economically disadvantaged students who would otherwise not be in a position to further their education after primary level. Learners joining Form One are on a full scholarship.

Brian Kidula CEO of Terrian Chess Academy taking students of the M-Pesa Foundation Academy through a chess class. — Brian Kdula CEO of Terrian Chess Academy taking students of the M-Pesa Foundation Academy through a chess class.

Peter Long spent some time with the Chess Kenya Academy trainees where he passed on some valuable training techniques and tips.

Peter Long having a cup of coffee with IA Duke Michieka who is one of Kenya's top arbiters. — Peter Long having a cup of coffee with IA Duke Michieka who is one of Kenya’s top arbiters.

Nairobi National Park

Most visitors to Nairobi make time to visit the famous Nairobi National Park. This beautiful park that is teeming with wildlife is situated just on the outskirts of the capital city. Peter Long was no exception to this rule!

Lionesses lazing in the Nairobi National Park.

Brief chess autobiography

Peter Long is a FIDE Master, FIDE Trainer and International Arbiter.

He is the Director of the Institute of Chess Excellence (Institute of Chess Excellence) a regional academy of the Asian Chess Federation based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Peter is a former National Junior, and National Champion ranked No. 1 in Malaysia for over a decade with a FIDE Rating averaging 2350.

Peter has twice served as Secretary of the Malaysian Chess Federation. He has also been Executive Director for both the ASEAN Chess Confederation and the Kasparov Chess Foundation Asia- Pacific.

The Kuala Lumpur International Open is one of the big events that Peter has organised for ten years.

Peter is a prolific writer with chess columns in three Malaysian newspapers for over a decade. He is also the Features Editor for the American Chess Magazine and the Media Officer for the Asian Chess Federation.

Results Table

No.	FIDE ID	Surname, Name	Country	Title Proposed
1	10801391	Young Collins	KEN	NI
2	10802320	Otieno George Ochieng	KEN	Already NI
3	10804714	Methu Joseph Muragu	KEN	NI
4	10803491	Hongo Victor Machel	KEN	Already NI
5	10801502	Andiwoh Moses	KEN	Already NI
6	10802711	Bolo Ronald	KEN	NI
7	10800360	Singe Philip Mbawala	KEN	NI
8	10801634	Adorwa Brian Kadenge	KEN	NI
9	10803637	Habilov Mushfig	KEN	NI
10	10802762	Atiagaga Shem Vilembwa	KEN	Already NI
11	10806253	Panchol James Madol	SSD	DI
12	10803572	Njoroge Dadson Rwamba	KEN	DI
13	10808353	Nyaga James Kabui	KEN	Already DI
14	10802258	Omondi Morrel	KEN	DI
15	10802797	Ngonga Paul Oketch	KEN	DI
16	10803734	Kionga Anthony	KEN	DI
17	10801162	Chazima Terence	KEN	DI
18	10817085	Francisca Kagwiria	KEN	DI
19	10803009	Elier Berur	KEN	DI
20	10803670	Amwai Tom	KEN	DI
21	10813420	Hugh Misiko Okonga	KEN	DI
22	10822879	Anna Mbatha Muli	KEN	DI
23	10811249	Ian King	KEN	DI
24	10808493	Omwenga Robert Moseti	KEN	DI
25	10808515	Edna Odhiambo	KEN	DI
26	10802886	Ndirangu Joyce Nyaruai	KEN	DI
27	10802983	Juma Maxwell	KEN	DI
28	10806164	Mulindi Trevor	KEN	DI
29	10822828	Harrison Agosa	KEN	DI
30	10822852	Saphinah Kenyando	KEN	DI
31	10001980	Nakayima Vanessa	UGA	DI
32	10822860	Okoth Juma Francis	KEN	DI
33	10809090	Mongeli Sasha	KEN	DI
34	10814922	Mutisya Jully	KEN	DI
35	10801987	Tyson Wachira Kinuthia	KEN	DI
36	10815589	Macharia Mwangi Stanley	KEN	DI
37	10821716	Ombima Billy	KEN	DI
38	10822895	Bernard Masavi Joshua	KEN	DI
39	10817182	Mutua Michael Katama	KEN	DI
40	10818340	Mable Kawa	KEN	DI
41	10818707	Kamau Hezron Gichuki	KEN	DI
42	10822810	Duke Anassi	KEN	DI
43	10815562	Muchiri James	KEN	DI
44	10822887	Charlotte Salome Polle	KEN	DI
45	10809457	Aurelia Chumo	KEN	DI
46	10822909	David Ahenda Nyakako	KEN	DI
47	10822925	Boniface Kangogo Cherogony	KEN	DI
48	10822836	Munga Mwachiro	KEN	DI
49	10822844	David Mugiya Muniu	KEN	DI
50	10803041	Abigael Wanyora Njeri	KEN	DI
51	10822917	Victor Onyango Buleemi	KEN	DI