The Gig’s Giggle International Junior Open Chess Tournament
The Gig’s Giggle International Junior Open Chess Tournament took place on Saturday 30th November 2019.
The event had sixty-seven enthusiastic players drawn from 20 schools. The championship was contested under 8,10,12,14 & 18 age categories. The event was played over six rounds, with 25 minutes per player.
Gig’s Giggle International School located in Grevillea Grove, Nairobi was the venue for the event.
Waridi Chess Ventures were the organisers of the tournament, which was their last event for 2019.
Prize winners
The following players emerged tops in their respective categories:
Under 8
Boys
1) Curtis Rueben.
2) Khyle Shah.
3) Emmanuel Liman.
Girls
1) Riya Shah.
2) Delina Shavadia.
Under 10
Boys
1) Paul Olando.
2) Sohan Sahoo.
3) Krishiv J. Shah.
Girls
1) Elsyne Kimani.
2) Viha Shah.
3) Shirley Mwiti.
Under 12
Boys
1) Quinton Komu.
2) Ivan Wata.
3) Taran Moudalya.
Girls
1) Lasya Chowdary.
2) Tanishka Shetty.
Under 14
Boys
1) Lalith Srivastava.
2) Simon Njoroge.
3) Chethan Sai Vemuri.
Under 18
Boys
1) Sunil Subramaniam.
2) Samuel Kagambi.
3) Varahabhatla Mohana Vamsi.
Girls
1) Nishi Shah.
2) Angel Gathigia.
Links
Waridi Chess Ventures Junior Open Chess Championship.
U10 Open Standings & Results U10.
