Jackson Kamau wins 2020 Olympiad 2nd Phase Tournament
Jackson Kamau was the winner of the 2020 Olympiad 2nd Phase Qualifiers held last weekend at Parklands Sports Club, Nairobi. He emerged as the clear winner with 5 points out of 6 rounds.
Jackson Kamau in action during the 2019 Kenya National Championship. Photo credit Kim Bhari.
Martin Njoroge was second with 4.5 points.
The 24 participants selected were from the 2019 Kenya National Championship that took place in December 2019.
Jackson Kamau v Lawrence Kagambi
Final Phase
The top eight players in the event will join three other players in the Final Phase to select the top five players to make up the Olympiad team.
The three players include Mehul Gohil (2019 Kenya National Champion), Joseph Methu (top-ranked player) and Robert Mcligeyo (Top Junior).
James Kabui (left) and Martin Njoroge both young and upcoming players seen here during the 2019 Kenya Open. Photo credit Kim Bhari.
James Kabui who is one of Kenya’s promising youngsters found the going tough and ended up with 3.5 points and in 11th in ranking dashing his hopes for the Olympiad.
Jackson Kamau v Ricky Sang
The average rating of the event was 1948 making it one of Kenya’s toughest events.
FM Stephen Ouma v Martin Njoroge
Final Phase
The full list of players taking part in the Final Phase is listed below.
Joseph Methu
CM Ben Magana
Ben Nguku
Mehul Gohil
Joseph Atwoli
Ricky Sang
Jackson Kamau
Philip Singe
Martin Njoroge
Brian Adorwa
Robert Mcligeyo
The Final Phase takes place on 21st, 22nd, 23rd, 28th 29th February and 1st March 2020. The venue for the event will once again be Parklands Sports Club, Nairobi.
Ladies Section
WFM Sasha Mongeli won the section with 5.5 points out of 6 rounds. She is the proud recipient of the 2018 Star-Times Award.
WFM Sasha Mongeli in action during the 2019 Kenya Open. Photo credit Kim Bhari.
Julie Mutisya was second with 4.5 points.
The top 8 players in this section will join three other players in the Final Phase. The three players include WCM Lucy Wanjiru (2019 National Champion), WCM Joyce Nyaruai (top-ranked) and Naiya Gosrani (Top Junior).
The average rating of this event was 1426.
WFM Sasha Mongeli v Glenda Madelta
Final Phase
The full list of players taking part in the Final Phase is listed below.
