Dr Victor Ng’ani clinches the 5th Le Pelley Cup
Dr Victor Ng’ani emerged victorious in the 5th Le Pelley Cup with 3.5 points out of four rounds in the Open Section, with 18 participants. He took home KES 20,000 for his effort (USD 150).
Mehul Gohil, WCM Joyce Nyaruai, Ricky Sang and Gabriel Njuki ended up in joint second place with three points each. Each took home KES 2,500. However, Mehul Gohil had a superior tie-break to take the second-place trophy, and WCM Joyce Nyaruai took the third-place award.
In round two, Dr Victor Ng’ani missed a beautiful mate in four with a queen sacrifice in his game against WCM Joyce Nyaruai. Fortunately Dr Ng’ani managed to the win by move 33.
In round three, Mehul Gohil decided that he could execute his attack against Dr Ng’ani by keeping his King in the centre of the board. He suffered a horrible loss at the hands of Dr Ng’ani, who punished him in a thrilling miniature of twenty-two moves!
13-year-old Don Kamami Muiruri deserves special mention for his sterling performance. Rated only at 1136, he chalked up 2.5 points to end up 7th in the ranking in this challenging event.
U1600 Section
It was a proud moment for the U1600 Section winner, Jay Naker, who grabbed his first trophy in his career. He won this section with 5.5 points out of six rounds to go home with KES 10,000 after edging out a determined Amos Ochieng in the sixth and final round.
Amos Ochieng and Dadson Rwamba ended up in joint second place with 5 points to share the total cash prize of KES 5,000.
This section saw 40 participants slugging it out over six rounds.
U1400 Section
The U1400 Section was equally competitive, with just over 40 participants.
Imran Yesuf Abdella cruised to a comfortable win with six points out of six rounds.
Eli Osidiana grabbed the second slot with 5 points, while Kuka Riziki grabbed the third slot with the same five points.
This annual event organised by Nairobi Chess Club honours the long-serving Chairman, Peter Le Pelley, who passed away in 2010. See the story on Inaugural Peter Le Pelley Cup. More on the life of Mr Le Pelley can be found here –Peter Le Pelley Obituary Revised.
Links
Standings & Results of the 5th Le Pelley Cup on chess-results.com.
Photos from the 5th Le Pelley Tournament Volume 1.
Photos from the 5th Le Pelley Tournament Volume 2.
Ricky Sang wins 4th Le Pelley Cup.
Standings & Results of the 4th Le Pelley Cup.
James Panchol wins 3rd Le Pelley Cup.
James Panchol wins 2nd Le Pelley Cup.
Players get ready for inaugural Le Pelley Cup.
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Article by Kenya Chess Masala.