Allan Chumba crowned Kenya National Blitz Chess Champion
Newly crowned 2025 Kenya National Chess Champion Jadon Simuyu grabbed the silver medal with eight points as well, but a lower tie-break. Both Jadon and Alan equally shared the cash prize of KES 17,000.
Ten-year-old Muli Mumo Faraja took the silver medal with 7.5 points and went home with KES 5,000 as his cash prize.
WFM Joyce Ndirangu Nyaruai won the Kenya National Ladies Blitz title with a score of seven points out of the nine rounds to win KES 5,000. The Kenya National Blitz Chess Championship put all the players in one group and then selected the top lady player.
The event, hosted at the Westwood Hotel in Westlands, Nairobi, was hosted just before the closing ceremony of the 2025 Kenya National Chess Championship.
Event poster
Links
The Kenya National Blitz Chess Championship on chess-results.com.
CM Ben Magana crowned 2019 Kenya Blitz King.
Mehul Gohil wins the 2017 Ultimate Blitz Challenge.
Article by Kenya Chess Masala.