KE: 2011 NCL – Prize Winners

Saturday 6th August saw the prize-giving ceremony of the 2011 Nairobi Chess League at Nairobi Chess Club’s home ‘ground’ of Goan Gymkhana.

A small audience consisting mainly of the winning teams witnessed the giving away of prizes by Nairobi CC chairman Kim Bhari, as follows:

Board Prizes

Board 5

Runner-Up: Austin Okeyo (Lion Kings) with 6 points out of 9 – KES 1,000 Uchumi Voucher
Winner: Brian Adorwa (Checkmates CC) with 6 points out of 7 – KES 1,500 Uchumi Voucher

Board 4

Runner-Up: Mike Kinuthia (Nairobi Gambit) with 8 points out of 9 – KES 1,000 Uchumi Voucher
Winner: Wycliffe Obutu (Sicilian Simbas) with 7 points out of 7 – KES 1,500 Uchumi Voucher

Board 3

Runners-Up: Chrispus Kamau (Marauding Knights) and George Mwangi (Sicilian Simbas) with 4 points out of 7 – KES 1,000 Uchumi Voucher
Winner: George Nderitu (Nairobi Gambit) with 6.5 points out of 9 – KES 1,500 Uchumi Voucher

Board 2

Runners-Up: Collins Young (Checkmates CC) and Akello Atwoli (Nairobi Gambit) with 5.5 points out of 7 – KES 1,000 Uchumi Voucher
Winner: Mehul Gohil (Sicilian Simbas) with 8 points out of 9 – KES 1,500 Uchumi Voucher

Board 1

Runner-Up: Ben Magana (Lion Kings) with 6 points out of 7 – KES 1,000 Uchumi Voucher
Winner: Peter Gilruth (Sicilian Simbas) with 8 points out of 9 – KES 1,500 Uchumi Voucher

Overall Winners

2nd Runners-Up: Lion Kings with 25 game points and 13 match points – KES 4,000 Cash

Second runners-up, Lion Kings, represented by Githinji Hinga and Austin Okeyo

1st Runners-Up: Sicilian Simbas with 27 game points and 15 match points – KES 8,000 Cash

First runners-up, Sicilian Simbas, collect their trophy and cash prize from Kim Bhari

Winners: Nairobi Gambit with 28 game points and 16 match points – KES 15,000 Cash

2011 NCL winners, Nairobi Gambit, posing with their trophy