Checkmates Chess Club has announced that it will be hosting the Fizza Gorilla Blitz Qualifiers this Sunday, the 19th of June 2011, at Bowling Green Restaurant, Parklands. The top 5 from this event automatically qualify for the Fizza Gorilla Blitz Championship to be held in July.
They will join the top 3 from the last blitz event, the Fizza Blitz Chess Invitational, held earlier this year: Martin Gateri, Mehul Gohil and Githinji Hinga. The second edition will be jointly sponsored by Aslam Adam and Mehul Gohil and hosted by Nairobi Chess Club.
Day + Date: Sunday, 19th June 2011
Time: 2.30 pm
Venue: Bowling Green Restaurant, City Park, Limuru Road (opposite junction of Third Parklands and Limuru Road)
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Participation Fees:
- CHESSPAK Cup Participants: KES 100
- Others: KES 200
Time Control: 5 minutes per player
Mode of Play: 8 rounds Swiss system
Prizes: To be announced
NB: Those with chess sets or clocks please bring them along – we have limited sets.
For more information, contact Collins Young on (+254) 0719460148.