(Photos courtesy of Turkish Chess Federation)
The Kenyan team met Turkey – Turkuaz in Round 7 and Kyrgyzstan in Round 8 at the ongoing World Youth Under 16 Chess Olympiad in Kocaeli, Turkey earlier today and lost both matches 0.5-3.5 and 0-4 respectively.
Kenya's Board 4 player Jasper Lee
Jasper Lee on Board 4 finally opened his points account with a draw against opponent Nisan Ulusoy of Turkey – Turkuaz. He remains the only player after Arjun Sengupta on Board 1 to score any points.
Board pairings and results were as follows.
Kenya's Board 2 player Gowtham Vigneshwar
Round 7
Kenya (0.5) v/s Turkey – Turkuaz (3.5):
1. Arjun Sengupta (0) – Fatma Durmaz Ayca (1)
2. Gowtham Vigneshwar (0) – Busra Soydan (1)
3. Srinjay Mukhopadhyay (0) – Aleyna Yigit (1)
4. Jasper Lee (0.5) – Nisan Ulusoy (0.5)
Kenya (left) playing Kyrgyzstan in their Round 8 encounter
Round 8
Kenya (0) v/s Kyrgyzstan (4):
1. Arjun Sengupta (0) – Bakai Esenbek Uulu (1)
2. Gowtham Vigneshwar (0) – Tagir Talaibekov (1)
3. Srinjay Mukhopadhyay (0) – Aidar Kenenbaev (1)
4. Jasper Lee (0) – Kelsinbek Isakzhanov (1)