Tag Archives: Westlands Chess Club

Gilruth, Daud Lead PEPO With 4 Points

After 4 rounds of hard-fought battles on 4th and 5th May at the Simba Union Sikh Club, Nairobi, veteran ex-Olympian Peter Gilruth and “Eastleigh assassin” Mowliid Daud emerged as joint leaders at the Post Election Peace Open (PEPO) tournament with … Continue reading

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KE: WeCC June Rapid Open – Jun 30 & Jul 1

Westlands Chess Club announced earlier this week that they will be organising their fifth event this year – the WeCC June Rapid Open Chess Tournament – on 30th June and 1st July at the club’s headquarters. The tournament is being … Continue reading

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KE: WeCCie Sharanya Iyengar Takes Kenyan Media By Storm

(Press release courtesy of Westlands Chess Club) After winning first place in two consecutive tournaments, WeCC member Sharanya Iyengar continues to dazzle the nation – being featured on major TV stations and in the print media. Included below is an article … Continue reading

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KE: Brian Obilo Wins WeCC Youth Open Chess Tournament!

Text: Westlands Chess Club Photo: Jiten Sumaria Three years after he last played in a tournament, Brian Obilo (past under-10, under-12 and under-14 national champion) showed his competitors just how he had won those titles when he decimated his opponents … Continue reading

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KE: WeCC Biannual Blitz Chess Championship (March 2012) – Results

Text: Westlands Chess Club Photos: Paras Gudka and Jiten Sumaria The inaugural WeCC Biannual Blitz Chess Championship was a roaring success in spite of a lower-than-expected turnout with some of the country’s top blitzers participating in the tournament. Fifteen chess … Continue reading

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KE: WeCC Youth Open Chess Tournament – Mar 31-Apr 01

Westlands Chess Club will be organising its third tournament since the ‘2012 NCL Qualifiers‘ in January 2012 and the ‘WeCC Biannual Blitz Championship’ earlier this month, this time catering to youth players aged between 5 and 20 over the weekend … Continue reading

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KE: WeCC Biannual Blitz Championship (March 2012) – Mar 11

(Details courtesy of Westlands Chess Club) On careful consideration of the feedback and comments received after cancelling their first blitz tournament, the WeCC February Blitz Championship, Westlands Chess Club have rescheduled the tournament for Sunday, 11th March 2012 and are … Continue reading

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KE: WeCC February Blitz Championship – Cancelled

(Update courtesy of Westlands Chess Club) Due to a very low number of confirmed entries Westlands Chess Club have decided to cancel the WeCC February Blitz Championship that was meant to be held over the weekend of 25th and 26th … Continue reading

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KE: WeCC February Blitz Championship – Feb 25-26

(Press release courtesy of Westlands Chess Club) To celebrate the recent launch of our completed website and the application for an exemption from registration under the Societies Act and to keep our promise of at least one tournament every month, … Continue reading

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KE: WeCC ’2012 NCL Qualifiers’ Tournament – Results

Text: Paras Gudka Photos: Paras Gudka and Emma Nzioka Held over the weekend of 14th and 15th January 2012 at Café 64, Westlands Chess Club’s inaugural event, the WeCC ‘2012 NCL Qualifiers’ chess tournament saw a historical coming together of … Continue reading

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