Kenya to host Africa Schools Chess Championships
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At least 30 countries from Africa are expected to take part in the event bringing together more than 200 players
Kenya will host next year’s Africa Schools Chess Championships in Mombasa.
The event has been planned from Thursday 22 to Thursday 29 May 2025. According to Chess Kenya Secretary General John Mukabi, they are delighted to host the event and will pull all stops to ensure a successful tournament.
“It is a big honour for us to host the event that brings together talented players from our continent. We want to assure all countries coming that we are ready to host a successful championship,” he said.
He said they expect at least 30 countries from Africa to take part in the event bringing together more than 200 players.
The championships feature players from the age of 7 to 17 fighting for honours in the boys’ and girls’ categories.
This is the second time that Kenya will be hosting the event. The first time was in 2021 when more than 200 players took part.
Kenya has also hosted the Africa Youth Championships in 2018 in Kisumu. In 2022, the country hosted another continental event-the Africa Amateur Chess Championships for seniors.
Elsewhere, Kenyan players won all their matches in the third round of the ongoing Africa Schools Championships in Accra Ghana.
Nakuru-based Annabel Makanga beat Ghana’s Jeshurum Obiri in the girls under-11 category.
Kenya's representative in the boys under-7 category Gene Pence Barasa was too good for Li Zhi from Zimbabwe.
It is the first tournament for Barasa who has already won all his matches so far and is in line to win the category.
Nigel Njoroge Ngigi beat Nana Koffi from Ghana while Joseph Gacura saw off Bigman Joseph from Malawi. Prudence Kimeli wound up the day for Kenya with a win against Pille Jatin from Ghana.
The six-day tournament brings together five countries. It has been hit by a low turnout due to the dates. The event was last held in 2021 when Kenya hosted it and has come back after a three-year absence.
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