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28/12/2025

The Kenya National Chess Championship 2025 is the country’s premier elite chess event, bringing together Kenya’s top-ranked and best-performing players in a highly competitive, invitation-only championship. Organized by the Chess Kenya Federation, the tournament also serves as the official National Team Selection Qualifier, determining Kenya’s representatives to major international competitions, including the 2026 World Chess Olympiad.
The championship features Open and Ladies sections, both played in a single round-robin format under FIDE-rated regulations, ensuring fairness, transparency, and the highest competitive standards. Players qualify through a structured Grand Prix system conducted across multiple counties, reflecting consistent performance and merit throughout the season. Beyond crowning the National Champions, the event showcases excellence, discipline, and the continued growth of competitive chess in Kenya.

01/05/2024

Team Kenya en route to in for the FIDE - International Chess Federation World Schools Chess Championship.

Kenya is one of the two African countries participating in the Championship. Chess Kenya

The team is under the tutelage of Tom Amwai as the Head Coach.

Wishing the team all the best.

20/01/2024

12/01/2024

26/12/2023

The 2023 Kenya National Chess Championship has started today 26/12/2023 (Yep, On Boxing Day) and runs to 30th December 2023.

Five days of high action, drama and guess what? The first prize is a car! (Actual car in the pictures below)

The Chess Kenya Federation did this in 2019, 2021 and 2022 and this is the fourth car that will be given out.

Just for context - no other federation in the world has done this. FIDE - International Chess Federation
(Fun fact: The Russians did it twice in the recent past but Chess Kenya has done it four times.)

Kenyan chess standing tall in Africa and in the World.

Spectators are welcome - the event is being held at Charter Hall within City Hall.

📸 Chess Kenya.

24/12/2023

FIDE World Rapid & Blitz Championship 2023. First Impressions from . FIDE - International Chess Federation




📸 Mark Livsh*tz

24/12/2023

2 Chess Generations; Chess mentorship and support!

Thank you to Githinji Hinga of MiniChess Kenya for gifting the 2023 Africa Under 8 Chess Champion 🏆 Nathaniel Manyeki of Mavens Chess & scholastic Centre. with a Chessboard!