12/07/2022
Brace yourself for Westlands Chess Club's weekly online blitz on lichess tomorrow and every Wednesday from 8.30pm to 10pm
Mode: 5min + 5s per move
A self-governed body of chess players working for the development of chess in Kenya. You can write to us at [email protected] or tweet us at @ChessPAK.
We are an unregistered association of chess players doing our bit to spread the game across Kenyan households, schools, cities and counties. Currently spearheaded by Collins Young, Paras Gudka and George Nderitu, we filed for registration under the Societies Act on 25th July 2011 and are awaiting receipt of the registration certificate. We aim to organise regular tournaments in all formats (blitz,
12/07/2022
Brace yourself for Westlands Chess Club's weekly online blitz on lichess tomorrow and every Wednesday from 8.30pm to 10pm
Mode: 5min + 5s per move
06/07/2022
02/12/2016
Carlsen wins tie-break 3-1 and remains World Champion! After winning 3-1 in a dramatic tie-break Magnus Carlsen defended his title against Sergey Karjakin. After an unspectacular draw in game 1, Carlsen had a winning position in game 2 but was again frustrated by Karjakin's defensive skills. But Carlsen recovered and convincingly won game 3. Carlsen fin...
22/11/2016
World reknowned astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson making the first move for white (Carlsen) in the round 8 game where Sergey Karjakin drew first blood in the match to take the lead 4.5-3.5
12/07/2016
12/02/2016
Her Majesty Judit Polgar
The 'Queen of Chess' who defeated Kasparov - BBC News In 2002, Judit Polgar became the first woman to beat then world champion Garry Kasparov.
05/02/2016
ChessKid.com's Word of the Day - They may have played it, but do your chess kids know what "gambit" means?
02/09/2015
2015 Daystar University Chess Open | Kenya Chess Masala This is a diary of a chess fanatic who lives in Kenya. This is the place where one can find out "all you ever wanted to know about chess in Kenya but were too afraid to ask"
19/08/2015
Chess Super Weekend!! What do you call +30,000 Elo points, 5 Ugandans, 1 American, 1 Dutchman, +40 Kenyan players, bit of church music, bit of live football coverage? ...
13/05/2015
Breaking: Fabiano Caruana To Play For USA GM Fabiano Caruana will switch federations from Italy to the USA. This was announced by the USCF and later confirmed by Caruana on Twitter. Half a year after GM Wesley So changed federations to the USA,