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2026 Coast Open Chess Championship- FM Wanyama is the winner
Kenya Chess Masala - 19 Jul 2026
1st Nairobi Chess Club Grand Prix – Peter Majur crowned Champion
Kenya Chess Masala - 7 Jul 2026
2026 African Individual Chess Championship – GM Bellahcene & WGM Shahenda Wafa clinch titles
Kenya Chess Masala - 4 Jul 2026
2026 Quo Vadis Nyeri Open – Chrisphinus Wanjiru crowned champion
Kenya Chess Masala - 14 Jun 2026
2026 Somalia National Chess Championship
Kenya Chess Masala - 7 Jun 2026
2026 Commonwealth Chess Championship
Kenya Chess Masala - 6 Jun 2026
2026 Kakamega Open – Gabriel Njuki is the winner
Kenya Chess Masala - 1 Jun 2026
2026 African Youth Chess Championship – Kenya wins 10 medals
Kenya Chess Masala - 23 May 2026
2026 Kiambu Open – Dr Victor Nga’ni emerges victorious
Kenya Chess Masala - 16 May 2026
The Kenya Deaf Chess Team off for championship
Kenya Chess Masala - 16 May 2026
Firouzja Leads Before Final Round As Arjun, Gukesh Beaten
21 Jul 2026
Vachier-Lagrave Scrapes By Caruana To Take Titled Tuesday
21 Jul 2026
FIDE Council lifts restrictions on the Belarus Chess Federation
editor_d - 21 Jul 2026
Judit Polgar, Tapped As Next President Of Hungary, Declines
20 Jul 2026
Chess Joins Junior Olympics As AAU Adds Chess Program
20 Jul 2026