Results of the FIDE Trainer Seminar in Nairobi

Report by Peter Long

A highly successful FIDE Trainer Seminar was held in Nairobi, Kenya from 19-22 September 2019 with 51 participants from four Federations.

The seminar was very well organised by Chess Kenya at the iconic United Kenya Club which was centrally located in downtown Nairobi and a 15 minutes walk to the city centre where it’s office and academy was also located.

Kenya has a huge base of players with many clubs and academies and tournaments held every weekend which is resulting in extraordinary chess activity including a growing chess movement at the grassroots level promising staggering numbers.

FIDE and TRG are committed to support the chess development activities of its member Federations and I was happy to work off the plane from arrival and to stay on several extra days to work with Chess Kenya academy trainees and undertake various promotional activities.

Participants were a mix of school teachers, local coaches and ambitious players, but were all eager to learn and many made extraordinary sacrifices to attend and Chess Kenya did its part by heavily subsidising through charging a token seminar fee.

Results Table

No.	FIDE ID	Surname, Name	Country	Title Proposed
1	10801391	Young Collins	KEN	NI
2	10802320	Otieno George Ochieng	KEN	Already NI
3	10804714	Methu Joseph Muragu	KEN	NI
4	10803491	Hongo Victor Machel	KEN	Already NI
5	10801502	Andiwoh Moses	KEN	Already NI
6	10802711	Bolo Ronald	KEN	NI
7	10800360	Singe Philip Mbawala	KEN	NI
8	10801634	Adorwa Brian Kadenge	KEN	NI
9	10803637	Habilov Mushfig	KEN	NI
10	10802762	Atiagaga Shem Vilembwa	KEN	Already NI
11	10806253	Panchol James Madol	SSD	DI
12	10803572	Njoroge Dadson Rwamba	KEN	DI
13	10808353	Nyaga James Kabui	KEN	Already DI
14	10802258	Omondi Morrel	KEN	DI
15	10802797	Ngonga Paul Oketch	KEN	DI
16	10803734	Kionga Anthony	KEN	DI
17	10801162	Chazima Terence	KEN	DI
18	10817085	Francisca Kagwiria	KEN	DI
19	10803009	Elier Berur	KEN	DI
20	10803670	Amwai Tom	KEN	DI
21	10813420	Hugh Misiko Okonga	KEN	DI
22	10822879	Anna Mbatha Muli	KEN	DI
23	10811249	Ian King	KEN	DI
24	10808493	Omwenga Robert Moseti	KEN	DI
25	10808515	Edna Odhiambo	KEN	DI
26	10802886	Ndirangu Joyce Nyaruai	KEN	DI
27	10802983	Juma Maxwell	KEN	DI
28	10806164	Mulindi Trevor	KEN	DI
29	10822828	Harrison Agosa	KEN	DI
30	10822852	Saphinah Kenyando	KEN	DI
31	10001980	Nakayima Vanessa	UGA	DI
32	10822860	Okoth Juma Francis	KEN	DI
33	10809090	Mongeli Sasha	KEN	DI
34	10814922	Mutisya Jully	KEN	DI
35	10801987	Tyson Wachira Kinuthia	KEN	DI
36	10815589	Macharia Mwangi Stanley	KEN	DI
37	10821716	Ombima Billy	KEN	DI
38	10822895	Bernard Masavi Joshua	KEN	DI
39	10817182	Mutua Michael Katama	KEN	DI
40	10818340	Mable Kawa	KEN	DI
41	10818707	Kamau  Hezron Gichuki	KEN	DI
42	10822810	Duke Anassi	KEN	DI
43	10815562	Muchiri James	KEN	DI
44	10822887	Charlotte Salome Polle	KEN	DI
45	10809457	Aurelia Chumo	KEN	DI
46	10822909	David Ahenda Nyakako	KEN	DI
47	10822925	Boniface Kangogo Cherogony	KEN	DI
48	10822836	Munga Mwachiro	KEN	DI
49	10822844	David Mugiya Muniu	KEN	DI
50	10803041	Abigael Wanyora Njeri	KEN	DI
51	10822917	Victor Onyango Buleemi	KEN	DI

My personal thanks to a visionary Chess Kenya Chairman Benard Wanjala and his excellent team for the wonderful hospitality and a special mention must be made of my very efficient and hardworking assistant Duke ‘Bash’ Michieka who took a huge administrative burden off my shoulders while ensuring I had a very comfortable stay.