Chess Kenya secretary-general John Mukabi believes the country can graduate into the top 100 nations with a better showing at next year's World Olympiad Chess Championships. Mukabi said the time is right for the country to improve on their performance at the international level, which has not been satisfactory thus far. "You know the Olympiad brings together all the countries of the world. Mukabi said the ongoing Kenya National Chess Championship is a perfect opportunity to identify and select talented players to represent the country at upcoming international events, including the Olympiad. "We are going to have two phases of selecting the players, beginning with this championship, which is the first phase.

Source: The Star December 28, 2021 04:59 UTC