Battle for the World Cup spots heats up

Weldon Ngetich (right) and Christie Karan both of Daystar University in action during the Kenya Premier Chess League match played at Kenyatta University on March 24, 2019. [Washington Onyango, Standard]

The Zone 4.2 African Individual Chess Championship continued yesterday with players battling to secure World Cup tickets with round five and six at Shaza Beach Hotel in Mombasa.

Egyptian grand master Ahmed Adly leads the field with 4.5 points out of a possible 5. His countryman Grand Master Abdelrahman Hesham is joint first but with a lower tie break after their head to head encounter ended in a draw. Uganda’s duo of IM Arthur Ssegwanyi and FM Haruna Nsubuga lie third and fourth respectively on four points apiece.