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Chess guru Mongeli is the epitome of beauty and brains

Sasha Mongeli of Technical University of Kenya. [Washington Onyango, Standard]

The new Nakuru Chess Club signing is confident of attaining the International Master title after qualifying for the World Chess Olympiad championships in Russia.

While her first name may reflect noble human qualities (helper of mankind), when it comes to playing chess, Woman Fide Master (WFM) Sasha Mongeli leave those attributes, especially the "kind one”, at the doorstep.

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