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Dr Victor Ng'ani.

Dr Victor Ng’ani, the 2018 Kenya National Chess champion, surprised many chess players when he represented the country at the World Chess Olympiad in Georgia. See, being a doctor is a demanding job and playing chess requires endless hours to perfect one’s game.

And it all began at Alliance High School and continued later when his friend, Dr Kevin Omondi, taught him how to ‘pull the ropes’ in chess.

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