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Mixed results for Kenya at Africa Individual Chess Championship

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Kenya's CM Benjamin Magana (right) takes on Madagascar's International Master (IM) Antenaina Rakotomahoro in round 1 of the African Individual Chess Championship that started yesterday in Lilongwe, Malawi.[Washington Onyango,Standard]

The Kenya national chess team registered mixed results in their opening round of the 2021 Africa individual Chess Championships currently going on at Lilongwe City in Malawi.

Kenya bagged three wins and a draw in the opening 10 board matches played against Madagascar, Nigeria, Egypt, Swaziland, Senegal and Malawi opponents.

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