A milestone was achieved for the Salama chess community at the recently concluded 2023 Potterhouse Chess Championship in Nairobi – Salama Gachie Primary School was placed 2nd for the team award and took home the very first school trophy! On the leaderboard of the Under-18 section, Rebaca Wanjiru also tied for second with a stunning performance of 5 points out of 6 games.
Please join CTC’s celebration of this thrilling achievement by the entire Salama chess community, which includes a total of 48 players either with the current chess club members at the Salama Gachie Primary or at 7 secondary day/boarding schools as club alumnae. Their chess understanding and skills have been consistently improving thanks to the great endeavors by CTC’s Global Outreach Team. In the meantime, they are sincerely grateful for the generosity of CTC donors, whose contributions allowed CTC to cover all the incurred expenses to the tournament, including entry fees, transportation, lunch/snack and teacher appreciation.
Please visit CTC’s Flickr album here to catch the many touching moments at the tournament!