Veiled man unmasked in Kenyan women's chess tournament
International, MNA | A young man wearing a niqab and glasses played four rounds of the Nairobi Women's Chess Open before being exposed. "I don't think anything like
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International, MNA | A young man wearing a niqab and glasses played four rounds of the Nairobi Women's Chess Open before being exposed. "I don't think anything like
Mukabi said that after the imposter was unmasked he explained that he had done it because he had a better chance of winning the women's competition prize money.
It was a bold gambit by the 25-year-old Kenyan chess player to disguise himself as a woman to compete in his country's female open chess tournament. Dressed
Chess Kenya president Bernard Wanjala said that while he was likely to get a ban of
Chess Kenya president Bernard Wanjala said that while he was likely to get a ban of "several years", he would not be excluded from chess for ever.