Kenyan Male Chess Player Caught Competing as a Woman
Kenyan chess player Stanley Omondi is staring at a lengthy ban from the sport after he disguised himself as a woman to compete in the women’s section of the 2023 Kenya Open Chess Championship held at the Sarit Expo Center in Nairobi from April 6th to 10th.
Omondi, who has an international rating of 1200, dressed as a woman and managed to cheat his way through to the female section of the tournament.
Nation reports that he registered under the name Millicent Awuor, wore a hijab, and avoided speaking to anyone during the tournament which attracted 444 players from 22 countries. He completely covered his head and face and wore spectacles on the small opening that revealed his eyes.
The impostor raised suspicion after effortlessly beating former Kenya National Chess Championship Women’s section winner Gloria Jumba (rated 1487), and Ugandan top player Ampaira Shakira (1702).
His competitors started questioning where "she" has been during other important national chess tournaments.
The tournament staff, who were initially hesitant to act, finally decided to investigate after the fourth round.
Omondi was taken to a private room for interrogation where he admitted to being male, saying the financial problems he was experiencing at the university pushed him to cheat in the tournament. He had hoped to pocket the Sh500,000 cash prize for the women’s section winner.
He said he avoided playing in the Open Section, whose prize money is Sh1 million, due to stiff competition. Seven Grandmasters, seven International Masters, seven Fide Masters and five Candidate Masters took part in the Open Section.
Victor Ng'ani, a member of the Chess Kenya Disciplinary Committee, said they will start dealing with the matter once they receive a formal complaint from the Executive Committee.
“It (the offence) is serious enough to warrant an extensive penalty. Previously we have punished some small offences, including age cheating with a six-month ban. This being a fraud incident, the player will get a lengthy ban if found guilty,” said Ngani.
Omondi told Nation that he started playing at a young age. He represents a top university in the Kenya National Chess Premier League.
Comments (8)
His is trending in all media in the world,CNN, fox News etc.." fortunately" he is doing a normal Kenyan thing and the world knows us for that.We featured prominently in paying people to do our degrees online in the US, we outnumbered all countries with fake nurse graduates from the disgraced Florida College. Kenya ni Raila( baba) na mama nyangu...Njivunia kuwa mkenya🤣🤣🤣
add doping in athletics to that.Kenya is leading.
The best punishment is to chop off the manhood and dig a hole to make him a her!!!
Is this a first ...? Did he have an ID with a picture?He should only be punished for misuse of a Jihab.And that's only if Muslims complain.I say this tongue in cheek.What exactly does the rule say,or prohibit? Would the same rule or punishment for it be equal if a female competed with penis owners?Anyway, this is not a competition where gender should matter,as I see it.What advantage does a male posess in such a competion? If it were a competition like running a marathon,I would say he has an agvantage.But only if he is an athlete of comparable talent.Because as we know not all men can out run women,or win in aboxing match.This being a fraud incident, the player will get a lengthy ban if found guilty,” said Ngani.
"This being a fraud incident, the player will get a lengthy ban if found guilty,” said Ngani.So there is a chance that the guy is not guilty?.MMMMmmmm.
Luos and Kikuyus are Full of Gays and Tranagenders like Omondi. And Incest could be the One breeding These twisted People.
I have never read any sensible comment from you.You probably should go back to school,if you ever was in one.And hopefully you will graduate,after learning to read, and respond relevantly, accordingly to issues.Nothing in the article talks about gays,or incest.Where did that come from?I guess from your perverted mind.
Heko Omera Otienos,Okello,Omondi for applying positive independent thinking without Raila’s blessings or control.And I pray you will con your way to acquittal.At this rate Jc will be the only one sucking Raila’s mukundu or mapua for dead brains to use by December 2023.
That is the reason men who have transgendered after adolescence are banned from competing in female sports as women because they are just dudes with modified parts incapable of baking a bun in the oven.This character must be banned for life .It is hard enough being a woman but such spineless bastards are of the notion that women are weak and thus must be controlled and if not overcome Instead of outing him you should insist he plays against the best women’s champion and when he loses he can hide his manhood under that thing he is wearing