Kenyan chess player Stanley Omondi has been disqualified from a championship after pretending to be a woman.
Omondi, who registered for the tournament as Millicent Awuor, raised suspicion after he easily outwitted former Kenya National Champion Gloria Jumba (rated1487), and Ugandan top player Ampaira Shakira (1702) on Friday.
His shocking victory over Jumba and Shakira saw every Kenyan player question where he has been during other important national chess tournaments.
Omondi later confessed to cheating in the tournament, stating that his decision was motivated by the Sh500,000 cash prize for the Ladies section’s winner and the financial problems he is facing at the university.
