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Wayne Joe Njarumi (right in glasses) present the Africa Youth Chess trophy to St Xavier's Primary and Junior School Head Teacher Teresina Njagi (left in black dress) as the school looks in. [Ben Ahenda, Standard]

It was not easy when he started it, but his patience paid off.

And he had to go through lots of learning and lots of defeats by experienced players he found in the field before he started conquering opponents one after the other.

Before winning, 14-year-old-Wayne Joe Njarumi was beaten several times in local chess championships in his age category.