The proud winner of the 2022 Genocide Memorial – IM Elijah Emojong poses with his trophy
FM Haruna Nsubuga of Uganda also scored 5.5 points but had a lower tie-break to take the second spot but equally shared the RWF 380,000 (USD 400) cash prize.
The event held at the Hilltop Hotel in downtown Kigali attracted 48 participants and ran from 3rd to 5th June 2022.
Ben Tom Zimurinda was the top Rwandese player who ended with 5 points in joint second place or 3rd in the ranking.
Peter Majur Manyang of South Sudan, who won the 2022 Uganda Martyr Championship earlier in the month in Kampala, was fourth in the ranking.
Prize winners and officials pose for a group photo.
IM Elijah Emojong v Ben Tom Zimurinda
FM Haruna Nsubuga v Emmauel Mukose
Joseph Kaamu v Damascene Hagenimana
In this game 72 year old veteran Joseph Kaamu delivers a double check and snatches a piece from his opponents.
Joseph Kaamu (left) receives his prize for second place in the U1800 category.Constantin Ndikubwimana who was second in the PWD section.Section of the playing hall of the 2022 Genocide Memorial.Poster for the 2022 Genocide Memorial.
Rwanda Genocide
During the 1994 Rwandan genocide, also known as the genocide against the Tutsi, members of the Hutu ethnic majority in the east-central African nation of Rwanda murdered as many as 800,000 people, mostly of the Tutsi minority.
