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FM Wanyama wins 2022 Rwabushenyi Open

December 11, 2022

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FM Wanyama wins 2022 Rwabushenyi Open

FM Wanyama won the 2022 Rwabushenyi Open in grand style with a perfect score of 8 points out of 8 rounds. He went home with UGX 1,200,000 (USD 350).

Panthoum Madol Garang of South Sudan was second with 7 points, while three players tied for third place with 6.5 points. These included Nhiany Lual Guet (South Sudan), Joseph Deng (South Sudan) and Solomon Mugoda of Uganda.

Other category winners included Chris Turyahabwe (over 50) and WCM Ampaire Shakira (Ladies).

The 15th edition of the Rwabushenyi Memorial Chess Championship got underway on Thursday, with over 150 participants taking part at the Kiwatule Recreation Centre in downtown Kampala.

IM Arthur Ssegwanyi was the top seed, while FM Harold Wanyama was the second-seeded player. IM Arthur Ssegwanyi (2392) dropped out of the event after a shock loss in round three to Ramadan Abdow Rushdi (1704) of Somalia.

Joseph Kizito (left) and IM Arhur Ssegwanyi.

The popular Ugandan event saw participants from Afghanistan, South Sudan, Kenya, Tanzania and Somalia participating.

Kenya’s sole representative was Christian Nderi Muchugu, who scored an impressive 5.5 points in this challenging and popular event.

FM Harold Wanyama remains the only person to have won the Rwabushenyi Championship five times.

Grand Prix

The eight-round tournament ran from the 1st to the 4th of December, 2022. The event was the first Grand Prix event to select the team for the All-African Games, which takes place in August 2023.

Sponsors & Organisers

The Uganda Chess Federation is the organiser with sponsorship from the Uganda Civil Aviation Authority (UCAA) of UGX 5 million (USD 1,500).

The tournament is held every year in honor of Cyril Rwabushenyi, a former director of the UCAA. He was also a founding member and former Chairman of the Uganda Chess Federation.