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Emmanuel Mwaka & WCM Joyce Nyaruai win 2023 Rwabushenyi Memorial

December 16, 2023

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Emmanuel Mwaka & WCM Joyce Nyaruai win 2023 Rwabushenyi Memorial

Emmanuel Mwaka & WCM Joyce Nyaruai won their respective sections in the 2023 Rwabushenyi Memorial that ended last week in Kampala, Uganda. The event ran from 7th to 10th December 2023 at the Nob View Hotel in downtown Kampala.

The winners of the 2023 Rwabushenyi Memorial Emmanuel Mwaka & WCM Joyce Nyaruai.

Open Section

Emmanuel Mwaka won the event with seven points out of 8 rounds. Ajak Mach Duany scored 7 points as well but took the silver due to his inferior tie-break. He took home UGX 1.5 million (USD 400).

FM Haruna Nsubuga, Mark Nyola Wasswa, Rajab Kamoga and Richard Kato all tied for third place with 6.5 points. FM Nsubuga, however, took the bronze medal out of the rest due to his superior tie-break.

The Open Section saw 100 participants, which served as the 3rd leg of the Grand Prix Circuit for the 2024 Olympiad Qualifiers and the 2024 Africa Games Qualifiers.

Moses Andiwoh of Kenya in action. He ended up with 5 points out of 8 rounds and 22nd in the ranking.

Veteran CM Bob Bibasa of Uganda in action.

Ladies

WCM Joyce Nyaruai of Kenya stunned her Ugandan sister by winning the Ladies’ Section with 7.5 points out of eight rounds. She went home with UGX 1 million (270).

WFM Sasha Mongeli, the 2021 Kenya National Ladies Champion, piled on more misery for the Ugandans by winning the silver medal with seven points. She took home UGX 700,000 (200).

Four Ugandans, WCM Shakira Ampaire, Mary Ndagire and Milly Takali, took third place with six points each. However, WCM Shakira Ampaire took the bronze medal due to her superior tie-break.

The Ladies Section saw 50 players battling it out for top honours.

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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.