The Uganda Chess Federation (UCF) under the auspices of the African Chess Confederation (ACC) has the honour of inviting all chess federations in Zone 4.2 that are affiliated to the World Chess Federation (FIDE) to participate in the 2015...
Rwabusheyi Memorial Chess Championship ended in chaos
Rwabushenyi ends in chaosPublish Date: Jan 20, 2015By David Namunyala MenH. Wanyama 7ptsE. Emojong 7H. Nsubuga 7 WomenG. Nansubuga 7I. Amoko 7P. Mutesi 6 U-15, boysW. Serunjogi 7.5J. Kyobe 6.5A. Mukiibi 6 GirlsG. Musisiwaza 5G. Nakiwala 4.5L. Nakato 4...
Elijah Emojong wins Kawuma Chess Open
ELIJAH EMOJONG REIGNS SUPREME AT KAWUMA CHESS OPENJanuary 12, 2015Written by David IsabiryePublished in Chess Chess International Master (IM) Elijah Emojong clinched the second edition of the Kawuma open at Hotel Africana on Sunday. Emojong tallied 6.5 points out...
Mutesi selected for Ugandan Women’s Olympiad Team
Ugandan prodigy Mutesi is on team for World Chess Olympiad KAMPALA (Xinhua) — Ugandan prodigy chess player Phiona Mutesi has qualified to be part of the team that will take part in the 2014 World Olympiad in Norway. Vianney...
Kasparov in Uganda
Garry Kasparov tips youngsters Publish Date: May 03, 2014 By Samuel Sanya GARRY Kasparov’s second visit to Uganda kicked off on the right note with corporates reaching into their deep pockets to support the development of chess in schools...
Kasparov – an author, movie star, businessman and politician, rumoured to be worth $185m
The point of this is to show how sometimes the media will report things without any evidence to back it up. It is irresponsible!Chess legend Garry Kasparov returns to UgandaPublish Date: May 01, 2014By Samuel Sanya Garry Kasparov touched...
FIDE VP in Uganda to promote chess
FIDE Vice President to grace chess qualifiersPublish Date: Mar 15, 2014 By Samuel Sanya The second phase of Qualifiers for the World Chess Olympiad is on starting this weekend 15-16 at Pope Paul Memorial Hotel in Kampala. The event...
Uganda wins Chess “Battle of Migingo”
Ssegwannyi Stars as Uganda wins Chess “Battle of Migingo”MARCH 10WRITTEN BY DAVID ISABIRYEPUBLISHED IN CHESS Uganda’s National Chess team outwitted Nairobi Chess Club 12-4 after four gruelling rounds over the weekend (March 8-9 2014) in Nairobi, Kenya in what...
Meet the chess playing law clerk
Meet Ivy Amoko, A Chess Playing Law Clerk 07 Jan 2014 Written by David Isabirye The name Ivy Amoko rings a bell for many a Chess following family world over. At first sight, the humble looking face tells which...
Mutesi, Wanyama strong 2014 start
Mutesi, Wanyama Start Strongly at 2014 Rwabushenyi Chess Tourney 03 Jan 2014 Written by David Isabirye Published in Chess Selected Round 1 Games: Rated Catergory: Elijah Emojong 1 – 0 Vianney LuggyaFaruku Fauza 1 – 0 Mubiru KizitoHarold Wanyama...