Text: Uganda Chess Federation
Photos: Ivy Amoko
In the Men’s category FM Elijah Emojong and Rajab Kamoga are leading after winning their first two games in the final phase of the Olympiad Qualifiers that commenced today at Pope Paul Memorial Hotel in Kampala.
Emojong beat Olympians Shadrack Kantinti and Bob Bibasa to get to two points while Kamoga beat Vianney Luggya and Haruna Nsubuga.
Former Olympians Harold Wanyama and Patrick Kawuma settled for a hard fought draw in the first round before Wanyama went on to beat fellow Olympian Kantinti in the second round.
Round 1: CM Patrick Kawuma v/s Harold Wanyama; Shadrack Kantinti v/s FM Elijah Emojong
In the ladies category, Ivy Amoko, Goretti Angolikin and Christine Namaganda are enjoying an early lead after winning their first two games.
Round 2: Nansubuga Gloria v/s Angolikin Goretti
Round 2: Kanayiwa Irene v/s Wanja Deborah
Full details of the results are below:
Men
Round 1
- Kamoga Rajab (1) – (0) Luggya Vianney
- Nsubuga Haruna (1) – (0) Bagaade Daniel
- CM Kawuma Patrick (0.5) – (0.5) Wanyama Harold
- Kantinti Shadrack (0) – (1) FM Emojong Elijah
- CM Bibasa Bob Gilbert (1) – (0) Mawanda Michael
- Kakooza Kenneth (0.5) – (0.5) Farouk Fauza
Round 2
- Luggya Vianney (0) – (1) Farouk Fauza
- Mawanda Michael (0) – (1) Kakooza Kenneth
- FM Emojong Elijah (1) – (0) CM Bibasa Bob Gilbert
- Wanyama Harold (1) – (0) Kantinti Shadrack
- Bagaade Daniel (0) – (1) CM Kawuma Patrick
- Kamoga Rajab (1) – (0) Nsubuga Haruna
Ladies
Round 1
- Amoko Ivy (1) – (0) Kanayiwa Irene
- Nsubuga Ritah (1) – (0) Nakayima Vanessa
- Namaganda Christine (1) – (0) Kenyangye Cathy
- Mutesi Phionah (1) – (0) Nansubuga Gloria
- Angolikin Goretti (1) – (0) Nakimuli Joan
- Babirye Stella (1) – (0) Wanja Deborah
Round 2
- Kanayiwa Irene (0.5) – (0.5) Wanja Deborah
- Nakimuli Joan (0) – (1) Babirye Stella
- Nansubuga Gloria (0) – (1) Angolikin Goretti
- Kenyangye Cathy (0.5) – (0.5) Mutesi Phionah
- Nakayima Vanessa (0) – (1) Namaganda Christine
- Amoko Ivy (1) – (0) Nsubuga Ritah