Arthur Ssegwanyi

Arthur Ssegwanyi (born March 12, 1988) is a Ugandan chess player. He was awarded the title of International Master (IM) by FIDE in 2015 as a result of winning the Zone 4.2 Individual Championship in the same year.[1] This victory also qualified him to play in the FIDE World Cup 2015.[2][3] In this event, he was paired against the fourth seed, Anish Giri. Ssegwanyi drew the first game in 158 moves,[4][5][6][7] then lost the second game and consequently he was eliminated from the tournament.[8][9] In 2016, he won the Tanzania Open Chess Championship in Dar es Salaam.[10] Ssegwanyi has played for the Ugandan team in the Chess Olympiad since 2012.

Arthur Ssegwanyi
CountryUganda
Born (1988-03-12) March 12, 1988
TitleInternational Master (2015)
Peak rating2381 (December 2016)

References
  1. "2015 Africa Zone 4.2 Individual Chess Championship - Open Category". Chess-results.com. 2015-04-25. Retrieved 2015-09-23.
  2. "Transparent Nigeria | International Master Ssegwanyi to make debut at Chess World Cup". transparentnigeria.com. Retrieved 2017-07-08.
  3. "Ssegwanyi wins zonal event, earns WC ticket". Daily Monitor. Retrieved 2017-07-08.
  4. McGourty, Colin (2015-09-11). "Baku World Cup, 1.1: Upsets and unlikely heroes". chess24.com. Retrieved 2017-07-08.
  5. Senono, Elvis (2015-09-14). "Uganda: Ssegwanyi Holds Favourite Giri At Chess World Cup". The Monitor (Kampala). Retrieved 2017-07-08.
  6. "Uganda's Ssegwanyi holds Dutch grand master Giri in 6 hour duel | Chess World Cup". Kawowo Sports. 2015-09-13. Retrieved 2017-07-08.
  7. "Chess World Cup: Ssegwanyi holds Giri to a draw". www.newvision.co.ug. Retrieved 2017-07-08.
  8. McGourty, Colin (2015-09-12). "Baku World Cup, 1.2: Statistics". chess24.com. Retrieved 2017-07-08.
  9. "Ssegwanyi eliminated from Chess W. Cup". Daily Monitor. Retrieved 2017-07-08.
  10. Odongo, Jacinta W. "Ssegwanyi Wins Tanzania Chess Open". Uganda Radio Network. Retrieved 2017-07-08.

11. IM Arthur Ssegwanyi wins 2016 Tanzania Open. https://kenyachessmasala.com/2016/11/im-arthur-ssegwanyi-2016-tanzania-open-winner.html


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