| Arthur Ssegwanyi | |
|---|---|
| Country | Uganda |
| Born | (1988-03-12) March 12, 1988 (age 36) |
| Title | International Master (2015) |
| Peak rating | 2412 (April 2022) |
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. This victory also qualified him to play in the FIDE World Cup 2015. In this event, he was paired against the fourth seed, Anish Giri. Ssegwanyi drew the first game in 158 moves, then lost the second game and consequently he was eliminated from the tournament. In 2016, he won the Tanzania Open Chess Championship in Dar es Salaam. Ssegwanyi has played for the Ugandan team in the Chess Olympiad since 2012.
References
- "2015 Africa Zone 4.2 Individual Chess Championship - Open Category". Chess-results.com. 2015-04-25. Retrieved 2015-09-23.
- "Transparent Nigeria | International Master Ssegwanyi to make debut at Chess World Cup". transparentnigeria.com. Retrieved 2017-07-08.
- "Ssegwanyi wins zonal event, earns WC ticket". Daily Monitor. Retrieved 2017-07-08.
- McGourty, Colin (2015-09-11). "Baku World Cup, 1.1: Upsets and unlikely heroes". chess24.com. Retrieved 2017-07-08.
- Senono, Elvis (2015-09-14). "Uganda: Ssegwanyi Holds Favourite Giri At Chess World Cup". The Monitor (Kampala). Retrieved 2017-07-08.
- "Uganda's Ssegwanyi holds Dutch grand master Giri in 6 hour duel | Chess World Cup". Kawowo Sports. 2015-09-13. Retrieved 2017-07-08.
- "Chess World Cup: Ssegwanyi holds Giri to a draw". www.newvision.co.ug. Retrieved 2017-07-08.
- McGourty, Colin (2015-09-12). "Baku World Cup, 1.2: Statistics". chess24.com. Retrieved 2017-07-08.
- "Ssegwanyi eliminated from Chess W. Cup". Daily Monitor. Retrieved 2017-07-08.
- 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 12. IM Arthur Ssegwanyi wins 2019 Rwabushenyi Open. https://kenyachessmasala.com/2019/12/im-arthur-ssegwanyi-2019-rwabushenyi.html
External links
- Arthur Ssegwanyi rating card at FIDE
- Arthur Ssegwanyi player profile and games at Chessgames.com
- Arthur Ssegwanyi chess games at 365Chess.com
- Arthur Ssegwanyi Chess Olympiad record at OlimpBase.org
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