Arthur Ssegwanyi
{{short description|Ugandan chess player (born 1988)}}
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Arthur Ssegwanyi (born March 12, 1988) is a Ugandan chess player.
Biography
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.{{cite web|url=http://www.chess-results.com/tnr169589.aspx|title=2015 Africa Zone 4.2 Individual Chess Championship - Open Category|date=2015-04-25|publisher=Chess-results.com|accessdate=2015-09-23}} This victory also qualified him to play in the FIDE World Cup 2015.{{Cite web|url=http://transparentnigeria.com/news_entries/19616/International-Master-Ssegwanyi-to-make-debut-at-Chess-World-Cup|title=Transparent Nigeria {{!}} International Master Ssegwanyi to make debut at Chess World Cup|website=transparentnigeria.com|access-date=2017-07-08}}{{Dead link|date=October 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}{{Cite news|url=http://www.monitor.co.ug/Sports/OtherSport/Ssegwanyi-wins-zonal-event--earns-WC-ticket/690284-2698208-bxfdbb/index.html|title=Ssegwanyi wins zonal event, earns WC ticket|work=Daily Monitor|access-date=2017-07-08}} In this event, he was paired against the fourth seed, Anish Giri. Ssegwanyi drew the first game in 158 moves,{{Cite web|url=https://chess24.com/en/read/news/baku-world-cup-1-1-upsets-and-unlikely-heroes|title=Baku World Cup, 1.1: Upsets and unlikely heroes|last=McGourty|first=Colin|date=2015-09-11|website=chess24.com|access-date=2017-07-08}}{{Cite news|url=http://allafrica.com/stories/201509140830.html|title=Uganda: Ssegwanyi Holds Favourite Giri At Chess World Cup|last=Senono|first=Elvis|date=2015-09-14|work=The Monitor (Kampala)|access-date=2017-07-08}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.kawowo.com/2015/09/13/uganda-s-ssegwanyi-holds-dutch-grand-master-giri-in-6-hour-duel-chess-world-cup/|title=Uganda's Ssegwanyi holds Dutch grand master Giri in 6 hour duel {{!}} Chess World Cup|date=2015-09-13|website=Kawowo Sports|access-date=2017-07-08}}{{Cite news|url=http://www.newvision.co.ug/new_vision/news/1409311/chess-world-cup-ssegwanyi-holds-giri-draw|title=Chess World Cup: Ssegwanyi holds Giri to a draw|work=www.newvision.co.ug|access-date=2017-07-08}} then lost the second game and consequently he was eliminated from the tournament.{{Cite web|url=https://chess24.com/en/read/news/baku-world-cup-1-2-statistics|title=Baku World Cup, 1.2: Statistics|last=McGourty|first=Colin|date=2015-09-12|website=chess24.com|access-date=2017-07-08}}{{Cite news|url=http://www.monitor.co.ug/Sports/OtherSport/Ssegwanyi-eliminated-from-Chess-W--Cup/690284-2869064-o2lv9b/index.html|title=Ssegwanyi eliminated from Chess W. Cup|work=Daily Monitor|access-date=2017-07-08}} In 2016, he won the Tanzania Open Chess Championship in Dar es Salaam.{{Cite news|url=https://ugandaradionetwork.com/a/story.php?s=91365|title=Ssegwanyi Wins Tanzania Chess Open|last=Odongo|first=Jacinta W.|work=Uganda Radio Network|access-date=2017-07-08}} Ssegwanyi has played for the Ugandan team in the Chess Olympiad since 2012.
References
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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
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Category:Chess International Masters
Category:Chess Olympiad competitors
Category:Ugandan chess players
Category:Place of birth missing (living people)
Category:Competitors at the 2019 African Games
Category:African Games competitors for Uganda
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