Haruna Nsubuga

Haruna Nsubuga is a Ugandan chess player.

Haruna Nsubuga
CountryUganda
Born (1991-12-24) December 24, 1991[1]
Kireka, Uganda
TitleFIDE Master (2016)
Peak rating2263 (June 2019)

Chess career

Nsubuga began playing chess at age 14.[1] He is coached by Elijah Emojong.[2]

In 2011, he won the Junior Championship and the Uganda National Championship, being the only Ugandan player to accomplish this feat.[3]

In February 2018, he participated in the St Louis Chess Open and won the adult category ahead of Michel Zialor, Sergey Prokopyev, and Timothy Kate.[4]

Nsubuga was able to play in the Chess World Cup 2023[5] after obtaining the additional funding he needed to fly to Azerbaijan.[6] He was the second Ugandan after Arthur Ssegwanyi to participate in a Chess World Cup.[7] He was aiming to be able to become an International Master by earning two more IM norms through participating in the event.[8] At the event, he was defeated by Jules Moussard in the first round.

References
  1. Mubayiwa, Tendai (October 15, 2018). "INTERVIEW WITH FM HARUNA NSUBUGA".
  2. "FM HARUNA NSUBUGA – OFFICIAL REPRESENTATIVE OF UGANDA AT THE FIDE CHESS WORLD CUP 2023". April 17, 2023.
  3. "FM Haruna Nsubuga Wins 2021 Mombasa Open Chess Championship". October 17, 2021.
  4. "St Louis Chess Open - Fide master Haruna Nsubuga the winner". March 1, 2018.
  5. "FIDE World Cup 2023: Preliminary lists of eligible players announced".
  6. "Nsubuga in tight spot over Chess World Cup". March 15, 2023.
  7. Malinga, Marion (April 16, 2023). "Chess: Haruna Nsubuga Clinches Isiiko Memorial Tourney".
  8. "CHESS Ugandan chess star Haruna Nsubuga seeks backing to reach global stage". April 7, 2023.
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