Final Results of Phase one Ultimate Chess Challenge.
GODFREY GALYA
EMOJONG WINS ‘ULTIMATE CHESS CHALLENGE’ PHASE ONE
Junior Chess sensation Emojong Elijah tore the form books to pieces when he emerged champion in phase one of the much coveted “Ultimate Chess challenge” at Lugogo. He beat pre-event favorite Fide Master Moses Kawuma by 2.5 – 1.5.
The six match event which commenced on Friday morning with Elijah playing the white pieces saw the Fide Master respond with a solid Caro-kann defence to wade off the vicious attacking Prodigy. Emojong however, pilled pressure with a king side attack in which he unleashed a two knight’s combination supported by Queen and light squared bishop on C2 and b1. These numerous threats caused a crack in the masters defence resulting in a pawn loss after a white Bishop sacrifice at f5.This forced Moses to succumb before move 30.
In the second match of the day, FM Moses Kawuma employed his favorite Queen’s Indian attack to make the match even, he quickly gained initiative and it was just a matter of time for him to convert the match to its logical conclusion, The Fide master however became complacent and played passively, this gave chance to the battle hardened junior who fought hard in the end game and eventually equalized albeit a pawn down, forcing the match to a painful tie.
In the third game FM Moses Kawuma Playing black opted for the Najdorf variation of the Sicilian defence which however, culminated in a rather disastrous end. Determined to make a quick kill he employed an early attack on the queen side with a b5 and b4 evicting the c3 Knight which instead leaped forward to d5 causing numerous threats on the uncastled king. Emojong took advantage of the underdevelopment on blacks King side and broke through the centre to subdue the black monarch. This was his second win which put him in a very comfortable position.
FM Moses Kawuma fought hard in the next three games in which he needed wins to rescue the match, but Emojong kept his grip and drew the rest giving the master no chance to recover.
The ultimate challenge is a special high level chess championship featuring Uganda’s top rated international players. Two players meet at a time to challenge the winner of the previous match. The matches played under strict international conditions are meant to prepare players for the forth coming international events like the Common wealth chess championship due to take place in south Africa around the month of June, the prestigious Africa individual chess championship which features top players in Africa with each country of Africa fielding three of its top players, the All Africa Games due in September 2011 in Maputo Mozambique and the zonal tournaments which are organized by the Africa chess union.
These international events will be good hunting grounds for acquisition of international titles as well as improve the ratings of Uganda’s top guns..
Emojong Elijah 18 quickly rose to national prominence when he won the regional Cyril Rwabushenyi Memorial regional championship in December last year, This highly billed event featured Uganda, Rwanda, and Kenya’s top players, He also represented Uganda in the south Africa open chess championship and Mombasa open chess tournament and emerged with outstanding results.
FM Moses Kawuma is one of the three internationally titled players in East Africa, the other two being Steven Kawuma his brother based in the UK and Kenya’s Martin Gateri. Moses represented Uganda at the world chess Olympiad in Dresden Germany and 2004 in Mallorca Spain.
Emojong now meets Former Junior chess champion Arthur Ssegwanyi in what is yet another clash of the titans which commences tomorrow Wednesday 16th at Tennis club Lugogo.
The ultimate winner after meeting all the twelve will bag Shs 4,800,000M, each phase winner takes Ugx 400,000.
The other twelve Players lined up among others include:
1. Arthur Ssegwanyi
2. Shadrack Kantinti
3. Bob Gilbert Bibasa
4. Patrick Kawuma
5. Harold Wanyama
6. Steven Kawuma
7. Grace Daniel Nsubuga
8. Haruna Nsubuga
9. Okas Walter
10. Mawanda Michael
11. Rajab Kamoga
12. Gonza Simon
13. Maguzi Peter
Gali LM Godfrey
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On Mar 15, 8:49 pm, GODFREY GALYA <galy...@gmail.com> wrote:
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> The Ultimate Chess Challenge continues to Phase II with Emojong Vs Ssegwanyi
> tmoro 16th Wednesday at ( Lugogo) in phase one Emojong beat Fm Moses Kawuma.
> Attached are the games.
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