Kisuze making history at World Chess Olympiad

While the Ugandan Chess team has continued to make history at the ongoing World Chess Olympiad in Istanbul, Turkey with players putting in splendid displays to beat and draw with Grandmasters, a Ugandan FIDE Arbiter, Stephen Kisuze has also made a mark while officiating in high profile matches at the Olympiad.

Kisuze has so far officiated in 5 tough games as Match Arbiter.

In the first round, he excellently Arbitrated the match between Greece and Barbados, in the second round he handled the game between Switzerland and Portugal and in the third round, he officiated the match between Colombia and Serbia.

He has also handled the Cuba versus Iran encounter and Georgia versus Vietnam in the fourth and fifth rounds respectively. All these are top chess playing countries. It is certain that the experience gained from handling such high profile matches involving Grandmasters and International Masters will help Kisuze in enhancing his Arbitration skills.

It is also expected that after the Olympiad, the experience will grant him another norm towards becoming an accomplished International Arbiter (IA).

Kisuze is one of the very few Arbiters from Africa who are playing a crucial role at the World Chess Olympiad.

Currently, Uganda has only one International Arbiter, Augustine Rwigyema who is inactive (retired).