Patrick Kawuma and Elijah Emojong beat International Masters Wyun Zaw (rated 2398) and Myo Naing (rated 2312) respectively as Harold Wanyama and Bob Bibasa also secured straight wins against Myanmar’s Win Tvn (rated 2174) and Aung Kyaw Moe (rated 2149) respectively to ensure a perfect score in a game that both sides had to win to remain in contention for Group D’s highly competitive top spot with two rounds to go.
Uganda will now be in for yet another trying moment in the second last round against Chile which four Grandmasters!
After 8 rounds, USA is leading Group A, Phillipines is leading Group B, Uruguay is leading Group C, Uganda leading Group D and Sudan is leading Group E. There are two more decisive rounds to be played.
Thailand, which has the same number of points as Uganda at the top of Group D will be playing Bangladesh in round ten.
Uganda’s ladies team drew with Korea 2-2 in a match in which Ivy Amoko and Phiona Mutesi secured beautifully executed wins against Korea’s WCM Kim Taegyeong (rated 1536) and Cho yeon hee (rated 1542) respectively. On other boards, Grace Kigeni and Goretti Angolikin lost to Wang Chengjia (rated 1988) and WCM Byun Sungwon (rated 1566).
The ladies will be up against Ethiopia in the tenth round.