Uganda humiliate Somalia to record fourth victory at 44th Chess Olympiad | 7th Round

44^th Chess Olympiad (Open Category):

Friday, 5^th August 2022 (Round 7):

• Somalia 0-4 Uganda

Detailed results:

• Sheikh Omar Abdirahman (Somalia) 0-1 Patrick Kawuma (Uganda)
• Ali Farah Abdullahi (Somalia) 0-1 Walter Okas (Uganda)
• Islam Sh. Nour Kassim (Somalia) 0-1 Haruna Nsubuga (Uganda)
• Mohamed Abdulkadir Warsame (Somalia) 0-1 Emmanuel Egesa (Uganda)

Uganda national male chess team humbled Somalia 4-0 during round seven of the 44^th Chess Olympiad in Chennai city, India on Friday, August 5, 2022.

FIDE Master (FM) Patrick Kawuma, rated 2270 overcame Sheikh Omar Abdirahman (2051) in a game that lasted 33 minutes.

Walter Okas (2191) used 1 hour and 27 minutes to beat Ali Farah Abdullahi (1892).

Emmanuel Egesa (2152) won over Mohamed Abdulkadir Warsame (1820) in a game that lasted 01:01:47.

In the game that lasted over one and a half, Islam Sh. Nour Kassim (1873) lost to Haruna Nsubuga (2160).

Team captain FM Harold Wanyama was rested in this round.

This was Uganda’s fourth win in 7 rounds after victories over Equatorial Guinea (4-0), Sao Tome and Principe (4-0) and Oman (3-1).

There were losses against Canada (0-4), Portugal (1.5 – 3.5) and Latvia (0-4).

Now, Emmanuel Egesa has 3.5 points and the other four players; FM Patrick Kawuma, FM Wanyama, Walter Okas and FM Haruna Nsubuga all have 3 points apiece.

Meanwhile, the female team lost 1.5 to 2.5 to Albania during the 7^th round on the same day.

Round eight will be held on Saturday, 6^th August 2022.

A total of 11 rounds will be played in all.

The 44^th Chess Olympiad in Chennai, India attracted 350 teams from 187 countries.

China is the defending champion for the ladies and women.

Others Results:

• Uganda 4-0 Equatorial Guinea
• Uganda 4-0 Sao Tome and Principe
• Uganda 3-1 Oman
• Uganda 0-4 Canada
• Uganda 1.5 – 3.5 Portugal
• Uganda 0-4 Latvia