Haruna Nsubuga
Ugandan chess player (born 1991)
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Haruna Nsubuga is a Ugandan chess player.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | December 24, 1991[1] Kireka, Uganda |
| Chess career | |
| Country | Uganda |
| Title | FIDE Master (2016) |
| Peak rating | 2263 (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] He later represented Uganda at the 2018 Chess Olympiad.[5]
Nsubuga was able to play in the Chess World Cup 2023[6] after obtaining the additional funding he needed to fly to Azerbaijan.[7] He was the second Ugandan after Arthur Ssegwanyi to participate in a Chess World Cup.[8] He was aiming to be able to become an International Master by earning two more IM norms through participating in the event.[9] At the event, he was defeated by Jules Moussard in the first round.
