Elijah Emojong

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Elijah Emojong
Personal information
Born (1992-12-18) December 18, 1992 (age 33)
Chess career
Country Uganda
Title International Master (2013)
Peak rating 2364 (May 2017)

Elijah Emojong is a Ugandan chess player. He was one of East Africa's first International Masters.

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Chess career

In August 2012, he played on board 4 for Uganda at the 40th Chess Olympiad, where he notably defeated grandmaster Ilmārs Starostīts in the first round. He became the second Ugandan player to defeat a grandmaster after Steven Kawuma had defeated Diego Valerga in the previous Olympiad. [1]

In August 2014, he played on board 1 for Uganda at the 41st Chess Olympiad, where he scored 3/9 and won against the higher-rated Sebbar Ali in the final round. [2]

In October 2016, he won the Mombasa Chess Open by defeating Harold Wanyama in tiebreak games. [3]

In March 2017, he won the Cytonn Investments Open Chess Championship with an undefeated score of 6.5/7. [4]

In November 2017, he won the Tanzania Open Chess Championship with an undefeated score of 6.5/7. [5]

References

  1. ↑ "Emojong in dream start to Grand Master journey". August 29, 2012.
  2. ↑ "41st Chess Olympiad 2014 Open".
  3. ↑ Odongo, Jacinta (October 25, 2016). "Emojong Wins Mombasa Open Chess Title".
  4. ↑ Malinga, Marion (March 26, 2017). "Elijah Emojong wins Cytonn investments Open".
  5. ↑ Malinga, Marion (November 27, 2017). "Elijah Emojong wins Tanzania Open Chess Championship".
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