The Rwabushenyi Memorial Open Chess Championship 2023 started on Thursday 7th December with games in the Open Category. it is being held at Nob View Hotel Ntinda from the 7th to the 10th of December 2023 (4 day event). The defending champion is FM Harold Wanyama who isn’t playing this year’s edition. The event is sponsored by Uganda Civil Aviation Authority in memory of Cyril Rwabushenyi, who is a former UCF President (1996 – 1998) and worked as a Director with CAA.
The tournament is being held in 3 categories; the Open (123 registered players) , Ladies (56 registered players) and Juniors sections (77 registered players), giving an overall total of 256 chess players registered for the event across the 3 sections. This is the Chess Results page for the tournament.
In the Open section, the leaders going into round 7 are;
- FM Haruna Nsubuga 5.5 pts
- Nyola Wasswa Mark 5.5 pts
- Mwaka Emmanuel 5.5 pts
- CM Egesa Emmanuel 5 pts
- Kamoga Rajab 5 pts
In the Ladies section, the leaders going into round 7 are;
- WCM Ndirangu Joyce Nyaruai 5.5 pts
- WFM Mongeli Sasha 5 pts
- WCM Nakanyike Maria 5 pts
- Kawuma Patricia 5 pts
- Nakabo Peninah 4.5 pts
In the Juniors section, with 3 rounds played there are 11 players with maximum points. The top 5 are the following;
- Mugenyi Mathias
- Male Reagan Kawuma
- Engola Kennedy
- Kisakye Enock
- Musasizi Treasure
Play resumes on the 10th of December which is the last day of competition.
| Year | Winner | Remarks |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Harold Wanyama | Tournament first held. |
| 2010 | Elijah Emojong (Open) Phiona Mutesi (Ladies) | Emojong : FM Title 2011, IM in 2013 |
| 2011 | Harold Wanyama | FM Title 2012, 2nd win. |
| 2012 | – | Not held; focus on Olympiad team funding. |
| 2013 | Arthur Ssegwanyi (Open) Ivy Amoko (Ladies) | Ssegwanyi: FM 2014 and IM 2015 |
| 2014 | FM Harold Wanyama | 3rd win. |
| 2015 | IM Arthur Ssegwanyi | 2nd win. |
| 2016 | – | Not held. |
| 2017 | FM Patrick Kawuma (Open) WFM Goretti Angolikin (Ladies) | – |
| 2018 | FM Patrick Kawuma | 2nd win. |
| 2019 | IM Arthur Ssegwanyi | 3rd win. |
| 2020 | – | Not held due to Covid restrictions. |
| 2021 | FM Haruna Nsubuga | FM Haruna : 7 pts |
| 2022 | FM Harold Wanyama | 4th win. |
| 2023 | Emmanuel Mwaka (Open) WCM Ndirangu Joyce Nyaruai (Ladies) | E. Mwaka : 7pts WCM Ndirangu J : 7.5 pts |
| 2024 | IM Arthur Ssegwanyi | IM Arthur 8 pts – 4th Win WCM Kawuma Patricia 8pts |
