Uganda Olympiad Qualifiers event, determining the composition of both Women’s and Men’s Uganda Teams, took place in March this year. The event had 14 players in both Open and Women’s sections who battled it out through 13 rounds played in a round-robin system. The top five players of each section made it to the team and will represent Uganda in the 2022 Chess Olympiad in Chennai.
Uganda Team (Open Section):
Uganda Team (Women’s Section):
- Peninah Nakabo
- WCM Shakira Ampaire
- WFM Gloria Nansubuga
- Milly Takali
- Patricia Kawuma
Altogether with Uganda, a number of countries already revealed the composition of their teams for Chennai, such as: Germany, Spain, Kenya, India, Sri Lanka, Malawi, Monaco…
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Final rankings – Uganda Olympiad Qualifiers Open section:
| Rk. | Name | FED | Rtg | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | |
| 1 | FM | Kawuma Patrick | UGA | 2310 | 10 | 0 | 58.5 |
| 2 | FM | Wanyama Harold | UGA | 2301 | 9.5 | 0 | 50.3 |
| 3 | FM | Nsubuga Haruna | UGA | 2178 | 9 | 0.5 | 52 |
| 4 | Okas Walter | UGA | 2209 | 9 | 0.5 | 49.3 | |
| 5 | Egesa Emmanuel | UGA | 2123 | 8.5 | 0 | 50.5 | |
| 6 | Ssali Julius | UGA | 2013 | 8 | 0.5 | 44.8 | |
| 7 | Musasizi Emmanuel | UGA | 1939 | 8 | 0.5 | 41.8 | |
| 8 | Kamoga Rajab | UGA | 2105 | 7.5 | 0 | 37.8 | |
| 9 | Ssonko Mathias Allan | UGA | 2172 | 5.5 | 0 | 24.8 | |
| 10 | Kawooya Joseph | UGA | 1869 | 4.5 | 0 | 24.5 | |
| 11 | Wagodo Abdul Shakuru | UGA | 1907 | 4 | 0 | 19.3 | |
| 12 | Etoru Amos | UGA | 1928 | 3.5 | 0 | 15.3 | |
| 13 | Ajiri Benjamin Netanyahu | UGA | 1427 | 2 | 1 | 6 | |
| 14 | Mawanda Michael | UGA | 1864 | 2 | 0 | 13 |
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Final rankings – Uganda Olympiad Qualifiers Women’s section:
| Rk. | Name | sex | FED | Rtg | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | |
| 1 | Nakabo Peninah | w | UGA | 1712 | 12 | 0 | 65.8 | |
| 2 | WCM | Ampaire Shakira | w | UGA | 1695 | 10 | 0 | 60.3 |
| 3 | WFM | Nansubuga Gloria | w | UGA | 1494 | 9 | 0 | 47.8 |
| 4 | Takali Milly | w | UGA | 1474 | 7.5 | 1.5 | 43 | |
| 5 | Kawuma Patricia | w | UGA | 1310 | 7.5 | 1 | 46 | |
| 6 | Kabengano Joyce | w | UGA | 1514 | 7.5 | 0.5 | 36.3 | |
| 7 | WFM | Angolikin Goretti | w | UGA | 1623 | 7 | 0 | 38.8 |
| 8 | Nabacwa Allen Kyolaba | w | UGA | 1541 | 6 | 1.5 | 30.8 | |
| 9 | Nabaggala Vanessa | w | UGA | 1455 | 6 | 1 | 32 | |
| 10 | Naisanga Sheba Valentine | w | UGA | 1391 | 6 | 0.5 | 31.5 | |
| 11 | WFM | Namaganda Christine | w | UGA | 1654 | 4.5 | 0 | 25.5 |
| 12 | Nannozi Esther Peninah | w | UGA | 1300 | 3.5 | 0 | 15.5 | |
| 13 | Nabirye Caroline | w | UGA | 1431 | 2.5 | 1 | 11 | |
| 14 | Hannah Zion Mawejje | w | UGA | 1301 | 2.5 | 0 | 15 |
