Harold Wanyama

Harold Wanyama
Personal information
Born (1981-12-03) December 3, 1981 (age 44)
Chess career
CountryUganda
TitleFIDE Master (2012)
Peak rating2327 (December 2019)

Harold Wanyama is a Ugandan chess player. He has represented Uganda at several Chess Olympiads.

Chess career

In April 2018, he won the KCB Kenya Open Chess Championship.

In August 2019, he won the bronze medal in the chess section of the All-African Games.

In May 2022, he won the East African Open Tournament after having a better tiebreak score than Ben Magana.

At the 44th Chess Olympiad, he held draws against Momchil Petkov and grandmaster Helgi Dam Ziska, both of whom were rated over 250 points higher.

References

  1. ↑ "Ugandan Harold Wanyama wins KCB Kenya Open chess crown". April 2, 2018.
  2. ↑ "FM Harold Wanyama wins bronze at All African Games". August 28, 2019.
  3. ↑ Isabirye, David (May 3, 2022). "Fide Master Harold Wanyama wins the 2022 East African Open Chess Tourney".
  4. ↑ "Team composition for federation UGA - Open".