Arthur Ssegwanyi, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Arthur Ssegwanyi

Ugandan chess player

Date of Birth: 12-Mar-1988

Place of Birth: Uganda

Profession: chess player

Nationality: Uganda

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Arthur Ssegwanyi (born March 12, 1988) is a Ugandan chess player.
He was awarded the title of International Master (IM) by FIDE in 2015 as a result of winning the Zone 4.2 Individual Championship in the same year.
This victory also qualified him to play in the FIDE World Cup 2015.
In this event, he was paired against the fourth seed, Anish Giri.
Ssegwanyi drew the first game in 158 moves, then lost the second game and consequently he was eliminated from the tournament.
In 2016, he won the Tanzania Open Chess Championship in Dar es Salaam.
Ssegwanyi has played for the Ugandan team in the Chess Olympiad since 2012.