Haruna Nsubuga is a Ugandan chess player.

Chess career

Nsubuga began playing chess at age 14. He is coached by Elijah Emojong. In 2011, he won the Junior Championship and the Uganda National Championship, being the only Ugandan player to accomplish this feat. In February 2018, he participated in the St Louis Chess Open and won the adult category ahead of Michel Zialor, Sergey Prokopyev, and Timothy Kate. He later represented Uganda at the

2018 Chess Olympiad The 43rd Chess Olympiad ( ka, 43-ე საჭადრაკო ოლიმპიადა, ''43-e sach’adrak’o olimp’iada''; also known as the Batumi Chess Olympiad), organised by the Fédération Internationale des Échecs (FIDE) and ...

. Nsubuga was able to play in the Chess World Cup 2023 after obtaining the additional funding he needed to fly to Azerbaijan. He was the second Ugandan after Arthur Ssegwanyi to participate in a Chess World Cup. He was aiming to be able to become an International Master by earning two more IM norms through participating in the event. At the event, he was defeated by

Jules Moussard Jules Moussard (; born 16 January 1995) is a French chess player. He holds the title of Grandmaster, which FIDE awarded him in 2016. Career Born in Paris, Moussard won seven titles at the French youth championships. He is the only player to hav ...

in the first round.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Nsubuga, Haruna Living people 1991 births Ugandan chess players Chess FIDE Masters People from Wakiso District Kampala International University alumni Chess Olympiad competitors