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Elijah Emojong

Number of games in database: 31
Years covered: 2011 to 2014
Last FIDE rating: 2283 (2326 rapid, 2226 blitz)
Highest rating achieved in database: 2364
Overall record: +8 -19 =4 (32.3%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games in the database.

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   Istanbul Olympiad (2012)
   World Junior Championship (2011)
   Tromso Olympiad (2014)

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   E Emojong vs S Ali (Aug-14-14) 1-0
   M Machin Rivera vs E Emojong (Aug-11-14) 1-0
   I Efimov vs E Emojong (Aug-10-14) 1-0
   E Emojong vs B Al Qudaimi (Aug-08-14) 0-1
   L Mesfin vs E Emojong (Aug-06-14) 0-1

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ELIJAH EMOJONG
(born Dec-18-1992, 32 years old) Uganda

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FM (2011); International Master (2013); Uganda's #1 player (March 2014).

Emojong won his FM title at the Zonal 4.2 in 2011 and his IM title when he placed 2nd in Zonal 4.2 in 2013. He is the first Ugandan and the first East African (1) to win the IM title. (2) He came =2nd with 5/6 behind Nigel Short at the Spicenet Tanzanian Open, winning every game except for his loss against Short.

(1) Wikipedia article: East Africa; (2) http://www.kawowo.com/index.php/oth...

Emojong's Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/emojongeli...

Last updated: 2019-07-29 04:03:13

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 page 1 of 2; games 1-25 of 31  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. T Petenyi vs E Emojong  1-0632011World Junior ChampionshipB90 Sicilian, Najdorf
2. E Emojong vs Z Tomazini  0-1282011World Junior ChampionshipD71 Neo-Grunfeld
3. E Soares vs E Emojong  1-0322011World Junior ChampionshipD02 Queen's Pawn Game
4. S S Manigandan vs E Emojong  1-0402011World Junior ChampionshipD10 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav
5. E Emojong vs F Ghaledar  1-0542011World Junior ChampionshipD08 Queen's Gambit Declined, Albin Counter Gambit
6. E Emojong vs D Debashish  0-1372011World Junior ChampionshipD78 Neo-Grunfeld, 6.O-O c6
7. K G Chaithanyaa vs E Emojong  1-0532011World Junior ChampionshipB31 Sicilian, Rossolimo Variation
8. E Emojong vs B Sekar  1-0392011World Junior ChampionshipE48 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 O-O 5.Bd3 d5
9. B Hercules vs E Emojong  1-0402011World Junior ChampionshipE73 King's Indian
10. E Emojong vs M Bryan-Vissi  1-0372011World Junior ChampionshipE21 Nimzo-Indian, Three Knights
11. H Asabri vs E Emojong  0-1382012Istanbul OlympiadA07 King's Indian Attack
12. P Constantinou vs E Emojong  1-0772012Istanbul OlympiadD11 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav
13. E Emojong vs R Bernardi  0-1292012Istanbul OlympiadA58 Benko Gambit
14. E Emojong vs J Gonzalez Garcia  0-1452012Istanbul OlympiadB41 Sicilian, Kan
15. E Emojong vs J Cueto  ½-½462012Istanbul OlympiadA41 Queen's Pawn Game (with ...d6)
16. Myo Naing vs E Emojong  0-1372012Istanbul OlympiadC07 French, Tarrasch
17. A V Escobar vs E Emojong  ½-½472012Istanbul OlympiadA35 English, Symmetrical
18. E Emojong vs D H Fernandez  0-1302012Istanbul OlympiadB17 Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation
19. Y Lou vs E Emojong  1-04620133rd HD Bank CupB30 Sicilian
20. Y Shen vs E Emojong  1-06020133rd HD Bank CupE97 King's Indian
21. E Emojong vs W Zhang  ½-½4520133rd HD Bank CupE00 Queen's Pawn Game
22. E Emojong vs S Cao  ½-½4320133rd HD Bank CupC15 French, Winawer
23. Kamsky vs E Emojong 1-0172014Tromso OlympiadD02 Queen's Pawn Game
24. E Emojong vs W Van Rensselaer  1-0402014Tromso OlympiadB01 Scandinavian
25. E Emojong vs H Ziska  0-1362014Tromso OlympiadB53 Sicilian
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Kibitzer's Corner
Aug-04-13  twinlark: Uganda's first IM. Congratulations to both IM Emojong and Uganda.
Sep-21-13  akinov: Emojong to me is already Grand master level.... its a matter of time before he becomes the First GM from Uganda and east Africa !!

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