We salute our bright young talent who has made the Jamat and Uganda proud with his achievement in chess.

In April this year, Aahil scooped third position in Dove Easter Junior Open Chess Championship.

In May 2019, when the Uganda Chess Federation held National Chess School championships, Aahil was awarded a medal of honour by Prime Minister of Uganda Rt. Hon. Ruhakana Rugunda for his great and exceptional performance.

Aahil started his chess journey when, as a four-year-old, he was at a supermarket with his mother and insisted she buy him his first chess board.  

Once he joined the Greenhill Academy Primary School, he joined their chess club and is now enjoying early success on the chequered board.

Aahil’s secret to success is simple but difficult: sheer hard work!  A plethora of other contributing factors also come into play for the development of a chess genius at a comparatively young age — but an intensively favourable environment ensures success.

Aahil is a phenomenal talent and the Uganda Chess Federation is very excited about this young man and looks forward to Aahil one day representing the nation at an international level.

We hope he will become one of the outstanding chess talents of his generation.