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Christine Namaganda
CountryUganda
Born (1986-01-11) January 11, 1986 (age 38)
TitleWoman FIDE Master (2015)
Peak rating1661 (April 2020)

Christine Namaganda (born January 11, 1986) is a Ugandan chess player.[1] She attained Woman Fide Master status in 2015.[2]

Education

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Namaganda studied for a master's degree at Makerere University.[3]

Chess career

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Namaganda attained fide Arbiter trainer status in 2016.[4] She also travelled to Ivory Coast to train the youth how to play chess.[5] She has represented Uganda in various international tournaments such as CommonWealth games in India,[6] 43rd Batumi Olympiad.[7] She has also won several local women's tournaments, over seven times.[8] She also emerged victor of the women's day tournament, Queens of Chess.[9][10][11]

In 2016 she rejected the Uganda Sports Press Association identification of Joyce Kabengano as the Best Female Chess Player of the Year, claiming she ranked higher.[12]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Namaganda, Christine". ratings.fide.com. Retrieved 2022-03-29.
  2. ^ "The chess games of Christine Namaganda". www.chessgames.com. Retrieved 2022-03-29.
  3. ^ Namaganda, Christine (2012). Leadership style, innovative behaviour and performance of small businesses in Kampala (Thesis thesis) (in Spanish).
  4. ^ Goran. "FIDE Arbiters' Seminar in Kampala, Uganda – Chessdom". www.chessdom.com. Retrieved 2022-03-29.
  5. ^ "Chess: Fide Master Namaganda Thrilled by Ivory Coast Training Invitation". ChimpReports. 2021-04-12. Retrieved 2022-03-29.
  6. ^ "Chess: Namaganda earns first win at Commonwealth Games". New Vision. Retrieved 2022-03-29.
  7. ^ "Batumi Olympiad (Women) (2018) (games of Christine Namaganda)". www.chessgames.com. Retrieved 2022-03-29.
  8. ^ "I was the best in 2016, says Christine Namaganda". Kawowo Sports. 2017-01-09. Retrieved 2022-03-29.
  9. ^ "2022 Queens of Chess Rapid Tournament | ChessPrime". chessprime.com. Retrieved 2022-03-29.
  10. ^ "Chess-Results Server Chess-results.com - 2022 Queens of Chess Rapid Tournament". chess-results.com. Retrieved 2022-03-29.
  11. ^ "WOMEN'S DAY CHESS: Christine Namaganda wins inaugural tournament". NTV Uganda. 2022-03-08. Retrieved 2022-03-29.
  12. ^ "I was the best in 2016, says Christine Namaganda". Kawowo Sports. 2017-01-09. Retrieved 2022-04-07.