Christine Namaganda | |
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Country | Uganda |
Born | January 11, 1986 |
Title | Woman FIDE Master (2015) |
Peak rating | 1661 (April 2020) |
Christine Namaganda (born January 11, 1986) is a Ugandan chess player.[1] She attained Woman Fide Master status in 2015.[2]
Namaganda studied for a master's degree at Makerere University.[3]
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]