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Ivy Amoko is Uganda (and east Africa’s) highest ranked women’s chess player. But her story is different to the ‘Queen of Katwe’s’.

Admin Archives, chess, fide, kireka, uganda October 8, 2016

Every time Ivy Amoko visited the home of her uncle, a former Ugandan national chess player, when she was young, he would always get out the board.

Emojong becomes East Africa’s 1st IM!

Admin chess, fide, kireka, uganda June 12, 2013

FIDE, the world’s Chess governing body has awarded Uganda’s 20-year old Elijah Emojong the title of International Master (IM)

Uganda: Kawuma Tops Kireka Chess

Admin chess, fide, kireka, uganda December 30, 2003

Kampala — Youthful Farouk Fauza tied Olympiad Steven Kawuma for the top spot of the super category of the Kireka Chess Club Invitational Masters championship.

Steven Kawuma, the 2149 International Chess Federation (FIDE) rated player grossed 6.5 points in the three-day 8-round Swiss-pairing format event to scrape a major top finish through the season.

Credit | Nsobya Ssebaggala

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