Christine Namaganda


Christine Namaganda is a Ugandan chess player. She attained Woman Fide Master status in 2015.

Education

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

Chess career

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