Grace Kigeni Explained

Grace Kigeni
Country:Uganda
Woman FIDE Master (2015)
Fideid:10000313
Ranking:205,385
Yearsactive:2010 to 2018
Rating:1783
Peakrating:1783

Grace Kigeni Ateenyi Sengendo (born 1988) is a Ugandan woman chess player.[1] [2] She holds a title of a Woman FIDE Master.[3] [4] [5] [6] She was Uganda Women's National Chess Champion in 2013. Her national rank in Uganda is 187 (All players) and in Africa (All players) she ranks 6962. She is a member of the Ugandan Chess Federation.[7]

Kigeni was the only Ugandan who defeated English chess grandmaster Nigel David Short when he visited Uganda to participate in Anatoly Karpov's FIDE presidency election campaign in 2010. Short played 25 games during that tour. He won 23 games, lost one and drew one game.[8] [9]

Chess career

In 2010, Kigeni was a member of the Mulago kings. Kigeni participated in the 2010 Makerere University Chess Open, where she was won by Ivy Amoko.[10] Kigeni defeated Nigel David Short in Uganda as he had come to participate in Anatoly Karpov's FIDE presidency election Africa campaign in 2010. She participated in the 39th World Chess Olympiad that took place in Russia where she managed to defeat Abera Betelhem.[11]

In 2012, Kigeni was among the women team that represented Uganda in the 40th World Chess Olympiad in Istanbul in Turkey.[12] The team also consisted of Ivy Amoko, Goretti Angolikin and Phiona Mutesi.[13]

In 2013, Kigeni won the Women's national championship of Uganda and she was defeated by the Ivy Amoko to become the national champion in 2014.[14] [15]

In 2014, Kigeni was defeated by Ivy Amoko who got 11 points out of 12 points while Kigeni got 10 points and this win made Amoko the women team lead for the five Ugandan women who represented Uganda in the 2014 40th World Chess Olympiad that took place in Tromso, Norway.[16] [17] The Ugandan team consisted of; Ivy Amoko, Grace Kigeni, Christine Namaganda, Goretti Angolikin, and Phiona Mutesi.[18] [19]

In 2015, Kigeni participated in the Zone 4.2 African Chess Championship that took place at City Oil in Kamwokya where became a Woman FIDE Master (WFM) after she finished second.[20] [2] [21] She also participated in the Kawuma Open Chess Championship where she got the third place with 5 points.[22] [23]

In 2016, Kigeni was part of the women team that represented Uganda in the 42nd Chess Olympiad in Baku in Azerbaijan.[5] [24] [25] [26] [6] [27] She was chess columnist in the New Vision and her column was titled "Learn Chess with Chess with Grace Kigeni".[28] [29] She led the Uganda women's team that participated in the 2016 African Individual Championships that were held in Kampala, Uganda.[30]

In 2017, Kigeni participated in the Uganda Open Chess Championship that was held at the Forest Cottages in Bukoto. Participants came from Burundi, Eritrea, Kenya, Namibia, South Sudan and Zambia[31]

In 2018, Kigeni was a member of Tokyo Bilingial Chess Club (TBCC) Team D that participated in the 2018 Japan Club Championship that took place from 23 to 24 September 2018 and was hosted by the Japan Chess Association (JCA).[32]

Personal life

Kigeni married Kenneth Paul Sengendo.[33] Their wedding took place on the 6 January 2018 at St. Francis, Makerere and their wedding reception at Arirang restaurant.

Awards and recognitions

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2021-02-05 . Amoko leads women's team to chess Olympiad . 2024-04-13 . Monitor . en.
  2. Web site: Kigeni, Grace . 2024-04-13 . ratings.fide.com.
  3. Web site: Uganda Chess Open returns after four year hiatus . 2024-04-13 . New Vision . en.
  4. Web site: 2021-02-05 . Will Uganda chess change from pawn to queen like Mutesi? . 2024-04-13 . Monitor . en.
  5. Web site: Uganda flags off 42nd chess Olympiad team . 2024-04-13 . New Vision . en.
  6. Web site: Grace Kigeni chess games - 365Chess.com . 2024-04-14 . www.365chess.com.
  7. Web site: Grace Kigeni . 2024-04-13 . FIDE Online Arena . en.
  8. Web site: GmbH . ChessBase . Grace Kigeni player profile . 2024-04-14 . ChessBase Players . en.
  9. Web site: Shabazz . Daaim . 2010-05-29 . Nigel Short campaigns in Africa . 2024-04-14 . The Chess Drum . en-US.
  10. Book: Phillip, Corry . Kawuma, Amoko win Makerere Open . 2010-03-12 . New Vision . Uganda . 2010-03-12 . 1 . en.
  11. Web site: CHESS:Uganda outwits Ethiopia . 2024-04-13 . New Vision . en.
  12. Web site: Shabazz . Daaim . 2012-08-25 . 2012 Chess Olympiad (Istanbul, Turkey) . 2024-04-13 . The Chess Drum . en-US.
  13. Web site: David . Namunyala . 2012-09-01 . Uganda shining at World Chess Olympiad . 2024-04-14 . New Vision.
  14. Web site: 2014-01-06 . Ssegwanyi Tightens Grip On Chess Championship . 2024-04-14 . ChimpReports . en-US.
  15. Web site: Staff . Variety News . 2013-04-30 . Jamie's Mate . https://web.archive.org/web/20240414081225/https://www.mvariety.com/sports/localsports/jamies-mate/article_29b80631-c068-560f-a55a-618d3af7c20d.html . 2024-04-14 . 2024-04-14 . Marianas Variety News & Views . en.
  16. Web site: 2021-02-05 . Emojong in dream start to Grand Master journey . 2024-04-13 . Monitor . en.
  17. Web site: Corry . Phillip . 2014-08-01 . National chess team vies for honours at World Chess Olympiad . 2024-04-13 . Kawowo Sports . en-US.
  18. Web site: 2021-02-05 . Men beat Kuwait, women lose . 2024-04-13 . Monitor . en.
  19. Web site: Uganda players depart Thursday for Olympiad . 2024-04-14 . New Vision . en.
  20. Web site: 2021-02-05 . Ssegwanyi wins zonal event, earns WC ticket . 2024-04-13 . Monitor . en.
  21. Web site: CHESS: Uganda starts in high gear . 2024-04-14 . New Vision . en.
  22. Web site: Emojong lifts Kawuma Open . 2024-04-14 . New Vision . en.
  23. Web site: Life . Tsogo Sun Moves for . 2015-01-12 . Elijah Emojong reigns supreme at Kawuma open . 2024-04-14 . Moves for Life Blog . en.
  24. Web site: Four Ugandan ladies for the 2016 Chess Olympiad . 2024-04-13 . New Vision . en.
  25. Web site: Isabirye . David . 2016-09-25 . Chess ace Kabengano attains Women Candidate Master Title . 2024-04-13 . Kawowo Sports . en-US.
  26. Web site: Uganda to field full team at World Chess Olympiad . 2024-04-13 . New Vision . en.
  27. Web site: Olympiad Women 2016 2016 - 365Chess.com Tournaments . 2024-04-14 . www.365chess.com.
  28. Web site: Chess Star Ssegwanyi further improves . 2024-04-13 . New Vision . en.
  29. Web site: Uganda gets off to flying start at Baku Chess Olympiad . 2024-04-13 . New Vision . en.
  30. Web site: Shabazz . Daaim . 2016-07-11 . 2016 African Individual Championships (Kampala, Uganda) . 2024-04-13 . The Chess Drum . en-US.
  31. Web site: Malinga . Marion . 2017-11-08 . It is full house as the Uganda Open takes center stage . 2024-04-13 . Kawowo Sports . en-US.
  32. Web site: 2018-09-29 . 2018 Club Championship TBCC Teams Results . 2024-04-14 . Tokyo Bilingual Chess Club . en-US.
  33. Web site: 2018-09-29 . 2018 Club Championship TBCC Teams Results . 2024-04-14 . Tokyo Bilingual Chess Club . en-US.
  34. Web site: Isabirye . David . 2016-04-30 . Golfer Otile crowned USPA best sports personality of 2015 . 2024-04-14 . Kawowo Sports . en-US.
  35. Web site: Isabirye . David . 2016-01-11 . Pugilist Kakembo takes USPA December 2015 best sports personality award . 2024-04-14 . Kawowo Sports . en-US.

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