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Phiona Mutesi

1996 - Today

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Phiona Mutesi (born 28 March 1996) is a Ugandan chess player. She has represented Uganda at four Women's Chess Olympiads, and is one of the first titled female players in Ugandan chess history. Mutesi is the subject of a 2012 book and a 2016 film called Queen of Katwe. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Phiona Mutesi is the 403rd most popular chess player (down from 351st in 2019), the 47th most popular biography from Uganda (down from 37th in 2019) and the most popular Ugandan Chess Player.

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Among CHESS PLAYERS

Among chess players, Phiona Mutesi ranks 403 out of 461. Before her are Ferenc Berkes, Bu Xiangzhi, Marie Sebag, Tatiana Kosintseva, Lê Quang Liêm, and Ernesto Inarkiev. After her are Jeff Sarwer, Markus Ragger, Vladimir Potkin, Tania Sachdev, Mateusz Bartel, and Zhao Xue.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1996, Phiona Mutesi ranks 559. Before her are Richairo Živković, Noor Vidts, Tsend-Ochiryn Tsogtbaatar, Miku Itō, Sandra Näslund, and Olivier Ntcham. After her are Jenifer Brening, Sarah Jeffery, Xiao Ruoteng, Anthony Sinisuka Ginting, Mark Padun, and Michael Estrada.

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In Uganda

Among people born in Uganda, Phiona Mutesi ranks 47 out of 55. Before her are John Sentamu (1949), Simon Kuper (1969), Micheal Azira (1987), Ibrahim Sekagya (1980), Rebecca Kadaga (1956), and Peruth Chemutai (1999). After her are Savio Nsereko (1989), Halimah Nakaayi (1994), Victor Kiplangat (1999), Denis Onyango (1985), Betty Okino (1975), and Solomon Mutai (1992).

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Among CHESS PLAYERS In Uganda

Among chess players born in Uganda, Phiona Mutesi ranks 1. 

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