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Goretti Angolikin (born 1986) is a female Ugandan chess player.[1][2] She had held the FIDE title of Woman FIDE Master since 2015.[1] In 2019, she attended the first edition of the Open Mind Chess Rapids which took place at the Kyadondo Rugby Club.[3]

Goretti Angolikin
CountryUganda
Born1986 (age 35–36)
TitleWoman FIDE Master (2015)
FIDE rating1633 (April 2020)
Peak rating1701 (April 2018)

Background and education


In 2017, she got a tie for the first spot in the Ladies category, with WFM Ivy Clare Amoko both garnering 6 points.[4] Angolikin later took the day on a tie-break as she won her first Rwabushenyi title. Angolikin was rated 1638 and finished the sixth overall.[4][5] In 2010, she was named the chess player of the year.[6] In 2013, during the National Chess championship, she scored 3.5 points and qualified to joined the only 3 rated lady players; Grace Kigeni, Ivy Claire Amoko and Phiona Mutesa in the ladies finals for National Chess Championship.[7] In 2014, she was among the strong team of five ladies picked by the Uganda Chess Federation (UCF) to represent the country in the women's category at the 2014 World Chess Olympiad due August 1–15 in Tromso, Norway.[8] In 2012, she was at the 40th World Chess Olympiad which had the women's team such as Grace Kigeni, Clare Amoko, Phiona Mutesi, and Rita Nsubuga.[9]

She studied population science at Makerere University.[6]


See also



References


  1. "Angolikin, Goretti". ratings.fide.com. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
  2. "10 foreign nations to send players for Africa Chess event in Uganda - China.org.cn". www.china.org.cn. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
  3. "The inaugural Open Mind Chess Rapids set for December 14". PML Daily. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
  4. Malinga, Marion (4 December 2017). "Kawuma, Angolikin win Rwabushenyi Memorial Open". Kawowo Sports. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
  5. "Rwabushenyi Memorial Chess Championship Dericka Figaro earns joint-third place - Archive - Seychelles Nation". www.nation.sc. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
  6. "Uganda: Angolikin Takes Charge in Chess Qualifiers". Allafrica. Retrieved 29 March 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  7. "Kanaabi Wins National Chess Championship". ChimpReports. 11 March 2013. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
  8. "Amoko leads women's team to chess Olympiad". Daily Monitor. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
  9. Mugalu, Moses. "Uganda impresses at 40th World Chess Olympiad". The Observer - Uganda. Retrieved 29 March 2021.




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