Ivy Claire Amoko is a Ugandan chess player. In 2014, she was the first woman to become a Woman Fide Master in East Africa.

Early life

Amoko was born to Stella Arach-Amoko and Idule Amoko. She attended Shimoni Demonstration School for primary and later St Joseph’s Nsambya (O-level) and Nabisunsa Girls (A-level).

Chess career

Amoko started playing chess in 2007. She was a gold medal winner for chess in the Inter-University Games in 2007 and 2008, playing for

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. In 2012, Amoko and

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were awarded the title of Woman Candidate Master after scoring the required 50% from nine games at the

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. This made them the first titled female players in Ugandan chess history. Amoko won on her debut in Rwabushenyi Memorial Chess tournament in the Females category in 2014, after winning all eight of her tournament games, capturing the title from

. At the close of the 41st Chess Olympiad in

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in 2014, Amoko was elevated to Woman Fide Master; she was the first woman to achieve this title in East Africa. She currently plays with the Kireka Panthers Chess Club, in the Uganda Chess League.

References

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