Phiona Mutesi
Phiona Mutesi | |
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Mutesi at the Women in the World Conference 2013 | |
| Country | Uganda |
| Born | 28 March 1996 (age 29) Kampala, Uganda |
| Title | Woman Candidate Master (2012) |
| Peak rating | 1774 (March 2024) |
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.