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Kawuma, Patrick

FM🇺🇬

FIDEFIDE 10000127· Male· Uganda· Born in 1990

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Patrick Kawuma, a 36-year-old FIDE Master, is rated 2163 and ranked 5th among UGA players, and in the top 5% worldwide. He has slipped back 68 Elo over the past 12 months. 48 rated games in the past year (≈37/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 Uganda National Chess Championship (Super 12) - Open Section, Kireka Open Chess Championship 2025 - Open, and Zabasajja Memorial Open Championship 2025. Also played 4 rapid (including 2025 FIDE World Rapid Team Championship) and 3 blitz events (including 2025 FIDE World Blitz Team Championship Pool D) recently. His peak of 2362 was reached at age 31 (Jun 2021); he also reached #1 nationally in May 2018 and spent 125 months in top 3, with a longest streak of 3 consecutive years.

Awarded FM in 2015 (age 25) and CM in 2010 (age 20). Earned IM norms at 2015 Africa Zone 4.2 Ind CC- Open and 2017 Zone 4.2 individual Chess Championship Jimma Ethiopia. At junior level, he reached #1 nationally in U20.

Current rating

2163

Standard

Rpd2216·Blz2169

All-time high

2362

−199 pts below
Jun 2021 · age 31

Activity

44

games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo

48 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active

Signature stat

#5

#5 · UGA players · of 534
125 months in National top 3 (2011–2025)

Career timeline

18 entries
2025
125 months in national top 3
longest streak 40 months · since Jul 2011
Nov 2025
2024
Re-crossed 2200
at age 34
May 2024
500 career games
at age 34
May 2024
2023
Re-crossed 2200
at age 33
Nov 2023
2021
All-time peak 2362
at age 31 · −199 from today
Jun 2021
2020
Inactive for 13 months
paused at 2323 → returned at 2362
Apr 2020

Standard rating history

Activity & highlights

Best result
2025 Premier Bet Uganda Chess League - Classical
perf 2325 (+160) · 7.5/9 · #20
Top opponent
vs Arthur SsegwanyiIM 2,337
2025 Premier Bet Uganda Chess League - Classical · Jul 2025 · +4.6 Elo
Evolution
-68
2231 → 2163
Tournaments
5
37 games
Score
25/ 3767.6%
20W10D7L

Last 12 months — tournaments

5 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2026 Uganda National Chess Championship (Super 12) - Open Section
Round-Robin
Feb 20267.5/11#22193+14.0
Kireka Open Chess Championship 2025 - Open
Open Swiss
Dec 20251/2#1171789-15.6
Zabasajja Memorial Open Championship 2025
Open Swiss
Nov 20254/6#232019-22.4
Rwabushenyi Memorial Open Championship 2025
Open Swiss
Nov 20255/8#121945-42.2
2025 Premier Bet Uganda Chess League - Classical
Open Swiss
Jul 20257.5/9#202325-1.4
Worst Elo result: Rwabushenyi Memorial Open Championship 2025 (-42.2 Elo, finished #12).

Most-Played Opponents

vsHarold WanyamaFM
🇺🇬UGA·2129
+13 −21 =15
49 games·last met Sep 2025
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vsHaruna NsubugaFM
🇺🇬UGA·2142
+23 −9 =10
42 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsArthur SsegwanyiIM
🇺🇬UGA·2320
+2 −12 =19
33 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsWalter OkasFM
🇺🇬UGA·2191
+7 −13 =8
28 games·last met Mar 2025
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vsBob BibasaFM
🇺🇬UGA·2069
+16 −3 =8
27 games·last met Nov 2025
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Rankings

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Uganda
#5
out of 786 players
Africa
#159
in continent
World
#10,352
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Uganda
1
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2,320
2
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2,263
3
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2,191
4
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2,164
52,163
6
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2,142
7
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2,129
8
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2,102
9
🇺🇬Mwase MatthewFollow Mwase MatthewTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,095
10
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2,086
Africa
1
🇪🇬Amin, BassemFollow Bassem AminTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,627
2
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2,580
3
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2,502
4
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2,493
5
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2,467
6
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2,453
7
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2,442
8
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2,441
9
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2,414
10
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2,412
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159🇺🇬Kawuma, Patrick2,163
World
1
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2,840
2
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2,792
3
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2,788
4
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2,780
5
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2,776
6
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2,767
7
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2,759
7
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2,759
9
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2,754
10
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2,753
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10352🇺🇬Kawuma, Patrick2,163