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Kizza, Faruk Fauza Karim
CMFIDE 10000526· Male· Uganda· Born in 1987
Faruk Fauza Karim Kizza, a 39-year-old player. currently rated 1911 in Standard, career peak of 2172 (Mar 2012). He had 3 career breaks: 17 months (2012–2014), 19 months (2014–2016), 20 months (2020–2022).
Current rating
1911
Standard
Rpd1949·Blz1920
All-time high
2172
−261 pts below
Mar 2012 · age 25
Mar 2012 · age 25
Activity
30
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
17 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#40
in Uganda · of 548
18 months in National top 10 (2012–2017)
18 months in National top 10 (2012–2017)
Career timeline
13 entries2025
Best 12-month gain (+62 Elo)
1825 → 1887
Feb 2025
2023
CM title awardedCM
at age 36
Jul 2023
2020
Inactive for 20 months
paused at 1957 → returned at 1929
Apr 2020
2018
Re-crossed 2100
at age 31
Apr 2018
2017
Re-crossed 2100
at age 30
Oct 2017
18 months in national top 10
since Mar 2012
Sep 2017
Recent Results (last 12 months)
Evolution
+13
1898 → 1911
Score
12/ 1770.6%
10W4D3L
Standard rating history
Rankings
/
Uganda
#40
out of 810 players
Africa
#1,244
in continent
World
#45,685
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
Uganda
Africa
World
FIDE Games Detail
Last scraped: 2026-04-18Scrape games
17 Standard games (last 12 months)
2025-12STD2025 Premier Bet Uganda Chess League - ClassicalElo 1911
| Opponent | Elo | Res. | Δ Elo | ♟ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turyagenda, Caleb MusimentaUGA | — | 1 | +1.6 | ♔ |
| Namukobe, SuzanUGA | — | 1 | +1.6 | ♔ |
| Mbaziira, Wasswa SharifUGA | 1646 | 1 | +3.8 | ♚ |
| Omara, SamoraUGA | 1678 | 1 | +4.4 | ♔ |
| Mukisa, JoshuaUGA | 1783 | 1 | +6.8 | ♚ |
| Ian, Smith NabuguziUGA | 1874 | 1 | +9.4 | ♚ |
| Oshabe, AlvinUGA | 1655 | ½ | -6 | ♔ |
| Mulindwa, JosephUGA | — | ½ | -8.4 | ♔ |
| Kalugo, George WilliamUGA | 1834 | ½ | -1.8 | ♔ |
2025-12STDRwabushenyi Memorial Open Championship 2025Elo 1911
| Opponent | Elo | Res. | Δ Elo | ♟ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matovu, MusaUGA | 1700 | ½ | -5.2 | ♔ |
| Shoubhith, Omprakash KayyarUGA | 1759 | 1 | +6.2 | ♚ |
| Mukisa, JoshuaUGA | 1770 | 1 | +6.6 | ♔ |
| Ntumwa, CalvinUGA | 1783 | 1 | +6.8 | ♔ |
| fBibasa, BobUGA | 1963 | 0 | -8.2 | ♚ |
| Kamoga, RajabUGA | 2088 | 0 | -5 | ♚ |
| fKawuma, PatrickUGA | 2231 | 0 | -2.4 | ♚ |
| Tim, Caleb FrancisUGA | 1570 | 1 | +2.6 | ♔ |