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Kibuuka, Dennis
🇺🇬FIDE 10000615· Male· Uganda· Born in 1978
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Dennis Kibuuka, a 48-year-old player, is rated 1711. He has held steady between 1700 and 1750 for 13 months. 14 rated games in the past year (≈11/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include SOM EASTER OPEN CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2026 (3RD EDITION) - OPEN, Royal Knights UNDER 1800 Classical Chess Championship, and 2025 Premier Bet Uganda Chess League - Classical. Also played 1 rapid event (including U1800 GLAMOUR RAPID CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2025 OPEN) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 12 months (2019–2020) and 12 months (2024–2025). His peak of 1760 was reached at age 47 (May 2025).
Current rating
1711
Standard
Rpd1669·Blz1657
All-time high
1760
−49 pts below
May 2025 · age 47
May 2025 · age 47
Activity
18
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
9 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#105,933
#105,933 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
12 entries2025
8th 45-50 player nationally
at age 47 · rated 1760
May 2025
All-time peak 1760
at age 47 · −49 from today
May 2025
Best 12-month gain (+215 Elo)
1526 → 1741
Jan 2025
2024
Crossed 1600
at age 46
Mar 2024
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 1568 → returned at 1726
Feb 2024
2023
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 45
Mar 2023
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-19
1730 → 1711
Tournaments
3
15 games
Score
8/ 1553.3%
6W4D5L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 3/5 | #60 | 1839 | -2.8 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 3.5/2 | #30 | 2548 | -19.0 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 1.5/2 | #261 | 1981 | +2.6 |
Rankings
/
Uganda
#171
out of 808 players
Africa
#3,960
in continent
World
#105,930
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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