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Kato, Richard
🇺🇬FIDE 10000992· Male· Uganda· Born in 1999
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Richard Kato, a 27-year-old player, is rated 1919. He plays occasionally (9 games in the last 12 months). Recent appearance: 2025 Premier Bet Uganda Chess League - Classical. Also played 1 rapid (including 2025 Premier Bet Uganda Chess League - Rapid) and 1 blitz events (including 2025 Premier Bet Uganda Chess League - Blitz) recently. His peak of 2157 was reached at age 17 (Mar 2016, #9 nationally at the time).
At junior level, he reached #1 and #1 nationally in U20 and U18.
Current rating
1919
Standard
Rpd1917·Blz1922
All-time high
2157
−238 pts below
Mar 2016 · age 17
Mar 2016 · age 17
Activity
41
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
9 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#43,508
#43,508 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
11 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+98 Elo)
1850 → 1948
Oct 2024
2023
100 career games
at age 24
Mar 2023
2020
Inactive for 23 months
paused at 1885 → returned at 1870
Apr 2020
2018
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jun 2018
1st U20 player nationally
at age 19 · rated 2037
Jan 2018
2016
Peak national rank: #9
at age 17 · rated 2157
Mar 2016
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-9
1928 → 1919
Tournaments
1
12 games
Score
9/ 1275.0%
7W4D1L
Top 3 wins
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 9/9 | #33 | 2559 | -9.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsDavid Mugisha
🇺🇬UGA·1908
+1 −5 =4
10 games·last met Aug 2025
View head-to-head →
vsBob BibasaFM
🇺🇬UGA·2078
+2 −6 =1
9 games·last met Oct 2024
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vsTandeka Shiloh
🇺🇬UGA·1834
+5 −0 =3
8 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsHaruna NsubugaFM
🇺🇬UGA·2176
+1 −4 =3
8 games·last met Apr 2024
View head-to-head →
vsSimon Gonza
🇺🇬UGA·1985
+2 −5 =0
7 games·last met Nov 2024
View head-to-head →
Rankings
/
Uganda
#37
out of 808 players
Africa
#1,219
in continent
World
#43,507
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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