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Mukumbya, Benjamin

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FIDEFIDE 10001115· Male· Uganda· Born in 1998

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Benjamin Mukumbya, a 28-year-old player, is rated 1882. He plays occasionally (5 games in the last 12 months) and had 3 career breaks: 12 months (2015–2016), 35 months (2020–2023, COVID-19 included) and 31 months (2023–2025). Recent appearances: 2025 Washington Class Championships - Carlsen (2200 and over) and 2025 Washington Challenger's Cup - Gukesh 1700 and over. His peak of 1950 was reached at age 19 (Nov 2017); he also reached #11 nationally in Oct 2015.

At junior level, he reached #2, #3 and #1 nationally in U20, U18 and U16.

Current rating

1882

Standard

Rpd1920·Blz1962

All-time high

1950

−68 pts below
Nov 2017 · age 19

Activity

2

games / yr avg.

5 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#52,656

#52,656 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

14 entries
2023
Inactive for 31 months
paused at 1885 → returned at 1902
Mar 2023
100 career games
at age 25
Feb 2023
2020
Inactive for 35 months
paused at 1897 → returned at 1895
Feb 2020
2018
Best 12-month gain (+64 Elo)
1861 → 1925
May 2018
2017
All-time peak 1950
at age 19 · −68 from today
Nov 2017
2nd U20 player nationally
at age 19 · rated 1947
Oct 2017

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Oliver Lang He 1,551
2025 Washington Challenger's Cup - Gukesh 1700 and over · Oct 2025 · +2.3 Elo
Evolution
-49
1931 → 1882
Tournaments
2
6 games
Score
2/ 633.3%
2W0D4L

Last 12 months — tournaments

2 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2025 Washington Class Championships - Carlsen (2200 and over)
Swiss
Nov 20250/2#201101-20.0
2025 Washington Challenger's Cup - Gukesh 1700 and over
Swiss
Oct 20252/3#451772-29.2
Worst Elo result: 2025 Washington Challenger's Cup - Gukesh 1700 and over (-29.2 Elo, finished #45).

Rankings

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Uganda
#57
out of 808 players
Africa
#1,584
in continent
World
#52,655
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Uganda
1
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3
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4
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5
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2,164
6
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2,163
7
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2,161
8
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2,095
9
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10
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57🇺🇬Mukumbya, Benjamin1,882
Africa
1
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2,628
2
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2,581
3
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2,502
4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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2,437
9
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2,425
10
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2,412
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1584🇺🇬Mukumbya, Benjamin1,882
World
1
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2,841
2
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2
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2,792
4
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4
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6
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
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9
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9
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52655🇺🇬Mukumbya, Benjamin1,882