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Otella, Emmanuel
🇺🇬FIDE 10001220· Male· Uganda· Born in 1982
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Emmanuel Otella, a 44-year-old player, is rated 2009 — his current career high and ranked 23rd among UGA players. He has held steady between 2000 and 2050 for 16 months. 11 rated games in the past year (≈7/year long-term). 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. He had 3 career breaks: 22 months (2018–2019), 38 months (2019–2023, COVID-19 included) and 12 months (2024–2025). He reached #16 nationally in Mar 2025.
Current rating
2009
Standard
Rpd1902·Blz1862
All-time high
2009
at best
Dec 2025 · age 43
Dec 2025 · age 43
Activity
12
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
11 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#23
#23 · UGA players · of 558
Career timeline
12 entries2025
6th 40-45 player nationally
at age 43 · rated 2009
Dec 2025
All-time peak 2009
at age 43
Dec 2025
Peak national rank: #16
at age 43 · rated 2000
Mar 2025
Crossed 2000
at age 43
Mar 2025
2024
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 42
Feb 2024
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 1945 → returned at 2000
Feb 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+9
2000 → 2009
Tournaments
1
12 games
Score
8/ 1266.7%
7W2D3L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 8/11 | #16 | 2094 | +8.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsHarold WanyamaFM
🇺🇬UGA·2161
+2 −4 =1
7 games·last met Aug 2025
View head-to-head →
vsMukisa Joshua
🇺🇬UGA·1872
+5 −1 =0
6 games·last met Sep 2025
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vsRajab Kamoga
🇺🇬UGA·2091
+1 −4 =1
6 games·last met Dec 2023
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vsBob BibasaFM
🇺🇬UGA·2078
+1 −4 =0
5 games·last met Oct 2025
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Rankings
/
Uganda
#23
out of 808 players
Africa
#597
in continent
World
#26,129
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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