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Ssonko, Mathias Allan
🇺🇬FIDE 10001301· Male· Uganda· Born in 1988
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Mathias Allan Ssonko, a 38-year-old player, is rated 2084 and ranked 11th among UGA players, and in the top 8% worldwide. He has slipped back 68 Elo over the past 12 months. 66 rated games in the past year (≈25/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 Uganda National Chess Championship (Super 12) - Open Section, Silverest Open Chess Championship - 0pen Section, and Kireka Open Chess Championship 2025 - Open. Also played 1 rapid (including 2025 Premier Bet Uganda Chess League - Rapid) and 2 blitz events (including 2025 Premier Bet Uganda Chess League - Blitz) recently. His peak of 2187 was reached at age 34 (Jan 2022); he also reached #4 nationally in Feb 2025 and spent 130 months in top 10, with a longest streak of 7 consecutive years.
Current rating
2084
Standard
Rpd2056·Blz2071
All-time high
2187
−103 pts below
Jan 2022 · age 34
Jan 2022 · age 34
Activity
29
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
66 past 12 mo · ≈6/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#11
#11 · UGA players · of 558
130 months in National top 10 (2012–2025)
130 months in National top 10 (2012–2025)
Career timeline
12 entries2025
130 months in national top 10
longest streak 87 months · since Mar 2012
Dec 2025
Peak national rank: #4
at age 37 · rated 2166
Feb 2025
2022
All-time peak 2187
at age 34 · −103 from today
Jan 2022
2020
Inactive for 20 months
paused at 2167 → returned at 2187
Apr 2020
2018
Re-crossed 2100
at age 30
Jan 2018
2017
100 career games
at age 29
May 2017
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-68
2152 → 2084
Tournaments
7
54 games
Score
36/ 5466.7%
30W12D12L
Top 3 wins
2.[W]vsHarold WanyamaFM2,188·2026 Uganda National Chess Championship (Super 12) - Open Section·R11·+12.9
3.[W]vsEgesa emmanuelCM2,102·2026 Uganda National Chess Championship (Super 12) - Open Section·R5·+10.5
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | Feb 2026 | 6/11 | #8 | 2100 | +7.6 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 4/8 | #58 | 1976 | -22.2 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 6.5/8 | #6 | 2220 | +17.8 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 3.5/5 | #37 | 2089 | -5.4 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 6/8 | #13 | 2138 | +3.4 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 4/6 | #18 | 2032 | -14.0 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 6/8 | #30 | 2122 | +2.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsHarold WanyamaFM
🇺🇬UGA·2161
+7 −17 =4
28 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsArthur SsegwanyiIM
🇺🇬UGA·2320
+3 −10 =3
16 games·last met Feb 2022
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vsHaruna NsubugaFM
🇺🇬UGA·2176
+1 −5 =8
14 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsElijah EmojongIM
🇺🇬UGA·2086
+3 −9 =2
14 games·last met Dec 2024
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vsPatrick KawumaFM
🇺🇬UGA·2163
+1 −9 =3
13 games·last met Mar 2025
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Rankings
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Uganda
#11
out of 808 players
Africa
#316
in continent
World
#16,953
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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