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Mawanda, Michael
🇺🇬FIDE 10001417· Male· Uganda· Born in 1978
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Michael Mawanda, a 48-year-old player, is rated 1843. He has slipped back 58 Elo over the past 12 months. 14 rated games in the past year (≈18/year long-term). Recent appearances: Kireka Open Chess Championship 2025 - Open and Zabasajja Memorial Open Championship 2025. Also played 4 rapid events (including INDO GAS Open Rapid Rated Chess Championship 2nd Edition - Open) recently. He took a 33-month break between Jun 2014 and Apr 2017. His peak of 2062 was reached at age 36 (Jun 2014); he also reached #13 nationally in Mar 2015.
Current rating
1843
Standard
Rpd1836·Blz1789
All-time high
2062
−219 pts below
Jun 2014 · age 36
Jun 2014 · age 36
Activity
26
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
14 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#63,371
#63,371 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
14 entries2025
4th 45-50 player nationally
at age 47 · rated 1901
Sep 2025
Best 12-month gain (+177 Elo)
1703 → 1880
Feb 2025
2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 46
Mar 2024
2022
100 career games
at age 44
Apr 2022
2020
4th 40-45 player nationally
at age 42 · rated 2010
Jan 2020
2019
Re-crossed 2000
at age 41
Dec 2019
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-58
1901 → 1843
Tournaments
2
16 games
Score
8.5/ 1653.1%
8W1D7L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 5/6 | #55 | 2070 | -8.8 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 3.5/8 | #28 | 1650 | -49.4 |
Rankings
/
Uganda
#79
out of 786 players
Africa
#2,017
in continent
World
#63,371
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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