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EJ
Emojong, Joel
🇺🇬FIDE 10001654· Male· Uganda· Born in 1994
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Joel Emojong, a 32-year-old player, is rated 1893. He plays occasionally (7 games in the last 12 months) and had 4 career breaks: 12 months (2017–2018), 12 months (2018–2019), 26 months (2020–2022, COVID-19 included) and 12 months (2024–2025). Recent appearance: 2025 Premier Bet Uganda Chess League - Classical. Also played 2 blitz events (including 2025 Premier Bet Uganda Chess League - Blitz) recently. His peak of 1977 was reached at age 23 (Feb 2017); he also reached #21 nationally in Jun 2017.
Current rating
1893
Standard
Rpd1919·Blz1937
All-time high
1977
−84 pts below
Feb 2017 · age 23
Feb 2017 · age 23
Activity
5
games / yr avg.
7 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#49,851
#49,851 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
11 entries2025
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 31
Mar 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+50 Elo)
1868 → 1918
Mar 2024
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 1863 → returned at 1913
Feb 2024
2020
Inactive for 26 months
paused at 1910 → returned at 1914
Jan 2020
2018
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 1947 → returned at 1945
Nov 2018
2017
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 1963 → returned at 1947
Oct 2017
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-20
1913 → 1893
Tournaments
1
7 games
Score
2/ 728.6%
1W2D4L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 2/7 | #162 | 1813 | -20.4 |
Rankings
/
Uganda
#54
out of 808 players
Africa
#1,490
in continent
World
#49,850
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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