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Kalugo, George William
🇺🇬FIDE 10003576· Male· Uganda· Born in 1996
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George William Kalugo, a 30-year-old player, is rated 1834. He has held steady between 1800 and 1850 for 16 months. 14 rated games in the past year. Recent appearances: Kireka Open Chess Championship 2025 - Open and 2025 Premier Bet Uganda Chess League - Classical. Also played 3 rapid (including 2025 Premier Bet Uganda Chess League - Rapid) and 2 blitz events (including 2025 Premier Bet Uganda Chess League - Blitz) recently. He took a 12-month break between Feb 2024 and Mar 2025. His peak of 1940 was reached at age 21 (Dec 2017); he also reached #30 nationally in Oct 2018.
Current rating
1834
Standard
Rpd1831·Blz1947
All-time high
1940
−106 pts below
Dec 2017 · age 21
Dec 2017 · age 21
Activity
14
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
14 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#66,011
#66,011 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
11 entries2025
100 career games
at age 29
Mar 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+67 Elo)
1785 → 1852
Oct 2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 28
Mar 2024
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 1753 → returned at 1833
Feb 2024
2019
Re-crossed 1800
at age 23
Dec 2019
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 23
Apr 2019
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+1
1833 → 1834
Tournaments
2
19 games
Score
10.5/ 1955.3%
9W3D7L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4/5 | #69 | 2108 | +4.8 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 6.5/9 | #60 | 1970 | -5.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsJoseph Kizito
🇺🇬UGA·1599
+12 −1 =3
16 games·last met Dec 2022
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vsMuizzuddin Yaqeen
🇦🇫AFG·1722
+8 −2 =2
12 games·last met Oct 2021
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vsRajab Kamoga
🇺🇬UGA·2091
+0 −8 =1
9 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsHarold WanyamaFM
🇺🇬UGA·2161
+0 −6 =1
7 games·last met Sep 2025
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vsIbrahim Collins Nyombi
🇺🇬UGA·1801
+3 −3 =0
6 games·last met Nov 2025
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Rankings
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Uganda
#81
out of 808 players
Africa
#2,132
in continent
World
#66,010
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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