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Kiyaga, Samuel
🇺🇬FIDE 10004165· Male· Uganda· Born in 1998
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Samuel Kiyaga, a 28-year-old player, is rated 1869 — just 15 short of his peak of 1884 (Mar 2024, age 26). He plays occasionally (2 games in the last 12 months) and took a 21-month break between Feb 2024 and Dec 2025. Recent appearance: 2025 Premier Bet Uganda Chess League - Classical. Also played 1 rapid event (including 2025 Premier Bet Uganda Chess League - Rapid) recently. He reached #43 nationally in Nov 2019.
At junior level, he reached #8 nationally in U20.
Current rating
1869
Standard
Rpd1836·Blz1878
All-time high
1884
−15 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 26
Mar 2024 · age 26
Activity
4
games / yr avg.
2 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#56,100
#56,100 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
12 entries2024
All-time peak 1884
at age 26 · −15 from today
Mar 2024
Inactive for 21 months
paused at 1806 → returned at 1869
Feb 2024
2023
Re-crossed 1800
at age 25
Jan 2023
2022
Re-crossed 1800
at age 24
Apr 2022
2020
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 22
Feb 2020
2019
Peak national rank: #43
at age 21 · rated 1844
Nov 2019
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-15
1884 → 1869
Tournaments
1
3 games
Score
1.5/ 350.0%
1W1D1L
Top wins
No noteworthy wins (no Elo gained on any game).
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 1.5/2 | #291 | 1983 | -15.2 |
Rankings
/
Uganda
#67
out of 808 players
Africa
#1,732
in continent
World
#56,099
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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