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Katumba, Joshua
🇺🇬FIDE 10004254· Male· Uganda· Born in 1990
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Joshua Katumba, a 36-year-old player, is rated 1792. He plays occasionally (8 games in the last 12 months). Recent appearance: 2025 Premier Bet Uganda Chess League - Classical. Also played 2 rapid events (including 2025 Premier Bet Uganda Chess League - Rapid) recently. His peak of 1894 was reached at age 27 (Feb 2017, #28 nationally at the time).
Current rating
1792
Standard
Rpd1884·Blz1854
All-time high
1894
−102 pts below
Feb 2017 · age 27
Feb 2017 · age 27
Activity
17
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
4 past 12 mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#78,904
#78,904 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
12 entries2025
Best 12-month gain (+125 Elo)
1683 → 1808
Feb 2025
2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 34
Mar 2024
2020
Inactive for 20 months
paused at 1767 → returned at 1795
Apr 2020
100 career games
at age 30
Jan 2020
2019
Re-crossed 1800
at age 29
May 2019
2018
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 28
Feb 2018
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+8
1784 → 1792
Tournaments
1
5 games
Score
3.5/ 570.0%
3W1D1L
Top 3 wins
Top losses
No noteworthy losses.
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 3.5/4 | #87 | 1896 | +8.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsRajab Kamoga
🇺🇬UGA·2091
+1 −8 =5
14 games·last met May 2024
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vsIvan Mukuye
🇺🇬UGA·1854
+4 −2 =3
9 games·last met Oct 2021
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vsIsiko Patrick Simon
🇺🇬UGA·1913
+4 −2 =2
8 games·last met Oct 2021
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vsHaruna NsubugaFM
🇺🇬UGA·2176
+1 −6 =0
7 games·last met Aug 2023
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vsNtumwa Calvin
🇺🇬UGA·1796
+2 −2 =2
6 games·last met Dec 2025
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Rankings
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Uganda
#111
out of 808 players
Africa
#2,686
in continent
World
#78,903
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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