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Were Samuel

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FIDEFIDE 10004653· Male· Uganda· Born in 1993

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Were Samuel, a 33-year-old player, is rated 1890. He has held steady between 1850 and 1900 for 10 months. 48 rated games in the past year (≈40/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Kireka Open Chess Championship 2025 - Open, Zabasajja Memorial Open Championship 2025, and Bungoma Open - 2025 Open Section. Also played 9 rapid (including 2025 Premier Bet Uganda Chess League - Rapid) and 4 blitz events (including 2025 Premier Bet Uganda Chess League - Blitz) recently. His peak of 1953 was reached at age 32 (Jan 2025, #24 nationally at the time).

Current rating

1890

Standard

Rpd1904·Blz1870

All-time high

1953

−63 pts below
Jan 2025 · age 32

Activity

51

games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo

48 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active

Signature stat

#50,624

#50,624 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

10 entries
2025
Peak national rank: #24
at age 32 · rated 1930
Feb 2025
Best 12-month gain (+209 Elo)
1744 → 1953
Jan 2025
All-time peak 1953
at age 32 · −63 from today
Jan 2025
2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 31
Mar 2024
2022
100 career games
at age 29
Jan 2022
2020
Inactive for 19 months
paused at 1852 → returned at 1837
Apr 2020

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Best result
Kireka Open Chess Championship 2025 - Open
perf 2083 (+193) · 5.5/7 · #34
Top opponent
vs Morris Sangalo 2,069
Kireka Open Chess Championship 2025 - Open · Dec 2025 · +14.7 Elo
Evolution
-15
1905 → 1890
Tournaments
7
48 games
Score
29.5/ 4861.5%
26W7D15L

Last 12 months — tournaments

7 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Kireka Open Chess Championship 2025 - Open
Open Swiss
Dec 20255.5/7#342083+19.8
Zabasajja Memorial Open Championship 2025
Open Swiss
Nov 20252.5/6#431739-19.2
Bungoma Open - 2025 Open Section
Open Swiss
Nov 20252.5/5#211947+9.4
KCB Chess Open 2025 - Open Section
Open Swiss
Oct 20255/7#431869-21.2
2025 Premier Bet Uganda Chess League - Classical
Open Swiss
Jul 20254.5/7#561971+13.6
Worst Elo result: KCB Chess Open 2025 - Open Section (-21.2 Elo, finished #43).

Rankings

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Uganda
#55
out of 786 players
Africa
#1,509
in continent
World
#50,624
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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1
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2
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8
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10
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