Format
BJ
Byaruhanga Jonah
🇺🇬FIDE 10004785· Male· Uganda· Born in 1987
Follow Byaruhanga JonahTrack his monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
Byaruhanga Jonah, a 39-year-old player, is rated 1759 — just 30 short of his peak of 1789 (May 2024, age 37). He plays occasionally (5 games in the last 12 months). Recent appearances: Kireka Open Chess Championship 2025 - Open and 2025 Premier Bet Uganda Chess League - Classical. Also played 1 rapid (including 2025 Premier Bet Uganda Chess League - Rapid) and 1 blitz events (including 2025 Premier Bet Uganda Chess League - Blitz) recently. He reached #36 nationally in Dec 2016.
Current rating
1759
Standard
Rpd1839·Blz1809
All-time high
1789
−30 pts below
May 2024 · age 37
May 2024 · age 37
Activity
9
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
5 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#89,519
#89,519 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
10 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+151 Elo)
1638 → 1789
May 2024
All-time peak 1789
at age 37 · −30 from today
May 2024
2020
Inactive for 22 months
paused at 1705 → returned at 1703
Feb 2020
2019
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 32
Jan 2019
2016
Peak national rank: #36
at age 29 · rated 1711
Dec 2016
Crossed 1600
at age 29
Dec 2016
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+5
1754 → 1759
Tournaments
2
11 games
Score
6.5/ 1159.1%
6W1D4L
Top 3 wins
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 3/3 | #120 | 2646 | -4.0 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 3.5/2 | #190 | 2531 | +9.0 |
Rankings
/
Uganda
#133
out of 808 players
Africa
#3,182
in continent
World
#89,517
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
Uganda
| 1 | 🇺🇬Follow Arthur SsegwanyiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,320 |
| 2 | 🇺🇬Follow Nyola Wasswa MarkTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,263 |
| 3 | 🇺🇬Follow Walter OkasTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,191 |
| 4 | 🇺🇬Follow Haruna NsubugaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,176 |
| 5 | 🇺🇬Follow Steven Male KawumaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,164 |
| 6 | 🇺🇬Follow Patrick KawumaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,163 |
| 7 | 🇺🇬Follow Harold WanyamaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,161 |
| 8 | 🇺🇬Follow Mwase MatthewTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,095 |
| 9 | 🇺🇬Follow Rajab KamogaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,091 |
| 10 | 🇺🇬Follow Elijah EmojongTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,086 |
| ... | ||
| 133 | 1,759 | |
Africa
| 1 | 🇪🇬Follow Bassem AminTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,628 |
| 2 | 🇪🇬Follow Ahmed AdlyTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,581 |
| 3 | 🇲🇦Follow Hicham HamdouchiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,502 |
| 4 | 🇩🇿Follow Bilel BellahceneTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,493 |
| 5 | 🇪🇬Follow Adham FawzyTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,464 |
| 6 | 🇩🇿Follow Adlane ArabTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,453 |
| 7 | 🇪🇬Follow Samy ShokerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,443 |
| 8 | 🇲🇬Follow Fy Antenaina RakotomaharoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,437 |
| 9 | 🇩🇿Follow Aimen RizoukTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,425 |
| 10 | 🇪🇬Follow Ibrahim Hasan LabibTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,412 |
| ... | ||
| 3182 | 1,759 | |
World
| 1 | 🇳🇴Follow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,841 |
| 2 | 🇺🇸Follow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,792 |
| 2 | 🇺🇸Follow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,792 |
| 4 | 🇺🇿Follow Nodirbek AbdusattorovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,777 |
| 4 | 🇺🇿Follow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,777 |
| 6 | 🇩🇪Follow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,767 |
| 7 | 🇳🇱Follow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,764 |
| 8 | 🇮🇳Follow Erigaisi ArjunTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,761 |
| 9 | 🇺🇸Follow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,753 |
| 9 | 🇨🇳Follow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,753 |
| ... | ||
| 89517 | 1,759 | |