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Mugisha, David
🇺🇬FIDE 10005030· Male· Uganda· Born in 1979
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David Mugisha, a 47-year-old player, is rated 1908. He has held steady between 1900 and 1950 for 2 years. 23 rated games in the past year (≈17/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include SOM EASTER OPEN CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2026 (3RD EDITION) - OPEN, 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 1 blitz events (including 2025 Premier Bet Uganda Chess League - Blitz) recently. His peak of 1999 was reached at age 40 (Dec 2019, #17 nationally at the time).
Current rating
1908
Standard
Rpd1977·Blz1961
All-time high
1999
−91 pts below
Dec 2019 · age 40
Dec 2019 · age 40
Activity
21
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
23 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#46,150
#46,150 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
11 entries2025
3rd 45-50 player nationally
at age 46 · rated 1935
Aug 2025
2023
100 career games
at age 44
Nov 2023
2022
4th 40-45 player nationally
at age 43 · rated 1958
Feb 2022
2020
Inactive for 20 months
paused at 1950 → returned at 1959
Apr 2020
2019
All-time peak 1999
at age 40 · −91 from today
Dec 2019
Peak national rank: #17
at age 40 · rated 1991
Nov 2019
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-27
1935 → 1908
Tournaments
3
24 games
Score
14.5/ 2460.4%
12W5D7L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 4.5/8 | #23 | 1893 | -3.4 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 5/8 | #20 | 1851 | -11.0 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 5/7 | #70 | 1941 | -13.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsEgesa emmanuelCM
🇺🇬UGA·2078
+5 −12 =2
19 games·last met Sep 2025
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vsJoseph Kizito
🇺🇬UGA·1599
+18 −0 =0
18 games·last met Aug 2025
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vsRichard Kato
🇺🇬UGA·1919
+5 −1 =4
10 games·last met Aug 2025
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vsRajab Kamoga
🇺🇬UGA·2091
+0 −5 =3
8 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsInnocent Tamale
🇺🇬UGA·1861
+6 −1 =1
8 games·last met Oct 2025
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Rankings
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Uganda
#44
out of 808 players
Africa
#1,328
in continent
World
#46,149
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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