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Sanya,Derrick
🇺🇬FIDE 10005250· Male· Uganda· Born in 1998
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Derrick Sanya, a 28-year-old player, is rated 1890. He has slipped back 42 Elo over the past 12 months. 23 rated games in the past year (≈15/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include T-Residence Invitational Chess Tournament (Senior's 3rd Edition) 2026, Zabasajja Memorial Open Championship 2025, and Rwabushenyi Memorial Open Championship 2025. Also played 4 rapid (including 2025 Premier Bet Uganda Chess League - Rapid) and 2 blitz events (including 2025 Premier Bet Uganda Chess League - Blitz) recently. He took a 20-month break between May 2022 and Feb 2024. His peak of 1932 was reached at age 27 (Mar 2025); he also reached #33 nationally in Mar 2022.
At junior level, he reached #3 nationally in U20.
Current rating
1890
Standard
Rpd1826·Blz1937
All-time high
1932
−42 pts below
Mar 2025 · age 27
Mar 2025 · age 27
Activity
12
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
23 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#50,624
#50,624 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
10 entries2025
All-time peak 1932
at age 27 · −42 from today
Mar 2025
100 career games
at age 27
Mar 2025
Best 12-month gain (+62 Elo)
1846 → 1908
Feb 2025
2022
Inactive for 20 months
paused at 1853 → returned at 1846
May 2022
Peak national rank: #33
at age 24 · rated 1850
Mar 2022
2019
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 21
Jun 2019
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-42
1932 → 1890
Tournaments
4
24 games
Score
13/ 2454.2%
9W8D7L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
3.[L]vsTandeka Shiloh1,802·T-Residence Invitational Chess Tournament (Senior's 3rd Edition) 2026·R1·-12.5
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | Apr 2026 | 1/3 | #5 | 1702 | -16.2 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 3/6 | #30 | 1840 | -12.4 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 4/7 | #31 | 1898 | -5.2 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 5/7 | #59 | 1922 | -8.6 |
Worst Elo result: T-Residence Invitational Chess Tournament (Senior's 3rd Edition) 2026 (-16.2 Elo, finished #5).
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
Europe
World
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