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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 1875. He has slipped back 57 Elo over the past 12 months. 31 rated games in the past year (≈16/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include SOM EASTER OPEN CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2026 (3RD EDITION) - OPEN, T-Residence Invitational Chess Tournament (Senior's 3rd Edition) 2026, and Zabasajja Memorial Open Championship 2025. Also played 5 rapid (including 2025 Premier Bet Uganda Chess League - Rapid) and 2 blitz events (including 2025 Premier Bet Uganda Chess League - Blitz) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 20 months (2022–2024) and 12 months (2024–2025). 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
1875
Standard
Rpd1836·Blz1937
All-time high
1932
−57 pts below
Mar 2025 · age 27
Mar 2025 · age 27
Activity
15
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
31 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#54,478
#54,478 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
11 entries2025
All-time peak 1932
at age 27 · −57 from today
Mar 2025
100 career games
at age 27
Mar 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+55 Elo)
1853 → 1908
Mar 2024
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 1846 → returned at 1932
Feb 2024
2022
Inactive for 20 months
paused at 1853 → returned at 1846
May 2022
Peak national rank: #33
at age 24 · rated 1850
Mar 2022
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-57
1932 → 1875
Tournaments
5
32 games
Score
17.5/ 3254.7%
12W11D9L
Top 3 wins
3.[W]vsTaban Jeremiah Telar1,743·SOM EASTER OPEN CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2026 (3RD EDITION) - OPEN·R3·+6.4
Top 3 losses
2.[L]vsMale Reagan Kawuma1,748·SOM EASTER OPEN CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2026 (3RD EDITION) - OPEN·R6·-13.5
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 4.5/8 | #22 | 1814 | -15.0 |
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).
Most-Played Opponents
vsJoseph Kizito
🇺🇬UGA·1599
+12 −1 =1
14 games·last met Sep 2022
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vsHaruna NsubugaFM
🇺🇬UGA·2176
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vsEgesa emmanuelCM
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7 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsIvan Jalagatha Mugisha
🇺🇬UGA·1855
+3 −2 =2
7 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsRajab Kamoga
🇺🇬UGA·2091
+1 −3 =3
7 games·last met Nov 2025
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Rankings
/
Uganda
#61
out of 808 players
Africa
#1,658
in continent
World
#54,477
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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