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Namwanza Kennedy
🇺🇬INACTIVE · since March 2025FIDE 10005455· Male· Uganda· Born in 1995
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Namwanza Kennedy, a 31-year-old player, is rated 1960 — his current career high. He plays around 10 rated games per year and took a 12-month break between Feb 2024 and Mar 2025. He reached #23 nationally in Feb 2023.
Current rating
1960
Standard
Rpd2039·Blz2101
All-time high
1960
at best
Mar 2025 · age 30
Mar 2025 · age 30
Activity
5
games / yr avg.
classical only
Occasional
Occasional
Signature stat
#34,635
#34,635 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
9 entries2025
All-time peak 1960
at age 30
Mar 2025
Inactive for 14 months
paused at 1960 → still inactive
Mar 2025
2024
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 1927 → returned at 1960
Feb 2024
2023
Peak national rank: #23
at age 28 · rated 1927
Feb 2023
2019
Best 12-month gain (+229 Elo)
1672 → 1901
Dec 2019
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 24
Dec 2019
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
0
1960 → 1960
Most-Played Opponents
vsAbdul Shakuru Wagodo
🇺🇬UGA·2031
+20 −15 =11
46 games·last met Nov 2024
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vsHarold WanyamaFM
🇺🇬UGA·2129
+4 −12 =2
18 games·last met Jul 2023
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vsPeter Majur ManyangFM
🇸🇸SSD·2078
+5 −12 =1
18 games·last met Aug 2022
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vsPatrick KawumaFM
🇺🇬UGA·2163
+1 −11 =2
14 games·last met Oct 2023
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vsBob BibasaFM
🇺🇬UGA·2069
+7 −4 =2
13 games·last met Oct 2024
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Rankings
/
Uganda
#33
out of 786 players
Africa
#860
in continent
World
#34,850
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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