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Opoka Joshua
🇺🇬FIDE 10006346· Male· Uganda· Born in 1999
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Opoka Joshua, a 27-year-old player, is rated 1834 — his current career high. He has held steady between 1800 and 1850 for 2 years. 12 rated games in the past year (≈8/year long-term). Recent appearances: 2025 Premier Bet Uganda Chess League - Classical and Uganda Open Chess Championship 2025 - Open. 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. He reached #50 nationally in Feb 2025.
Current rating
1834
Standard
Rpd1718·Blz1733
All-time high
1834
at best
Dec 2025 · age 26
Dec 2025 · age 26
Activity
7
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
12 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#65,972
#65,972 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
8 entries2025
All-time peak 1834
at age 26
Dec 2025
Peak national rank: #50
at age 26 · rated 1824
Feb 2025
Best 12-month gain (+115 Elo)
1709 → 1824
Feb 2025
2024
Crossed 1800
at age 25
Mar 2024
2023
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 24
Jan 2023
2020
Crossed 1600
at age 21
Apr 2020
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+15
1819 → 1834
Tournaments
2
13 games
Score
8/ 1361.5%
7W2D4L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 3.5/4 | #127 | 2218 | +15.2 |
Open Swiss | May 2025 | 4.5/8 | #18 | 1798 | -4.6 |
Rankings
/
Uganda
#82
out of 786 players
Africa
#2,123
in continent
World
#65,972
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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