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Namwamba Marvin
🇺🇬FIDE 10006583· Male· Uganda· Born in 2002
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Namwamba Marvin, a 24-year-old player, is rated 1754 — just 11 short of his peak of 1765 (Mar 2024, age 22). He plays occasionally (6 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 20 months (2022–2024) and 16 months (2024–2025). Recent appearance: 2025 Premier Bet Uganda Chess League - Classical. Also played 1 rapid (including 2025 Premier Bet Uganda Chess League - Rapid) and 1 blitz events (including 2025 Premier Bet Uganda Chess League - Blitz) recently. He reached #62 nationally in Dec 2021.
At junior level, he reached #3 and #3 nationally in U20 and U18.
Current rating
1754
Standard
Rpd1816·Blz1788
All-time high
1765
−11 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 22
Mar 2024 · age 22
Activity
7
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
6 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#91,106
#91,106 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
13 entries2025
Best 12-month gain (+151 Elo)
1608 → 1759
Jan 2025
2024
Inactive for 16 months
paused at 1759 → returned at 1754
Jul 2024
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 22
Jun 2024
All-time peak 1765
at age 22 · −11 from today
Mar 2024
2022
Inactive for 20 months
paused at 1649 → returned at 1608
Apr 2022
2021
Peak national rank: #62
at age 19 · rated 1755
Dec 2021
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-5
1759 → 1754
Tournaments
1
8 games
Score
4.5/ 856.3%
4W1D3L
Top 3 wins
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 4.5/6 | #86 | 1845 | -4.8 |
Rankings
/
Uganda
#132
out of 786 players
Africa
#3,240
in continent
World
#91,105
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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