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Ssematimba John
🇺🇬FIDE 10006753· Male· Uganda· Born in 2002
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Ssematimba John, a 24-year-old player, is rated 1770 — his current career high. He is on a steady climb with +62 Elo over the past 12 months. 28 rated games in the past year (≈14/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include SOM EASTER OPEN CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2026 (3RD EDITION) - OPEN, Mavens Open International Chess Championship 2026 - Open, and 20th AUUS Games UCU 2025 Chess Championship - Open. 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 14-month break between Mar 2023 and Jun 2024.
Current rating
1770
Standard
Rpd1712·Blz1777
All-time high
1770
at best
Jun 2026 · age 24
Jun 2026 · age 24
Activity
19
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
28 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#85,841
#85,841 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
9 entries2026
64th 20-35 player nationally
at age 24 · rated 1770
Jun 2026
All-time peak 1770
at age 24
Jun 2026
2025
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 23
Sep 2025
Best 12-month gain (+215 Elo)
1486 → 1701
Feb 2025
2024
Crossed 1600
at age 22
Mar 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 22
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+62
1708 → 1770
Tournaments
7
50 games
Score
30/ 5060.0%
28W4D18L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsMadol Garang Panthou JohCM2,121·SOM EASTER OPEN CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2026 (3RD EDITION) - OPEN·R8·+17.7
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Jun 2026 | 3/5 | #33 | 1857 | -7.6 |
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 5.5/8 | #7 | 1912 | +36.6 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 5/6 | #75 | 2103 | +17.0 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 1.5/1 | #38 | 2572 | +1.6 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 3.5/4 | #111 | 2164 | +1.2 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 5/4 | #19 | 2567 | +7.6 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 6.5/5 | #109 | 2492 | -2.6 |
Rankings
/
Uganda
#128
out of 808 players
Africa
#3,021
in continent
World
#85,839
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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