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BJ
Basangwa Johnson Michael
🇺🇬FIDE 10006958· Male· Uganda· Born in 1999
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Basangwa Johnson Michael, a 27-year-old player, is rated 1919 — his current career high. He is progressing steadily with +45 Elo over the past 12 months. 46 rated games in the past year (≈20/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include SOM EASTER OPEN CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2026 (3RD EDITION) - OPEN, Kireka Open Chess Championship 2025 - Open, 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 reached #37 nationally in Jun 2026.
At junior level, he reached #11 nationally in U20.
Current rating
1919
Standard
Rpd1978·Blz1958
All-time high
1919
at best
Jun 2026 · age 27
Jun 2026 · age 27
Activity
26
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
46 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#43,508
#43,508 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
9 entries2026
Peak national rank: #37
at age 27 · rated 1919
Jun 2026
All-time peak 1919
at age 27
Jun 2026
2025
100 career games
at age 26
May 2025
2024
Crossed 1800
at age 25
Mar 2024
2020
Best 12-month gain (+121 Elo)
1581 → 1702
May 2020
Inactive for 23 months
paused at 1702 → returned at 1720
Apr 2020
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+45
1874 → 1919
Tournaments
6
48 games
Score
30/ 4862.5%
27W6D15L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 5.5/8 | #9 | 1962 | +13.2 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 5.5/7 | #32 | 2057 | +9.6 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 5/7 | #16 | 1970 | +16.0 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 5/8 | #28 | 1923 | +12.2 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 2/5 | #45 | 1790 | -12.4 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 7/11 | #34 | 1957 | +6.0 |
Hot streak: 4 tournaments without losing Elo.
Most-Played Opponents
vsHaruna NsubugaFM
🇺🇬UGA·2176
+1 −8 =0
9 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsIvan Mukuye
🇺🇬UGA·1854
+4 −3 =2
9 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsNtumwa Calvin
🇺🇬UGA·1796
+7 −1 =0
8 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsIvan Jalagatha Mugisha
🇺🇬UGA·1855
+4 −4 =0
8 games·last met Jan 2025
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vsEmmanuel Mukose
🇺🇬UGA·1816
+4 −3 =0
7 games·last met Oct 2025
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Rankings
/
Uganda
#37
out of 808 players
Africa
#1,219
in continent
World
#43,507
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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