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Semwanga Richard
🇺🇬FIDE 10007288· Male· Uganda· Born in 2001
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Semwanga Richard, a 25-year-old player, is rated 1792. He has held steady between 1750 and 1800 for 6 months. 10 rated games in the past year (≈13/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 20th AUUS Games UCU 2025 Chess Championship - Open, Bungoma Open - 2025 Open Section, and Kitale Open chess Tournament - Open Section. Also played 2 rapid (including 2025 Premier Bet Uganda Chess League - Rapid) and 1 blitz events (including 2025 Premier Bet Uganda Chess League - Blitz) recently. His peak of 1831 was reached at age 23 (Mar 2024); he also reached #57 nationally in Feb 2025.
At junior level, he reached #12 nationally in U20.
Current rating
1792
Standard
Rpd1782·Blz1800
All-time high
1831
−39 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 23
Mar 2024 · age 23
Activity
14
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
10 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#78,841
#78,841 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
9 entries2025
Peak national rank: #57
at age 24 · rated 1812
Feb 2025
2024
Crossed 1800
at age 23
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1831
at age 23 · −39 from today
Mar 2024
2023
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 22
Feb 2023
2022
Best 12-month gain (+333 Elo)
1307 → 1640
Apr 2022
Crossed 1600
at age 21
Apr 2022
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-25
1817 → 1792
Tournaments
3
18 games
Score
10.5/ 1858.3%
10W1D7L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 3.5/2 | #32 | 2669 | -6.2 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 4/3 | #35 | 2576 | -11.4 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 3/5 | #21 | 1898 | -8.2 |
Rankings
/
Uganda
#107
out of 786 players
Africa
#2,669
in continent
World
#78,841
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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