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Mwase Matthew
🇺🇬FIDE 10011005· Male· Uganda· Born in 2007
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Mwase Matthew, a 19-year-old player, is rated 2095 and ranked 9th among UGA players, and in the top 7% worldwide. He is rising rapidly, having gained +103 Elo over the past 12 months. 32 rated games in the past year (≈22/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 National Juniors Chess Championship - Open Section, Kireka Open Chess Championship 2025 - Open, and Rwabushenyi Memorial Open Championship 2025. 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. His peak of 2135 was reached at age 18 (Dec 2025, #6 nationally at the time).
At junior level, he reached #1, #1, #3, #4 and #4 nationally in U20, U18, U16, U14 and U12.
Current rating
2095
Standard
Rpd1967·Blz1961
All-time high
2135
−40 pts below
Dec 2025 · age 18
Dec 2025 · age 18
Activity
35
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
32 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#9
#9 · UGA players · of 534
Career timeline
14 entries2026
Peak national rank: #6
at age 19 · rated 2135
Jan 2026
1st U20 player nationally
at age 19 · rated 2135
Jan 2026
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2026
2025
1st U18 player nationally
at age 18 · rated 2135
Dec 2025
Crossed 2100
at age 18
Dec 2025
Crossed 2000
at age 18
Dec 2025
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+103
1992 → 2095
Tournaments
4
35 games
Score
26/ 3574.3%
22W8D5L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 6.5/5 | #19 | 2433 | -21.8 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 5/8 | #18 | 2015 | -19.4 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 5.5/8 | #10 | 2117 | +50.8 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 9/11 | #2 | 2174 | +92.2 |
Worst Elo result: 2026 National Juniors Chess Championship - Open Section (-21.8 Elo, finished #19).
Most-Played Opponents
vsNyola Wasswa Mark
🇺🇬UGA·2263
+6 −10 =4
20 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsHaruna NsubugaFM
🇺🇬UGA·2142
+2 −13 =0
15 games·last met Sep 2025
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vsRajab Kamoga
🇺🇬UGA·2102
+2 −5 =3
10 games·last met Sep 2025
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vsHarold WanyamaFM
🇺🇬UGA·2129
+0 −7 =1
8 games·last met Nov 2024
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vsBob BibasaFM
🇺🇬UGA·2069
+3 −2 =1
6 games·last met Sep 2025
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Rankings
/
Uganda
#9
out of 786 players
Africa
#290
in continent
World
#15,867
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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