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KAIRU JACOB
🇺🇬FIDE 10011226· Male· Uganda· Born in 2005
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Kairu Jacob, a 21-year-old player, is rated 1829 — his current career high. He has held steady between 1800 and 1850 for 13 months. 12 rated games in the past year (≈14/year long-term). Recent appearances: Kireka Open Chess Championship 2025 - Open and 2025 Premier Bet Uganda Chess League - Classical. Also played 6 rapid (including 2025 Premier Bet Uganda Chess League - Rapid) and 1 blitz events (including 2025 Premier Bet Uganda Chess League - Blitz) recently. He reached #83 nationally in Feb 2025.
At junior level, he reached #6, #1 and #1 nationally in U20, U18 and U16.
Current rating
1829
Standard
Rpd1905·Blz1842
All-time high
1829
at best
Feb 2026 · age 21
Feb 2026 · age 21
Activity
20
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
8 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#67,459
#67,459 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
13 entries2026
All-time peak 1829
at age 21
Feb 2026
2025
6th U20 player nationally
at age 20 · rated 1814
Oct 2025
Crossed 1800
at age 20
Jun 2025
Peak national rank: #83
at age 20 · rated 1745
Feb 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+247 Elo)
1516 → 1763
Oct 2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 19
Feb 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+17
1812 → 1829
Tournaments
2
11 games
Score
7/ 1163.6%
6W2D3L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 5/6 | #56 | 2206 | +17.6 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 2/2 | #265 | 2900 | -1.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsWabwire Ronald
🇺🇬UGA·1948
+7 −5 =3
15 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsMuhirwa Alvin
🇺🇬UGA·1983
+5 −3 =1
9 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsBaguma Innocent
🇺🇬UGA·1900
+5 −0 =1
6 games·last met Jun 2025
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vsBob BibasaFM
🇺🇬UGA·2078
+1 −4 =0
5 games·last met Jul 2025
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vsKimuli Alpha
🇺🇬UGA·1677
+5 −0 =0
5 games·last met Jun 2025
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Rankings
/
Uganda
#88
out of 808 players
Africa
#2,191
in continent
World
#67,458
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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