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Muhebwa Shafik
🇺🇬FIDE 10011811· Male· Uganda· Born in 2006
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Muhebwa Shafik, a 20-year-old player, is rated 1857 — just 7 short of his peak of 1864 (Mar 2026, age 20). He is progressing steadily with +33 Elo over the past 12 months. 59 rated games in the past year (≈33/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include SOM EASTER OPEN CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2026 (3RD EDITION) - OPEN, Father Grimes National Schools Team Chess Championships 2026 - Secondary Open, and 2026 National Juniors Chess Championship - 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. He reached #57 nationally in Feb 2025.
At junior level, he reached #6, #4, #3 and #3 nationally in U20, U18, U16 and U14.
Current rating
1857
Standard
Rpd1749·Blz1764
All-time high
1864
−7 pts below
Mar 2026 · age 20
Mar 2026 · age 20
Activity
50
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
59 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#59,454
#59,454 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
15 entries2026
6th U20 player nationally
at age 20 · rated 1864
May 2026
All-time peak 1864
at age 20 · −7 from today
Mar 2026
Re-crossed 1800
at age 20
Feb 2026
2025
Peak national rank: #57
at age 19 · rated 1812
Feb 2025
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2025
2024
4th U18 player nationally
at age 18 · rated 1825
Nov 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+34
1823 → 1857
Tournaments
8
69 games
Score
45/ 6965.2%
40W10D19L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 5/8 | #17 | 1875 | +5.6 |
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 6.5/4 | #40 | 2427 | -12.4 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 7/6 | #8 | 2503 | +29.4 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 5.5/7 | #21 | 2174 | +54.0 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 5/7 | #13 | 1748 | -28.2 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 4/8 | #24 | 1878 | +8.6 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 3/8 | #39 | 1655 | -37.0 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 9/11 | #7 | 1950 | +12.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsNtumwa Calvin
🇺🇬UGA·1796
+3 −2 =1
6 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsWere Samuel
🇺🇬UGA·1905
+1 −4 =1
6 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsNdawula Jonathan
🇺🇬UGA·1578
+5 −0 =0
5 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsSimon Gonza
🇺🇬UGA·1985
+0 −3 =2
5 games·last met Apr 2025
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vsRajab Kamoga
🇺🇬UGA·2091
+0 −5 =0
5 games·last met Apr 2025
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Rankings
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Uganda
#73
out of 808 players
Africa
#1,859
in continent
World
#59,453
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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