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Mukisa Joshua
🇺🇬FIDE 10015388· Male· Uganda· Born in 1999
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Mukisa Joshua, a 27-year-old player, is rated 1872 — his current career high. He is on a breakout run, having gained +89 Elo over the past 12 months. 41 rated games in the past year (≈23/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Kireka Open Chess Championship 2025 - Open, Zabasajja Memorial Open Championship 2025, 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. He reached #63 nationally in Apr 2026.
At junior level, he reached #12 nationally in U20.
Current rating
1872
Standard
Rpd1717·Blz1816
All-time high
1872
at best
Feb 2026 · age 27
Feb 2026 · age 27
Activity
40
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
41 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#55,302
#55,302 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
11 entries2026
Peak national rank: #63
at age 27 · rated 1872
Apr 2026
All-time peak 1872
at age 27
Feb 2026
2025
Crossed 1800
at age 26
Dec 2025
2024
100 career games
at age 25
Nov 2024
Best 12-month gain (+195 Elo)
1582 → 1777
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 25
Feb 2024
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+89
1783 → 1872
Tournaments
6
47 games
Score
28.5/ 4760.6%
25W7D15L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4.5/8 | #27 | 1914 | +14.4 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 4.5/7 | #21 | 1950 | +33.8 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 4/8 | #22 | 1806 | +7.8 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 5/4 | #133 | 2660 | -12.8 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 3/5 | #31 | 1902 | +16.6 |
Hot streak: 3 tournaments without losing Elo.
Rankings
/
Uganda
#64
out of 786 players
Africa
#1,712
in continent
World
#55,302
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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