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Byawaka Alvin Herbert
🇺🇬FIDE 10019464· Male· Uganda· Born in 2003
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Byawaka Alvin Herbert, a 23-year-old player, is rated 1836 — just 16 short of his peak of 1852 (Dec 2025, age 22). He is on a steady climb with +41 Elo over the past 12 months. 36 rated games in the past year (≈13/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 MBALE KNIGHT'S KENMAN SUPER 10 CHESS TOURNAMENT, Kireka Open Chess Championship 2025 - Open, and KCB Chess Open 2025 - 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 #69 nationally in Feb 2025.
Current rating
1836
Standard
Rpd1821·Blz1800
All-time high
1852
−16 pts below
Dec 2025 · age 22
Dec 2025 · age 22
Activity
20
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
36 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#65,440
#65,440 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
8 entries2025
Re-crossed 1800
at age 22
Dec 2025
All-time peak 1852
at age 22 · −16 from today
Dec 2025
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 22
Sep 2025
Peak national rank: #69
at age 22 · rated 1786
Feb 2025
Best 12-month gain (+80 Elo)
1706 → 1786
Feb 2025
2024
Crossed 1800
at age 21
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+41
1795 → 1836
Tournaments
6
47 games
Score
31/ 4766.0%
29W4D14L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 4/4 | #3 | 2564 | +3.0 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 3/6 | #83 | 1860 | -19.2 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 5.5/6 | #58 | 2242 | +19.8 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 3/6 | #25 | 1864 | +15.4 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 4.5/7 | #7 | 1810 | -31.6 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 11/7 | #14 | 2492 | +53.4 |
Worst Elo result: 2025 African Amateurs Individual Chess Championship Under 2300, 2000, 1700 (Open) (-31.6 Elo, finished #7).
Rankings
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Uganda
#80
out of 808 players
Africa
#2,108
in continent
World
#65,439
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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