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Ndawula Jonathan
🇺🇬FIDE 10019758· Male· Uganda· Born in 2010
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Ndawula Jonathan, a 16-year-old player, is rated 1578. He has held steady between 1550 and 1600 for 7 months. 27 rated games in the past year (≈22/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Father Grimes National Schools Team Chess Championships 2026 - Secondary Open, Zabasajja Memorial Open Championship 2025, and 2025 Premier Bet Uganda Chess League - Classical. Also played 2 rapid (including 2025 Premier Bet Uganda Chess League - Rapid) and 2 blitz events (including 2025 Premier Bet Uganda Chess League - Blitz) recently. His peak of 1650 was reached at age 15 (Apr 2025).
At junior level, he reached #9, #9 and #3 nationally in U16, U14 and U12.
Current rating
1578
Standard
Rpd1583·Blz1560
All-time high
1650
−72 pts below
Apr 2025 · age 15
Apr 2025 · age 15
Activity
20
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
21 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#155,456
#155,456 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
10 entries2025
Re-crossed 1600
at age 15
Oct 2025
All-time peak 1650
at age 15 · −72 from today
Apr 2025
9th U16 player nationally
at age 15 · rated 1649
Mar 2025
Crossed 1600
at age 15
Jan 2025
2024
9th U14 player nationally
at age 14 · rated 1592
May 2024
Best 12-month gain (+393 Elo)
1199 → 1592
May 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Best result
2026 Africa Youth Chess Championship - 17th Edition (U16 Boys)perf 2531 (+953) · 6/5 · #28
Top opponent
Evolution
-19
1597 → 1578
Tournaments
4
36 games
Score
21.5/ 3659.7%
18W7D11L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 6/5 | #28 | 2531 | +22.0 |
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 5.5/5 | #59 | 2413 | -6.8 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 1.5/6 | #58 | 1597 | -51.6 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 8.5/5 | #102 | 2384 | +17.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsMuhirwa Alvin
🇺🇬UGA·1983
+0 −5 =2
7 games·last met May 2026
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vsMuhebwa Shafik
🇺🇬UGA·1857
+0 −5 =0
5 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsTumukunde Trevor
🇺🇬UGA·1707
+2 −1 =2
5 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsBaguma Innocent
🇺🇬UGA·1900
+1 −1 =3
5 games·last met Aug 2025
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vsSafinah Mugide
🇺🇬UGA·1647
+1 −4 =0
5 games·last met Apr 2024
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Rankings
/
Uganda
#337
out of 808 players
Africa
#6,526
in continent
World
#155,440
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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