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Madol Garang Panthou Joh
CM🇸🇸FIDE 10021183· Male· South Sudan· Born in 2004
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Madol Garang Panthou Joh, a 22-year-old Candidate Master, is rated 2121 and sitting in the top 6% of players worldwide. He has fluctuated between 1978 and 2171 over the past 2 years. 123 rated games in the past year (≈52/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 Sataranji Africa Grand Prix - Open, Mavens Open International Chess Championship 2026 - Open, and Kisumu Open 2nd edition - Grand Prix. Also played 2 rapid (including 2025 Premier Bet Uganda Chess League - Rapid) and 4 blitz events (including 2025 Premier Bet Uganda Chess League - Blitz) recently. His peak of 2171 was reached at age 22 (Jan 2026, #1 nationally at the time); he has been in top 3 for 15 months and counting.
Competes for South Sudan since Jul 2022. Awarded CM in 2026 (age 22). At junior level, he reached #2 and #1 nationally in U20 and U18.
Current rating
2121
Standard
Rpd2081·Blz1981
All-time high
2171
−50 pts below
Jan 2026 · age 22
Jan 2026 · age 22
Activity
58
games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo
123 past 12 mo · ≈10/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 6%
#13,521 · players worldwide · of 216,808
National top 3 since Mar 2025
National top 3 since Mar 2025
Career timeline
15 entries2026
15 months in national top 3 (ongoing)
longest streak 15 months · since Mar 2025
May 2026
Peak national rank: #1
at age 22 · rated 2171
Jan 2026
CM title awardedCM
at age 22
Jan 2026
All-time peak 2171
at age 22 · −50 from today
Jan 2026
2025
100 career games
at age 21
Jun 2025
6-month rising streak
+148 Elo
May 2025
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Jumuiya Ya Afrika Mashariki Open Chess Tournament; 3rd Edition (ELITE SECTION) · Jun 2025 · +13.9 Elo
Evolution
+10
2111 → 2121
Tournaments
16
104 games
Score
79.5/ 10476.4%
70W19D15L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsGong Thon GongCM2,253·Jumuiya Ya Afrika Mashariki Open Chess Tournament; 3rd Edition (ELITE SECTION)·R4·+13.9
Top 3 losses
3.[L]vsWanyoike Collins Mburu1,842·Mavens Open International Chess Championship 2026 - Open·R1·-16.6
Last 12 months — tournaments
15 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 5/6 | #1 | 2134 | +2.6 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 5/7 | #19 | 1936 | -23.8 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 4.5/6 | #3 | 2068 | -4.4 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 0/1 | #98 | 767 | -18.4 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 5/7 | #22 | 2075 | -6.6 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4.5/6 | #3 | 2136 | +2.4 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 6.5/8 | #2 | 2128 | +10.2 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 6.5/8 | #4 | 2048 | -5.0 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 4/5 | #16 | 2126 | +2.8 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 7/9 | #2 | 2006 | -9.4 |
Worst Elo result: Mavens Open International Chess Championship 2026 - Open (-23.8 Elo, finished #19).
Most-Played Opponents
vsPeter Majur ManyangFM
🇸🇸SSD·2078
+2 −5 =1
8 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsGabriel Njuki
🇰🇪KEN·2023
+3 −1 =2
6 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsNyola Wasswa Mark
🇺🇬UGA·2263
+1 −3 =1
5 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsManyok Chaderek P
🇸🇸SSD·2064
+3 −2 =0
5 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsGong Thon GongCM
🇸🇸SSD·2122
+2 −3 =0
5 games·last met Jun 2025
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Rankings
/
South Sudan
#2
out of 43 players
Africa
#237
in continent
World
#13,521
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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