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Wasswa Elijah
🇺🇬FIDE 10021493· Male· Uganda· Born in 2005
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Wasswa Elijah, a 21-year-old player, is rated 1537 — his current career high. He plays occasionally (6 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 12 months (2023–2024) and 21 months (2024–2026). Recent appearance: SOM Inter - Project Chess Championship 2025 18th Edition.
At junior level, he reached #39 and #22 nationally in U20 and U18.
Current rating
1537
Standard
Rpd—·Blz1524
All-time high
1537
at best
Jan 2026 · age 21
Jan 2026 · age 21
Activity
2
games / yr avg.
6 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#170,436
#170,436 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
10 entries2026
All-time peak 1537
at age 21
Jan 2026
2025
Best 12-month gain (+324 Elo)
1191 → 1515
Feb 2025
2024
39th U20 player nationally
at age 19 · rated 1515
Oct 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 19
Mar 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 19
Mar 2024
Crossed 1200
at age 19
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+22
1515 → 1537
Tournaments
1
8 games
Score
4.5/ 856.3%
4W1D3L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsMbaziira Wasswa Sharif1,650·SOM Inter - Project Chess Championship 2025 18th Edition·R8·-13.7
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4.5/6 | #26 | 1853 | +22.4 |
Rankings
/
Uganda
#382
out of 786 players
Africa
#7,146
in continent
World
#170,404
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
Uganda
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