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Waiswa Joshua
🇺🇬FIDE 10031677· Male· Uganda· Born in 2006
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Waiswa Joshua, a 20-year-old player, is rated 1648 — his current career high. He is on a steady climb with +54 Elo over the past 12 months. 16 rated games in the past year. Recent appearances: Father Grimes National Schools Team Chess Championships 2026 - Secondary Open and FEASSA - Open. Also played 1 rapid (including Busoga Schools Chess Championship 2026 - Open) and 1 blitz events (including Federation of East Africa Schools Sports Association FEASSA-Blitz Boys) recently.
At junior level, he reached #32 nationally in U20.
Current rating
1648
Standard
Rpd1662·Blz1562
All-time high
1648
at best
Jun 2026 · age 20
Jun 2026 · age 20
Activity
15
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
11 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#128,945
#128,945 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
7 entries2026
32nd U20 player nationally
at age 20 · rated 1648
Jun 2026
Best 12-month gain (+54 Elo)
1594 → 1648
Jun 2026
All-time peak 1648
at age 20
Jun 2026
2025
Crossed 1600
at age 19
Sep 2025
Crossed 1500
at age 19
Jun 2025
Crossed 1400
at age 19
Jun 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Best result
Father Grimes National Schools Team Chess Championships 2026 - Secondary Openperf 2483 (+835) · 6.5/5 · #25
Evolution
+54
1594 → 1648
Tournaments
2
15 games
Score
8/ 1553.3%
7W2D6L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 6.5/5 | #25 | 2483 | +40.0 |
Tournament | Aug 2025 | 1.5/6 | #21 | 1668 | +14.0 |
Rankings
/
Uganda
#249
out of 808 players
Africa
#5,153
in continent
World
#128,939
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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