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Kyagambiddwa Abel
🇺🇬FIDE 10031952· Male· Uganda· Born in 2007
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Kyagambiddwa Abel, a 19-year-old player, is rated 1678 — just 28 short of his peak of 1706 (Jun 2025, age 18). He plays occasionally (8 games in the last 12 months). Recent appearances: Father Grimes National Schools Team Chess Championships 2026 - Secondary Open and Kireka Open Chess Championship 2025 - Juniors. Also played 1 rapid event (including Kampala Chess Festival - (U16, U18, U20) Boys) recently.
At junior level, he reached #14 and #15 nationally in U20 and U18.
Current rating
1678
Standard
Rpd1735·Blz—
All-time high
1706
−28 pts below
Jun 2025 · age 18
Jun 2025 · age 18
Activity
8
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
6 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#117,892
#117,892 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
8 entries2026
14th U20 player nationally
at age 19 · rated 1706
Jan 2026
2025
15th U18 player nationally
at age 18 · rated 1706
Jun 2025
All-time peak 1706
at age 18 · −28 from today
Jun 2025
Best 12-month gain (+277 Elo)
1409 → 1686
Feb 2025
2024
Crossed 1600
at age 17
Mar 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 17
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-28
1706 → 1678
Tournaments
2
15 games
Score
12.5/ 1583.3%
12W1D2L
Top 3 wins
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 7.5/2 | #125 | 2341 | -15.6 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 5/3 | #6 | 2284 | -12.4 |
Worst Elo result: Father Grimes National Schools Team Chess Championships 2026 - Secondary Open (-15.6 Elo, finished #125).
Rankings
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Uganda
#213
out of 808 players
Africa
#4,609
in continent
World
#117,886
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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