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Karl Kwezi Katongole
🇺🇬FIDE 10035486· Male· Uganda· Born in 2013
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Karl Kwezi Katongole, a 13-year-old player, is rated 1608 — his current career high. He is on a breakout run, having gained +99 Elo over the past 12 months. 35 rated games in the past year. Recent standard appearances include 2026 National Juniors Chess Championship - Open Section, Kireka Open Chess Championship 2025 - Open, and Zabasajja Memorial Open Championship 2025. Also played 6 rapid (including 2025 Premier Bet Uganda Chess League - Rapid) and 2 blitz events (including 2025 Premier Bet Uganda Chess League - Blitz) recently.
At junior level, he reached #12 and #6 nationally in U14 and U12.
Current rating
1608
Standard
Rpd1565·Blz1492
All-time high
1608
at best
Jun 2026 · age 13
Jun 2026 · age 13
Activity
33
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
35 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#143,920
#143,920 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
9 entries2026
Crossed 1600
at age 13
Jun 2026
All-time peak 1608
at age 13
Jun 2026
12th U14 player nationally
at age 13 · rated 1592
Feb 2026
Best 12-month gain (+135 Elo)
1457 → 1592
Feb 2026
2025
Re-crossed 1500
at age 12
Mar 2025
6th U12 player nationally
at age 12 · rated 1551
Jan 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+99
1509 → 1608
Tournaments
7
50 games
Score
21.5/ 5043.0%
16W11D23L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 5.5/4 | #34 | 2553 | +31.6 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 5/2 | #125 | 2570 | -16.8 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 3.5/7 | #78 | 1831 | +54.8 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 1.5/7 | #52 | 1445 | -22.8 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 2.5/8 | #43 | 1656 | +32.4 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 2.5/5 | #145 | 1767 | +2.8 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 1/2 | #34 | 1657 | +16.0 |
Rankings
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Uganda
#298
out of 808 players
Africa
#5,933
in continent
World
#143,909
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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