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Lwanga Charles
🇺🇬FIDE 10035818· Male· Uganda· Born in 2009
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Lwanga Charles, a 17-year-old player, is rated 1427 — just 18 short of his peak of 1445 (Jun 2024, age 15). He plays occasionally (9 games in the last 12 months). Recent appearances: Father Grimes National Schools Team Chess Championships 2026 - Secondary Open and 2025 Premier Bet Uganda Chess League - Classical. Also played 4 rapid (including 2025 Premier Bet Uganda Chess League - Rapid) and 1 blitz events (including 2025 Premier Bet Uganda Chess League - Blitz) recently.
At junior level, he reached #74, #32 and #24 nationally in U18, U16 and U14.
Current rating
1427
Standard
Rpd1614·Blz1502
All-time high
1445
−18 pts below
Jun 2024 · age 15
Jun 2024 · age 15
Activity
15
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
8 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#211,195
#211,195 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
8 entries2026
74th U18 player nationally
at age 17 · rated 1427
Jun 2026
2025
Best 12-month gain (+396 Elo)
1025 → 1421
Feb 2025
2024
All-time peak 1445
at age 15 · −18 from today
Jun 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 15
Mar 2024
Crossed 1200
at age 15
Mar 2024
32nd U16 player nationally
at age 15 · rated 1056
Jan 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Father Grimes National Schools Team Chess Championships 2026 - Secondary Open · May 2026 · +30.7 Elo
Evolution
-1
1428 → 1427
Tournaments
2
15 games
Score
7/ 1546.7%
7W0D8L
Top 2 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 4/4 | #109 | 2457 | -6.4 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 3/4 | #242 | 1899 | +6.0 |
Rankings
/
Uganda
#537
out of 808 players
Africa
#8,964
in continent
World
#210,861
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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