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Galabuzi Joshua
🇺🇬FIDE 10036873· Male· Uganda· Born in 2007
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Galabuzi Joshua, a 19-year-old player, is rated 1583 — just 18 short of his peak of 1601 (Feb 2026, age 19). He plays occasionally (4 games in the last 12 months). Recent appearances: Father Grimes National Schools Team Chess Championships 2026 - Secondary Open and Kireka Open Chess Championship 2025 - Open. Also played 1 rapid event (including EL Clasico U1800 Chess Championship December 2025 - U1800 Section) recently.
At junior level, he reached #37 and #39 nationally in U20 and U18.
Current rating
1583
Standard
Rpd1579·Blz—
All-time high
1601
−18 pts below
Feb 2026 · age 19
Feb 2026 · age 19
Activity
8
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
4 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#153,484
#153,484 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
7 entries2026
37th U20 player nationally
at age 19 · rated 1601
May 2026
Crossed 1600
at age 19
Feb 2026
All-time peak 1601
at age 19 · −18 from today
Feb 2026
2025
39th U18 player nationally
at age 18 · rated 1587
Sep 2025
Crossed 1500
at age 18
Feb 2025
Crossed 1400
at age 18
Feb 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-4
1587 → 1583
Tournaments
2
16 games
Score
8/ 1650.0%
8W0D8L
Top 1 win
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 5/1 | #332 | 2434 | -18.0 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 3/3 | #116 | 2623 | +13.6 |
Worst Elo result: Father Grimes National Schools Team Chess Championships 2026 - Secondary Open (-18.0 Elo, finished #332).
Rankings
/
Uganda
#331
out of 808 players
Africa
#6,422
in continent
World
#153,469
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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